The Republican journal., 1892-11-17
New Buildings and Improvements.

Howes Mayo will build dwelling house
to rent on his lot on Elm street next spring.
AS he owns saw mill in Monroe, and is
house carpenter by trade, he will do the
greater part of the work himself. Sanford
Howard, who is also a house carpenter, ex-
poets to build house for his own use next
summer. Other residences are talked
of and it is probable that larger number
will he built than this season.
The HANSON RESIDENCE. Mr.. Albert Hab-
erstroh, of the firm of L. Haberstroh & Son,
painters, designers and mural decorators,
Boston, was in this city last week. The firm
has taken the contract to paint and decorate
the interior of Mr.. E. f. Hanson's new resi-
dence on NorthpOrt avenue, and to prepare
and arrange the colors for the exterior. The
outside work will be done by local painters,
but is not yet contracted for. Mr.. Haber-
stroh will personally attend to the work on
this house, and as he has just returned from
an extended tour in Europe in the interests
of his art, and represents one of the largest
decorating firms in America, Mr.. Hanson
expects to have as handsome residence as
master builder, is now putting up the inte-
rior finish and will be followed at once by
Mr.. James T. Pottle, who has the contract to
lay the floors, which are to be of quartered
oak. Both are to finish their work before
Nov. 2Sth, at which time the pa uters will
take charge.
BAPTIST CHURCH IMPROVEMENTS. The
additions and repairs to the Baptist Church
are nearly finished, and are all in the
line of improvement. First, the entire
roof was reshngled and the angles around
the spire loaded and painted, thus stopping
the leaks which have been proving trouble
some of late. An addition, 15x2O feet and 80
feet high, has been built at the rear and fitted
up for various uses. Doors have been cut
from the vestry into the two small vestries,
which must prove a great convenience in
Sunday school work. The vestry platform
has been lowered and part let into the new
addition, thus charging the floor space of the
| room. At the right of the platform is a door
opening into the kitchen, which with its sup
ply of dishes and utensils, and plenty of
closet room, makes a very useful annex
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being neatly frescoed and is to be newly
carpeted. The pulpit is to be lowered and
set back, the front of the platform to he in
circular form. At the right of the pulpit is the
aicoVe for the organ, with a circular plat
form in front for the choir. The pastors
rooms are in the rear of the pul pit and organ.
The baptstry has been removed to the aud
Il a..
pit the approaches to it being from the rear
directly from the dressing rooms. There are
folding doors between the baptistry and pull
pit The organ is to be Woodbury. 4 Cole,
tWc-lnanual pipe organ and is to cost $3.50.
The frescoing is in light cream tints Over
head is a neat centre piece, surrounded by
an oya! moulding and wreath in gold coors
The COVE or concave along the sides at
the top of the walls, is painted in a neat
floral design, shaded in colors to correspond
with the ceiling, and divided into four see
tons by suggestions of banners. The walls
are darker shade than the ceiling. and the
base is in gold color with appropriate border
There is to be an arch at the left Of the pull
pit TO correspond with the organ alcove
The centre behind the pulpit viii be appro-
priately decorated The. same design will
be continued into the vestibult- below. The
artist, Mr.. W E. Carleton, of Rockport. did
the frescoing at Odd Fellows Hall and the
North Church in this city, which testify to
his SIKH as a decorator. The wood work as
in charge of James I. Pottle, and the mason
work of James W. Wood.