The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-11-21
WORK OF THE
BUILDERS.
Many Properties Undergoing Alter
atiOnS and Repairs.
CHURCHES AMONG THEM,
The New Cherry Street Public School
Building Will not be Ready Until
Next Spring Some Suggestions.

of .he buildings on the site selected for
the new public school building, at the
northwest corner of Jardin and Cherry
streets. Judging from the progress thus
far made no schools will be opened in the
proposed new building before Spring. The
School Board has had its plans arranged
for some time and is ready to put the
builders at work on moments notice, but
has been baked by the difficulty in getting
the tenants to vscate, and now it must
wait until the party who purchased the
buildings on the land can have them re
moved. BY the time this work is accom-
plished the severe weather will be at
hand. The buildings to be removed are
TO be located on the south side of Cherry
street, between Jardin street and Pear
alley, directly opposite the st. Georges
Lithuanian church. 1t is an excellent
location and the buildings being more
than ordinarily attractive will add greatly
to the appearance OF the street.
Despite the hard times several congre-
cations have succeeded in eliciting suf-
ficient encouragement to warrant them in
giving their churches q good fall over
hauling. The Trinity Reformed church,
known as the little church around the
corner" has just passed through the
hands of painters to good advantage. The
exterior of the building and the frame
work Of the interior have been painted.
The Primitive Methodist church and Eng.
lish Baptist churches are undergoing ex.
tensive alterations and repairs and will
soon have quite an air Of prosperity about
them.
The West Cherry street property re-
Gently purchased by Charles f. Titman,
the lumber king, now ranks with the best
in town. The residences which for years
had a weather beaten appearance have
been transformed into most attractive
structures and compare favorably with
the best on that thoroughfare of home
life, The buildings in course of erection
on the adjoining lots are almost com
pleted, and they, too, will rank in the
class of modern dwellings which are so
much sought Mr.. Titman is becoming
one of the most extensive property owners
in the town and it is gratifying to see
! that he does not cater to the rookery style
of architecture. II has progressive
spirit and can faLhom the wants OF the
people with great accuracy. This makes
him the most substantial property owner
in our midst, and in the end he will have
something to dispose Of, while the rook-
| cries will be falling apart from the decay
to which their poor construction will be
an easy victim.
One of the best streets ia the town for
residences is West street. north Of Centre
street, but many property owners in that
section fail to realize it, or at least seem
| TO. There are number of excellent sites
along that street now occupied by stables
that could be made good investments
through the erection of modern resi-
dences. 1t is remarkable that when
houses are so scarce that such good OPP
portunities should be allowed to slip.
South West street people have outstripped
those of the north in progress and fore
sight.
The Ferguson House and Ferguson's
| Theatre buildings have been a subject OF
considerable comment of late. They are
certainly in need of some dressing up, es,
pecially the theatre building, which Is
rapidly degenerating in appearance, The
painters brush would work a great i'm
provement on the exteriors Of both build
ings. They need it badly The interior OF
the theatre is mostly commented upon
The condition is such that 1t seems ridicu
lous to refer to the place as an opera house
If the property is an expensive one and
does not bring in the revenue that il
should, bare bricks and walls will
never turn money in themselves. Take
the theatre for instance. Let IL be thor
Oughly renovated, repainJed and decorated
and let the bookings be of the Eight
! Bells" and princess Bonnie order anC
the people will soon raise the revenue
Comfort and frst-class amusement viii
build up any theatre, even at high prices
There is another public place that ex
cites sympathy. It is Robbins hall. Th,
ideas upon which this place was erected
were excellent, but the bases of the man
agement is away behind the age, and as
consequence the hall is not near as popu
lar as it should. There is a cold desertel
appearance about the place that chill
one upon entering it. 1t is only when tn
pastimes have been worked up to higl
pitch that the actual gloomy character o
the surroundings is forgotten Still al
dilapidated as the hall is the owner de
riyes a good revenue from it, and quit
likely that is all he cares about As il
the case of Ferguson's theatre, however
more comfort to the patrons and NOR
exertions to please their eyes would resul
in a largely increased revenue.
G, ID. Fricke has received a new lot