The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-21
Three Large Lenox Estates Change Hands
Hail and Rain Cause
Postponement of Flower
Show to This Week.

LENox, Mass. June 2O.-Mrs. George
Westinghouse, Jr, bought a farm adjoin-
Ing West Park this week to add to the
estate she has been creating.
Within a few months three large prop
critics In Lenox have changed ownership.
Mrs. Joseph w. Burden sold To Miss Olivia
EP. Stokes, Miss Mary de Peyster Carey
sold 10 Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas w. Strong
and Mrs. william r. Bacon sold to Mr..
and Mr.. Hamilton Fish Benjamin.
The william II. Bradford farm was sold
to J. Gardner Gould and the Bigclow farm
TO Harris Fahncstock. These deals repre-
sented more value than any other trans
actions in years The county tax assessed
or Ienox for 1914 is $50 which makes
Lenox the riches, town in the county.
Arrangements will be made at a meet
Ing a, the cottage OF Mr.. and Mrs. Banyar
GARRISON at Riverside. in birmingham. next
Monday for the Lenox Garden Club meet
Ing at the estate Of Mrs. John Alden Spoor
In Pittsfie.d. Mrs. Spoons Blythewood
gardens are now In bloom ana II Is TO
show her roses and other flowers that she
will entertain the club. MlFs Adele Knee
land has been rebuilding part OF her flower
garden, adding n rock cascade and new
walks. Miss Knccland will be a large
exhibitor in the I.enoX flower show next
month. Her garden Is noted for its an
nuals
Tuesday afternoon the gardens or
6tockbridgc were damaged by hail and
rain and the result was ~ serious that
the flower show, which was to hav" been
held IN the Casino Friday ard to-day.
was postponed to next week. The hail
Hdd-d the roses and the wind beat down
ANIMALS and perennials and made Il wrtc.
OF several OF the largest gardens. Mrs.
Bernhard Hoffman is In charge OF the
flower exhibition, which will be on June
1925. Assisting Mrs. HOFFMAN are AIRS.
oscar Iasigl, Mrs J. Woodward Haven.
Mrs. W Gilman Thompson. Mrs. l.. Boil
Ton Bangs. Misses Eleanor Hague, Marie
xobbe. Mabel Choa;c and Virginia Field
At Cheshire on Wednesday n drinking
fountain was presented to the town by
Mrs Sanders Johnston OF Washington
compiler OF the lineage book OF the
Daughters Of the American Revolution.
The fountain Ia u memorial To the Berk-
shire yeonen who served in the war OF
Independence and OF whom Mrs. john
Ton's great-grandfather was one. Mrs.
William Cumming Story, Mrs. Mary A.
lockwood, Mrs. Joseph +. Ransdell OF the
national society, ID. A. r. Mrs, Joseph 3.
Wood, Mrs Frances W. Roberts, honorary
regents Of New York. and Miss Grace VI.
Pierce State historian OF New York. were
among the guests entertained In the Pitts
he!d colony.
Some OF the cottagers who have been
touring In Europe arrived this week In
LsnOI Mr.. and Mrs. william u,
soane came 70 Elm Court, Mr.. and Mrs.
Carlos de Heredia 10 Wheatlelgh. Mr..
and Mrs, Giraud Foster to Bellcfountnlne,
Frank X. Sturs!s to Cllpston Grange.
| Among the newcomers at Pittsfleld this
H. a 'fals
ne Bishop villa Mrs, lisngsland Bradford,
Mrs Jones's daughter. at the Alden
sampson cottage. and Mr. AMI Mrs, George
W NJ Sturgis at the Sampson place.
~ Stockhridge the new arrivals this
year include: Mrs. James Henry Me-
Comb At Agawam Farm, Mrs. Georgia
Faniall al the Hast villa, Mr., and Mrs
Robert stuart Kllbourne az Wynderote
Mr.. and Mrs. Give Livingston Duval al
new estate on the LenoX road.
Water sports will be the attraction OF
me Fourth ~ July, \ committee will
shortly announce the events. Canoe
races, diving, swimming races. tub races
water toboggan races and fitting contests
WIZ all ne on the programme. Amons
ne women who will take part are Mrs
pavli T. Dana. Mrs. Herbert Parsons
hrs' Henry H. fcase, the Misses Mary
ana Isabel Shotter, the Misses sym
phr0Sa and Grace Bristed, the Msse'
IIVllise and Anna Il. Alexandra. Miss
SosepAne DE ferSdorff, Mas Anita Della
neId and Miss Kate Haven and thu
nessrs Ross Whistler. George T. rurnure
w. Arthur Walker, Samuel rockingham
~, Arthur 'ammack Jr.
:. MI and Mrs. Henry HOLSTER Pease
CHARLES Lanirr, Miss Katherine I.awrenc,
40 other cottagers who have been II
siops are en- route to Lenox. As sooi
MT Lanier arrives the annual meet