The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-05-08
NUMBER 10.

execution the work surpasses any of its
predecessors. 1t Is profusely illustrated,
and the pictures are very handsome, faith
full reproductions of Vermonts summer
homes, her "rocks and rills, her woods and
tempted hills" In addition to the expense
OF printing this book the company will
spend large sums in advertising 1t, en-
deavoring to induce city people to visit
during the summer months some points in
this unsurpassed summer resort. The book
is not for distribution in this state but IL
any one wishes to send a copy outside the
state, and will send the address with six
cents in stamps to pay postage, to s. W.
Cummings, general passenger agent st.
Adams, VT, he will mail the book direct to
the address given.
THE Burlington Young Mems Christian
ASSOCIATE and Montpelier Seminary base
ball teams played a decidedly on sided
game on the seminary campus last Friday
afternoon. The Burlington team is made
up OF several college graduates and crack
players; among them Cook the pitcher,
who did such phenomenal work at Chicago
during the exposition in the game against
ths Yales Contrary to all expectations,
the seminary team defeated them easily by
score of 13 to A. The feature of the game
was the pitching and batting of Will Ter and
the batting OF Emery. Sanctuary OF the
Burlington team, the old coach of the SEM
mary nine, made several rank aud mex
cusable errors that surprised his Montpelier
friends Following is the score by innings:
y! $?'Sf; p Il &
Earned runs, NJ. S. 3, B. Y NJ. G. A.
Three-basee hits, Wilder Emery. Stolen
balls, off Cooke 3, off Wilder 3. Struck out,
by Wilder II, by Cooke IA Passed ball,
Lance G. Umpires, Lewis and Cotton.
Time Oh. 15m
! METEOROLOGICAL summary for month of
| April as rendered by the signal officer at
| al I, -,
sue, 3005; highest, 3064, on the 11th;
lowest, "a on the 9th. Mean temperature,
40o; highest, 10, on the 29th; lowest, 16o,
on the 1st; greatest daily range, 400, on the
29th; least daily range, 60, on the 3D.; mean
temperature for this month in 1887, 35o; 1888,
36o; 1889, 43o; 1890, 39o; 1891, 41o; 1892, 39o;
1885, 36o; 1884, 43o; 1895, 400; mean temper
ature for this month for nine years, 390;
average excess of daily mean temperature
during month, 1.5; accumulated deficiency
of daily mean temperature since January l,
119; average daily deficiency since January
l, 10. Prevailing direction of wind, north,
twenty-eight per cent; total movement,
6,413 miles; maximum velocity, 40 miles
northwest, on the 10th. Total precipitation,
60 inches; number of days with .01 or
more of precipitation, 10; total precipitation
lin inches) for this month in 1887, 3.37; 1888,
2.S7 1889, 1.10; 1890 1874; 1891, 2.41; 1892,
0.44 1898, 1885, 1894, 1872; 1895, AGO; aver
age precipitation for this month for nine
years, 2,19 inches; total excess in precipita-
ton during month, 9 26; accumulated def
cheney in precipitation since January /,
36 number Of clear days, IL; partly cloudy
days, 6; cloudy days, 13. Dates of frost,
18th, 18th and 26th.
THE mock court, held in Blanchard opera
house last Monday evening under the au-
spices Of Company H. V. N. G., was big
hit and attracted a large audience, notwith-
standing the torrid wave that enveloped
Montpelier. j. w. Brock was tried for
stealing Plymouth Rock rooster from A.
j. Sibley and the way in which it was car
ried through was credit to all who par
ticipated. Many of the hits and witticisms
were bright and catchy, and, although the
ment, everything was kept on plane of re-
fined humor. G. B. Perry Of Worcester,
Mass, attorney for the prosecution, was
unavoidably detained at home, and A. 81.
Colonel A. V. Newton of Worcester, man
ager Of the Newton Entertainment Bureau,
the originator of the entertainment, CON-
Quoted the affair and did much to make it
the success it was. The least Of charac-
ters" was as follows: Judge. j. H. Senter;
complainant, A. ]. Sibley defendant, ]. W.
Brock; clerk, NJ. E. Smile; officer, j. L.
Tuttle; attorney for prosecution, A. H.
Newton OF Worcester, Mass; attorney for
defence, A. V. Newton Of Worcester, Mass;
deputy, w. G. Berry; witnesses, George W.
Wing, W. A. Lord, L. B. Cross, j. A. De-
Boer, d. G. Kemp, NJ. D.; jury, S. j. Blan-
pied, c. P. Pitkin, A. w. Ferrin, c. F.
Lowe, E. D. Hyde. T. Marvin, L. II.
Greene L. P. Gleason, B. M. Shepard, o.
D. Clark, A. G. Blanchard, T. L. Wood
In August, 1898, G. s. Park of Montague
City, Mass, OBJ aimed a patent on an auto
matte freight car coupler that has been
pronounced by prominent railroad men
throughout the country as one OF the sim
plest, and at the $ ,me time most ingenious
and practic able couplings yet invented
The practiced, inventive brain of W. A.
Stowell, general manager of the Montpelier
and Wells River railroad, discovered sew
eral important improvements to the Park
coupler, and for the past four weeks or
more Mr.. ssowell and Charles S. Robinson,
his master car builder, have been busy
whiting out model. An ordinary
iron coupler weighs two hundred and thir-
teen pounds, but a ull.sized work. ag model
made of aluminium and weighing only fifty
one pounds was made last week for Mr..
Stowell by the Lane Manufacturing Com
pany, and is now on exhibition in the car
shops OF the Montpelier and Wells River
road, where its points Of merit were ex-
planned to a WATCHMAN reporter by Mr..
Robinson. The Park patent in general out
line is the same as an ordinary raw-bar, as
all draw-bars now in use must comply to
certain contour of lines. The improve
ments invented by Mr.. Stowell are in the
tail Of the knuckle, the latch and the cam.
To this draw. bar is attached an ordinary
lever, so that when it is in use there will be
no need for q brakeman to go between
freight cars to couple or uncouple them.
The work is all done automatically. II the
coupling breaks while train is in motion,
the knuckle is freed, and the car is in
stantly uncoupled, instead OF tearing out
and splintering up the end of one or both
cars, as is oft IN the case with the ordinary
draw-b bar. In case Of accident and the car
is turned bottom side up. 1t instantly un-
couples. The labor or expense of manu-
featuring this draw-bar, as peri cted by Mr..
Stowell, is no greater than for any knuckle
draw bar, and its inventor evidently has
good reason for his belief that it will be
adopted as practicable. Mr. Park was the
guest OF Mr., Stowell over last Sunday, and
they have so much faith in their inventions
that they will push them for all they are
worth. In the eye of one who is not an ex-
pert in such matters, it appears certain tn at
the thing will be go with little pushing.
TIRED, WEAK, NERvoUs.-This means inn
pure blood, and overwork, or too much
strain on brain and body. The only way TO
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