New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-01
N THE ANNEXED DISTRICT
REAL ESTATE ADVANCING II vALUE-NoRE PRO
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REA1, ESTATE ADVANCING II V>LUE-MORE PRO
TETON AGAINST FIRE Pr Missed
:evc:al auction sales Of lot- in the Twenty fourth
NaTd were held last week the property which was
offered for SALE" Whether such saeS ere more or jess
= oniablc than sales at the Real Estate Exchange.
hey are certainly picturesque aud Interesting.
A. sale at kiugSjiidcc YESTERDAY, the audience Wa
co,.o;ably seated under wide spreading trees, with
green turf undcrfoot. and could enjoy, If not greatly
interested i'm the auctOncer's talk views Of iaLd
srape extending over portion Of the Harlem River
Valley. Clerk, ana mechanics brought their wives
and children with ccm and the married couple held
whispered consultations TO the adYi-aiF OF buying
small plots OF ground. The variety Of type. from
the keen real estate dealer 10 the simple mechanic.
gave the aucoucer chance ~ i-play all "a, shrc"d
ness in coaxinc bid, from the purchasers. \ FREE
luncheon served and the affair was a, much Ike
a picnic business tran action. The real estate
sales for the last few week. have shown excellent
prices for the fOrdham. fremont and kingsbndgc
property offered. From II 900 II $500 have been
average prices for lots improved roads having "a,
and water mains and within walking distance Of
railroad stations. some Of the property recently Sold
has doubled in value within this year.
The strawberry festival OF the Ladies' Aid so
cetv o. The Morrlsana Congregational Church last
week had A fca, which va, especially attractive,
as an unexpected addition to tile pleasures Of the
evening The attendants at the festival IN
in the church on Wednesday evening. when Charlie
ticr1nond and Miss Mary Kramer were mari1cd.
Tho ceremony was performed by the Roy. H. O..
Woodbridge. There usher, and no brides
maids but Mr.. and MIR. charles Brown. Of one
hundredand sixty lir>t-st., friends of the BRIDE. a"
compar.ied the couple 10 The altar.
The .uueral of Daniel r. Garden, Of Morr1sana.
was held on Tuesday. Mr Garden hid been for
many years assistant secretary of the Amcri' AN
Institute The Rev. r. 3. Harris OF ST. Pauls
Church. conducted thc services. Delegations from
several societies Of which Nj. Garden had been
member were among those Who ATTENDED the funeral.
The horse-cars IN upper Third ave. proceed under
difficulties since the work of widening ui" avenue
Lecan The operations vi digging and grading leave
r,Ju for only one track on the avenue. ana thcft are
few Turnout switches. Travel Is consequently de
Iayoi and Oh days such a. SUNDAYS ana HOLIDAYS
when the cars are crowded, great inconvenience. j.
caused The residents viii welcome the extension
Of the elevated road 49,.
people i'm tho Annexed District will soon have better
Fire Department will recommend In their ncA, esu
mate of cNpcnscs that three additional engine h"HNc'
Ice built north of the Harlem River large huhorr
of additional alarm boxes VIII be paced III INC streets
u Two additional pavilions viii soon be added 10
the one ALREADY erected at Fordlam lelg'S Tor uic
use of patients OF the New l0rk SKIN ana 'tncei
Hospital one Of the buildings l. thc Sil Oh
Mrs. Arson Phelps Stokes. and Mrs Dahiei N"iurn
has given the larger par; OF the amount necessary
to build the other one. =. :.
The Rev Henry VI. Coke. Of Hawkins, y l..
las been invited 10 become The pastor OF ne mon
Michael A: NolaD former rector OF inc ch1ii "a, vi
St Augustine Morlsania, has been appointed I..2r
of the church Of the Annunclation in one hundred
and. thirty -frstst.