8 BULLETIlSr 825, U. S. DEPAKTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



all the rooms. Other colonial features are the Dutch oven, old wmdow 

 casings with green shutters, a wide veranda across the front, and 

 cupola on the top. The stairways are in the center of the house, 

 ascending from halls which extend the length of the building. 



On the third floor are five living rooms, occupied by the family of 

 the caretaker. 



On the second floor are found a reading room, 16 by 18 feet, on the 

 left front, containmg 3 card tables, a reading table, 2 large leather- 

 covered easy chairs, 8 leather-bottomed straight chairs, 4 straight 

 wooden chairs, a large center rug, and 5 wall pictures; a pool room, 

 at the right front, 18 by 28 feet, containing 2 pool tables with racks, 

 and a half dozen folding chairs; a Boy Scouts room, 16 by 18 feet, at 

 the rear of the reading room, containing various games, a bookcase, 

 a shelf closet, 25 folding chairs belonging to the scouts, and wall 

 pictures; a kitchen, 16 by 18 feet, at the rear of the pool room, with a 

 dumb waiter extending to the lower floor and with utensils and dishes 

 sufficient to serve 170 people, also 2 dish closets, sinks, wash tables, 

 drawers, etc., a large cookstove, together with 2 oil stoves and center 

 tables which are the property of the village school. 



On the first floor are the following rooms: On one side of the cen- 

 tral hall, an assembly room, 20 by 39 feet, with a seating capacity of 

 100, with a hardwood dancing floor, furnished with 50 folding chairs, a 

 piano, 2 wicker tables, a large clock, and 2 large wall pictures; a 

 public reading room across the hall from the assembly room, stocked 

 with papers and magazines and furnished with a large table, a dozen 

 arm chairs, a wicker chair, and a large rug; 2 dressing rooms at the 

 rear of the assembly room; and a tea room at the rear of the reading 

 room, which accommodates 50 people. 



The basement contains a large storeroom and the furnace room. 



Funds for the acquisition of the building were obtained as follows: 



From sale of 532 shares of nonassessable stock to 131 holders at $5 



per share $2, 660 



Individual loan 1, 550 



Total 4, 210 



A floating indebtedness of $500 was covered by a further sale of 

 one share of stock to each holder. 



Five hundred dollars also has since been paid on the loan. 



The janitor for his services receives the third floor, rent free, for 

 living rooms, and free electricity, heat, and water, the latter items 

 amounting to about $25 per year. Other expenses are as follows: 



Coal, per year $200 



Electricity, per year 70 



Taxes, per year 77 



Miscellaneous 78 



Total 425 



