Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-05-31
Trice & Waller Coming Lower
Down On Main Street In
The Fall.
A MODEL FURNITURE STORE.
The HOOser Building Won't
Look Like Itself When <,
RemOdeled.

Very soon the last old business
building. but one, on Main street
will be a thing of the past-not that
it is to be torn down but to be re-
modelled. So completely will it be
changed that the Hooser building
will hardly be recognized, especially
in front.
The present owner, Mr.. John B.
Trice, is going to spend several
thousand dollars to have it converted
into modern and more pretentious
building. The plans and specifica-
tons have been completed by the
architects. Messrs. Waller & Brodie,
and are now in the hands of contrac-
tors. who are figuring on the cost.
Messrs. Waller & Trice, the furni
ture men and undertakers, have ar
ranged with Mr.. Trice to have the
three-story building so arranged that
its every feature will comply with
the demands of their large and in
creasing business. Everything is to
be ready for their occupancy by fall.
The drawings were made in &C.
cordance with the suggestions made
by Messrs. Waller & Trice, who
from long experience, know what
changes are necessary to make the
building what it should be, and
when completed it will be a model
modern furniture and undertaking
structure. In fact there will not be
any thing more up to date in the
state.
Messrs. Waller & Trice will utilize
the three stories of the building as
well as basement. The excavation
necessary for the Easement will be
the first work done by the contrac-
tors when the contract is let. There
can be no delay in the work after it
is begun and everything must be
completed before the end of the
building season.
The old style front. which was up
to date over half century ago, is to
be torn out from the sidewalk to the
caves. 1t will be replaced with glass
front-practically one show window
reaching from the first floor to the
ceiling of the second story. The
ceiling of the lower room will be
taken out and a balcony will extend
around on each side and the rear
end. The first floor and the balcony
will be used for displaying furniture,
rugs, etc.
The third story which will be
reached by an electric elevator. de-
serves particular m ention. Mr..
Waller. the head of the undertaking
department. has given the arrange
ment of the third floor very careful
consideration and has evolved some
thing in the way of convenience and
adaptability for that branch of the
business plans that are entirely new
in this section Of the state.
He is going to have several rooms
partitioned off. Ole room will be
used as morgue and embalming
room. He will have an operating
table in one room, where physicians
can hold post-mortem examinations
when necessary. When the burial
Of a corpse has to be postponed for
several days the remains can be
taken care Of. And when, on ac-
count of inclement weather. services
cannot be held at the grave they can
be held in room that will be speci-
ally prepared for that purpose.
There will be an alcove in this
room. separated by curtains. Pend
ing preparations for burial. persons
from a distance can occupy the room.
It will be handsomely furnished,
lighted with electricity. heated by a
large fireplace. lavatory near at
hand, and will be just like any par
Tor in all its appointments. These