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T H l i - % R 5 b ] ^ ] ^ ^o l^ k . siTO febA Y . (:yGTOB^:T> 25 : 1902. Active Auction Market a Feature in Real Estate During Week D n j;i JN OTICEABLE featu re of real estate th i s w e e k w a s the h e a l t h y to n e of th e . auction m a r k e t. : The parcels t h a t were so i d .u n d e r foreclo s u r e -to o th ers th a n th e plaintiffs wore n u m e r o u s - a n d th e prices were good. The sales of p roperty in p a r titio n • s u i t s ' bro u g h t out m any b u y e r s who w e re not ‘ h e ir s o r who were interested directly, in ' t h e 'properties or the estate th a t offered th e m .; As one prom i nent broker saio, “ T h e re is a g r e a t Influx of new blood at the auction sales on the ex change.” There a r e m a n y brokers who agree with h is statem e n t. The sale of th e Brook lyn holdings in th e e s t a t e of John Morss, which took place on T h u rsday, attracted the largest crowd of t h e season a t the Real E s tate Exchange. M any of th e s e parcels w ere old and In poor condition and yet' they sold a t fa i r prices. Some of the properties are' in localities where extensive im p rovem e n ts to thenr are not necessary. T h e bidding was spirited and the bidders w e re num e rous. The properties num b e red 76. 78. 80 and 80.A F o u rth avenue, which w e re sold in one p a r cel on W ednesday, b r o u g h t a very good price. They sold lor $20,500 and the buyers were W a lter Longm an an d A r is tides M a rtinez. Prophecies were ab u n d a n t th a t the property would not reach a h ig h e r bid th a n • $18,000. The bidding, how e v e r, w as b r is k and exceed ed the figure m e n tioned by $2,500. A well known Brooklyn sp e c u lato r wa^ th e m o st active com p e titor of th e buyers. F o u rth ave nue property, as a ru le, excites but little In terest. These p a r c e ls' though,, a d join other property owned by ix)ngm a n and M artinez, hence th e ir eagerness to buy it. T h ey now control th a t side of the block, whicli is be tween Bergen s t r e e t and St. M a rks place. It form ed p a r t of the p a r titio n sale of the estate of J a n e Mayhew, deceased. The buildings are three stories w ith sto r e s , a r e brown stone fronts and stand on l o t s 20.x82.10 each. The reg u lar s a l e s - m a r k e t continues good. The sale of im p o rtan c e in the Bedford section th i s w eek w a s th a t of the old m an sion .and grounds, o n th e . s o u thw e s t .oorner.-| of Pacific stre e t an d B e d ford avenue. The house- faces th e - s t d e of th e T w e n ty-third R e g im e n t A rm o ry a n d th e grounds ' tako^ In the en tire block f rom Pacific stre e t to Dean. I t ' is ju s t one blo c k n o r t h of the G rant m o n u m e n t and is considered one of the finest s i t e s - I n th e e n tire Bedford sectlbrd There is a ,fine7fro n tog e o n Bedford avenue; Dean, and Pacific stpeets.c-.LoU lsi F,t.iSejt^ who b u i l t the,’A lh a m b r a apiartm e h t hmiSes-; on N o s tr a n d avenue, w a s th e buyer of thd plot. -.At.,present I t is. n o t know n w h at' Mr. Seitz -wHl do w ith it. -F o u r fine ap a r tm e n t houses have ju s t b e e n com p leted on Pacific stre e t , on th e b o r d e r line of' th e p lo t ju s t sold, '.pn th e - o p p o s ite side of Bedford aver nue is the Im p e rial and se v e r a l otherj fine ap a r tm e n ts. Mr. S e itz b u i l t the Im p e rial some years ago; T h e opinion is expressed j|h a t he w ill build a fine a p a r t m e n t house on j.',is new property, b u t It is a l l a guess, so t a r . N b w 'th a t t h i s p a r c e l h a s changed handsi iin t e r e s t n a tiira’ly c e n ters' in th e block owned I by W illiam P. G ill th a t faces on ..Bedford , r a v e n u e , B rettoort p lace and Atlantic.a-venue.' O p p o s ite.'this plot a r e som e old browmstone th r e a -'B to r y ho u s e s th a t a r e w e ll ren ted . The tre n d of t r a d e h a s caused som e of them t o ' b e tra n s f o r m e d 'i n to sto r e s . I t , was re- porte'd som e tlnje .ago t h a t th e Pennfly|lvania R a ilroad had bough t .the block, b u t .l t proved u n tr u e . The Gill holding form s the \ o ld B r e v o o r t hom e s tead. H. G. Bedell, b r o k e r . 