Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-08-09

COMMENCEMENT CONoERT.-The City Hall
was filed full Tuesday evening to hear the
concert by the 9Th Regiment Band and it is
but stating the bare iac. to say that the
music was just what the reputation oil the
Band had led the audience to Expect. We
think no finer Band music has ever been
heard in this city.
The programme comprised selections from
"Trayiata, "Crispino" and "Doa 5, Jas
tian,'' with the overture Of FRA Diayol5, &c
and several lighter pieces. waitzes. galops.
&C., two cornet solos ~ Mr.. Weaig. a
clarionet solo by Mr.. Drewes, and o per-
Torrance on the ''Russan Pilno." by Mr..
Sonia. This last took the house down :;
the instrument appeared 70 be loihiag but
a collection of strips Of wood carefully Sc
lected and attuned so thai when skilrully
struck with small hammers n3. Gnrlelsing
musical notes were elected. We have seen
one play on a wOoipile" before, but never
heard such harmony got out Of the opera
ton.
Mr.. yernig's cornct solo Happy be thy
dreams, - was delicioasly played; and Mr..
Drewos' elarionet solo was loudly enc5red
1t was a fine concert, throughout.
The Band were to have given a concert IN
St. Adams Monday evening, but by untore-
seen definitions on tie road did not reach
Burlington till Tuesday morning. They
viii therefore perform in St Adams Friday
evening and in Plattsburgh Saturday eve
ming.
BALDwN's AUTOMATIC LATHs.-Being at
Winooski the other day, we stepped INTO
Edwards and Stevens machine shop to wit
ness the working Of patent lathe, which
appears to be one Of the most efficient tools
Of the kind ever invented.
In wood turning, the cutter Is usually STA
tionlry, guided BY the hand Of tie work
man or By pattern to and from the stick
which rcyolyes al great speed. IN this lathe
the stick passes slowly through a hollow
mandril without revolving, while two sets Of
cutters revolye swiftly around it, one bsior,
the landril to reduce the stick to a proper
size, the other behind, which forms the Tat
tern. This last set Of cutters approach Oh
recede from the stick to form the shape
worked by a very simple and ingenious ar
rangemeut Of levers which take their no
ton from a slowly revolving wheel On whicl
is bJltei the strip Of iron forming the Iat
tern. Patterns OF endless variety are easily
made and adjusted, and the machine vii
tuIn anything that can be turned from
square bodp.st with ornamental bcliings q
a regularly taporing Gsh-pole, the ZIP o
which is no larger than a knitting needle
There hangs in cur Office now a specimen o
turning several feet long, tie stick reduce,
to about q sixteenth Of an inch in jiam,,e
for some inches N length IN many places, II
others lelt an men tArJuSh,--ucn o. srcc
men as could lot possibly De executed @.
any other lathe that We eyer saw lh
machine Il exceedingly comlae. and work
with great rapidity, needs bat ono attend
ant to put in the sticks at one end and tax,
out the finished work a, tae other and u,
qulres apparently but ltjl power.
The agent, Mr.. s. v. STOWE, desires t,
dispose Of tie patent night for this State
and We presume Will not have 90 Wit long
for purchaser.
The machine Is the Invention of Frederick
Baldwin OF BratileJ5ro, in this state. and
took the first premium a. ;Le New England
Fair last fall.