New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-20

New-York There are five churches IN the
place two schools, two newspapers ana NUNS
Der of good hotels.
SOME LEADING HOUSEHOLDERs
Among those who have fine hOmcs near tho
place are August Belmont, o. II. p. Belmon''
Sidney Dillon Ripley, o. W. Bird, Rutherfo!d
Winthrop H. Van r. Kennedy. j. 5. Smith
MADDEN and a short distance away, at Hemp
stead Gardens, Is the beautiful estate of Austin
Corbn Mrs Adolph Ladenburg, X. y. Ellis,
Dudley Winthrop. William c. Whitney, ). f. 10
Ianier. Perry Tiffany, Charles H. MacKay'
Foxhan Keene, Z. u. Morgan. Stanley MoIu-
mer Thomas Hitchcock, jr., and Sidney }.
Smith are also among those who have fine
homes in Hampstead and North Hampstead.
one Of the Hampstead churches, CHRIST fHHU
Presbyterian Church, is said to De the DIGEST !"
the county.
Roslyn, according to the views OF the LONE
Island historian, gives one foretaste Of the
hills which abound along the north shore ana
which are a never-endng source Of delight to
the lovers Of the picturesque" The village 10
in the valley has about eight hundred IN
habitants and is one Of the favorite Long Island
summer resorts Here William Cullen Bryant
lived and wrote and received the visits OF WHIT
tier Emerson and Beecher, and mere u INQUEST
monument marks his grave.
OYSTER BAY. COLONEL ROOSEvELTS HOMO.
Probably no place in the county has received
so much attention recently as oyster Bay. the
home Of Theodore Roosevelt. 1t is situated ~
tho terminus of one of the branches Of the Long
Island Railroad, and because Of its charming
situation has long been favorite vacation
Mace for people from New York At the
entrance to the bay the Seawanhaka Yacht
| oil itS
structure. from the verandas Of which there 10
q fine view across well-kept lawns ana Hover
| beds on the water and there in the yachting
season may be found the representative Yachts
mon and yacbtsNomen Of New-York. The Wiz
lage Of Oyster Bay was founded by the Quakers,
and it still bears the imprint of the F:lends
who dominated it for century and hall
Among the wcll-known residents Of oyster
Bay are besides the Governor-elect, Nltlam J.
/ Youngs. T. s. Young jr., +. Il. Benedict Gera!d
| Beekrnan j. William Beekman, Edward n.
Swan. f. T. Underhill, Z. NJ Townsend, Il. NJ.
Townsend ir. James *. Oracle, j. Reeve Mer-
ritt lanes A. Weeks, Austin Weeks Frank
Work jr w f. Trotter and w II. Burgess.
| on Centre Island, besides the Seawanhaka
Yacht Club are the places Of Colgate Hoyt u.
Leroy Dresser and Charles w. Wetnore. and
at Cold Spring are the homes of Robot De
Forest and Walter jennings
Glen Cove about nine miles from the county
seat with a population of about two thousahd
five hundred has made remarkable progress IN
the last few years. and its beauties are beihG
appreciated by the residents or New YORK
Much Of the land the Sound shore IS con-
tro!led by two syndicates, one called the Noflh
Country Club and the other the Red Spring
Syndicate Good roads lead to the thriving VII
loco and the starch company which has been
operating there for many years gives employ
ment to many Of the residents.
THE PRATT ESTATE.
one Of the largest places in the village Is the
Pratt estate. which covers about one thousand
acres. with a large frontage on Long Island
Sound on the estate is the tomb Of Charles
Pratt whose public spirit and charity endeared
him to his contemporaries and cause the pres
| ent generation to honor his memory. lie
planned a model school building for the place,
which was erected after his death by his sons.
| In connection with the school is agricultural
department. which is operated upon part or
the estate where young men receive practical
instruction in agriculture.
The fine roads the beautiful scenery ana the
model homes have less interest for some OF the
people Of Glen Cove than the Queens county
Golf Club, which Will soon begin the erection OF
a $4,000 clubhouse on piece OF property re-
Gently acquired. The purchase was effected by
| Harvey Murdoch, president Of the club. and the
members now look forward to having one OF the
best courses in the country. When the ciuo-
house and the six thousand yards course nave
been completed the name Of the club Will prob
ably be changed 10 the Nassau County Golf
Club.