The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-26

pie opportunity for indoor programs and
entertainments. The stage is about n
feet square. Dressing rooms, etc. adj
join the stage. The opera hall or au-
ditorium is about 45 feet wide by Al
feet deep and has balcony across one
end 16 feet deep with slanting floor. This
room. with balcony. VIII seat approx
mately 800 persons. 1t Is arranged in
such a way that for dancing purposes
or special occasions when the weather
opened to the vcranda 40 by 10 feet on
the same level and in the same finish.
Plain oak with oak floors. was used
throughout for the interior finish The
side walls are Of plaster painted light
brown and decorated. The ceilings are
of steel and are painted brown also.
The basement room is devoted to the
heating plant, which consists of two
large hot-air furnaces which NAV be
used separately or in unison, and for
the storage of fuel. etc. The building
also has an up-to-date yentilating sys-
tom. The heating and yentilating sys-
tens were installed by the Fitch Plumb
ing & Heating Co. of Brattleboro.
Orders have been placed for stage
equipment to come from New York. but
this has not arrived, although it is ex-
pccted within a short time. Additional
chairs of the same style as those in the
former hail. practically all of which were
saved. have been received from Reads
boro. The work Of grading was done by
the town, and the town provided for the
sidewalks.
Those familiar with the building CON
ditions and the difficulties connected
with the construction of the new town
| han state that the work of the cOntrac-
tor was carried on with special inter-
| est and fidelity and in a way which has
| been we'll pleasing TO the building COM
| mittee and the townSpenpe IN general.
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| that no contractor could have been sup
ported more strongly than was he by the
/ building committee and the architect,
/ NJ r. Drew of Greenfield. Mass, who CO.
operated closely to bring about such sat
iSfactory results.
] Mrs. Dutton. the donor, is a native
/ Of Iownsheud. a daughter of l.. III. and
| Marcia H. Cathan. She spent her early
| life in Townshend and ON May -. 1864,
! she married Henry +. Dutton. then q
| lieutenant colonel in the Eighth Vermont
| regiment. For many years the family
! mas occupied the old Cathan homestead
/ in Hamonyville as summer home.
Lieut. Col DuttOn. in whose memory
| the building was given. was a native of
| Ludlow and was teacher in Leland
and Gray seminary mt the time of his
| enlistment in Company H. Eighth Yer
| mont regiment. On Jan. II, 1862. he
was commissioned captain and rose ia
.
considered one of TIE most efficient and
q popular officers in the regiment. liz was
: honorably discharged Nov. 10. 1864. on
account of being unable to continue in
service because of severe wounds re-
ceived at the battle of Opeqnon. lie
was one of the best field officers I'm the
brigade and could move n regiment in
battle with the same ease as when on
parade. As commander of the picked de-
taChment at the destruction of the gun.
boat Cotton. in which he performed val,
. lent service he was complimented by
! Colonel Thomas in his report made tC
! the adjutant general Of Vermont. After
/ his discharge from the army he engaged
: in phosphate. cotton and banking bust
, ness i'm the South. and was eminently
/ successful. He died March Il. 1916.
y finance committee consisting OF
Charles $. Mills. Edgar III. Allbee and
Fred T. Randall. and a building com
mittee consisting of John H. Ware as
: chairman, Edward Il. Batchelder
, Charles w. Cutler. Harry f Howard
and Henry {. Stratton, all of Town
shcnd. We're chosen by Mrs. Dutton e
assist strr in carrying out her plans fol
;, the building.