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of the rope on the barrel, there is a wire cord made 

 expressly for that purpose, the strength of which is 

 tested to a strain of 2,500 pounds. The height of the 

 clock is seven feet; width of the bed, twenty-six inches; 

 length of the bed, live feet four inches. The arrange- 

 ment for setting the clock is very simple, there being 

 a dial on the clock movement inside comparing with 

 the outside, and by pressing on a pin all five dials 

 are set at the same time. The striking train raises a 

 hammer weighing sixty pounds, and is so arranged 

 that if it refuses to strike at any given hour, it will 

 strike correctly the following hour, making what we 

 call a repeating clock. The length of the cord which 

 is run off the striking barrel during the week is one 

 hundred and fifty feet, that of the time barrel fifty 

 feet. 



" The old clock, which was taken down and delivered 

 to the selectmen, was made in this town in 1823. It 

 has served its purpose to the satisfaction of the com- 

 munity until within the last few years. 



" A new room built especially for the purpose has 

 been put up over the new clock, a new floor having first 

 been laid. The clock-room is seven and one half feet 

 by seven feet, and seven and one half feet high, with 

 glass sides and ends three feet above the floor, made 

 as tight as possible to protect from dust. A part of 

 the partition on the side of the stair leading to the bel- 

 fry was taken away to give more light to the clock- 

 room." 



The new town clock was first set in motion in May, 

 1881. 



On Monday evening, July 11 7 1881, our townspeople 



