St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-12-06
SOUTH CHURCH IMPROVEMENTS.
The Work Completed.

about completed and the church VIII
be open on Saturday evening for in
spection. So great has been the
not been in the audience room since
the work began would hardly recog-
nize it were it not that the general
form of the room remains unchanged,
the only material alteration in this re-
spect being that the entrances to the
gallery are now from the church prop
er instead of from the vestibule as
formerly.
The frescoing is in light colors,
mostly various shades of yellow and
terra Gotta, and in keeping with the
Greek style of architecture of the
room. The congregation will surely
commend the good taste of the COM
mittee in one particular-the church
will be sufficiently light in the day
time to admit of ones recognizing
ones friends.
The pews have been entirely re-
modelled, the Old-fashiOned doors dis
carded, new ends put in and the gem
eral form so changed as to make them
much more comfortable than formerly.
The organ has been raised is inches
and brought forward four feet; the
space in front reserved for the choir
being cut off from the rest of the room
by rail and PORTER. The carpet is of
light shade, blue predominating.
The old windows of many panes and
common glass gives place to new and
beautiful works of art in stained glass.
There are eight of these in all, four of
them memorial windows, though the
latter are not yet fully completed. The
pit is presented by Prof. James F. Colby
in memory of his father, James X.
Colby the one directly opposite on
the other side is presented by the Sun
day school in memory of Ephraim jew
EFT; the second window on the south
side (Which will contain figure of st.
PauD by Rev. Henry Fairbanks in
memory of his father, Thaddeus Fair
banks, and the one opposite (Which
will contain IL figure of st. John) by
the pastor, Rev. Edward T. Fairbanks,
in memory of his father, Joseph P.
Fairbanks.
The simple appliance formerly in
use for lighting the church give place
to massive chandelier of FURNISHED
brass, that is suspended from the cell
ing in the centre of the room. This
chandelier was purchased with the
legacy left the society by Miss Emma
Taylor and may properly be called her
memorial. 1t is an elegant affair, was
made expressly for the place it Occu-
pies and will prove very pleasant re-
minder of one who did so much to aid
in the work of shedding abroad the
light of the gospel. Two smaller chan
deliers of the same pattern are sus-
pended over the gallery.
The general effect as one enters the
room is most pleasing. No effort has
been made to produce startling I'M
pressions. Excellent taste has charac-
terized the work of the committee, and
| the total result is a church interior en-
tirely different from any other in the
place but second to mono i'm attractive
ness.
The work of improvement has eX-
tended to the vestries also. The new
ly arranged passage ways from the
vestibue to the rooms below first at
tract attention. The two vestries and
the ladies' room have all been taste
fully frescOed; open fire places O.
pressed brick have been put into eacl
room, not for ornament but for actua
service, and the rooms are all neatly
carpeted. Besides these there is {
conveniently arranged toilet room, etc
The only change thus far effected il
the exterior of the church is the cree
ton of a covered piazza on the sOutl
side for the protection of those wht
have occasion to enter the vestries from
the outside.
These improvements have been un
der the general direction of Lamber
Packard of the Fairbanks works. Th'
frescOing was done 10y w. j. McPher
son of Boston, who also designed ant
procured the stained glass window
and the chandelier. Committee oil
improvements: Jonathan Ross, Harv
lin Paddock, G.. II. Horton, Miss Orri
Paddock and Miss Julia Ross. Com
mittee on subscriptions A. H. Mcleod
P. d. Blodgett, c.. III. Horton, Mrs
o. Chase, Miss Matte Ross. Between
$4,000 and $4,000 have been expended
A PeriIous Situation.
A short time ago while Mrs. w.
Rooney of Mt. Pleasant street was en-
gagged about her household duties, th
back side of her dress caught fire from
the kitchen stove. In what manne
she does not know, but her first init
nation of danger was discovering til
flames running up the back of he
dress. She screamed for help but a
the same time had the presence G
mind to throw herself upon the foo
and by vigorous and persistent rOllin
succeeded in extinguishing the flame
before her sister, who was in anothe
part of the house, reached her. 1t wa
a very narrow escape from hOrribl
death.