St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-12-20
WEST CONCORD.
Judeyine Memorial school Building.


This village has long needed a suitable
school building and as the late A. +.
Judevine, former resident OF this place,
willed to the town a sum of money to be
used for educational purposes, town
meeting was held in September, 1898,
and it was voted that suitable school
building should be erected and that the
directors should have charge of the work.
The school directors are Harvey Jude
vine, Freeman Morse and F. A. Brewer.
The directors purchased of Mrs. Eben
Frye, land sufficient for the erection of
school building and also for a nice play
ground Lambert Packard of ST. Johns
bury was engaged as the architect and
A. H. Manley OF Enosburg Falls was
awarded he contract for building. Geo.
Mills, his foreman, had entire charge of
the work. The building is two-story
wood structure above the basement,
42x4S feet front.
As we enter the building we notice a
pleasant hall with cloak room at each
end. We next see the two large we'll
| lighted school rooms furnished with
single desks, teachers desk and chairs,
blackboards and book cases. On each
side of the entrance are stairs leading to
the hall above where are two more nice
large rooms, connected by folding doors,
which can be used for hall if desired.
Only one of these rooms is furnished at
present and this is fitted up similar to
he rooms below. There are forty desks
in each room, which were bought OF the
Vermont School Seat Co. of Rutland.
The house is well built, the floors are OF
hard wood and the ceilings and VAIN
scoting of hard pine from Georgia. The
building is heated by wood furnace, the
heating and plumbing put in by Farm.
ham & Albee of st. Johnsbury. The
building is painted light green with dark
trimmings and the work was done by
w. A. Josin and Alba Hudson of this
place. 1t is supplied with nice spring
water which runs into the toilet room:
in the basement, the two school room:
on the first floor and the hall on TIT
second floor. The bell was taken from
the old school building. The building il
| in fine location overlooking the vllag
! and the grounds have been nicely graded
about it.
The village and town have great reason
to be proud of this building. 1t is hope'
. the parents and friends OF the scholar
will take an interest in the schools an,
thus help the teachers to be successful il
their work. Great credit is due Harve
Judevine for the thoughtful interest am
4 care he has taken in this work.
DR.. and Mrs. r. 7. Johnson yer
pleasantly entertained 80 members {
d the G. A. r. and w. r. c. last wee
v Tuesday evening.
1t The Epworth League will hold thei
d prayer meeting Sunday evening instea
J. of Friday evening. 1t will take the plat
is OF the usual Sunday evening service.
e, There was a good attendance at I'll
1t chicken pie supper and fair which we
e held at the Universalist church vestr
III last Wednesday evening and goo
amount was added to the treasury.
Christmas exercises will be held at I'll
ID Universaist church next Saturday eve
ing and at the Methodist church ne,
he Monday evening. These exercises W
commence about o'clock. Every one
invited to come and enjoy them.
w There are about seventy-fve pup
= attending school here this winter.
m The store windows are very pretti
" decorated with the holiday goods. o.
:. Cutting, S. Moody, l.. W. Hastings al
u Mrs. E. H. Bazin have each very pref
display at reasonable prices.