Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-11-30
COUNTY NEWS.

COUNTY NEWS.
State Constablcs Fletcher of Northbridge and
Brown OF Clinton, took little turn about yes
terday and gathered in several barrels of liquor
from Collins Harthom's hotel in Grafton, Bos-
worth's saloon in Grafton, and the establish
ment Of Esek b. Pitts in Rockdale.
The Barre Gazette, supposed to be weekly
sheet, will, according to previous custom" not
be issued this week, as Thanksgiving day oc-
ours This las the Providence Press has itl
shows a noble determination to be thankful
seven days, instead of comprising the expression
Of its gratitude into single day.
man named Green, under arrest in South
bridge for drunkenness, was confined by the
officer in the third story in the Edwards house, a
day or two since, and jumped from window
to the ground, in an attempt to escape. He
broke his ankle in the attempt, and is still held
to answer.
Mr.. w. Z. Baker, spice dealer, on Exchange
street, was visited at his home in OIilbury,
few nights ago, and presented with an easy
chair, by several Of his friends, who went down
gifts attested the friendship of his Millbury
neghbors. The occasion of his marriage five
years before was made the excuse for the testi-
monials at this time.
The FITCHBURG SAVINGS BANK BLOCK,
now nearly completed, situated upon Main street,
nearly opposite the town hall, is the most cost
~ and elegant building in northern Worcester
county. 1t is one hundred and six feet wide by
one hundred deep, and four stories in height, in
Guiding the French roof. The front is of Fitz-
william granite, built in the Cornthian style
of architecture, and presents very imposing
appearance, highly creditable to the architects,
Messrs. f. Boydcn & Son, of Worcester, as is
also the whole internal arrangement of this fine
structure. In the centre of the front in the
second story are projecting bay windows, sup
ported by the entrance porch, on COrinthian col
umns. The words Savings Bank Block" and
'NIasonc Hall" occupy appropriate positions
in chisselcd letters above.
In the first story, which is IA feet high, are
four stores, D feet wide by 100 feet deep two of
which are leased to MessrS. L. j. Brown and J.
L. Manning, respectively, the leading dry goods
and clothing dealers in town. The show win
dows in these stores, by far the largest in that
section Of tue county, have panes of plate glass
measuring u by feet each. The stores are fin
ished inside with black walnut in superb style.
The second story is 16I feet high, on the front
being the two banking rooms, each 81 by "a
feet, for the discount and savings banks re-
spectively (the old Fitchburg national and the
savings institution connected with it), Between
and connecting with them is the presidents
office, u by IA feet, directly over the front en-
trance to the building.
On the south corner is the directors room, 81
by II feet. On the north side is Il suit of three
rooms leased for lawyers offices to Nathaniel
Wood and George A. Terry. In the rear are
three rooms leased for lawyers offices to L. b.
Sawtelle, 7. X. Ware, and c. II, b. Snow
All these rooms as well as the whole interior
Of the building, are most elegantly and superbly
fitted up, the banking rooms and Masonic
apartments especially, with the richest style of
black walnut finishing and carved works, with
an addition of French walnut and mahogany
for trimmings in the banking rooms The mar
bic counters, surmOunted with richly carved
black walnut ratings, in the latter, are a great
attraction.
The Masonic fraternity have leased the third
and fourth stories for twenty years, at the rate
of $4,000 per year for the first ten years. Masonic
hail. 50 feet long by 80 feet wide, and 26 feet
high, takes up a portion of both these stories,
and for beauty of proportion and elegance of
finish and furnishing is unsurpassed The Or
gan, located just behind the seat of the second
officer, is an eXcellenty fine toned one, built by
Wilcox, at a cost of $500; the organ front, Of
elegantly carved black walnut, was made by
| Hook Brothers of Boston, at a cost of $500. The
general style of the furniture in this and the
other Masonic apartments may be Judged by
the fact that the whole cost about $4,000. The
carpet forgthe hall tcost $500. Several articles
we're the gift of Individuals; among them the
magnificent copy of the Holy Bible upon the
altar, which cost SO, was contributed by Hon.
| Avah CrOckcr; the costly Howard clock by
Walter Haywood; and looking glasses, costing
| S1CO each, by l.. J. Brown, John Burney and
| II. w. Page; two tables, costing SO, by S. Z.
Crocker; the bronze statue of a mailed warrior
of the eleventh century, in the armory, costing
| $50, by S. W. Huntley.
The council room, in the rear Of the hall, is
| 20 by 30 feet, and the other apartments of the
fraternity on the third floor, including the re-
ception room, tyler's room, &c., are in appro-
pirate connection.
The attic, or fourth story, is occupied with
the banquet hall, 81 by 81 feet, kitchen, and
Templar's armory, the latter being furnished
| with regaa and banner eases of elaborate de-
| sign. The arrangement of apartments and fur
nishing of the Masonic rooms has been carried
| out in Il more elaborate style than in any other
structure apartments of the kind in New En-
| gland, outside of Boston.
The third story Of the building is ID feet high
and the fourth or French roof story 16, making
the extreme height of the building about seventy
feet, from the foundation.
The contractor for the stOnework of the build
Ing was d. A. Bates of Ftchburg; brick and
mason work, Wetherby 6 Derby, Fitchburg;
| the carpenter work, done by the day, was by
Arnold Wilson of Fitchburg, with Fred. Davis
as foreman, and too much could not be said in
praise of their work. The steam heating works
and gas fixtures were furnished by Walker &
Co. of Boston, and the frescoing by Strauss OF
Boston.
The whole cost of the building, when com
| plcted, will be about Sl65,000. Its construction
! has been under the direction of a committee OF
| the board OF trustees of the savings bank. con.
sisting of Rodney Wallace, George A. Torey,
and George f. Fay. 1t is expected the banking
room will he ready for occupancy by the first of
| January next
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