New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-14
BERGEN COUNTY.
ENGI.EWOOD.
SUMMER OUTINGS GRAVEYARD DEP
REDATORS

RETURN or MANY RESIDENTS FROM THEIR
SUMMER OUTINGS GRAVEYARD DEP
REDAToRs
Engewood has been considerably worked up over
the fact that rreverent persons have been In
yading the graveyard In EnRlc-st ana have been
making free with Of the iron ornaments on
the graves there. 4 few OF these disappeared a
week ago and II seems hard TO determine whether
the rascally work done by some passing tramp
or some mischievously minded youths Of the town
In any case 1t seems pity that the depredators.
whatever their object. should not have the grace
TO pass by the graveyard and leave 1t In its peace
and quiet.
Almost every one has returned from his or her
summer outing and the town il lively again and
fun OF presa gngs OF coming social gayeties. Among
the well-known people VINO have recently returned
10 town IL Donald Mackay. the New-York banker,
who got back last Saturday after few weeks trip
abroad Mr.. Mackay expresses himself as de-
lighted over his journey, and his return is hailed
with great pleasure by his friends here, among
whom he is extremely popular. They have been
also much interested in the announcement made In
The Tribune on Thursday that Mr. Mackay had
bought for $4,000 the site OF the cd Clearing
house. Nassau and Pine SITS 1t is presumed here.
of course that this purchase is made by MI
Mackay in behalf of the clearinghouse OF Yer
milye & CO.. Of which he is one Of the leading
partners The sale recalls the fact that II was
only in 1877 thai this property was offered for sale
al about s255OOO. The many hundreds OF thou
sands OF dollars difference between these figures
shows the enormous increase IN real estate values
in that part of New-York City.
Many Englewood houses have been rented by
their owners to out-of-iown people for the winter
II is expected that almost every favorable resi-
dence here will be filled by October !. There are
many new houses being built. and IL is also ex-
pected that they will be- ready for occupancy by
the time the first snow falls. Among the houses
rented are the Blake stone cottage, in Brayton-st
to Mr. lockwood: the Marley house. at Tenahy
Road and Grove-st.. to George f.. Alien; the err
mye house. in Dwight Place, 10 j. Van Frank Ken
Franke and the Isaac X. Demarest house IN Tena-
ny Road TO f.. =. Fletcher OF New-York
The public school which opened last week shows
a considerable increase in attendance. there being
now Sss pupils on the list. The public schools at
Teaneck opened last Monday. school NO: VIII
be conducted by Miss Vida; No by T. L. Graham
and No by j. Edgar Waite.
tennis match in which considerable Interest
was taken had been arranged for last Saturday be
tween the Englewood Field Club and the Nutley
Tennis Club. to be played on the Englewood courts
in the afternoon There were goodly number Of
spectators present. and preparations for tea were
made al the clubhouse; but the rain down
and put q damper the whole affair The players
continued to WELD their rackets in the rain and
the baseball nine continued to slide around In the
drank tea. But II was all in sort Of langud and
subdued manner
The Rev. James Eells, pastor OF the Presbyterian
Church. preached strong sermon last Sunday
morning. addressing 1T especially 10 the young men
and women who were about to start away for
coming two weeks will see the last ones vanish
from the streets Of Englewood TO begin their win
the time OF departure is SO near at hand seems to
be duly appreciated for all the young people have
been lively In the last two weeks In holding their
final entertainments and Publications OF the
summer.