1 89 M o n tagu'e'str.eet,' re p o r t s th e follow ing .; is a le; ;Fpr> jlos'eph Schw a rz to . H e n r y G c ft'ssm a n 'three!'story b u t l d i n ^ o u t b w e s t corne'n. B a inhrtbgeiatrB e t HALL AND STAIRWAY IN I, C. YAWGER^S NEW HOUSE ON FIRST STREET. W W0 sy<tyft.£ACL£ PHOTO, story- a n d .basem e n t ‘ stbiie'--hiid brick' ap a r t- A I S O l o r r rails, .ira g r a r t i , rai? ■ and cellar brick t h r e e fam ily fiats, 20x50x100, 294. 296, 298, 302 an d 304 S ixth street. X. Peace. & Son, bro k e rs, 336 F latb u s b ave nue. haiie leased for! a term o f years the large store’'and b a s e m e n t of the Johnston B u ilding, N e v ins s t r e e t and F latbu s b ave nue. T h e lessees a r e Jo h n M cKinney and C h a rles M u lterer. W ithin the next few day s Wood, Harm on & Co. w ill open an o t h e r large property. The tra c t , w h ich w ill b e called M a rlboro, is com p rised of some tw o hundred acres, in the northw 'e st corner of th e old town of Graves-- end. I t runs from S ix tieth stre e t south tC Kings Highway. ■ a n d from Bay Parkw ay (Tw e n ty-second avenue) to Gravesend ave nue. To this series of the firm ’s successes M a rlboro prom ises to be a w o rthy addition. A lready the streets are being surveyed, pre parato ry to being graded an d paved. , N u m e r o u s .’ga-ngs and team s a r e h a r d 'iat ^wbrk over the -whole te r r i t o r y . -At Sixty-fifth stre e t and G ravesend avenue an office is bef ing erected, and in a few days w h a t is now m a r k e t gardens w ill b e ^ read y to b e ‘so ld 'as city lo t s . ' T h is tr a c t is n o t a single pur chase. It Is m ade tip of several tracts of farm lands, purchased ;from M elville; Brown, the W lHlam P o s t - e s t a t e ; M rs. M a ry Stllwell and the'W o o d law fi P a r k p roperty,'w h ich was owned by Judge Gorpe.li.un F e rgueson. ;Th>s la t t e r h a s .been for' y e a r s 'm n e of the best know n picnic grounds in B rooklyn South'. A. Ji Doober,. b r o k e r. 372 C o u rt street, rer- ports th e follovving sales: F o r Mrs. 6-wendoIIne Jeffries to M rs, .A. Nlell, 561 H e n ry stre e t , th r e e story, ..basement ^ 'j j 'VUE. new residence of I. C. Y aw g er, on ^ the n o r th side of F i r s t s t r e e t , n e a r P rospect P a r k W’e s t , Is com p leted w ith the exception of the decorations. I t Is a handsom e th r e e sto r y brow n stone fro n t stru c tu r e . I t w a s b u i l t by P e ter F . D elaney u n d e r contract. - M r. D e laney , h a s b u ilt a., num b e r of fine houses on t h e P a rk Slope and ■ several on th e sam e block w ith hla la t e s t product. The f r o n t Is sw ell Its en tire height and surm o u n ted by a cupola. The basem e n t is 'finished in oak. T h e p a r l o r floor contains a handsom e ly designed foyer hall an d s t a i r way finished in qu a r tered oak. In the r e a r ’ of th e foyer hall Is a large fireplace J ) u l l t of H o lland D u tch brick. The lib rary, which Is in th e cen ter of th e p a r lo r floor. Is done in q u a r tered oak, ■with a heavy carved oak m a n tel. The wlndon-s in the upper sa s h are of stained glass. The p a r lo r Itself Is finished In solid m ahogany. I t co n tains a stain e d glass window opening Into the vestibule. \iTie e x tension . d iningroom is finished in F lem ish oak. I t has large stain e d glass w indow s on one side and p a r t l y 's t a i n e d glass oval Win dows on the o th e r side an d th e - r e a r . The celling in th i s room is tim b e red and th e w a lls have a h e a v y paneled ■wainscot. The floors in all the room s a r e inlaid excepting the p a r lor floor. On each dtalrw a y also a r e stained glass windows. T h e second floor is finished in blrdseye m a p le throughout, e.x- ceptlng the hallw a y ,, w h ich is in oak. All of th e floors are, fnlqid. ' . The b'athrbom is tiled and Slso h a s ffah'iy tile 'wainscot. The w a in s c o t in the k a O 'i s solid paneled oak. In th e upper floor of the extension Is a large billiard room finished la Flem ish oak and oval in shape. T h e f r o n t , bedroom on the- second floor - c o n tains a fine stain e d glass' window. The h a lls in the th ir d floor contain hardw o o d . T h e re a r e four bedroom s, a large storeroom and p r iv a te to i l e t for servants. The ow n e r w ill m o v e in w ithin an o th e r m o n th. , now l.dOO. This sub u r b illu.mrut--s ihe great .suburban grow th of Brooklyn in r f o e n t years. The priest of the oarish Is the Rev. F a th e r Thom as F. Lynch. The pari.sli was founded by him .May 1, 1901. Previous to the com p le tion of St. Jero m e ’s Church the Cortelyou Club extended to him the freedom of Its hall for ehureh services. 