New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-06
ENGLEWOND.
PREPARATIONS FOP SPRING BUSINESS AND
PLEASURE EALEsTATE IMPROVEMENTS

PREPARATIONS Top SPRING BUSINESS AND
stRE-REAL~EsTATE IMPROVEMENTS.
With the return of the bobolink. the reaprCarau'"
OF the bicycs; and the renewed antics OF the anna
teur photographed has come prancing homo tho
school and college girl on her annual sprnE y2od-
ton She is N the most Astounding health and
spirits and has walked into the tom with ;hlt afr
Of good-natur,d superiority which is always 50
fetching The towaspeopie have ohcdientiy yielded
10 her graces. and have handed Themselves over -
the tender merces OF this young woman until az or
Easter when she viii depart. ana good deal ~
light viii go with her Meantime. however. sh-
is making the most OF the spring caNF. ana IN FAC
for the opening season. The Field club held a meet
ing recently az which 1t was decided TO er rourag"
still further !n the organization and ar
peal to the sordid interests OF the Younger ~
aboshng Initiation fees for all those who have not
yet seen twenty-five summers. II is thought that this
concession vii! result IN the addition az considerable
new blood and In success still, greater than that
The property-owners also have their eyes wide open
IN preparation for the gayetes OF he coming sum
mer Great Improvements are being made al tho
now EnglewoOd Hotel. both on tho building. when
is large and commodous, and on the grounds. which
are ample ana well situated.
Among the spring real-estate trar sacuons which
have been recorded is the sale by John H. Lydecher
to James a. O'Gormsn. the lawyer. Of Ncw-YOrk OF
FOR ExMayor H fH Grant ' ha as6 SHdSdc
eighteen acres to his recent purchase on thG Fats
homestead and including the Old Colonial mansion
and reached from the HIGHWAY by a drive through
a lane formed by similar growth. The place pun
chased by Mr.. OGOrman Is par, OF the Carrot J
Lycecker homestead, ore OF the finest pieces Of
property on the western slope % the Palisadea.
There seems TO be no hope for some considerable
time to com" OF getting new form ~ government
for EnglewOOd. The act which introduced ia
the Legislature, and which passed both Houses
making possible the Incorporation Of toWns Nk"
Engiewoo1. has been signed by the Governor. but
before TINS Z was 50 amended to make necessary
the former requisite OF 800 Inhabitants. As Engie
wood. according to the last official census which ~
the only one the courts acknowledge has not tho
qured 900 inhabitants, Il H. inpOss bic u change
the present form % government here. EngcwOoi
VIII have to sit with hnr hands in her lap. ami
watch The partial disntcgration Of the town 10y IN"
formation Of bOrOughs such as tnat a. ErgeW0Oi
cliffs Citizens here. however. are Just as much IN
tercsted as they were in the Paahcs and th"y road
of Senator Lcxow's speech at Ahany which
declared he in favor Of tho ton Of the
PailS1dcS Whether his Pen s an eXpe1IeNt on" or
not no one seems TO be- able - ten. hut tho people
here will welcome almost anything that vii Inquire
the Palisades from destruction.
The portrait Of William Walter Phelps. when was
painted by Chester LOOMS. the weil-knOvn artist
has been hung IN the main reception room OF IN"
Englcw0oQ club. J; is Il 9trIkirgly good likeness
AMI the ~cll-romembcrcd. kindly characteristics II
Cecl =. =. Bancroft. the principal Of Phps An
dover Academy. has just been At EnGieWooI for his
last sitting for the portrait ocing paintet by Mr.
LOOMS. The WORK was extremely sati-factDry. and
received with tho utmost delight by Andover's
many alumni in New-York
Rev. DE-. Jamison Of :he Methodist Episcopal
Church has Just closed his pastOratc in EnRiewOOd
He ana his family will remove 10 Bo0nton. J., 10
whose church he received most cordial invitation
r. II. Hoffman, cashier Of the citizens National
dangerously III with pneumonia, and 1t IS feared
that he will not recover.