Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1861-09-27

any village; and so large a share Of the
expense has been incurred to improve its
external appearance, that we deem it
very great misfortune that the best loca-
tion was not selected
The house is constructed with main
building sixty by thirty-two feet, facing
towards the main street, and with wings
on the east and west sides. so as to give
the whole building beautiful proportion.
1t is supplied with an elegant veranda in
front, reaching quite round to the wings,
and supported by twenty futed columns,
of the Doric style. In the center of the
main building, and extending quite
through it, is spacious hall, where chill
dren and youth may play and exercise,
and pass to the back of the house. The
wings, and so much of the main building
as is left OH either side of the hall, are
! finished off into elegant and spacious
school-rooms, with an adjoining room for
clothes, recitation, &c. These two rooms
are supposed to be quite sufficient for the
use of the district, for common schools.
The largest room in the house, which is
in the second story, and extends the
whole width of the main building, and
the entire length, except what is occupied
for entrance and clothes room is reached
by winding stairs, with elegant ratings
from either side of the vestipule.
The belfry and dome are of a style and
form peculiarly adapted to the size and
purpose of the house, and better please us
than anything we have before seen on any
such buildings.
The seats and desks for the rooms, which
are Of a very neat and tasteful fashion,
were purchased at Burlington, and are un-
derstood to be similar to those furnished
for the Union school-housc at st. Albans.
Such is the house now completed at an
expense to the district of little less than
$5,0O0.00; though it is thought that
when the enclosing fence is built, some
other appurtenances added, and the
grounds properly adorned, the expense will
| oyon,1 +b,+ e,,,, Noy boc tho r,npay
been wastcfully or improvidently laid out.
The procuring of materials. hiring of help,
&C., has been under the supervision of Mr..
H. F. Atkins, man peculiarly fitted for
such service, who has given his best en-,
erges to the business and we are salts
fed, from what we know, that the best
possible bargains have been made for ma.
terials from the foundation and frame, tc
the article of trimmings on the doors
The price paid the mechanics has been
thought by some too high for the times
1t is undoubtedly higher than they have
been paying in other towns; but it is moi
always the lowest priced hands that are
the cheapest We think those who have
watched the progress of the work, tho
spirit, rapidity and thoroughness with
!, which it has gone on,-must be satisfied
that no set of hands ever better earned
their money. The house is the work o.
) Stowe mechanics emphatically except th'
article of seats and desks. Mr.. AlonzC
Sallies, who is fast coming into note as ;
frst-rate mechanic and energetic master
! builder, planned and conducted the worl
t on this beautiful structure, to it's compile
ton.
The blinds, doors and sash, were fur
nished by Messrs. Smith & Edgerton, do
ing business at the village of Moscow
and the articles they furnished for thi
> house must be an excellent advertisement
of their business, to all such as examine
r them,
We will take no more space in particu
lar description, but suggest that this j
r probably the best district school-house il
the State 1t is certainly SO pronounced
{ by gentlemen from abroad. who have seel
Q the best ones, That there are two o
Q three larger and more expensive un'o'
Q school-houses, built y and for several dis
tricts, is not doubted; but for one singl
r district we think so good one may no
n be found in the State.
Schools have already been commences
4 in the house, under competent teachers
with the accomplished and well-kpow
! Geo. A. Fassett as Principal, in whic