The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-10-21

heV. gentleman no ALTERNATIVE Dut un-
conditional surrender, which he did
gracefully. If the offence is repeated
We may be under the necessity of saying
do SO again for he can bear it.
NJ. X. Day is selling a pile of goods
at low prices, and has been making an
addition to his shop.
u shard villa. N
4 The most magnificent architectural
specimen in this region, and perhaps the
most elegant private residence in the
State, is "Shard Villa" now in process of
building by Columbus Smith Esq of
Salisbury. He has had the m, tier in
contemplation and plan for years. Early
in 1872 he maturcd his plans, procured
his lumber and commenced the work of
erecting this stately aud elegant mansion
as residence for himself
1t is located about one mile north of
Salisbury Station, on the road leading to
Middlebury. The elevation is gentle but
commands the finest views in every d.
rccton. On the cast is the Green Noun.
tain range in all its beauty of outline and
color, On the west the peaks of the
Adirondacks tower up and stand out in
bas-reief against the sky. To the north
the eye stretches away to distance Of
fifteen or twenty miles through the Cham.
plain and Otter Greek valley, bcholding
scenes Of the utmost loneliness, and to
the south one can trace the winding Otter
for some distance, and still further on.
the beauties Of the valley are visible I'M
til vision is lost among the apparently
tumbling, billowy hills OF Pittsford and
Hubbardton. But without stopping to
descant upon the beauties of the scenery,
or to count the spires of churches, or
enumerate the villages which may be
seen from the tower, we will refer briefly
to the building. 1t is in such an un6n-
ished state that we can get only tolera-
bic idea of its beauty when completed.
1t is built of blue stone from the Peck
ledge in Cornwall which has such fine
natural faces, with the corners cut from
a ledge near the house. 1t is seventy
two feet from basement to the top of the
dome with generous dimensions upon the
ground.
The basement and cellar are suitably
partitioned for the protection of the sever
al parts from each other, and all the
rooms are well lighted and finished. The
furnace is Colds patent and combines the
steam heating apparatus with The ordina-
ry furnace arrangement for carrying the
hot air to all the rooms in the house
1t is so arranged as to regulate itself
with regard to the amount Of heat it
shall produce. The basement has laun.
dry room with cement floor, with tubs,
side by side, for scrubbing, rinsing and
boiling, all of which have faucets and
pipes for carrying off water as well as
bringing it in.
The first door OF the building has seven
rooms besides closets and hall. The
library and reception room is beautifully
finished in cherry and black walnut. A
wash room adjoining and connecting with
the dining room is most artistically fin
ishcd in appletree, ash and black walnut.
a room for Mr.. Smiths aged mother has
buttcrnut and black walnut. The parlor
is to be deliberately finished with rosewood
and black birch with back parlor of
black ash, birch, cherry add black wal.
nut. The dining room is oak and beach,
and the halls are all oak with black wal.
nut trimmings. The rooms on this floor
are twelve feet high.
The rooms on the second floor, of
which there are seven besides bath
room and hall, are 1ll feet high. The
rooms on the third floor are feet high.
All are finished in the natural woods,
embracing many of the varieties not Of
ten used for building purposes. 1t is in
fact one huge cabinet of choice woods.
, The closets are finished in cedar and
are fragrant enough. All the walls
have hard finish and are to receive the
) most beautiful frescoing. All the rooms
are furnished with hot and cold water.
The establishment has bell tower, 8
school room, nursery, and rooms for al
most every other known or imagined
want.
The mason work has been done in
the most thorough manner by Messrs
Pope of Burlington and O'Bryan o
Fairhaven.
5 The joiner work has been under the
charge of Mr.. Clinton Smith of Mid
dlebury, and has been most elegantly
and deliberately done. On the whole i
, is, even in its unfinished state, one o
r the most, if not THE most, magnificent
I piece of architecture, in design ant
flush, that we have ever seen. =