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WARNER, ADDISON LEECH, Hon. C. W. GILFILLAN, GEO. P. TREADWAY, SAM'L M. SHOEMAKER, M. RUSH WARNER, C. M. TIBBALS, C. H. DUNCAN, WM. H. WHITCOMB. President. yiee-President, Secretary. GEO. W. CAMPBELL, Jr. & CO. AGENTS FOR NEW YORKAND NEW JERSEY, 87 Liberty St., N. Y. City. Dwelling House Tnsurance a ^pecialty. HOMES o» -' SEA-SHORE. ;^^ ON THE LINE OP THE — FOR — DESCRIPTION OP THE REGION TRAVERSED BY THE NEW JERSEY SOUTHERN RAILWAY, AND ITS BRANCHES, WITH A STATEMENT OP THE INDUCE- MENTS OFFERED BY THE RAILWAY COMPANY, CONJOINTLY WITH PROPERTY OWNERS, ALONG THE LINE, TO THOSE DESIROUS OP SECURING SUMMER RESIDENCES ON THE SEA-SHORE. " A voice is heard in the winds and waves In the sound of the ever rolling sea. Hear ye the voice 7 then come away, Far from the haunts of ruder men. Come where the leaves and fountains play — You may love and be happy then."— Percival. BY PUBLISHED FOR GRATUITOUS DISTRIBUTION BY THE NEW JERSEY SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY. New York : 1873. INTRODUCTION. The growing demand among New Yorkers for Summer Residences on the adjacent coast of New Jersey, and the lack of general information relative to the numerous attractive resorts on the line of the New Jersey Southern Railway, as well as the extended facilities for reaching them during the summer season, have suggested the pubHcation, for gratuitous distribution by the Railway Company, of a work of this character, describing each point through which the road passes ; pointing out the attractions which they severally offer as places of residence ; narrating such historical or cotem- poraneous facts of interest as may be connected with each locality ; in short, giving the reader a complete, accurate and entertaining pen-picture of the entire region v/hich the road traverses. An active spirit of development and improvement has of late years taken hold of the southern counties of New Jersey. Long Branch is the acknowledged Brighton of America; Bridgeton, Vineland, Tom's River, Eatontown, and Bricksburg have assumed an increasing importance. Smaller villages have sprung up here and there on the line of the railroad, and on every side may be heard and seen signs of prosperity and progress. That this little work may aid in this great movement is the wish of its writer, G. L. C. fM C^^ mn m isr:Ei-v^ ^^o:ris: bxjshsteiss ivEEirtli, 17tli and 19tli— Four Bays. FIRST DAY.— Four events, including a Hurdle Race and Ocean Hotel Stakes. SECOND DAY.— Three events, including the Thespian and Long Branch Stakes. TH 8 R D DAY.— Three events, inclnding West End Hotel Stakes. FOURTH DAY. —Four events, viz : Steeple Chase _ Handicap, August Stakes, Robins' Stakes and Consolation Handicap. W. E. RAYNOR, Secretary, N. B.— Pools wiU be sold at No. 1146 Broadway on the eyeniiig preyious to each race, and on the track on the day of the race. 24 HOMES ON THE SEA-SHORE. The arrangements for getting to and from the track cannot be excelled. Three boats run from New York to Sandy- Hook, whence the New Jersey Southern Railroad takes the passengers direct to the entrance of the track. Here a plat- form and sidings have been built for the accommodation of visitors. The return to the city is fully as prompt, so that frequently during the meetings of 1872, New York visitors were home before 6 P. M. For the accommodation of visit- ors from the numerous hotels and residences on the line of the railroad, an extra accommodation train is run both ways, stopping at all stations, and reaching the track just before the hour fixed for the racing to begin ; returning immediately- after the departure of the New York special. The carriage drives from the Branch to the track cannot be excelled even by the famous Central Avenue drive to Jerome Park, and it is consequently much patronized on race days by visitors staying at the Branch. And now we are away again, catch a glimpse of an an- cestral Jersey farm-house, with its rows of withered poplars before it, and next come to a period at EATONTOWN, (36 miles ; 2 hours, 5 min. 6 trains daily,) a village of both age and respectability. Here, in 1730, one Thomas Eaton reared his dwelling, and thus gave a name to the place which succeeding generations have built up around it. The dwelling is still standing, on the north side of Mill Brook, and the box trees which adorn the grounds about it are considered among the finest specimens in the country. Eatontown has many interesting historic reminiscences. There was a sharp skirmish here between the Whigs and Tories in 1780, while, over a century earlier still, one "Indian HOMES OK THE SEA-SHORZ. 