New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-18

instances he has been of real service to the De-
partment in saving property.
It is generally believed that effort will be made
TO save Bell from trial and conviction for his Of
fence, the ground that he is mentally unbal-
anced and irresponsible, and that the affair will be
compromised out Of court by the payment OF the
losses sustained.
There seems be a lively little boom in real
estate and building operations in the Harrison
ave. and Beacon Hill district, section OF the city
which is fast growing in popularity among the
summer visitors. Several cottages are to be
built in the Beacon Hill section the coming win
ter Among these Will be extensive villa for
General Francis Y. Greene, of New-York on what
was formerly the Pond estate. in Harrison-ave
General and Mrs Greene have for several summers
occupied cottage at jamestown, across the bay
where they have entertained EXTENSIVELY That thew
purpose 10 DO The same here is indicated by the
fact that the new villa is TO include a large and
deliberately decorated ballroom one Of its prfn-
cpal features.
William O. Blanding, who this fall bought
tract OF land from the George Gordon King prop
erty, in Wckham and Beacon Hill roads in the
same vicinity. has plans nearly ready for q new
summer residence. Work upon this will be started
soon, and 1t is expected that Mr.. and Mrs Bland
Ing viii oe able 10 occupy their new summer home
next season
Arthur 7. Kemp whose purchase ~ tract NJ
laho Flng between Harrison-ave and the harbor
~ "aS announced this week, proposes, 1t is IN
oerslooo' TO erect thereon summer residence.
80 @--0 improvements TO the Bonaparte property
hHo"h as Harrison House, also in this ueighbor
80 men ne purchased early this month
,,V[S "epS'ef mas transferred TO his son. Ham
ION lSh ebster, the estate known as Pen Craig
ooI'aEe' containing about three and half acres
cottage rentals for the week incIude the y-art.~
estdle at Catherine-st and Greenough Place IN
~ /. !. CurtIss, and the R l. Willing cottage
~ req Cross-aTe,, to Bradford Norman
MIS-. EDWARD s. Willing who has closed her cot
daughter. Mrs John Jacob Aston at RhinabacI
~ I, before returning her home in Philadel-
phla for the winter
MI ana MIS- I. NJ. Davis have closed their cot
Sa Tor Egypt where they plan to spend the winter
Mr. Mrs NJ. p. Richardson. who has closed her cot
remain seT sse R0ad has gone Aiken S c. to
IN MRS ATnod Hague has returned from Washing
Mr. and Mrs ser R R0itase on o Beacon Hill
6oGs i 9t Mrs Nicholas Fish have taken
NJ ME- VA MateE Norman Eldredge is spending the
NJ %eiI mere with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward
MI nj I ahq MIS- W Watts sherman are guests of
Visit before aoe brown in Providence for BRIEF
winter. new lorh nome LOT the
Nj b. and Mrs. Sidney Webster intend to remain
an ~ Uieistood here that the date for the we'd
in WIN be 6ecember 70 ana 2't 1at Ff i
.iob 5D p 34uI DTs 20 spend the winter.
snected his Det eHel was in town this week and in
occupy this season bejn age folnt when ne dld not
WIN sal e, cary next month join his family who
$50 y tIIolean waters his yacht.
teSed yy,iIt toTsez IT., has returned from
M MIS-. g II BALDWIN has returned from Lenox to
MI and Mrs. George b De Forest have been
spending the week at Tuxedo
guest 1 of his Tbfge Of New-York has been the
cottage IN Sunnyside Place; Miss Gertrude Gilbert
Hone - ~ '' -t"
among Wg those IN town for brief stays recently
IraVerS Herman B. I
Berwind Mrs W. Storrs Wells Miss Wells and