Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-10-06
About Town.

Ne have hai tho pleasure Vi examining the
new scnool buildiug about % De- erected by the
Conlerance seminary, on Seminary Hill The
builling Is % Dc of brick, three stories high,
Will French r0ofc1nsdtutiug fourth story twill
have a south front looking toward Barre street,
an north 'front.' iacing thc quadrangle q school
bnildines NJ which it FORMS the south tide. The
ontire length Of the building Is 90 De l22 feet is
dept at the centre 76 feet, and the depth VI each
wiz 80 feet IT, entire length ifom the i1undl-
tion TO the top Of spira will De l23 feet. Upon
The first Aoor are Two halls, running over thc entire
length, and the other the depth Of the building.
Opening from these halls are an Office, library,
reading room, dressing room, apparatus room,
Abamtory and cabinet, as wen as six recitation
rooms averaging about 20 hy 30 feet each. On
the second floor is o chapel 80 hy 70 feet, and
occupying in heighth tle second and third floors
besides this arc Sis large recitation rooms, mu-
sic and a painting and drawing ROOM On thl
thiri hoor ate two gontlemen's society rooms 22l
BY 20 feet, aud one ladies' society room of thl
sNne size' a' well o four barge music rloms'
W the '1urtl hoor afe the ladies' ana s'nilemens
gyinnasiuins' each about 80 oy 'o ie'l' ihe OH
rnsers aHd jauitofs rooms t'o stone rooms
an live music rooms ine east wing OF INC
bning is intended for the ladies' while Che west
wins will be devoted To- tle use Of the gentlemen
stdcnts The building will be heated by steam
an its entire cost, exclusive of furnishing and
% heating apparatus, is estimated at $4,000
--Capt, Amasl Tucker reports tuat as be anC
Walter Curtis and George Foss were coming pas
NJ Langdon's farm, on the Berlin side, Sabbath
esenng, between and O'Clock, they were sci
upon by three unknown persons who seized eacl
his man with great violence, and, ia the case O.
Ecker at least, demanded his money. After
shnrp scunle, the three escaped, with but Sigh
hnaee. Tho assaultne party continued to liz
b. wait. and, it is claimed, were heard 70 threaten
Tia life Of Capt. Tucker unless he paid over hi,
money. Tucker remained in the village owe
NIGHT but Curtis and Foss. on their return, wen
aean assaulted near the same place. and on
rbbcd of 81 so, and the other Of Stall he had
Tier is evidently gang Of cheap rascals prowl
ing about.--Woolson the merchant tailor, hay
ing removed TO his new and elegant store il
.Tudge Richardson's block .sreeeiyelo bis friend
&dnd customers during the dny and evening O
tTbursdav. His establishment * hy iar the mos
complete and extensive of any in the State do
qIEng the same kind Of business. Ills motto Wi
reinain as before Garments made as the
should be-" We would add that his business
enlarged by the addition of a full line Of gentle
inen's furnishing goods.-The First Nationa
Bank now occupies its new and handsome ofHc
In Richardson's block, giving up it's old an
straightened quarters nearer the corner to S
S. Towner, whose increasing business compel
him to seek larger store -- The Stat
Treasurer Office is to be removed to the ROOF
formerly occupied by s. S. Towner as a fame
goods and notion store, next door west of tn
old First National Bank.--The town meeting
called for the 18th, isabandoncd, for good reasons
See notice of selectmen.-Willie Kelley, so
Of VIM. A. Kelley a lad of nine years, Will
playing, in company with two other boys, wit
the capstan used in moving building on Barr
street yesterday afternoon was struck in th