'T h e eluirch proper Is not yet com p leted, but the foundations and basem e n t arc completed. The la t t e r is roofed over and is known as \the church base m e n t.” ; SUBURBAN REALTY. VETERAN REAL ESTATE MAN. Keininiscences Related by Etltyard Par- • sons Day, One of the Largest Owners in Brooklyn. A PACHIC STREET LANDMARK JUST BCUGHT BY LOUIS F. SEITZ. B ig Demand for Houses and Lots Thirtieth and Thirty-first \Wards. and extension brow n sto n e dw elling. 25x60x 110. ■ ■. ■ ■ ■ F o r R . L indsay to M rs. L. R ichrath; 276 P resid e n t; stre e t , th r e e sto r y and basem e n t brick dw e lling. F o r the H a m ilton C o -operative Bulidl'ng and L o a n A s s o c iation to B e n jam in Ibelli,'253 H a m ilton avenue, f o u r sto r y b r ick .s to r e s ’and flats, w ith tw o sto r y fram e building f r o n tin g on N e lson street. : To.. C h a rles ‘W ilson, 142 W e s t N inth s t r e e t ; th r e e sto r y and c e llar brick dwelling. F o r A sabel S. M itchell to R. A. Rendich, 16, 18, 20 and 22 T h ir d stre e t , four th r e e sto r y and basem e n t brick dw e llings, each 20x40.x90. F o r S m ith R. K e lley to C h a rles W ilson, 545 Clinton s t r e e t , 't h r e e sto r y and basem e n t brick, d w e lling, 20x45.xl00. : PROVERB REVISED. ' ^ A ' ; “ All things com e for him who wailts’V Is ra i s i n g lau g h ter; T h ey never com e ,to th o s e who w’ait, B u t to those w h o chase right after. “ •\Baltimore 'Herald* NEW HIGH CLASS A p a r t m e n t HOUSES ON PACIFIC STREET, Opposite Twenty-third R egim ent A rm o ry. d'KLYN-EA&LE - PHOTO. \TOHN J. MAGILLIGAN h a s j u s t com p leted I on the south side of Pacific street, . / betw e e n F r a n k lin and Bedford avenues, three handsom e four s to r y a p 2krtm e n t houses. Three are duplex an d one Is singlq. They have lim e stone an d hay window fronts. Plandsom e portico e n t r a n c e s m a tch the re s t of the buildings. T h e r e is a to t a l of tw e n ty ap a r tm e n ts. The ap a r t m e n t s have seven, and eig h t room s. T h e Inner vestibule doors contain bevel edge p late glass. The en tran c e s have m o saic floors and m a rble steps and w a inscot T h e h a lls and sta ir s are fireproof, consisting of iron and stone. The p a r l o r s ' a r e finished in birch, and have fancy tile fireplaces, gas g r a tes and g rill- w o rk. The o th e r room s a r e trim m e d in oak and ash. The dining room has h a r d wood floor and contains a stain e d glass window. In the p r iv a te hall Is an o r n a m e n tal, b u ilt- in h a t rack. B i c k of the kitchen Is a se r v a n t’s bed room . E a c h a p a r tm e n t has its own telephone. T h e k itch e n contains a glass lined, 's a n i t a r y refrig e r a to r . The bathroom is finely app o in ted and m o d e rn In every p a r ticu lar. 'The ap a r tm e n ts a r e opposite th e arm o r y of th e T-n-enty-third R e g im e n t, w h ich gives the street g r e a t p r i vacy, as the arm o r y is nearly one block long. T h e se h o u s e s are a model type of th e ir Kind and w e re designed by Mr. M a- gflllgan him self. N e w ly Completed Residence of . I. C. Y a w g e r ,. On F i r s t S tr e e t, N e a r N in th .Avenue. Ne-w Rectory of St. Jerome^s Catholic Church, On. th e S o u theast C o rn e r of N e w k ir k Avenue and E a s t T w e n t y - n in th S tr e e t, The suburbs had ano ther good week in the real estate business and from every point of the T h ir tieth and T h ir ty-first W a rds it has been reported th a t the demand for houses and lots h a s been big. It was announced early in the week th a t 110 lots in the Maple- ton