Middletown transcript., 1868-11-21
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Ii The nriddletown Hail.
Mn. EDIToR with most commenda-
BILE zeal and perseverance, the Directors Of
the Middletown Hall Company are push
ing forward to completion their handsome
and substantial edifce, and for the beau
tiful architectural style, the substantial
manner of its erection, and its peculiar
adaptation to what all persons must acknow-
ledge to be a public necessity, they are
entitled most fully to the unfeigned graft
tude of every citizen who claims to have
the most meagre particle of town pride.
In the erection Of this Hall every man
woman and child of Middletown and vi
cinity are interested. personally ; and it be-
comes all who are able, to become SO, f.
nancially. Such an improvement bespeaks
to the traveller the presence here of an en-
ergetic people, and induces them to halt
and inspect the place with view of set
tling among us.
Such an improvement has no narrow,
selfish feeling about it, but upon every
brick and Intel seems written "Pro Bono
Pubtico."
Then let our able men nobly go for
ward and take the remaining unsold shares
of stock (Which we are happy to say are
not very heavy) and such of the stockhold-
ers as have not met their instalments,
should remember the very great depression
in all branches of trade, and the use of
their money will uphold the hands of the
President and Board and enable them to
purchase for cash, materials at extremely
low figures besides, it will relieve them
of much anxiety in inanciering the matter
through.
But, Mr.. Editor, we congratulate the
community upon the fact that the erection
of the Town Hall edifce is no longer a
matter Of speculation 1t is a fact, and
we point them to that beautiful edifice
| (beautiful even in its unfinished state) as
it stands there in its magnificent proper
tions, the pride of your town.
1t now presents busy scene, and the
propitiousness of the Gods reminds one of
the erection Of the ancient Temple, when
''it rained not in the day time that the
craftsmen be not hindered in their work !"
Mr., E. Gould, of Wilmington, is there
with large force of carpenters, and the
sound of tools Of iron is plainly to be heard
as he pushes his part of the work to COM
pletion. The entire building is to be
lighted with Gas, and Messrs. Gawthrop
Il Bro. of the same city. are about finish
ing the putting in of the requisite pipe
throughout the Hail. Messrs, Green and
Tyson are there, with corps of craftsmen
each with trowel spreading the plaster; and
Mr. Makens, with his artistic brush, ap-
plies with untiring hands the colors that
embellish and preserve The roof is of
heavy galvanized Iron, aud was placed
upon the building by our townsman, Mr.
s. w. Roberts. Every attention has been
paid to the ventilation of every room in
the Hall, as well as heating the same To
Messrs. Reynolds & Son, of Philadelphia,
has been awarded the contract for placing
two of their justly celebrated Dog House
Heaters in the basement, which will COM
fortably warm the entire structure. The
main Hall will be elegantly fitted up with
banquet-room, ladies and gentlemen's dres-
sing rooms, and ticket Office adjoining
Proper attention has been given to the
laws of acoustics, and we predict that not
better hall can be found upon the penin-
sula for speaking or for vocal music. Be-
ing lighted with gas, It will be most de-
sir@ble room for pan0Pamas or exhibitions
of any kind, while we doubt not our young
friends will eagerly seek it for tripping OIL
the light fantastic toe.
The Board has received applications fol
most of the rooms already, and from pres.
ent prospects they will be able to pay
per cent. interest to the stockholders as
soon as the first year of occupancy shal
expire, and we cannot see other than
an increase upon that, as the reputation O
the Hall becomes known.
for term of years, the east room on thu
} first floor, to be used as their banking
, house, and it will be handsomely fitted vi
in keeping with this prosperous institution
BY this act they have shown much wis
} dom, as they will place their Bank direct
ly upon the business thoroughfare of tn
! town, and will have a most comforta
BILE, safe, healthy, and commodious room
1t will also be an establishment to Mali
A street, and an addition of considerable i'm
5 portance to the Hall.
rrohi bhe cupOla mOSJ maShtnceu
2 2 view of the Delaware river and the coun
0 try surrounding the town cen be obtained
0 and we doubt not our citizens will ofteI
enjoy the magnificent prospect when tn
8 building is completed. We learn that th
Directors expect to complete the entir
structure, ready for occupancy, by tn
5 25th of December next
3 OBSERVER.