Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-02-01
SOUTH NEW LYME.

Eds. TeE.-The season thus far, has
been unfavorable for performing the vast
amount Of team work necessary to be done
in hauling stone and lumber for ths MANY
buildings to be erected in this town, the
present year. Prominent among these,
is the building for the New Lyme High
School, and the fine mansions to be built
by Ralph L. Forman, of Colebrook. and
Clark Walling of New Lyme. The house
for the High School is to be of wood
frame. with brick facing; size AZ by 6S
feet, three stories high, basement eight
feet. second story sixteen feet, third sto
ry fourteen feet. Architects, Messrs.
Hurd Co., of Cleveland. 1t is to be
soft. from the base to the top of the Gu
pola. The carpentry and joiner work, is
let to Homer Warner of New Lyme: price
1926, he being the lowest of five bidders.
The highest bid was s1125. The build
ing is to be completed, October first, 49,
70. 1t is estimated to cost when compile
ted, from $8, 900 to $4,000. One half to
be paid by Judge Deming, the other half
is raised by subscription, from citizens of
New Lyme, Colebrook and Rome. Judge
Deming donates the elk acres of land for
the building and its surroundings. The
Board as at present organized, are Judge
Deming, President, N. q. Wilson, Treas
urer, P. G. Hyde. Secretary, building
committee, Calvin Dodge, DIR. A. Rath-
bone, Richard Beckwith, Daniel Pallet
and o. b. Potter Of New Lyme; Ralph L.
Forman, Of Colsbrook, and R. E. Fillmore
Of Rome. The building is located 80 or
more rods, north Of the road west of aud
near the village of Brownville, on beau
tiful eminence north side Of Lebanon
Creek, over which, is to be built an arch
of solid stone masonry. This as well as
the road that is to be built, and the laying
out and beautifying the grounds, all of
which will cost about $4,000, have not
been included in the estimates. On the
south side of the road and nearly opposite
the school building, Ralph L. Forman, of
Colebrook, and Clark Wslling Of New
Lyme, have purchased 10 acres each, of
land Of Judge Deming; on which they are
preparing to erect some fine residences;
that Of Mr.. Forman, is now well under
way, the carpentry and joiner work on
this is to be done by Homer Warner. For
the frame work of this house, Mr.. Formsn
has lately purchased $4,000 #. of hemlock
lumber to be delivered on the cars, on the
Erie R. R in Penn, st $3.50 per thou
sand; the shortest stick is % feet. The
house of Mr.. Walling is to be 30 by 70
feet on the ground, and four stories
high; the cost of which is estimated, at
from twelve thousand to fifteen thousand
dollars. With the ample cash means
which Mr., Forman has at command, and
his fine taste in carrying out his designs,
he will be quite unlikely to fall far behind
his friend Walling. Each of the above
parties are building barns to compare ia
vOrably with the other buildings. and
will cost 81, 900 or more each; in addition
to the above mentioned buildings, we are
to have several dwellings, built, to cost
from $500. to $1,000 each, besides barns
and out buildings. So you will not think
it strange, when we tell you that we are
all Of US yoonanimus for the passage of
the Silver bill, and if that should fail,
then we shall all go in for NAsby's bill,
to have bulls hides coined into dollars, and
made legal tender. The vast quantity of
stone for the foundation walls of the build
ings are to be all hauled from the Wind
sor quarries, which will give employment
for large number of teams with good
pay.
Judge Deming, who with his wife, has
been spending some months on his Loui-
siana sugar plantations, is expected home
to-day.
During their absence, his fine resi-.
dence in BroWnville has remained closed.