section were to be sold on W ednesday, but the sale for som e 'reasou was w ithdraw n . During the p a s t fnobth num e rous sales have been made in th a t section and w h a t 'was form erly a large' t r a c t of farm land is rapid ly being transform e d . Into a big residential section. The property is adjacent to th a t section of Borough P a r k recently b u ilt up by Edward 'Johnson and is perhaps more sought a f t e r by hom e seekers th a n Is any oth e r part of the suburbs. N e a rly every form of im p rovem e n t has been introduced w ithin.th e p a s t few .y e a r s and now has been announced the w o rk of continuing the big sew e r from F o u r teen th 'a v e n u e through the Borough P a r k section.\ W ithin the p a s t few days a p lo t 40x100 w as sold on F ifty - s ix th street, near F if - , teenth avenue, and the house and three lots owned by th e h e ir s of th e late Rev. R o b e rt B. Snowden w ere also, sold. The house >h situated on F ifty - n in th street, n e a r 'ifilr- teenth avenue. P roperty on F ifty-first street, near Sixteenth avenue, w a s sold at a good .price. In the. M a rtense section the properO' ow n e rs are-fig h tin g for ■improve m e n ts, but in spite of, t h a t fact, the agent's m a n a g e to dispose .oL'houses and lots fre quently. P r o p e r ty ' o n ' th e south corner of Tw elfth avenue and T h ir ty - e ighth street and a plot on F o rty-second street, n e a r Tw elfth avenue, form e rly ow'n,ed by Ora M o rningstar, w as purchased by \W-illiam H. Reynolds. It is said several saled'S v e re put through., in. Left'erts P a r k and Blythebourne. P roperly ow n ers are deslrous'.of having som e streets opeued in the la t t e r s.ections and especially Seventy-fifth street. Which was originally planned as a parkw ay; ':■■ The ow n e rs of a large p a r t of th e meadow- lands in the rear .o t .Cdney Island and who sold a big plot l a s t w ^ e k .'are also interested in the devolopme.nt of. the vacant 'p r o p e r ty , bounded by S u rf avenue, G ravesend Bay. W est T w e n ty-first and W e s t T h ir ty - s e v e n th streets. L o ts have been in fair dem and th e r e during the p a s t six m o n ths and sales are recorded weekly. Inside the en tr a n c e to Sea Gate houses and lots are changing ow n ers frequently. F o u r lo ts on W e s t Thirty-, seventh stre e t , n e a r Lym e avenue, were p u r chased during the week for $650 and proper ty on w est T w e n ty-third street. n e a r 'M e r - m aid aveni'.e, brought a fair price. A hand som e house is now being planned for erec tion in Sea Gate for one of th is borough's well known hotel men, >'who will, of course, occupy it as a priv,ate residence. 'SVithiu the p a s t m o n th the c i t y has-, made a num b e r of Im p iovehients ia ih e '^ r C e t s and aveauea in. Lh'e W e s t End sectlo'n of Coney .liland, and w ithin the next tw e lve m o n ths 'a large nuniber of houses will be built over th a t way tow a rd Sea Gate. Bay Ridge anti Fort. H a m ilton prop e rty has been in big /demand recently, because of the activity on: the; p a r t of, the city.\ a u th o r i ties in hustling along the m a n y im p rover m ents. T h e /agents in th a t section now de clare the' f u tu r e as a place of residence Is assured an d .after the elevated lin e s g e t r u n ning oyt to F o rt H a m ilton th e property will sell rapidly. The Brooklyn Rapid T ransit Company has purchased a piece of property .at N inety-ninth street and Third avenue and .it will be useil a s .a loop for the elevated system which will run dowm T h ird avenue to N inety-nin th s t r e e t to . F if th ave nue and.thence to T h ir ty - s ix th s t r e e t to the- elevated structure.- This big im p rovem e n t together -\vith th e others now being in tro - dticed m e a n s considerable to Bay Ridge and F o r t Ham ilton. T h a t It will build up the num erous stretch e s of v a c a n t pro p e rty and -n-ill establish F o r t H a m ilton as a desirable suburb for a home. Is the opinion of every resident th e r e . The asphalting of T h ird av e nue, the parking o f F o u rth avenue, the con struction of the. big sew ers under m a n y of thQ .streeis and the contem p lated improve.