The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-08

IatchiS & Son. 1t has q seating capacity
of 600. with stage % feet by 81 feet The
front of the building is in tapestry brick
in attractive design, making it one of the
handsomest theatre fronts in New Eng
land. The height Of the main room be-
tween the stage and balcony is about 80
feet. while the distance from the floor tot
the ceiling under the balcony is about 15l
feet. The interior woodwork and seats
are mahogany finish. The floors are
hardwood The building has lobby 81
feet long by 10 feet wide and above this
il the ladies' waiting room with lavatory
and wash room adjoining. The theatre
is equipped with two-manual mahogany
finish Estey electric organ.
Kolstad, Taylor & Co, Inc. which is
q branch Of the c. +. Church Mfg. Co, of
Holyolle, Mass, built a one-story factory
on the south side of Flat street and
The main shop, which is of mill construc
ton, is 176 feet long with a frontage. of
so feet. There is a brick dry kiln con
nected which is 100 by 80 feet and brick
manufactures pyralin toilet seats. The
Woodworking business of the Church com
pany is being done at the local plant this
winter. The company is now employing
h men on a J4-hour schedule.
Fred ~. Betterley built a brick garage
building on Elliot street on the site of the
well-known DIR. Bugbee house. which Mr..
Betterly RACED after buying the property.
using the brick in the side walls OF
the new structure. The building is one
story high. Is feet deep and has a front
age Of 49, feet. There are nearly 1000
square feet of floor space. Mr.. Bettcrley
conducts an automobile storage and sales
business, which he moved from quarters
OH Canal street about Sept. Il.
One OF the most notable improvements
is now under way, being the entire remOd-
cling of the Vermont National bank, eXte-
! rior and interior. But little interior work
] has been done aside from putting in a
| new vault, but the larger part of the exte-
riOr work has been done. This involved
| tearing out the front. south and rear
walls of the first story and putting in
! Vermont white marble and tapestry brick
/ walls and large windows. The old vault
/ has been removed and a new one put i'll.
and the interior work has been begun. In
/ the interior construction Tennessee pink
/ marble VIII be used extensively. The
changes have involved the building of
vaults for the law firm of Harvey, Mau-
rice, Whitney x Fits, the probate court
and the Windham county court and i'm
provementS for the law firm on the second
and third floors.
| Extensive improvements have been made
/ the past year in the Brooks House, and
| more are contemplated the coming year.
/ \ dark red tile floor has been put in
| throughout the first floor. giving the hotel
/ a much more attractive appearance. and
/
! On the second floor including what for
merry was the main parlOr and some on
| the top floor These all are thoroughly
modern Besides this. ~ rooms have
been equipped for hot and cold water. 1t
/ is planned To put in hot and cold water
/ this year in the remaining rooms not
already 80 equipped.
| The Brattleb0ro Lumber corporation
put up four new dry kilnS just south of
/ the main plant on the Vernon road Each
= ,s, J. nv hon Fnr
/ They were built Of red tile and are one
story high.
i sawmiH, box shop and mill garage
We're built at the plant of the White
River Chair Co. on Vernon street. The
mill il about 30 10y 30 feet and the box
shop is - feet square with two floors
The garage is Of sufficient SIZE To accom-
MEDIATE three cars
+. Crosby & 60. added garage to their
retail stare of ElliGt street and made
numerous improvements and altera tions
mt the grain elevator on Vernon street.
The garage, which is Just completed, is
large enough to accommodate four or five
automobiles. 1t is of brick and cement
construction. The company also con
Structed new slaughter house 80 by 40
feet near its elevator. and some of the
windows and doors on the ground floor Of
the main elevator have been closed i'm
with the hope Of keeping cut water at the
time If spring fresliet such as was eX-
1 li+-lltNtPd last spring. lNO tenement
houses. also the property of the company.
north OF the elevator, were moved north
about 100 feet and west an equal distance.
to make room for another contemplated
building.
\ tw5-story addition. 20 by 60 feet. was
factory on Frost street for the purpose of
enlarging the paint shop and Grating room.
1t is of wood construction.
About third of the work has been
which is under construction on Putney
road The church is a frame building.
with Stucc1 finish. on concrete founda-
ton, and is 30 feet by rs feet. The roof
will he on by tonight and it is expected
that The building viii be ready for occu-
pancy by MAY l.
on tie Tutucy road u. L. McEIainy
las completely changed tie architecture ot
the large II lSc on the Goad dali place
--'i"h he reserved when b" sod II +. T..
Iarhuf what il n'w the lnwosd Inn prop
crty, The interior is altogether chancct
and iGur p1rches have been built. The
l"rrr barn was torn down and the barn
which adjoiued the residence was moved
back and made over INTO a barn. garage
9nd servants quarters. y handsome
Il an" wall Ur feet high, two feet Wldn
and 900 feet long has been built around
t-se front part of til" premises.
Tie Grant Granite G . has UIdnr way
an "ti:ce AID show rom. 90 by 81 feet
south of the LaWrcnte house 81 : u-i
.,tu.u street.. II IS 10 he "A 0np-~t ~
DIN strug.urr. 1t is NV about half
completed. The company son VIII put
on an addition ahout the same size e.
take scare OF eating operations Wajcl
have been carried ON ut tk0 island sheds
and which have been rendered 4 firu,t by
the br Dire across the CONNECTICUT river be
ing carried away.
4. :. Hall. c,ntra6t ~. re- lr,s that tho
cn.N bui ding W rk he did the past year