St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1870-07-15

tends to complete the buildings this sea-
son; and the grounds about the house
are to be adorned with shade trees and
fountain. The cost Of the premises is
at five thousand five hundred
dollars
PORTLAND STREET.
Located near the corner of Portland
and Railroad streets, (mOre properly
speaking. on Portland street, is large
and convenient double tenement, owned
and built by L. G. Woodbury., the pres
N: season. The buildings are two
stories, with fiat roof, and all the mod
ern improvements of the day are
displayed in the finishing, The
house is - 80; l. 40 X IS; barn,
"a 30, and cost four thousand dollars
The next building On this street is /;
paint shop owned by Sias Randall, which
Is not yet completed The shop will be
one story, besides basement, and is % y
80.
A. VI. Daniels is erecting just acros:
the bridge, a house of the following di.
mcnsions: % 81 l. Is % three
stories back two front. Chas Shorey
has charge of the building. The foun.
dati0n to this house is rather cx Expensive
the owner being obliged to build a long
line Of wall and fill with dirt, IN order
to secure Il suitable building spot. The
estimated cost is four thousand dollars
a. f. Bliss has finished two story
house, ID 20; l. % 30; two shed:
one ID 20. the other i "a barn,
- %: Hat roof; granite underpin.
ming, Cost four thousand five hundred
dollars.
Capt. W. \. Pierce is about compile.
ting neat and tasty story and halt
house, particular, of Which we have
been unable to learn
James Harris has nearly completed {:
house two and onc-half stories in height
OF the following dimensions: n 81
l. IL y &c. Perhaps it would not b.
improper in connection with this article
to state that Mr.. Harris some wear.
since purchased land in this vicinity
which then cost him twcntv-thrcc hun
dred dollars. lie has since sold over
seven thousand dollars worth of building
lots, and could take more than seven
thousand dollars for the balance now re-
in his possession.
Alfred Adams Is building q house ut
the further extremity Of Portland street,
near Elyville. The dimensions are %
X 24: l. IL % Chester F. Dean,
builder
ELM STREET.
We notice bat one new house on this
street drumming North from Portland
treet) built the present season, viz, that
,wned by George Iiasey. The house
: - 30 L l6 p, and two and
me half stories in height. Peter Durin,
builder.
CALEDONIA STREET.
Cha,. shorcy has nearly completed a
set OF new buildings at the southern end
Of this street. The house Is flat roof,
20 30; l. Ii 10; barn 20 Y pa
Gust twenty-five hundred dollars.
Capt. j. Peabody is Lying the foun-
dation for Il new building on Caledonia
street.
RIVER STREET.
Thomas Welch is erecting a house on
this street, the dimensions OF which We
have moi been able to obtain.
PADDOCK VILLAGE.
At this point, Messrs. Flint Il Morris,
who are engaged in the door, sash and
blind business, Lave erected a shop 40 y
60; with new addition 80 40; tire,
stories back, two front. Caleb ii. Gil
man is the builder. The machinery il
this shop is nearly all new and in splen.
did working condition.
Alonzo Newton has built a new hous,
On the road leading north. The build
ings are nicely located, and are first cla>
IN every respect. The house is 2S Sc
l. Is .; two stories high, with fla
roof, which is covered with ready roof
ING.
Elisha May, Esq., has finished the
present season, a little north of Mr..
Newton's, a splendid dwelling house
which COMFORTS with modern architec
turc in all OF lis proportions. The fol
lowing are the dimin-ions House, y
30; LIS - fiat roof jaime.
Mctee, builder.
At Paddock Village is also located ;
new brick yard, which although no
properly belonging under the head o
new buildings, : nevertheless, worthy O
notice. Ma j. y. i. Bowman is here en-
gaged in the manufacture Of superior
quality of brick. lie has, since las
winter, manufactured several hundred
thousands, and has one kiln of 225 ,OOC
ready to burn the present week. We
understand that Messrs. Ward and Elan
ders are TO be supplied with brick from
this yard in building their blocks on r.
Il. street.