-: m e n ts alcng-Uie Shore road by th e Park De partm e n t m a k e , up the ,list of the w o rk being done in th a t part of .the borough. In a fram e house on T h ir d avenue, su r rounded by grounds extending from F ifty- fourth to F ifty-fifth streets, lives Edward Parsons Day. Mr. Day is one of the largest holders of real estate in Brooklyn. He Is a m an 80. y e a rs old. hut as spry as .T.any men th a t are m uch younger. He wont to Bay Ridge m any years ago, when it was all farm ing country, and has scon it grow in to a 1 sub s tan tial section of the borough. On the ■ sidew alk lino of Mr. D a y 's yard on Third avenue he has a sm a ll fram e building iha: he uses as a real estate office. Most of the business tran s a c ted In it pertains to his own property. He owns a large num b er of I fiats, sto r e s and private bouses, beside aev- ! era l farm s on Long Island. An Eagle repre- ’ sen tativ e yesterday found .Mr. Day seated in a large arm c h a ir in his office. The ronver- satio n betw-cen them turned to real estate. \A’es said Mr. Day. rem iniscently, \I have seen Bay Ridge grow wondrously. AVlien I .cam e dow-n here everybody hereabouts got th e i r m a ll by .stage, apd in fact cam e down here them selves the sam e way. I o.sn easily recall sittin g oh my veranda and s<’olug the people going into the D u tch Reformed Church at Fifty-second stre e t , -which is now being torn down. Now the view is obscured .by blocks of stores and houses. It is the sam e in all 01- mm X Ill'UIr'!], Ed-ward Parsons Day, One of th e L a r g e s t Keal K s iate 0\w'nGrs In Suutli B rooklyn. rectlons. I t is solid city blocks from hero to F latbu s b avenue, w h ereas it has all been open country w ithin' iny nuijnory. W hy. at the tim e of the free soli agitation, when the free soil p a r ty seem ed to be in the neconden- cy in politics, a fellow offered to sell me the land on th e w est side of Fifth avenue anil extending:from F if teen th to Sixteenth street. He said th a t he did not care to Improve li because of the. im m e n se/cojjt of reducing a high hill th a t w as on iL ‘ F ifth avenue was then practically a cp.ub^ry road. The cross stre e t s w'ere not cut through in m any in stances. W ell, of course, with the land way above grade, It bad no great value. I asked him how much he w a n ted for the Fifth avenue front, which extended down each of the side streets m entioned about 300 feet. He said $10,000 w as his price. I offered him $9,000 and I bought i t a t th a t figure. Well. I was bound to reduce th a t hill level with the grade w ithout spending money to do it. As I said, th e free soil agitation was the political them e of the hour. I had a large sign painted and stuck; it up on the hill. It-re a d : “ T h e re is Now a F ree Soil P a rty. W anted, th e F o rm a tion of a Free D irt P a rty for the Purpose' of Rem o v ing This H il!.’’ W ell, air,’ beUeve me, m en came with pick- axes and shovels; 'hoes and rakes, honse.*-; and c a r ts and U was not\ m any m o n ths be fore the hill was gone. They had the dirt for th e i r pains and I had the land on the grade. T h a t land Is now, as yon know, in the h e a r t of the oity and all built upon. I have sold a- portion of it for $135,000 and I have .som e left th a t is . yielding a good ren tal and steadily in c r e a s ing in value. I only tell you - this to show the trend of values in Brooklyn. Its future is bright. No. sir. I do not reg r e t my investm e n ts in Brooklyn real estate. I have seen every purchase I ever m ade increase in value.” •^1\* WiJ jnorr lar^c took plat'c this I wci'l: in ‘hi St. .•4«!rU«»n. 'ivi- w.'ird Lyonn. b r o k e r. ,\0r» Noj>trand MVom.e, n-ir.Ii d Itoth Tii<’ i:ii„o plot, with tlv '‘‘hi ui?;i)i^un'*d '.■f.-iiii\ hi»u:-c. on ih*“ soil!I ii'T'. of rn c i l ir ' I't and Bedford avriiite. wn.-?' sold by Lowiu H. War«l to Louis F. Tito house is nuinberoil I.ITI I*a<ilic -stre i 'i . The' plot has a ’roiitago of 122 'feet on tlie la u o r s n - ’iU. 1!*3 fe*'i on Bedford avi'- niu*. which i.-i the en tire block, and 200 feet on lJ»an stroer. There is a barn on the Poan Htreci front. The prle*' paid for the p r o p e rty is private. The asking price^ how ever. was .