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Show TRICYCLE RIDDEN Br SCOUT. Homemade Affair Saw Sirvtc With Owner In Civil War. In a little barn on Canterbury street Hut Weymouth Mat surrounded by old furniture and covered with a man tie of cobweb rest one of the oldest tricycles In the country and one which taw much service and figured Jn many evenis during the clll war It was built by John Armstrong alia Kelle) a seomt In the union service He traveled many mile on tlio old machine and according to lories told It carried him out of danger on evrral occasion Hefore the war he built the machine con struetlng the hub of the front win el Tricycle Ued In Civil War. out of h -i tlon of an oak limb nnd using broom handles for the sikes 1 1 let neat nan an arm) rubbi r blanket fattened to a finme nnd hla knapsack was held by n dog chain Whin he could not scout on foot he used the wheel Ilia longest ride from Washington to Portland. Jdo return to Washington and from there to Huston Just beforo Armstrong died ho gave the machine to II present owner, John J lllgglne, at that time a mem ber of tho (list Massachusetts Infantry Mr. Hlgglti n)s tin re nro many who would give h nood sum of money for tho machine nnd ho him had several excellent offer for It. but ho would ' not I xir l with It nt nny price. |