Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-11-07

The American Machinist Of this week
prints a letter from London, Eng. CORES.
poudent strongly commencing the durab-
it's of American mechanical work, IN which
he saws. 81 have a lockwood foot rule, fold
ing to three inches made 10y r. a. Stearns
q Co.. Brattle6oro Vermont my father
and have had it in daily use for nearly 30
wears lt has shrunk about 100 inch, but
that may perhaps bee due 90 wear The
outside divisions are scarcely legible, but
the Joints are as stiff and perfect as when
new Everybody sdmires It's wonderful
strength This was uuquestiOnably one OF
the very excellent rules made by +. A.
Stenrns q Co.. for which the firm acquired
a high reputation among mechanics every
where The best material was put into
these rules. and the work was OF the most
panstaking kind They were made in the
''old rule shop" still standing near the
Vinton paper mill, Mr. Stearus engaging
in the business about 1870 1t was remov
ed 10 New Britain, Conn, about 1870, aud
is now conducted under the name Of the
Stanley Rule and Level company.
1t has for some time been known 10 a
favored few that the waters Of the cold
spring on Spring street outranked those Of
/ Carlsbad IN exhilarating qualities On sun
| day night John Dunlevv and Geo II Ken
dali evidently imbibed too generous pota
/ tions Of this spring water, mixed with
| ordinary tangle foot for they became noisy
/ in that locality and were arrested and
| placed IN the lock up to cool of Monday
| they were arraigued before Justice Newton.
| Dunlevv paid his fine of s. 90 and costs
! for drunkenness and disorder and was dis
charged Kendall was fined an equal
amount for drunkenness and was also
. prosecuted for selling liquor lie plead
guilty TO six first offences aud was fined
Sl2O and costs, in default of the payment
! Of which he was sent 10 the house Of cor
rectiun for 49, days He was taken 10 Rut
land Tuesday 10y Deputy Sheriff Gordon
Patrick Kelly, son-in-law of Patrick
Baker, made IA misstep on the freight
platform at a late hour last evening while
going home IA company with Mr. Baker.
and fell over upon the track sustaining a
somewhat severe injury Just above the hip
Mr.. Kelly mas recently removed here. and
has been fitting up a tenement on Clark
street for himself and family.
About 80 young men attended the first
reception given 10y the ladies auxiliary at
the y NJ g.. A rooms last evening
1t Is reported that J. I Wright has
bought Henry Halliday milk route
Ross White has sold the blank book de
partment of his business 10 the Roaring
Springs Blank Book company Of Roaring
Springs, Pa Mr. White S new paper mil
is 10 bee 10 charge Of j W Cauger OF
Bellows Falls formerly with Moore Arm,
* Thompson The mill will be put in run
ming order IA a few weeks, or as soon "a,
the machinery arrives
The people ON Chestnut street nevei
, grow because they have as much patience
a. job. but the street. nevertheless, ha
been hardly passahle for weeks, team
, have been Obliged 90 unload, and one wa
, left standing in the road all night
looks tad 20 the Man on the Back Seat
aud bee would suggest that the towl
fathers ride over this way and see how
a is themselves MON