New-York tribune., 1896-11-29

who owned the land on which the village stood
others said that the name originated with wag
| who heard tho clerk of the ancient place answer
when asked about the births in the place in the
| course of the last year; cat only Inc story
| says:
Two sprigs OF nobility, passing along:
| Glanced TO oerhear the clerks doeful song ,
''Cat on'y" said they. that's "A funny concet.
And they joked over what good nickname twould
make.
1t had its churches and It's literary societies, OF
which the place was justly proud. That the liter
arv members OF the community had peculiar ideas
about their reading in the early days is shown by
report which was recently published by the viii
age historian The Committee on Literature in
it's report Of 1871 says:
Your committee can hardly be persuaded lri. that
such works as "Barnaby Rudge" Nicholas Nickle-
by and their class. however noted their author
may he. are profitable or proper for the reading
Charlotte Elizabeth: also Kate in Search Of a
Husband by Lady Chrysas' M,i ana philip in
Search of Wife. by Gentleman Butterfly.
But beautiful landscapes. family traditions. his
torical landmarks and village Improvements were
no barriers In the way Of the edict which doomed
the place and the sale which took place on Mon
day gave the people renewed evidence that the
village would be no more The houses which
were sold included all but one or two OF the busi-
ness places In the village. and the fact that more
we're not knocked down to the lowest bidder was
to make its report. The large stores near the sta
ton. the hotel a number of smaller and
many dwellings were disposed Of under the ham,
mer and on the condition that they be moved on
or before December 90
But II was evident that there was less regret
about the last sale than there when the first
houses In the place were sold because since then
the citizens had made plans by which they would
gain new homes for the ones from which the city
has driv and peaple " IN
feared that the community would be disintegrated
have been pleasantly surprised at the turn which
affairs have taken.
Anticipating the destruction OF the place a syn
dicate consisting of Judge w. H. Robertson.
Clarence Whitman and IIoyt Brothers, purchased
a tract OF land about three-quarters of mile
further south on the road leading to Bedford Sta
ton On this land the new village of Katonah
will be built and there l. lmber OF the old resi-
dents have already established their homes The
place laid out artsticaly by B /. and G D.
Olmstead and between the efforts OF the landscape
architect and nature has already becoms one
more modern I'm style and larger than those OF the
old place have been built and Others are IN c0htss hc
will be laid low In the old village are handsome
and roomy. the best can not compare W win SOM O
village along the main avenues. These avenues
are 100 feet wide and have grass plots and shrub,
on either side They are fringed with trees and
the houses are placed twenty-five feet back from
the street which gives the place a park-lhe ap-
pcarance. II, -
The business part OF the village Will be con-
fined TO certain streets and avenues. and restric-
tive measures have been adopted to Keep out all
sorts OF Objectionable features The railroad sta
lion al Katonah will be abandoned when the busi-
ness OF the place ceases and a new station Is al
ready in course OF construction at the new village
The postoffice will also be removed 10 the new
settlement and the new schoohouse. which stands
on the edge Of the village will not fall under the
destroying hand OF the Croton Improvement
scheme. 49,
The churches will have to go with the houses Of
,ba oIl titia
edifces will he erected In the growing village.
There are three churches In the place: Presby-
terrain the Rev. W. A. Rabbit, pastor; the Metho-
dist Episcopal the Rev ID. II. Hanaburgh. and st.
Mary's Roman Catholic. Father Philip A. Meister.
A space has been set aside for each In the new
place and the structures will undoubtedly be an
Improvement on those which will be torn down.
One OF the restrictions instituted by the founders
Of the new village Is that liquor shall be sold
there: but that could not prevent the hotelkeeper