ok Set NORTH SHORE BREEZE. _ ¥ 
—— PRISER BEA BEA 4 
fz j eal Estate s: : | 
q = And Iuype ronements q cere 
—— ENE V2 BETA AN 
F 4 Through the office of T. Dennie and 
_ Reginald Boardman the Castle Hill prop- 
erty at Ipswich, one of the largest and 
_ grandest estates on the North Shore was 
_ sold yesterday to a prominent party whose 
name we are not at liberty at present to 
divulge. The property is about 400 
acres in extent and has a water frontage 
of about 4 miles. It is beautifully lo- 
cated, the hill itself commanding one of 
. ap 
_ anywhere along the shore. 
the grandest views of any place along 
the Massachusetts shore. This property 
belonged to the Jate John Burnham 
Brown and contains besides a large _resi- 
dence, other buildings such as stable, 
gardener’s cottage, etc. It is under- 
stood, however, that the purchaser will 
build a magnificent summer home on the 
property and will transf orm the place in- 
to a beauty spot. No finer opportunity 
for laying out a grand estate is offered 
The sale is 
the largest, both in extent, and in prop- 
erty value, that has been transacted on 
the North Shore for several years. 
Title was passed yesterday of the M. 
B. Mason property on Smith’s Point, 
Manchester, to Boylston A. Beal. The 
sale was made in the early summer. 
Plans have been prepared to make ex- 
_ tensive changes and improvements at the 
summer home of George Cabot, Smith’s 
Point, during the coming winter. It is 
proposed to cut off the L and move it 
some twenty feet away and build an ad- 
dition connecting the two parts. The 
new addition would include a kitchen, 
servants’ dining room and an ironing 
room. ‘Two bath rooms will also be 
put in. The contract for the work has 
been awarded to Kehoe Bros. of Mag- 
nolia. Morley, Flatley & Co. have al- 
ready started on the foundations. 
The contract for the brick and _ plaster 
work, and tiling, on the group of build- 
ings to be built on the Sidney Hutchin- 
son estate at Beverly Farms, has been 
awarded to George S. Sinnicks. 
Chester L. Crafts, who recently 
bought the Mears property, on the corn- 
er of School street and Pleasant street ex- 
' tention, Manchester, adjoining his own 
property on the latter street, has sold the 
same to Daniel Edgecomb. The house 
has been removed to the back end of the 
property. Itis Mr. Edgecombs inten- 
tion to rent the house. 
Daniel Edgecomb has sold to Chester 
L. Crafts the house lots on Norwood 
avenue, between the residence of Austin 
Morley and the James Mulvey property, 
Time was, the schools of olden time would teach 
‘That virtue and true happiness consist 
In duty doing in the state wherein 
The Lord hath called us. 
Now the teaching is 
‘That happiness doth rather lie in this: 
In rising, as we may, above the state 
Wherein our birth or circumstance hath stranded us. 
Thus Education breeds a discontent, 
And unfulfilled ambition sours the mind. 
Better it were, through wisdom of the schools, 
With chastened mind and judgement clarified 
And energy uaslacked, to do our best— 
To dedicate our powers to highest use 
And holiest ends, unmindful of reward 
Or station, save approval of the great 
Taskmaster, guided by his sovran will, 
Whose service is both freedom and delight, 
And whose rewards are precious and eterne— 
In noble deeds well-thought, well-wrought and left 
To ultimate fulfillment in his hands; 
Who if he may not speak the word, Well Done, 
Will say at least, Well Tried. 
So wilt thou to thyself and God be true. 
What more can angels do? 
—JosEpH A. TorREY. 
Real estate and building has taken a 
decided boom along the Gloucester and 
Cape Ann shore the last year or so. 
This last summer at least half a score of 
future summer residents have bought 
property and in several instances, work 
has been started on the erection of sum- 
mer homes. 
General Anson Mills, U. S. A., re- 
tired, is one of those who have plans 
York, who is to have a summer home 
built during the coming winter. 
William Taft of Arlington, a former 
well known Bass Rocks summer resi- 
dent, has transferred his affections to 
Eastern Point, and has purchased some 
property in that locality. 
Dr. James H. Knowles will erect an- 
‘other cottage on his newly acquired lot 
near his present summer residence. 
outfora new home. The plans call Small lots have been sold to Mr. 
for a structure of Mexican or missionde- Spann of Baltimore, a Hawthorne Inn 
sign, 92 by 32 feet, containing 25 rooms. guest, and Miss Edith Weld, a cousin 
The building is to be strictly fire-proof of Mrs. Henry W. Elliot of St. Louis, 
throughout and not a particle of wood of _ whose summer home has been in this 
any kind will enter into its construction. 
It will be built of terra cotta blocks and 
plastered inside and out. The roof and 
floors wil be of the same material and 
the roof will be tile covered. It is to be 
fitted with all the most modern conven- 
iences and will be heated throvghout the 
same as a city home, as it is the intention 
of the owner to occupy it until late in 
the season, into November at least. It 
will be two and a half stories in height 
and the view from the piazzas will be 
unsurpassed. The house will be located 
on the back shore at Eastern Point, 
facing the ocean. Ezra L. Phillips is 
the architect. 
Among others who have purchased 
property on the Bass Rocks and East 
Gloucester shore are Judge Gray of New 
section of Eastern Point for a number of 
years. 
It is rumored that a syndicate headed 
by the persons controlling the Oceanside 
hotel at Magnolia, is negotiating to pur- 
chase considerable property through the 
section berween Magnolia and West 
Gloucester. It is said that the syndicate 
is seeking, among other things, to pur- 
chase all the land around the Magnolia 
pond,so-called, one of the ponds formerly 
owned by Wm. A. Homans, the ice- 
man. ‘The tract is a large one, extend- 
ing from Hesperus avenue back into the 
woods quite a distance and with the 
building of a modern road along Hes- 
perus avenue it is claimed that its devel- 
opment properties are sure to stand out 
prominently, 
