Town Clock Winding Revived on Courthouse Steps

TICKTOCK TERRACE— Elders passed the brass key like a relay baton made of tradition. Three turns clockwise, no grunting—clockmaker's orders since the Truman administration.

Students released paper times from the mezzanine; most landed within neighborly distance of the rose bed. Bank president Marmot called punctuality "the handkerchief of civilization."

If you missed it, set your watch anyway. Showing up on time is how we spell I love you downtown.