The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-10-17

the arm are perpendicular wires of near
ly the same hight as the post. As the
arm swings around the thread strikes the
post, and the ball at the end causes it to
wind about the post. BY another simple
contrivance the thread is made to wind
around the pOst once more before the
arm makes another half revolution.
"A Teacher" writes as follows "rhe
Munger street Sunday school. which has
been so prosperous for the last four or
five months, closed last Sunday with a
concert. Alta little past 3 p. M. over one
hundred scholars and p rents were gath
cred to list II TO singing, rccitations and
repeating of scripture. which was very
interesting and Creditablc to all who took
part. The school, which prospered fine
ly one year ago, with an average attend
ancc of thirty-tive, has he past summer
had an average of about fifty, with the
interest greatly increased. At the close
of the concert G.. ii. Balm. with a few
appropriate remarks in behalf of the
school. presented to the superintendent,
G. A. Phillips. beautiful Bible as a to-
ken of their friendship. An organ has
been purchased the past summer by the
district as hel in Sunday schools and
meetings. Much credit is given to Miss
Ida Coleman, who presides at the organ,
for her constant attendance and help in
the way of music"
S. IIolton, the jeweler. has lately com
pleted a mechanical musical instrument
that has some noycl features. The or
gan proper is constructed on the same
general principles as the common reed
organ. except that the bellows is driven
from crank on revolving shaft. The
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music. In the organctte and like instru-
ments now on the market the music
comes in the form of long strips of paper
punched full of Sits. As the strip passes
through the machine the keys drop
through the Sits and thus produces the
tune. In Mr.. Ilolton's machine the mu-
sic is "set up IN perforated framework
about five inches wide by four feet long.
The perforations are in regular lines both
| lengthwise and crOswlse of the frame
work. Into the perforations pins of
various shapes, corresponding to the
length of the notes are placed and these,
coming in contact with the KEYS as the
framework is carried through the ma
chine, give the tune. Anyone knowing
the elements of music can set up any
tune from the notes. BY turning the
framework wrong side up the pins drop
out and unset the music.
Last week Thursday and Friday the
students of the college had their annual
| field-day games. They were conducted
by the Athletic association, of which the
following are the officers; President. j.
/ Lee; secretary, James Clark; treasurer,
II. l.. Bailey; directors, f. G.. jerks, +.
5. Allen, G. Maynard, w. NJ. Ross. The
sports began at two O'Clock Thursday af-
ternOon. The results of the days con-
tests were as follows: Standing high
jump, +. q. jerks first, 4ft. 3 3-lin., w.
Nj. Ross second 3ft. Gin; running high
Jump. divided between G.. Il. MACEDONIAN
and W. NJ. Ross first, lift. Gin, John
Fletcher second 4ft in; standing long
jump, +. G. jerks first. lift. Bin. W. NJ.
Ross second, loft. Gin; running long
jump, w. Nj. Ross first. left. SIM. G..
Maynard second, loft. lin. /; three jumps,
W. NJ. Ross first, 30ft. Gin. G. Maynard
second, 29ft. Sin. The events of Friday
were: a potato race, twenty potatoes
three feet apart, John Fletcher first.
min, IS sec. G.. Maynard second, min.
) Sec; one hundred yard dash, f. G..
jerks first, Il sec, w. NJ. Ross second.
IL II sec; standing hop, step and jump,
f. &, Jenk first. 27it. Bin, w. NJ. Ross
second. 24ft. Gin. running hop. step and
jump, W, NJ. Ross first, 3jft. Gin, l.. G..
jerks second, 81 IT. kicking football. f.
G. jerks first, l90ft., w. NJ. Ross second,
l4lft.; throwing baseball, W. NJ. Ross
first, 3l6ft., 4. q. jerks second. 2SG it.
Din; running bases, E. G.. jerks first,
lG Sec, W. NJ. Ross second. II IL sec.
vaulting without pole) G. Maynard first,
eft. - in, w. NJ. Ross second, eft. :;
standing high kick, Nj. IL. Dana first. eft.
Sin, John Fletcher second. eft. lin. run
ming high kick, divided between &. May
nard and John Fletcher first. Aft. Pin. NJ.
ii. Dana second, GIFT. l0in. !; slow bicycle
race. 100 yards, NJ. ii. Dana first, I'm.
Dos, IL. l.. Bailey second, 3m. los. 20
yards dash, backwards, W. NJ. Ross first.
IS, j. V. Sturtevant second. IS.