The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-07-07

bandboxy trim, but graceful
and chIvnlrlc; the H. u. Lees'
of Houston, eyery-dnyish'costumed,
but earnest aud splendid In play the
"Blue Stockings Of Dcnison, SNOWY,
gamy and confident, aud urown boys,
the "1'rinily" and "Muluols," alert,
wishful for the fray and knightly, are
all on the ground, a few minutes OF
delay, aud or we 20 10 Turtle creek
In picturesque grove about three
miles from town, andnear the Mcl\in-
ney road we check up our horses on
the picnic ground Of the fayorilc club.
Some are playing II game of croqueG
others are promenading; some at lunch
con; few are sentimental, as you
Gun tell by the way her prince
plucks aud passes her flower and
the way she receives il. Then, after
Messrs. Duncan and Bowcn's hospltali-
ty IL palatably considered by the dem
tai destruction ola delciously boiled
fowl and some cHtrcmctS, we return
clty-ward, passing many Fourth ofJuly
merry makers, until we reach the Dal-
lus planning mill of Messrs. Grove "
Watt, where quite II large c0ncourse
of the friends of these gentlemen had
assembled to be present ut the christ
ening Of their new engine, which was
named "lIoratio Ii. Adams" after the
noble little son of Colonel Adams, of
the firm OF Mcssrs. Adams u Leonard,
bankers of this city.
Following the baptism of the steam
and iron infant, appropriate toasts
We're drank and responded to by Mayor
Cabell, Judge Buriord, Colonel Adams,
Mr.. Wheat, Colonel Mellersh, Captain
Gay and others. The speech of Colonel
Mellersh was delivered in that gentle
mans most sparkling temper. The oc-
cason was graced by several ladies
aud well-behaved and prettily-dressed
children, and was one Of the most ele-
CANT and enjoyable entertainments
ever given in Dallas.
10 gentleman who took the pains
to examine the different pieces of ma
chinery in this splendid mill, we are
indebted for the following report:
SCROLL SAW.
This machine is adopted to all kinds
of carved work, patterns, brackets, cab
met work, etc, etc,
TENON MACHINE.
This machine is especially intended
for car builders and railroads shops,
and does all kinds of heavy work. 1t
is n most perfect worker, and viii work
lemons six inches long and any width
which can be held on the carriage pull
leys.
MoRrICING MACHINE.
This machine is intended for door
and sash and other light morticng,
and PERFORMS its work with precision
ana railway speed. The boring attach
ment can be adjusted for boring any
part Of the timber at the pleasure of
the operator.
THE MoULDING MACHINE
istapable of cutting any kind of moul-
ding that can be made.
A cur orr SAW
is used for cutting up stock for packing
boxes and other light work where il Is
required to be done in an expeditions
manner. 1t has counter-shaft, hang
ers and pulleys complete. An inn
proved planning, tongueing and groov-
ing machine was then put in motion,
the pulleys twelve inches in diameter
This machine will plane, tongue and
groove fourteen inches wide, and will
plane twenty-tour inches wide 10y six
inches in thickness, and is so construct
ed rs to admit of projecting cutters,
which may be used for doing many
kinds of irregular work to advan-
tagc.
\ SURFACE MACHINE
was next exhibited. This machine
will plane stuff to three and one half
inches thick and twenty inches wide.
Attention was then called toa
BAND SAVING MACHINE.
with which three-iourths of the time
and labor may be saved in saving ir-
regular or curved work, and is also
used to advantage in splitting and
squaring straight stock, and can be adj
justed for saving any circle on straight
or curved work.
A CIRCULAR RE-sAw MACHINE
was next. II will center any thick
ness of .stuif from one quarter to six
inches in thickness. The rolls arrang-
ed as to be set for any tend ever re-
quired, and especially adapted for
weatherboards, etc. Then came
DOUBLE CUT OFF SAW,
especially adapted to the work of
making packing boxes, but suitable for
variety of other light work. 1t has
two saws, one stationary and the other
OH an adjustable collar, which can be
readily changed from one length to
another, and cuts both ends of tina
stuff at the same time.
After festal hour at this mill each
participant dispersed to their homes,
and after another hour of flight about
the city, in which we discovered only
eighty-six DRINKS and one hundred
and ninety-nine preparing for it, all
that was left of our ''happy lands"
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