$13ri.0i>'t. It la one of the choicest plots in the Bedford section. j T h e o t h e r sale was ilie old fa s l i i o m ' d hou.se i a n d ground.s k n o w n as 1 . 3 ni Paeifie s t r e e t , ;l> . ' i w e e i i X o s i r a n d and N e w Y o r k avenue.s. T h e p l o t is lUn.xlH I'-m . ;i:ul i.-^ on an e.xrlu- • block. Thi.; la'op' r iy ;,obl for the I N e a l e s t a t e fit F d w a i d .1. .Mai^uin-, wim liuilt. “tlw U e g in a a p a r t m e n t liotjsc a n d a d j o in in g ’ I'liildings o n e - h a l f bJocl; a'.-'r.y. Tin- I'Tins ' of s al e a r e privai**. Ir is n-o k uo '. ’n wliat ; Mr. .Maguire will ilo wiUi the I ' m i M n y . in ■ i l i e f.M'f of his p a s t Opel at hi,is. i * a l ! n i e i i b e l i e v e th a t M r . .M a c i i i r ' ’ w i l l imtu'ove i ’ lie p l o t w i t h fine n p a r t m - n t iiou.-e.-, Mr. • M a g u l r i ' h a s j u s t r^n u r n - d fro m an e:-:tend<*d t r i p to E u i \0} h *. H e liad g -a* sueces^j in 1 h i s p r e v i o u s b t i i l d i n g o p i T a t i ons in th i s sec tio n . A l l o f th e m wor»‘ on a la r g e ;.e;ile. T h e r e a r e no a p a r t m e n t hoti.->.s w u a t e V ‘ T on the b l o c k w h e r e Mr. .'la g u i r v ' s la t e s t p u r c h a s e is located. THE LATEST PACIFIC STREET PURCHASE BY E. J. MAGUIRE. G tS m P ffiJ T o .$.TQRRS RESfIpENCE SOLD. ' ’ ■ ' Pierrepont street House Purchased by J\ Monroe He-wlett —A Home for , Dewqy, HE Rom an C a tholic Church of St. 8 Jerom e , In 'V'anderveer P a r k , has > , ju s t com p leted a. n ew rectory, on the | southeast corner of N e w k irk avenue and | E a s t T w e n ty-ninth stre e t . John Bagley Day [ of M a n h a ttan was th e a r c h itect of the rec- • to r y as well as of the church, or “church\ basem ent, the la t t e r of which has been built for some tim e. ^ T h e recto ry is of strik in g design, having tw o octagonal corner tow e rs on the T w e n ty-ninth s t r e e t facade. Thp ex terior is of w ashed brick w ith lim e stone trim m ings. The rectory is th r e e sto r ies 'ln h e ight w ith acco m m o d a tio n s f o r th r e e p r iests, a l l . having .room s alike in nu m b e r ,'size and shape. The entrance Is on N e w k irk avenue th r o u g h ' a brick vestibule opening into a reception hall. Beyond the reception hall is th e stairw a y , se p a r a te d by a m a s sive oak screen and reached through a curtained opening In the screen. The sta ir s are built w ith two p latform s ' \to each flight, and a large square 'well hole in the center. A sh o r t flight o f - s t a i r s b r in g s .o n e level with the church basem e n t, and from the first platform above the m a in floor the future up per church sacristy will be reached. A fea tu r e of the parlor is a m a s sive oak hooded m a n tel, extending to the ceiling, set behind an arch which spans the. en tire width of the room. T h roughout the first and second floors the woodwork is o f - a n t i q u e oak and the third floor Is treated in Georgia pine. The rectory is heated by hot w a ter, lighted by electricity and equipped throughout with the best plum bing. The en tire cost-. w as $13,000. W hen an E a g le representative asked the a r c h itect about th e d e s ig n 'o f the building he answ e red: “ I t may be term e d adapted Gothic,' for it was designed to m e e t m o d ern requirem e n ts •and conditions. U is therefore n o t a copy of antique work, although I have endeavored to retain the Gothic Ailing throughout. The fact th a t architecture Is founded upon u t i l i ty, science and a r t , the first being of the g r e a test im p o rtance and the o th e r s in the o r d e r named, Is 'sufficient explanation of my reasons for m a k ing the building w h at It is. In designing th e re c t o r y . I have also kept In mind the church, the basem e n t of which now stands ten feel from th e rectory. Intending the Y?holc to form one schem e .” E ig h t years ago th e r e w e re only tw enty- five houses in V a n d e rveer Bark. , There are The four . story, ahd'.basem e n t brick and brown stone, • h o u se a t 80 P ierrep o n t street, which was the residence for m a n y years of the late Rev. D r .'R