News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-06-03

Oh Ul0 DullulUS 10 Tue EASTERN Ell
trance. The ceilings of the corridor
are finished with plaster coYnioe ant
the walls in panel wainscot. The dec
orations are in shades of chocolat
and green and border designs ar
very effective, Opposite the main en-
trance handsome bronze statue will
be placed.
SOLDIERS MEMORIAL HALL.
The Soldiers Memorial hall has re
ceived special attention and perhaps
the finest work In the building has
been done here. The size of the 70 on
is 2SX46 feet. 1t has five large win
dews designed for memorial windows
The finishing is in mahogany anC
marble. The ceiling is finished will
beams and panels. The colors of the
walls and ceiling are green, buff and
brown. The border of the ceiling
panels is @ holly design and above
the wainscOt is border of scroll de.
sign. On the marble panels will be
placed the names of 245 soldiers OF
the Civil war, under three captions.
Under one will be inscribed the names
of those who were born here and were
| credited TO Stowe Under the second
the names Of those who were born In
Stowe and became residents of other
states before the war and served from
those states. Under the third cap
ton will be placed the names of the
soldiers who. have become residents
of Stowe since the war.
Between Memorial hall and the
main corridor is a room 17x1S feet
in size, which may be used as pri,
vate office. East of the main CORR
dor is the room designed for the post
Office. It's size is 1922 feet. Beyond
this and in connection with it is a
smaller office 12x14 feet.
READING ROOM AND LIBRARY.
Opening upon the side corridor from
the north is the reading room, a
beautiful room 17x19 witha fireplace
and mantel of pressed and ornamen-
tai brick Beyond this is the stack
room, where the town library will be
kept. This room is 1Sx1S feet and
will be provided with stacks for 4 900
volumes, but is capable of holding
5000. The next room is the town
clerks office, 1920 feet. Opening
from this is the fire proof vault, with
double brick walls, with airspace be-
tween, concrete floor and steel ceiling.
THE AUDITORIUM
The eastern entrance contains the
winding stairways TO the basement
and to thesecOnd floor. On this floor
a corridor occupies the eastern end
with ticket office aud gentleman's
coat room opening from one end and
ladies' cloak room from the other.
The main part of the floor is occupied
by the auditorium which Is 46x50
feet and with the gallery, 2Ox46 feet,
has a seating capacity of 500. The
stage and dressing rooms are 22x46
feet and will be fitted up with all mod
ern improvements and fixtures. The
scenery is especially fine. 1t is paint
ed on heavy linen duck, making it
much more expensive and durable
than the cotton. The auditorium
and stage are lighted ty arc lights
and are provided with automatic
lighting facilities. The walls of the
auditorium are finished with piasters
and panels. The decorations are said
by many to be the finest of the kind
in the sUate. No description can do
justice to the artistic IF .ct of the
whole. Shades of green, chocolate,
gold rose and grey, form the back
ground for various designs which in
clude wreaths and festoons of holly,
roses and ribbons.
THE B BASEMENT.
The basement contains two cells, a
toilet room, a room suitable for an
office, halt, 8 kitchen supplied with
sinks and other convenienees, a sew
ing room with double swing doors
The eastern end is occupied by the ban.
quet hall 44x16 feet. Opening from
this is a ladies' parlor. These rooms
are all decorated, the decorations be.
ing especially fac. A ladies cloak
room is connected with the parlor
The next room contains a machine
for manufacturing gas from gasolene
A tank OF gasOlene, having capaci.
ty of twenty barrels, has been con.
structed under the sidewalk. The
whole building will be lighted with
gas. The machine is from the Gilbert
Manufacturing Co. of Springfield
Mass. The space under the porch
has been utilized for coal pit and
the remaining space in the basement
for boiler room. The Richmond
boiler is already in place. The build
ing will be heated by steam both, di
rect and indirect.
Some OF the people who have as.
sisted Mr.. Thomas in the construc.
ton of the building are: Mr.. Kemp
ton OF Newton, Mass, who was fore
man OF carpenters and finish work for
a short time, and II. M. Houston Of
Barre, who now fills that position
Buck of Montpelier, foreman OF gran
lite work; Hayes of Burlington, brick
work 1; LeEsperance of Boston, ada
mant and plaster work: C. Fl. Goss
of st. JohnsbuTy, plumbing and cop
per work, Bartlett of Springfield
Mass, gas and plum bling. Strauss
Brothers of Boston did the decorat
ing. The granite was cut in Water
bury by Daniels The outside finish
! inU waa dono Inv tho CharoD I,