New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-18

rersev CITY and which Il alive with wheelrnen n
good weather on the way 10 the niue nam'el ono
passes the schoohouse tn course OF erec''oh.
The place has about four hundred inhabitants ara
ia partly in Engewood and partly In Ridgehed
township. The school IL outside OF the chartered
school line OF EnglewoOd, and IL contToiiei Dy
Board OF Trustees Independent OF the Engie"ood
Board J d. schor Is the station agent ana the
Barrett Palmer g. Heals dyeworks are 81 Moro,
a nST nf aya hs sxs when filming on fa time Tn.
a settlement OF people who live IN molrs' ahI
pretty cottages. and who take PRIDE u me l'tei
opment OF their village There are about ssiy five
New-York commuters IN the pa e., VIZ. s sny~'
oils Thiry-two trains. sixteen each way stop al
the pretty station daily. end. the opportunlu Dc
IL done way from the home stores.
Near the station is one Of me pctnreeslu' o..
OF william Walter Phelps This magnificent 'ract
Of land with ,s gr9yss ana am ms - nr sn
roads winding through fragrant woods ana along
shaded avenues win n is rouyd All ~ cot.,ss
and farmhouses. is the chief attraction % tbs part
OF the county. and Will be spoken Or az length In
these columns.
TENAFI.Y. THE WILLOW MEADOW
North OF Engewood. on high ground AMI asou,
seventeen miles from New-York. IS Tenafy. beau
tlful village. with about two thousand inhabitants.
which a resident describes by saying. owe have
good air beautiful scenery good society. m .rdcont
residences and the hes, roads In the wOfl
The Tenaklll River flows through the heart - the
village and the great number Of willows tfa' grow
along It's banks caused the early Dutch settlers 30
call 1t Tenafy. which signifies willow meadow
The land rises ei.her side % the stream. ari
forms succession OF natural terraces. terminal
ing to the westward In a series ~ rolling hills.
which continue almost 70 the city of Paterson ON
the IL part OF the western slope - The
Palisades The summit OF the ridge - four hunIrel
feet above the nunsoh h.V'r am an ~. II,
The forest OF the Palisades begins about half
mile from the station and the crest OF ne palisades
is reached by wildly picturesque road
Although the place f. known az a bed-chamoer Tor
New-Yo merchants and bankers. II has a poln-
lation OF It's own and some manufacturing concerns.
There IL ftne brick school In the place. 81 Nhi,n
r. 3. Mayham IL the principal; pretty stone RAJ.
way station. a number Of stores ne" public haIl
and two hotels
gin is the rector or the Episcopal Church ~ ne
the Roman Catholic Church OF Mount Carmel There
Is also a on-denomlnaton mission, ia charge OF
The Tenahy Record" is the local paper. eiItet
by f. B. RommeL There Is good FIRE d.erarlimeen,
its full quota OF societies and lodges
Near the centre Of the yilaSe , Is the Raee known
the entertainment of Tribune Fresh Air Fund chill
dE y Las. Tas s Sns aHa 2 Doya and g n
ceved at HAPPY Land each chill being enter
Alfred Jarvis is the postmaster
Among those who have fine homes on ,he heights
Gt Tspa Ss %a K ag Green resbs . sran e
father the first chaplain OF Congress; George
Coppell. OF the Denver and Rio Grande Railway
Company; John Hull Browning. president Northern
Railroad Of New-Jersey; Delos Bliss. q Dodge
Bliss e. Co. Thomas l. Macintyre. William NJ
Kidder. H. 3. Palmer John s. Lyle F. X. Meigs
William c. CULVER and Thomas Thatcher.
The present borough officers are: Thomas l.
James Mayer Hull Br2wnns s'sPhep G. carE
and Charles Gardner. Counci,men; : ". Lindsay
clerk: George II. westervelt. chief marshal George
Mclaughlin, night marshal: T. l.. Tayenere VIII
lam Ryan Joseph Elsler and Herman II. Elcke
narshaIs: Michael f. Martin. poormas,er and Fred
erck G. Evers. poundmaster.