Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-12

t1S was Seeu III MS dpdII IIHlenl III IlSS -
ward block, last evening, where he
gave an interesting history of the ma
chine. He said: The Varney pegger
was not the first machine invented, but
the first to amount to much. 1t was
quite a different affair from the one
now In use, having been greatly modl-
fed and improved. l set up the first
machine In my shop in Sturbridge, and
there learned to run 1t. Mind you, it
was not run by steam power in those
days, but the operator furnished his
own power 1t could only be used on
shoes, and was especially adapted to
pegging ''russet" Shoes the bottoms of
which were fiat and without shank. The
machines were not put into the factories
but sold to men who ran small bottom
ing shops and took out" work from
the factories. Lamphier got up another
machine which he sold to David Whit
temore of North Bridgewater. He
changed just enough, as he thought, to
keep clear of an infringement, He made
that machine wheel feed while the
original was an "awl feed" but the lat
ter stood the test, and though the pat
ents have run out, the "Varney. is
still the best machine in use. The Con
don machine is the Varney with the
horn and self-pegging attachment,
John Leland, now in the machine shop
here, was a machinst who worked on
those first machines and has made
many improvements. He is brother-in-
law of Mr.. Varney, and knows all
about the machine The first machine
sold was bought by Frank Barnes OF
Webster, who was later employed in
the shoe department of this shop. After
that I sold to parties in Grafton all the
Brookfields, Natlck and Worcester. Then
I Travelled in central New York aud put
them into shops in Albany, Utica, Roch-
ester and in nearly every shoe town in
that section as well as this state. I was
with Mr. Varney for five years and have
been handling these machines nearly all
the time since.
Mr.. Varney sold out his patent to the
Consolidated Boot and Shoe Machine
Co, some 20 years ago. There are
about 20 Of these machines in this shop
at the present time, some of them be-
ing run with Jacks and others with
Condons horn and peg-cutting attach
ment.
Mr.. Barnes says this machine has been
kept up to date in the way OF improve
ments and is the best adapted to the
class of work, made in this section. He
has charge of all the machines in the
shop and sees that they are kept in
order Mr.. Barnes has had about SO years
OF experience in this department OF
shoe manufacture and Mr.. Leland
about the same length of experience in
building shoe machinery.
A COMING CONCERT.
Organist J. S. r, Coy, assisted by the
church choir, will give a free recital at
the Congregational Church Monday
night, and render the following pro-
gram:
Of4ertory in c major -. Eugene Thayer
hymn or hunt ....---''..' Weley
Invocation, in B fiat. "A. Guilmant
"See now the altar Oes Rameaux)
with chorus .....e..-.-..........F .Faur
March of marionette ...-......-. Gounod
Pastorate, in B fiat A. Foote
Onward, Christian soldiers" bass solo
and chorus usi..................M .McDougal
Overture, Poet and peasant. Branner
DEFENDERS DAY.
Union Defenders day was observed
tonight by Luther Hill Camp, S. of ",
with appropriate exercises. Rev. Flint
NJ. Bissell opened with prayer and was
followed by baritone solo by A. r.
Emerson.
Rev. Mr.. Bissel spoke on the "Polit-
ical life Of Lincoln; Capt. Emerson
Stone Of Lincoln during the war;" and
George H. Larkum on 1.-The assassina-
ton Of Lincoln" A. e. Emerson rend-
cred several appropriate solos, accom-
panied by Mrs. W. II. Brown. Post 81,
G.. A. R., the w. r, C. and G. A. R.
Circle were invited.
DEPARTMENT HEADS.
The sIperintendents of departments
of the local branch of the w. c. r. U.
follow, OF Sabbath observance, Mrs.
John M. Hill; literature Mrs. A. e.
Goodale; legislation and politics, Miss
Fannie F. Parmenter; Loyal Temper
ance Legion, Mrs. Lillian Austin; fair
and almshouse, Mrs. VIM. H. Prentice;
mercy, Mrs. Jennie Thayer; scientific
and temperance instruction, Mrs. Carrie
M. Pierson; purity and evangelistic,
Mrs. A. N. Bellows; flower mission, Miss
L. w. Wilsoni press work, Miss H. G.
Foster.
LOCAL NEWS BRIEFS.
The sale of reserved seats fer the last
entertainment in the Mems League
course-the last of the serles-which
was to have taken place, Monday night,
has been postponed till Tuesday night.
The selectmen at their regular meet
ing last night, voted to give free use
of the hall to the Sons of Veterans for
the dance, for the benefit OF Charles H.
Collins The musicians of Bemis Or
chestra, seven pieces, and tho prompt
ers also contributed their services.
George A. Drury of Boston was in
town today.
While Erastus Bohchard's team was
standing at the basement door of j. Il.
Bacon & Co.'S shoe factory receiving q
load Of shoes today, the horse took
fright and ran down Pleasant street
like fox pursued by pack of hounds.
He was halted on lower Pleasant street,
and returned to his starting place. with
out damage.