Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-04-27
The Town Clock.

Editor Rutldnd Herald There would
seem to be growing desire on the part of
some of your correspondents to provoke a
petty strife in regard to our town clock,
and consequently we are served every
now and then with a notice to produce
certain proofs and vouchers, and account
for certain money, etc.
Not for the purpose of gratifying the
caprice of those who are continually stir
ring up strife and making trouble with
their neighbors, but for the purpose of
showing the good people of our village
that there is nothing to keep back, we
make the following expose of the town
clock and its brief, but evsntful history
The first thing we ever heard about
town clock, q on D. E. Nicholson spoke
to us about it, and it was then arranged
that Mr.. Nicholson should draw up
subscription paper to see what he could
raise on it, and if money enough could be
obtained, we would get the clock.
The effort was made and about three
hundred dollars subscribed, but as we
supposed clock would cost five hundred
dollars, the matter was dropped.
Thus matters remained until we CHANGED
to see gentleman from New York who
informed US that he had formerly be-
longed to company who had been en-
gagged in the manufacture of town clocks,
that one of the company had died, that
they then had on hand about a dozen
clocks which they would sell cheap, as
they were anxious to close up the estate.
He also informed us that the clocks had
been packed in paper and laid in cellar
in boxes and had become rusty. In con-
sequence of the condition of the clocks
and the fact that it would cost consider
able to clean them and put them in run
ming order, he said we might have one for
two hundred dollars, which was only one
third of what they had previously sold
them for. We concluded the trade, pro-
cured the clock and put it up, and got
some additions made tie the subscription
list. Below we give the cost of the clock,
the expense of fitting it and putting it
ND. together with the exact amount OF
money received on the subscription paper,
which shows that instead of its having
been speculation on our part, we are cut
of pocket just nine dollars and fifty cents.
The original subscription paper, with all
the names thereon, can be seen at our
store.
Clock So purchased. 5000 90
PAID for work on same. 60 rs
Trucking clock, rope, weights, etc, %
Blacksmithing and pulleys, 6S
Wood for pendulum, 10
Oil, AZ
Mansfield & Stims IN casting
weioht 81 Is
T: :i,. & gnntnon for rope, w
10 "a days setting up clock, etc, 43 90
$3.50 90
paper' s34O SO
50 so
The clocks invariably, until this one,
was purchased, have been sold for six hun
dred dollars each.
We also give some of the recommended
tons from parties who have purchased
and us 4 these clocks.
RECOMMENDATIONS.
Messrs. Van Ripper Buers latest style
of clock with detached striking part
seems to combine all that is requisite in
a good timekeeper-in beauty of arrange
ment-symmetry in its proportions-per-
fectnefs of action. and elegance of work
msnship. These clocks are superior to
anv thing of the kind which we have
| heretofore seen.
w M. BURR,
President Madison County Bank.
And was also signed by twenty-one Of
the prominent citizens of Caz novia,
Maai1on county, n. 7.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, April, 1871.
The clock in the tower of the First
PRESBYTERIAN church, in this city, manu-
faotured by Messrs. Vad Ripper & Buel. lie
hereby recommended for strength, beauty
of workmanship, and taste in the arrange
ments of its parts, not surpassed by any
thing of the kind which we have seen. As
time-keeper, it does not vary half a
minute in month, as tested by the regu-
lator of Willard and Hawley, which is
one of the best standards of time in this
state. DIR. ID. A. MOORE,
| A. III. OsTERHOUT,
.-.. A. F. TRACY.
ROCHESTER. April, 1871
The members of the Common Council
of the city Of Rochester would say that
the two town clocks now in operation in
this city are of the first rate character for
correctness of time, and the force with
which they strike producing tones which
can be heard nearly or quite as far as the
ordinary ringing of the bells on which
they strike Ons of these clocks has been
running more than two years, and the
other about three months, and each has
given perfect satisfaction to the pnrchas-
ers thus far, and we doubt not will con-
tinue to do so for many years.
SAMUEL RICHARDSON, Mayor.
Similar testimonials are given in Glen's
Falls, Keeseville Herkimer, Watertown,
Waterloo, Lowville, Phelps, LIE Roy, Cen
eseeo, Mt. Morris, Albion, Medina, Lock
port Oneida, Newport, GAINESVILLE, Port
Byron, and other places in the State of
New York; Wilksbarre. Condersville.
Carbondale, Honesdale, Wellsboro, Ton
AMANDA and Williamsport, Pennsylvania :;
Ashtabula, Ohio; Ann Arbor and Ksla-
mazoo, Michigan; Greencastle, Indiana :;
and Burlington, Vermont. Reference
may also be had! to ST. GATHERINGS and
Brantford, Canada West.
Respectfully Yours, 81
CLARK Bros. & MARSHALL.
Rutland, April &c, 1871.
PERsoNAL.-Bella O. Barrows has bean
elected lecturer on diseases of the eve in
the Medical Department of Howard Uni