ichard S a lter S to rrs, has been'sold to J. M onroe H e w lett, who will oc cupy it as his residence. The term s of-sale a r e private. The house was held In th o 'm a r k e t, .however, a t $25,000. The F r a n k lin T rust Company, who Is tho executor of D r, S to rrs’ and resides a t 154 Hicks stre e t . The S torrs •house is ex tr a wide. Its dim ensions are 29 x50 feeC 6n,.’a Job 1,00 feet deep. It has a M a n sard roof and a very wide stoop. In connection w ith the sale of this house ,1s an o th e r sale. The estate of the la t e Dr. F. G. R itch ie'h a s - Bold .td the Church of the P ilgrim s th e - .t h r e e - s t o r y , • a ttic and base m e n t brick and brown stone house a t 264 H e n ry street, n e a r Joraiem o n street. I t ^'Hl be the residence of the Rev. Dr. H. P. Dewey, pastor of th© church. T h e ' term s of sale w ere private. The asking price of the house w as $14,000. I t ' is believed th a t It cost 8 'KLm-£AGL£-PH 0 T 0 Residence of the Late Dr. Storrs, \WTiich .Has Just Been Sold. . estate, conveyed the property to 'Mr. Hew lett. Leonard Moody Real E s tate Company, 20 Court street, w as the broker in th e tran s - acti-on. Mr. H e w lett is an architect in M a n h a ttan The New Parsonage of Church of the Pilgrim s. about $12,500. T h e .house is being com p lete ly renovated preparatory to its occupancy by Dr. Dewey. In the m eanw h ile Dr. Dewey and his fam ily w'lll live a t the Hotel M ar garet. The new parsonage Is 25x50x100 feet. No broker appeared In th e transaction. OPERATIONS AT GLEN COVE. Glen Cove. L. I., O ctober 25—Building operations continue brisk. D u ring th e past w eek contracts have been aw a rded for two new residences, and th e foundations are being laid for anoth e r brick sto r e building. George S. Powell W ill build a residence on the Town P.\.th costing about $5,000. To L. E. Parkm a n ha.s been aw a rded the con tra c t . Mr. Parkm a n also has received the co n tr a c t for the erection of a residence for Jam e s Sm ith on F ran k lin avenue. N. M u santi, who recently finished a three sto r y brick store building, h a s begun the building of ano ther brick stru c t u r e on Glen stre e t , opposite, the Glen Cove Bank. The firm of P.arlJman & M a rtin, builders and lum b er .dealers, has been dissolved by m u tu a l .cohsent. .and th e b u s iness -will be continued by Mr. P a rlim a n . W o rk on Colonel B e n jam in T o h e y ’s new residence, on Pllghiand road . Is progressing. It is of im p o sing design, and w h en com p leted w ill be one of the m o st a t t r a c t i v e residences on this street. The new F ire D e p a r tm e n t h e a d q u a r ters is well along tow a rd com p letion. I t is a two story brick building. Tho N a s sau W a ter Com p any h a s secured an option on a plot o f ground on Glen stre e t , adjoining the Glen Cove M u tual In- Eiiranee Com p any’s building. If the tran s f e r Is consum m a te d the com p a n y proposes to erect an office building on the property. The price Is $1,800. H. A. W h e e ler has purchased of M rs. C. L M. M iller her farm of ab o u t seventeen acres on Elm avenue. T h e price paid is re ported to have been $12,000. M rs. M iller bought th e . p roperty a'bout th r e e years ago for $4,000. and has e.xpended abou t $3,000 on im p rovem e n ts. Comparative Tables. 19i!2—Prom ' O em h e r M to Octnb.’r 16, Inclusive: Deed.-/, cnnsiacrutlon expressed ....................... M T o tal eonstderntlon ............ $01,227 N o m inal eonsidcratlou' . ........................................ 29; Deod.s Ilf ridcasf*. e t c ................... -*6 ■iS.n—Frorii O etober 11 to O c tober 17. in c lusive; D eeds, ccm slderatlim expressed ....................... 110 T o tal ennslileration ......... - ................................... $686,561 N o m tnnl eon s lderatlon . ....................................... 233 D e e d s of release, e t c ............................................... 68 10 .-—Kii.m OetoluT 10 to O c tober 16. Inclusive: Tot.nl num b e r of m o r t R a g e s .............................. 