History of Sanbornton, New Hampshire . r the most approved appli-ances, with all the appurtenances desirable for exhibitionsand theatricals, including furniture. The hall is finished to corre-spond ; it is most elaborately frescoed in water-colors and gold gilt,with beautiful designs. There is but one feeling expressed by visitors,and that is admiration. The premises are supplied with water from the river, and theoverflow goes into a public watering-trough, erected by the samepublic-spirited citizen. The whole property, with a fixed rental of$500 annually besides an income from occasional lett
History of Sanbornton, New Hampshire . r the most approved appli-ances, with all the appurtenances desirable for exhibitionsand theatricals, including furniture. The hall is finished to corre-spond ; it is most elaborately frescoed in water-colors and gold gilt,with beautiful designs. There is but one feeling expressed by visitors,and that is admiration. The premises are supplied with water from the river, and theoverflow goes into a public watering-trough, erected by the samepublic-spirited citizen. The whole property, with a fixed rental of$500 annually besides an income from occasional letting of the hall,its neatly made seats, stage furniture, gas fixtures, and Steinwaypiano, costing nearly or quite $30,000, quietly passed into Cost and over- „ ,, T. . ,, . sight of con- possession ol the town. Its construction, in all its stages,from foundation to flag-staff, was under the supervisionof Leonard Conant, Esq., of Tilton. During that time no serious acci-dent occurred to person or PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 265 This well-appointed building stands, in its solid and graceful indi-viduality, a witness of skilled and honest workmanship, as well as ofthe large generosity that bestowed it. Although it is seen outside thelimits of the old town to-day, for more than a century the name andjurisdiction of Sanborn ton covered its site. It gave birthplace to thehonored sire, as well as the son whose munificence has erected thismonument. Geographical lines cannot bound admiration for generousdeeds or noble acts. They will live in the memory of ages to come,when mortar and bricks may have crumbled. Such acts may becomethe inspiration for nobler benefits to mankind. Tilton can better con-gratulate itself in the possession of such a citizen than in the gift ofsuch a hall. Of the other public buildings in town, the Academy at the Square,and the Congregational and Methodist meeting-houses in Tilton, arethe only ones that have ever presented the traditional New Englandspire, poi
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