Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-08-25


according to the season. and capable Of turning
six OF these large wheels It is proposed to have
four wheels on the Berlin side Of the river and
two on the Montpelier side
THK iARGE SHOP
The purpose Of the Pioneer Company is not to con-
duct any business itself but to furnish facilities
for manufacturers who desire to come to
this vicinity and establish their enterprises on
the line Of the railroad and near the market
Tho large shop, which Is on the brink Of the
stream, close TO the dam, in whose basement the
wheels are situated, contains, on the first floor q
saw-mill, thoroughly fitted up with circular
saw, a jointer, butter and planing-mill 1t is
To be let fixtures aud all and Is an unusual chance
to any go-ahcad millwnglt.
The upper story contains two shops. one is
culied by Messrs. Dodge & Day, two active young
men, who are engaged in the manufacture Of
Ainsworth's portable clothos-drisrs, aud fancy
hat, paper and book-racks Their shop IL fur
ni-hed with a Of the latest inventions for working
In wood, and they are prepared 10 do any descrp-
tion Of job-work in their line They are now en-
gagged In filling large order for the clothcs-har-
for the West
In the other shop Messrs. Perry and Batchel-
der, two gentlemen from Barre, are engaged In
the manufacture Of INNS Champion Clothes
Dryer" This ingenious machine Is intended for
use both indoors aud outdoors, and is well worth
examination. The largest sizes carry one hundred
and fifty feet u line, and yet do not occupy more
than eight feet square Of space, aud simply AMI
so strongly are they made, that their getting out
Of order is almost an impos-ibility
rmE SMALL suoP.
Messrs Wells & Dewing are at present the sole
occupants Of the small shop, where they carry on
the manufacture Of boot and shoe lasts Mr.
sydney o. Wells, the senior partner IL well known
a. the representative Of the town Of Woodbury. at
the last legislature, and he and his ancestors have
carried on the business Of last making in Wood
bury ior fifty years His grandfather, Jabez
Town. came 10 Woodbury.. from Massachusetts,
in the early part Of this century, and made boots
and shoes for the neighborhood IN those days
every shoemaker made his own LASTS, and Mr.
Town, acquiring some fame for his skin in that
direction, soon came 20 supply all the ncighhofng
followers Of st. Crispsl with lasts His son. Abuer
Town, joined bin in the business. and, about 1924
invented a hand machine for making lnsis This
invention determined the future occupation Of the
family, and since then, until recently, it, mem-
beers have given an air Of hustle 10 South Wood
bury by their shop for last aud last machine
making The hand machine va. soon adapted Ia
the employment 81 water-power and In 1871 Jason
W Town, an uncle Of Mr. Wells, took out patent
for the machine noyv i nsa In the .hon and which
IA A., mor,el nf yanlee iuoeppity IN mos, i'm.
nortsn feat,re T.. tho o,ride nv modal ,,be.l r1t
consists NJ se,ies NJ sections ,loced M, one
peripbery each section heing NJ a different size
A. though helongin, IN a larger mr. smaller wheel
The idea is that in turning lasts Of sizes different
from the model, the last will bear the same rela-
ton to the cutting wheel that the model doe. TO
the guide wheel. the benefit Of which is to keep
the right proportion thing that all last makers
will appreciate
Messr. " ellis and Dewinr will soou have three
last machines in operation. one for what il known
as rough-turning-giying an approximate shape to
the blocks Of maple woodland two for finishing
They have only one competitor in the statc-at
Bnrllugtou-and they claim that their last. have
some pcculiarites in shane which make them
superior 10 any other one Of these is in the CON
movable pieces on the ton Of the last They
claim that this enpeave enables the workman, 10
liability To tear the lining This peeuliarity in
shane is obtained by means Of An invention of Mr.
Wells himself which is q kind Of gouge and saw
combined Messrs Wells and Dewing have every
prospec, OF good success in their bnsines,-ther
situation 1. advantageous. close to the railroad
and the maple timber districts at the same time
and il i believed that their settlement in town
will add another to the aourishing enterprises
which have been transported from their original
homes to the vicinity Of Montpelier.
Tho GREAT mood ~ Tho pioueer WORKS a, ,,e.cnt
il the erection, Of sntle bouses for the resid.npe
~ .,,,l,,. a, tl,. .l,,s bot teiie,.4 ,lo,
this need viii SOM be met AR Kilbnrn D,y i.
e,ec,in., a fine t,vo-stori.t observation-disclosures and
Mr. Wheclock of the Freeman intend. T., b,ud
s,on Atnresent .o,ne ,t the me, have IN c,,no
clear firm, R,rre IN their work n ,reat disadvan
tao. In A few yean- il (. believed that flour
i.hins village will rrow around the Pioneer dam
and with sbops ON both sides Of the Winoosli n
substantial addition will be made to Moptpeliers
standing a. a manufactnrinc centre
Van P,rryv,s Fly powprp-sure death IN
aies-sold by Basoon, & Dewey
C"uSrf FAIR me 81 A'uans He~'|I wen
says oni county i"f Is near AZ manu. anu peo-
PIE shouid pesln 10 prepare iof II W ul'hes"
farmer mas pu' single ptounol "hieh Is N"f'h!
oil pubiic place IN 'he i'lr ne ought not To heSl
tate To enter H. IL Is that spirit which carries l"r-
ward such matter To success Any person VINO
has any article worth eNhloltihs should oflhs II
to the exhibition rms Is the way ID make me
ialr something worth gong To witness ms
! advice IL good Tor this locality