Smyrna times., 1894-03-07
improvements.

Improvements.
A visit around our town reveals to
one that few improvements are tax
ing place. Smyrna has reached that
point in the stage of its existence when
the building OF new residences are very
slow and If several houses go up in the
course OF year, the progress may
seem as we'll as might he expected.
One of the coZiest residences which
has gone up in our town this year,
is the comfortable home of Mrs. John
s. Gearheart. 1t is situated on the
corner of Delaware and Frazier streets,
and is located where it can get plenty
of light and air. The residence con.
sists of eight rooms, large and roomy,
with closets and pantries, and an ex-
tended hallway running the depth of
the house. From this hall reaching to
the second story is a handsome stair
case neatly made and furnished through
out with cypress after the Queen Anne's
style. On the second floor is a bath
room furnished with hot and cold
water, while Gaping this the entire
house is lighted with electric light.
Underneath the entire residence is a
nice cellar. The two.story house
measures 36 #. 6 inches front and 80 #.
deep, and is strongly built. with double
weather boarding and thick paper be-
tween.
The floors are cOunter-sealed to keep
out the cold air and dampuess from the
frosty ground. F. r. FOrman, of Bal
timOre, brother of Mrs. Gearheart, was
the contractor and has procured the
best material and best workmanship.
Joseph Evans did the carpentering.
There are two pOrches in the rear, one
running up to form double one for
the use of the second story. In front
of the house is being built a veranda
% feet long. In the large lot which
she has back she has built nice stable
for her cow The remaining large
portion of her lot she will divide off in
to truck patch. Mrs. Gearheart has
nice, @Ozy nome and one which will
be comfort to her as long as she lives.
Mrs. George W.Cummins has greatly
added to the appearance and comfort
of her property, which she recently
bought from the estate of her father
Jas. r. Clement, by making many
needed improvements. She has put
new windows front, cut a large folding
doorway between the parlor and sit
ting room and placed the back stair.
way In more convenient position. The
old shed kitchen which stood at the
right of her residence has been torn
down and she will build, instead. a
small kitchen in the rear of the dining
room, thus allowing room for a nice
flower garden at the side. 1t is an old
house, and by the time it gets thor
oughly overhauled and repaired, she
will have nice, suitable residence, fit
ted out with all the modern improve.
mentS.
B. V. Weldon and E. c. FAIRIES are
making decided change to the front
appearance of their dwellings, bv
building double veranda, beginning
at the right hand corner of E. c.
Faries's residence and running the
whole length of mis- and B. V.Weldon's
home. Mr.. Weldon extends it from
this corner, by right angle, along the
entire south side of his residence.
When completed, this will furnish both
families a source OF great comfort, ,espe-
cially during the hot, sultry days of
summer when most of "our people will
have to 60 to the country for the
shade" The veranda is so arranged
as to catch the balmy breezes from
most every quarter Mr. Weldon has
recently furnished the house through
out with electric lights.
John c. SIOckly has just finished an
addition to the store wi ich be recently
rented to ex-Postmaster Thomas JEFF.
| ferson. 1t extends from the main
building across the alleyway to John
E. Collins hardware store. This will
give Mr.. Jefferson ample room for his
new grocery line which he expects to
carry.