2$ Will " is said by tradition to^ have, in consideration of tiie bestowal of a red coat and cocked hat, pointed out to a 'Mi. Eaton the whereabouts of Capt. Kid's treasures. The Eatontown of to-daj is a quiet pretty village, vnm shaded streets, and an easy going well-to-do population. One may find here a secluded and tranquil home, and yet enjoy the facilities and conveniences afforded by EpiscopaHan, Baptist, Methodist and Presbyterian churches, a public and pri\-ate school and any number of stores. There are here, too, 2!kIasonic, Odd Fellow, and Good Templars Lodges, a Royal Arch Chapter, Daughters of Rebecca. Odd Fellow's Benevolent Association, a Literary Society and a &ee Read- ing Room, The purchaser of a " Home on the Sea Shore,'' at this point, will fmd that he can secure good land at $200 per acre, or, if in the collage, at from $300 to $600 for lots measuring 50 x 150 feet. From Eatontown Junction, a half a mile from the tillage, diverges our branch road northward to Red Bani: and Port Monmouth. This, priof to the construction of the Sea Shore Railroad &om Long Branch to Sandy Hook, was the main line of the Raritan and Delaware Bay Railroad, Port Mon- mouth bemg its terminus. Now, however, though traversing a lovely region, and passing through some old and important towns, it is operated altogether as a branch road, and we shall therefore defer our j oiimey over it until some other day. For the present, let us pass on over the main line. We are now running about southwest, and presentiy enter a heavy growth of brush, from which we enerre again to see, for the first time on our route, a succession of sand hiTls on either side, one of them on the right rejoidng in the name of ** Huckleberry HHI" Then we enter a cutting, and at its ufrther end find ourselves at the station of 26 HOMES ON THE SEA- SHORE. SHARK RIVER, (42 miles ; 2 hours, 20 mia. 6 trains daily.) the connecting point for the village of that name, situated about two miles to the eastward. The Shark River itself rises a mile or so north of our depot, somewhere near the Heights of Huckleberry aforementioned, and crossing the the track, while yet a mere brook, becomes at its mouth a broad stream, upon the shores of which lovers of fish and oysters are wont to assemble. In 1778 a party of British landed there and burned two salt* works. Shark River Vil- lage boasts a Methodist church, a school and a post-office. About the depot an extensive brick yard is the only promi- nent feature. Three miles further on we come suddenly in view of a marl pit in full operation, and the spectacle to a stranger is one of novel interest. The pit covers acres of ground, and is intersected by railroad tracks, upon which are trains wait- ing to be laden with the precious soil. Gangs of men may be seen at intervals vigorously plying the pick, or the shovel, while here and there dredging machines are working away with all the energy and power that steam can impart, loading up the cars at the rate of a ton a minute. The annual ex- portation of this wonderful fertilizer from this and neighbor- ing pits amounts to hundreds of thousands of dollars in value, and furnishes employment to hundreds of men. The quaint village of FARMINGDALE, (45 miles ; 2 hours, 30 min. 6 trains daily.) just beyond, is where we next stop, and quite a place it is, too, with a population of six hundred, two churches, a school accommodating five hundred, stores, hotels, and a public hall HOMES ON THE SEA-SHORE. 27 ill which assemble Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias, and Good Templar organizations. And Farmingdale acquires an additional importance as the intersecting point of our line with the Freehold & Jamesburg Agricultural Railroad, extending eastward nine miles to the sea side villages of Squan and Sea Girt, and westward to Monmouth Junction. Here, too, will come in, a direct line from Long Branch, pass- ing through Oceanville, Deal and Shark River, and destined to shorten the distance considerably to this point and those beyond. It may be stated, too, that a road has been pro- jected from here to a point called New Egypt, on the Cam- den & Amboy road. Leaving Farmingdale, we cross the Manasquan River, and pass through a pleasant open farming country, well cleared of