Smyrna times., 1894-12-19
Inc Smyrna House Revived
a COMPLETE CHANGE BY NEEnv :,
PROVEMENTS

PROVEMENTS.
Every new Improvement in to,,,,,
"here 1t is for the public benefit shout
Oe brought before the peonle Thi.
week the Smyrna House under tbr
pTOprletOrship of J. c. Armstrono
merits some attention. b
rms old hotel dates back m tho ho
ginning of the century, and has hesn =
landmark ever since tbora - q
Deen town OF Smyrna. Even wb"r
thls town was under it's original ra,,n
duck Creek Cross-roads-t Ia
hotel was IN existence as tba ..ta,,o,'i 0,u
OF The town" Since then il h.s ,'l',,''
vnIoueh varied and constant chang.
lHs ol administrations; the proprietors
u "'0u are 100 numerous to mention.
TOT some time it was the only hotel in
soWn' AS the town grew, another
notel ~ was found necessary, and the
DGIa 5Id ware House came into existence
Inc smyrna House, by its long use
was showing decay, and was going
uowh slowly, until it recently came
uhoer the proprietOrship of !. &. Arm.
StrOng' who with few thousand dol.
larS mas gwen 1t "a thorough renovation
anu made such needy improvements as
TO make 1t an entirely new hotel Al
Vnougn not quite completed. vet
enough mas been done to give s. bTief
description. "''oi
me main entrance, which will no
shortly fixed, will have a couDIe of
large, hard finished doors with heavy |
Plate-gIass I'M the panels, bearing the !
neat inscription Smyrna House On |
the hoor will be placed linoleum which
VIII stand the wear and tear of the in
and out going. -"
Inc parlOr, which has heretofore
0een on the second floor, has now been
moved to the frcut portion of the old
ulnlngroom. This makes "A comf,rt-
able parlor. The entire OF which has
'ee" HhIshed IN paint and paper in ex-
;eIIehI WORK manShip A beautiful mo-
luetle carpet adornS In" floors. and the
ufhiure Is o. the best Wilton rug From
ne wall 10 suspended polished cleo
rlc hght chandelier. Cathedral ylass
'oors connect this room with the hall
way, and with 1t neatnpss and fines,
ne Whole room. as it is now furnished
Years an air of coZyness which il
eldOm seen IN ii country hotel
The dining room has been fitted out
lrnlture; on the floor he will Dlarp'
eatly designed lnoleum. An ,.Iac,r;,.
gn chandelier hangs in the centre OF !,
the room, which, when the current
ables. '"' io"S j
Going away from the dining room )
i'o the hallway, bright change il b
zen. Inc halls and starwavs are
'Vered from the first to the fourth
DOR with velvet brussels Garnet Tbt
, lprOVement of paint and DaDer makes u
beautiful effect, and one would hardly t'
now the old place were he not told =,
MS same effect is carried into tho had =
ohs' ana IN each story we find great ~
lProVemenis made. All floors are
Vered with mOqnette or brusseI car. la
Is, ana complete new bedroom fnr. II.
ure mas been purchased, with hair ,.I
'''IeSses ana springs for each bed A.
= armstrong Is making great uro- IN
rS9 toward the comfort of his guests
ii snort while he hopes to have a mr.
lhroOm with hot and cold wafer far ~,
2 use Of all patrons. ''' III
l ne reading room. which heretofore g.;
offered very uninvItinp annear- 80
ce, has gone through "A comfort, hIa -.
ihge. new kind of mattin0 has g
IN placed on the floor called the Ia nr
?. Besides the paint and naner
sh, new office furniture has ,o--
u purchased, and on one side a cnn- ~ ~
4ent roll-top desk is at the disposal "
he patrons.
ne har room has had touch of this
le lmpfoVement-paint, paper and y
furniture. New bar fxturas bo,,a
planted the old and CONCERNING tLis cor,
Armstrong said the same was usad =
ne Dupont Hotel, PHILADELPHIA. and .hI "
80 hxtures alone are valued a. n;n. ,"
w. They were only used fonr
''hs ana come into Mr.. Armstrong; a
'essioh through a Sherif's sale. II Rra
hiighly polished piece of furniture Jaw
, beVeled edged plate mirrors
ne whole building has gone through &c
Ieiul renovation and every room 4s7
Yea and papered by JOS. E, Garter aggr
ar town. Electric lights have been weip
ca throughout, in every room. T.
furniture and carpets were mostly hoy' ."
'hased at John Wanamaker's. phil Har,
phia. > uiI- ana aIaI
T. Armstrong takes pride in his poun
improvements, and well he NAV after
Is due to his progressive sDirit DR.
TINS Old hostelrie is being brongbt resid
again TO the rank of frs,-class from
Is. 7 wear,