The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-05-22
Community House
at East Burke
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United States and they are wonder
full in workmanship and design.
Both of the reading rooms are well
stocked with books, magazines and
papers, including many of the pop
ular novels, the classics, books Of
reference, aliases and dictionaries IN
these rooms as well as throughout
the house the floors are all of hard
wood, many of them being covered
with Klear flax rugs.
In the basement are two rooms of
equal size with the reading rooms
for sports and games. The southern
room contains fine pool table and
an inlaid checker and backgammon
bord. Around the room are colored
prints of scenes from Dickens, lake
and mountain scenes and plenty Of
chairs for those who wish to watch
the players. Another banjo pattern
clock is above the open fireplace.
The room opposite will be devoted
to the boys and girls of the COM
munity. There is large cupboard for
storing games and any paraphernalla
that may be- used by the Boy Scouts
or kindred organizations, while maps
of the United States and Vermoi t
can be spread on the walls. The pie
lures in the children's room are ap-
pirate to the place and include one of
Stratford on Avon, Washingt n
Crossing the Delaware, and Other
classical scenes. The floors in both
Of the basement rooms are of painted
cement and both rooms are well
lighted by windows and splendidly
ventilated.
The approach to the second floor j.
made over stairway with the carved
rails all finished to match the rest Of
the woodwork and after reaching the
second floor there are two rooms 10
bv 10 feet, besides spacious closets
and a coat ROOM The room upstairs
will be used by the ladies of the CO. :
munity for gatherings Of all sorts.
One of them has sewing machine in
the rooms and is regularly used by
the ladies for their seWinp bees. The
rooms have all the conveniences FOR
conferences and work and furnish
just the place desired for meeting
places.
To keep up the property Mr. Dar-
line has installed in the building M.
and Mrs. A. "A. Barber as caretakerS.
They have most attractive suite Of
rooms on the two floors with all the
modern conveniences. The rooms arc
most attractively furnished, the bed
rooms with the four posted beds of
fnrhn11se In Al 70
rors adorn the walls of the sleeping
rooms. The BARRIERS are enthusiastic
over the usefulness of the new
building and since it was opened IN
the winter report the daily attend
ance increasing and more and more
of the townspeople utilizing the many
facilities of the place.
A steam heating plant in the base
ment keeps every room in the build
ing warm through the cold weather,
while there are toilet facilities N
every floor of the latest models. The
heating and plumbing was installed
by the c. H. Goss Company of St.
Johnsbury.
The building is covered on the TX
terror with red cedar clapboards and
painted in white. When the walks
and drives are finished it will have Il
most artistic setting and i stands to-
day as an architectural gem. In the
rear of the building Isl woodshed,
while beyond are the horse sheds
where 10 teams can be kept at time
adjacent to the building and in the
same plot of ground is spaciou
band stand
The building will soon be dedicate