Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-03-21


LOCAL IMPRovEMENTs.-Our town,
ID view Of coming events, seems to
manifest a desire to recover from
its former prostration and apparent
Indifference in the way of improve
ments. Atpresent the religious seems
, to lead secular affairs. Two magnif.
cent church edi6ces are to be erected
during the coming summer, Ga Meth
odist and Presbyterian,) besides a
number of private dwellings
We are informed tina. in few days
workmen well commenced fearing down
and removing the old Presbyterian
church, on the corner of Second and
Pine streets. This building was erect
ed in ls40-4l, under the superintend-
ence of Rev. +. G. Betts-then the
pastor of the congregation-and has
been used as their house of worship
ever since. Its original cost was
sS00-a meagre sum for building pur-
poses in these days, but it was heavy
drain upon the congregation, then in
its infancy, and it was not for some
time that the debt was discharged.
Since then the congregation has rap
idlv increased both in numbers and in
wealth; and their object in removing
the old building, is to erect on its site
an edifce of a capacity suitable to
their wants and in better accordance
with their prosperity as a church and
the means of its individual members.
We have examined the plan Of the
proposed edifice-which was designed
by ]. c. Hoxie, of Philadelphia, and
is now in the possession of Mr.. George
Thorn, who has been chosen by the
Building Committee as General Su-
perintendent of carpenter work but
our space will not permit usto go into
description of the details. The style
Of the architecture will be Gothic.
The entire building will cover space
of 81 by 1872 feet. This includes the
church proper and the lecture room,
which is to adjoin it in the rear; and
will be fronted by two towers, one
60 and the other 1853 feet in height.
The walls will be built entirely of
stone, laid in broken ASHER and rubble
masonry, and with small ornamental
projections and wings on each side.
A great portion of the dressed and
cut stone for arches and corbels for
the doors and windows is already fin
ishcd, and can be seen at the shop OF
Mr.. Thomas Liddell, contractor for
stone work. The audience room will
be well arranged for comfort and con
venience, having sufficient ornament
and cmbellishment TO relieve its size
and give elegance of appearance with
out display, and is intended to scat
comfortably between 500 and 600 peo-
pie The estimated cost Of the entire
supcrstructure is $4,000, most Of
which has already been subscribed
When completed, it will without doubt
be the finost church edifice in this
section of the State. It's architectural
beauty win be an ornament to the
town and credit to the enterprise
and liberality of its builders.
Tho Methodist church is to be a
brick structure of large size, and will
be erected on Second street, between
Cherry and Walnut, and will cost
probably $4,000. We have not seen
design of the building, but have nc
doubt it will be an honor TO the town
These improvements, in connection
with the privileges of the Boom
and Manufacturing Company, char
tered last winter for the erection OF
q boom, mills, and manufacturing es
adjustments, will furnish our capital
lists with ample opportunities for in
vestiug and multiplying their funds
We observe that Senator Wallace, on
Friday last, read bill in place char
tering Hotel Company, which will
grant the privilege of erecting a hotel
equal in magni6ccncc and style with
surrounding improvements and the
demands of Tho nubl;e