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He Made the Old South Clocte. Gawen Browne was an ingenious mechanic, and his name appears in the newspapers of his day as a clock and watchmaker in State street, for merly King street. In 1777 the town clock, which had been for many years on the old brick meeting house near the head of King street, having become much out of order the town of Boston voted to send to Inland for a new clock. Browne offered to construct one upon a plan of his own, which he guaranteed should be equal to any that could be imported, and should cost less. He was permitted to do so. When completed It was set up in Faneuil Hall, and exhibited at the town meeting following. It gave en tire satisfaction, and the town voted to pay Browne £ 100 for it and gave him permission to raise as much more as he could by subscription among the inhabitants. He always complained that he had not received enough to compensate him for his work, and pe titioned the town many times for further remuneration, which, after some time, was granted. When they came to sect the clock up in the place assigned for it, it was found that there were Insurmounta ble objections to placing it in the “old brick,” and It was decided to put it in the Old South steeple, as being the more substantial structure, where it had remained to the present time. Browne lived to quite an advanced age. He was considered the most cross and ill-natured person in Bos ton, and died grumbling that he was never half paid for his work. He died August, 1807, aged 82,—Boston Transcript. ,
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Gogebic Advocate
Ironwood, Michigan, US
Sat, Jun 04, 1892
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