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But we are being tempted outside our arbitrary boundary and must return to the Yeovil road that wanders up hill and down again into the charming vales of the Somerset borderland by way of East Chinnock and West Coker. In the latter large and rambling village is a church of note for the unique horn glazing of the small windows in its turret.
Of course the nights were getting longer. October about $40; November about $45. Then the man called Chinnock up. He said: 'I want to see you about my electric-light bill. Chinnock went up to see him. He said: 'Are you the manager of this electric-light plant? Chinnock said: 'I have the honor. 'Well, he said, my bill has gone from $20 up to $28, $35, $45.
The top of the tower commands a fine view both of the plain of Sedgemoor and the Brue Level, with the Quantocks and Mendips in the background. Chilton Trinity, a parish 1-1/2 m. N. of Bridgwater. Its church is of little antiquarian interest. Chinnock, East, a village 5 m. S.W. of Yeovil, has a church which retains no remains of antiquity except a piscina and a font. Chinnock, West, 3 m.
He saw nothing for it but fighting, but the idea of facing a horde of howling savages with only two boys younger than himself was too appalling; he must engage recruits, grown-up ones, and with this intention he went to the stable-yard, where he found Chinnock, the coachman, sluicing the carriage-wheels.
I said to Chinnock: 'How is it now? He replied: 'Everything is red-hot, and the ampere-meter has made seventeen revolutions." In 1883 no such fittings as "fixture insulators" were known.
N.N.E. of Crewkerne, is a parish on the Parrett. Its church has been wholly rebuilt , the only parts of the original fabric retained seemingly being a lancet-window in the N. wall of the chancel and a Perp. one in the S. Included in this parish is the village of Chinnock, Middle, which lies a little to the E. of W. Chinnock. The church has been restored, but retains several features of interest.
He puts a light down in the barrel and lights it up, and it ages the whiskey. I met Chinnock several weeks after, and said: 'How is the whiskey man getting along? 'It's all right; he is paying his bill. It fixes the whiskey and takes the shudder right out of it. Somebody went and took out a patent on this idea later.
In fact, he did not know anything about the station, anyway. So I got the directors to permit me to hire a man to run the station. This was Mr. Chinnock, who was then superintendent of the Metropolitan Telephone Company of New York. I knew Chinnock to be square and of good business ability, and induced him to leave his job.
'Can't come as late as that, nohow, sir. That's my supper-hour, that is. If the mistress don't want the carriage to-day, I dessay I could step down 'bout five for half-an-hour or so, if that would suit. 'That wouldn't be any use at all, Chinnock; we shan't begin till dark. 'Then I'm afraid I can't be of no sarvice to 'ee, sir.
I want you to understand, young fellow, that my limit is $60. "After Chinnock had had all this trouble due to the incompetency of the previous superintendent, a man came in and said to him: 'Did Mr. Blank have charge of this station? 'Yes. 'Did he know anything about running a station like this? Chinnock said: 'Does he KNOW anything about running a station like this? No, sir.
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