273 Tot.al value ............................................................... $9.i6.31S N u m b e r of purcha.se m o n ey m o r t g a g e s — SO V a lue of purchase m o n e y m o r t g a g e s ......... $286.3M Iti .1—Krnm O etober 11 to O c tober 17. Inclusive: T o tal num b e r of m e rtgog.es .............................. _ 2ns T o tal value . ................... i. ...................................... $978.3S6 N u m b e r of purchase m oney m o r t g a g e s ........ C-1 V a lue of iturciiase m o n e y m o r t g a g e s ........... $32o,(il7 EXPEDIENT. Being convinced of th e im p o s s ibility of su p p o r ting his..large fam ily at any of the unskilled felonies, the m an h i t on the unusual expedient of seeking honest em ploym ent. \B u t.\ he refiected. “ if I seek such em ploym e n t under my 'rig h t nam e. Bill Jones, nobody will hire m e; w h ile it I give my nam e as H a n k Sm ith, say, I sh a ll bo jailed for g e ttin g a job by false pretenses. D ear me! ■\Vhat shall I do? Oh, 1 know. I'll j u s t in corporate, and seek em p loym ent u.s the Hank Sm ith CorpDrallon. Then it's nobody’s business w h at I do.\ T h is show s how m uch b e tto r off necessity is by knowing a liu l o law .—Lite. IN LONG ISLAND TOWNS. Sea Cliff, L. I., O ctober 25—The iiroperty on the south side of Sea Cliff avenue and adjoining th e railroad properly a t the depot has been sold to the Rev. Jam e s Donahoo by one Geissen. It consists of four acres and a sm a ll house. It is reported th a t a Rom an Catholic college will be built on ibe plot. C h a rles L u g a r has sold to Mrs. H iram B rundage a plot in South Sea Cliff upon which the new ow n er w ill build a house. Lynbrook, L. I., O ctober 25—John J. W al dron has. begun building a large hardw a re sto r e on th e site of one of the buildings destroyed by fire la s t w inter. O ther stores a r c already planned to fill the v a c a n t land betw e e n W a ldron’s and Caldw ell's stores. Sayvllle, L. I., O c tober 25—This village is experiencing a m o re extensive building boom than it has h a d for a long tim e. F r a n k S. Jones Is building a p a latial residence and will have It read y for n e x t sum m e r’* occupancy. Philip C. Ritch, builder, is a t w o rk on a new house for C o u n selor Ralph C. Greene. C. A. Brown, ow n e r of the South B a y House, has bought from Ralph C. Green© a lo t on th e cast side of Candee avenue, n e a r the house of H e n ry F. Rogers. Mr. Brown \will build thereon a large house for re n t a l purposes. In fact the foundation is un d e r way. P lans a r e out and estim a tes are being received for tho erection of a larg e sum m e r hotel by F rank L. Davis. It w ill be a three story gabled roof stru c tu r e w ith a two story extension in th e rear. John F r e a r is building a com m o d ious house on G arfield avenue for his own use. SERIOUS PROBLEM. The m a n a t the desk looked up. A sm a ll boy stood In ihe doorway. “ A re you the m a n th a t answ e rs the ques* tio n s in th e new s p a p e r'/” asked the boy. “ Yes. W h a t can I do for you?” “ Why. i f s this way. T found a pocketbook tho other day. It had 30 cents, in it. I took. It to the new spaper office to advertise It, ’cause I th o u g h t th a t %vas the honest thing, and they told mo i t would cost 30 cents. Now. if I take the m o nev out of the pocket- book to pay for the advertising there w o n ’t 1)0 any left for the m an th a t owns it, and 1 don’t think it's rny place to aciverilso it and pay for It mysc-lf. Uo yoti?” “ Is the pocketbook ilselt worth “ It*r> no good on earth . Look at i X j 8 “ I see it isn’t , ” said the man ai “ W h a t’s bothering you. Jiiy son. is tiiu. yoti w a n t to know w h e th e r it would 1)4* i.g lu . under tho circunisrnucos. for you to keep the pocketbook and the m o n ey. Is th a t it? ” “ W ell, 1 w a n t to do tin* square thin g .” “ 1 see. It resolves itscH into a in a t i e r of conscience. Why don’t you go and ask your p a s t o r ? ” “ 1 did.” said the boy, \and he sent me to you.”—Chicago T ribune. DISENCHANTED. “ How did you enjoy your v isit to tho B e r m u d a s, Uncle. Je d ? ” \I was a good deal disappointed. Tho onions didn’t com e up to my expectatioh®. W h y . gosh. e a t b e l t e r Berm u d a, onions rig h t here!”—Chicago T ribune ■’■I ‘■■I
