Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1871-10-19
Town Improvements.

The sound of the hammer and chisel
is heard from day to day in many por-
tions of our town. 1t is always pleas
ant sound, although not SO musical as
many another, yet it speaks of enter
prise and industry, which is the life
blood of a town or city. In taking a
stroll through our streets we notice
quite number of Improvements in the
way of new buildings, repairs, &c. q
First and foremost our attention Is
called to the new church edifice, now
in process of erection, on North WASH
ington street, where the old Methodist
church stood. To begin with, the loca-
ton is a most beautiful one, and the
structure when completed will be re-
markably fine. 1t is now approaching
completion, the outside work being
nearly all done. The workmen are
nearing the top of the tower. The style
OF. architecture and finish is pleasing to
the eye, everything being in natural
curves. The building is of brick, of an
exceedingly good quality, burnt at the
kiln of Snyder & Conn. The Auditor
ium is forty by sixty feet, and the gal
lery at the'end ten feet more, making
the seating forty by seventy feet. The
ceiling is twenty-six feet high, is in the
form of an arch and finished with
hanging brackets. The main window
in frsnt, opening into the gallery, is
eight by seventeen feet. The basement
story is divided in five or. six compart-
ments. The principal one being the
Lecture room, and four others for Sun
day School Glasses and Winter PRAYER
Meetings. The whole building will be
heated by two registers, which will be
located near the front entrance. Myre
g. Holmes are the architects. They
have had no regular Superintendent,
but Mr.. Hughes and Mr.. G. w. Cary
have been acting as such, and thus have
saved the church one or two thousand
dollars expense. On the whole the
building is remarkably well put together
and the contractors the Owen Brothers !,
of Canton, deserve credit for their SUI
perior workmanship. They were only
about five weeks in putting up the
main building. The whole expense,
when finished, will be about $4,000 and
will be equal to many church that has
cost $4,000, owing to the good manage
ment OF the whole thing. We shall
speak of it again when finished.
The st. Johns church are erecting a
new building on Main street, opposite
DIR. Crump's property. The corner
stone and the foundation were laid some
time since, and the bricklayers have
commenced on the walls. The dimen-
sions are thirty-five by fifty feet. 1t
will be neat and comfortable church
when finished, which will be in three
or four weeks time. The stone-work is
done by Raushert and the brick-work
by Adam Schultz. '- s-'-- ~
Passing over to the next street in
Crump's addition, we find a neat two
story frame house going up and ap-
preaching completion. Upon inquiry
we find it belongs to Charles Hose.
Near this and little farther back F.
Seal has broken ground, and has had
lumber hauled for new house, which
he intends to put up Immediately.
Coming down the hill farther, we
find that L. r. Hoagland, Esq, has
been remodeling his house, and has
an entirely different looking building
from the old one.
CT. Worries has been remodeling
the house opposite the old Methodist
parsonage. 1t is getting into quite COM
Portable shape.
F. Fritz is putting up new house
just back of the st. Johns new church,
and next lot to A. J. Shepler.
Tfere are several other improvements
that we might mention, such as new
roofing, additions, &C., but we shall no
tiee them again. We might add that
there is need of many more good dwell
ing houses and business rooms. We
notice that Geo. Lidy has turned his old
Saddler Shop into comfortable busi-
ness room, being newly finished
throughout. -..y,-,