Connecticut western news., 1874-10-30

NCAOCA otu' CcISlCtS tO UeSln al II o CLOCK A. M.
 | All About Lime Rock.--The new church edifice at Lime Rock is now so nearly con- pleted it is regarded as finished. It is to be dedicated Nov. 5ih. Its interior mea- surement is as follows: Nave 3Ox6O, chan eel 22x25, and will seat comfortably in the permanent slips, 300 persons. It will be heated by one of Colds steam heaters, with pipes extended under all the seats, and lighted by gas, (75 jets) which will be gen. erated in the building. The heaters and gas machines were put in by the Bradbury, Goodsell & Wilmot Mfg Co.,, of Bridge port, who somehow seem to be getting con- siderable of that kind of work to do in this region. The interior of the church is really beautiful, the windows being the most expensive, and the ornamentatlon of the whole being in the best taste. When we were there last Saturday, that prince of artists, Pierre MundrY, was circulating about the high and lofty parts with his easel, imparting beauty at every touch, and the industrious hammers of the numerous workmen under MT. J. T Levi were giving the finishing blows to the carpenter work It is scarcely necessary to allude to the or gan, as that has been 80 fully described by master hand in previous number of the NEWS. It is beautifully toned and pow erful instrument, and very elegant in it's appearance, doing much credit to it's build CTS, Johnson & Son, of Westfield, Mass. The exterior of the church is constructed of stone, of the kind so famous for it's du- rability when used as hearth stones in fur naces, It was obtained at MT. I. N. Bar tram's quarries, on Sharon mountain. MT. B. had the contract for do1ng the mason work for the church, and has erected an edifice that will stand almost as long as time itself. Every department of the work in the construction of the building appears to be done in the very best possible man. ner, and now all is completed, monu- ment of excellent workmanship, one that will be lasting credit to those who have had the matter in charge. is the result. Up in the street everything which was torn down and washed away by the raging Wachicastinook last June, is now fixed up and the village is again in very presentable condition. The bridges are rebuilt, and by the way while we are speaking about bridges, we might as well say that the new iron bridge in the village, is one of the best that we (and we think anybody else, as for that matter) ever saw. It is very fine looking as we'll as substantial and dur able bridge as iron can make. The road is filled and nicely graded: the river securely fenced in by high wall on either side !; the buildings boosted back into position and repaired, dams rebuilt, or nearly so. and all ready for the good people of Lime Rock to live with their accustomed degree of comfort. Somebody says Mr. John A. M'Arthur, of this village, has had charge of this work of road building, &c.,, which. with his attention at the furnaces and ore beds, ought to be enough for one good able man to attend to; and, by the way, don't you think he is looking rather thin after a hard summers work! We have no idea he will weigh over three hun dred! Too bad, too hadi What a splen- did piece of masonry is the new dam, now so nearly completed by the foundry and hardware manufactory. It is ninety feet long with base thirteen feet deep, run ming up fifteen feet and seven feet thick at the sop. This measurement is indepen- dent of the wings and abutments, which are of themselves alone, no small item of a job. The massive blocks of stone, so symmetricallY and firmly placed, would seem capable of withstanding the pressure of half dozen Riga dams. MT. Bartram superintended this work, as we'll as that at the church. But here comes James with that noble told gray" who. notwithstand- ing the fact of his being taoenty four years old, is splendid old fellow, and our ride to the depot, although short, is pleasant one.