timber, to SQUANKUM (47 miles ; 2 hours, 40 min. 6 trains daily.) depot, where passengers connect for Lower Squankum, an old settlement about two miles further south. And now we see and admire the piny woods ; there is a wild beauty in their very waste and loneliness that can never fail to charm the true lover of nature. The evergreen boughs," the soft grass, the snowy sands, the winding footpaths or roadways, trodden here or there at the option of the passer by, all wild and barren as they seem, have yet, to one weary of the hard brick and stone of the town, a strange attractiveness and beauty; and the breeze that comes whispering over the sea ofsoft green tree tops, greets the ear in gently soothing ca- dences, and tells a plaintive story of the quiet and rest to be found amid their shadows. 28 HOMES ON THE SEA-SHORE. Yet these pine barrens, desolate as they seem, have been trodden and retrodden by the foot of mortal man. During the revolution they were infested with outlaws, who during the day burrowed in caves they had dug in the side of sand hills, and which they covered with brush, but who at night sallied forth to plunder, burn and murder. So dangerous were they, that the government offered large rewards for their capture, and they were finally hunted down and ex- tirpated Hke wild beasts. But to this day the recollection of " the Pine Robbers," as they were called, is hideous to the good people of Monmouth County. But, while we are pondering over these curious reminiscences, we cross the north branch of the Metedeconk River, then the turnpike road making the boundary line of Monmouth and Ocean Counties, and in a moment or two arrive at the thriving and enterprising town of BRICKSBURG, (53 miles ; 2 hours, 52 min. 5 trains daily.) possessing in point of beauty, convenience and healthfulness of location, eminent claims for the consideration of the capi- talist, or one in search of a Home on the Sea Shore. The depot is located at the intersection of the railroad with Main Street, the principal business thoroughfare, and the arriving passenger, as his eye first rests upon the wide, well graded street, lined with fine stores, hotels, and offices, cannot resist the conclusion that he has at all events reached a town where prosperity and energy have abiding. And then, if he go further, and visit Clifton and Madison Avenues, where are to be seen many elegant and tasteful residences, and two or three handsome churches, or stroll beyond to the lovely drives which though in the town limits, border for two HOMES ON THE SEA-SHORE. 29 miles the shores of Lake Carasaljo ; or, afterward drop in for a moment or two at one or another of the manufacturing industries, which employ 400 hands, and give the place much of its life, he will agree with all who have ever visited Bricks- burg, that it is a model community. And so it is. It has 1200 people, a Loan and Building Association, two hotels, one of which, the Bricksburg House, kept by Dr. C. O. Gordon, we have pleasure in pre- senting to the reader's attention herewith. There are, also, BRICKSBURG, N. J. Superior Accommodatioiis for Summer Boarders. For information as to terms, etc., address the Proprietor, C. O. GORDON, Bricksburg, N. J. Episcopal, Presbyterian, Baptisf and Methodist congrega- tions, two public schools, a weekly paper, a Savings Bank, (the Ocean County), a pubhc library and reading room, and a Masonic Lodge. As -a point for the establishment of manufacturing industries, it presents special attractions, the waters of the adjoining lake furnishing a fall of two hundred horse power. Nor is its agricultural attractiveness of less importance. The soil, with a little marl, is capable of high cultivation, and the facilities for drainage are unsurpassed. In point of health and climate the locaHty is celebrated ; the spring opens early ; the fall remains till late ; the air is mild and inviting, and the water soft and pure. In short, to a man of moderate means, desiring a quiet, peaceful home away from the city, Bricksburg presents strong claims. Then, too, the country about it is attractive; a drive, whether by stage or private vehicle, along or near the banks 30 HOMES ON THE SEA-SHORE. WARM AND FERTILE IW JERSEY LAIS! IN MONMOUTH AND OCEAN COUNTIES. 12,000 COPIES, SOLD IN LOTS TO SUIT PURCHASEES, AT $25 PER ACRE. 44 miles from New York, 50 from Philadelphia, on N. J. Southern Railroad, (One Hour from Long Branch.) VILLAGE LOTS IN THE NEW SETTLEMENT, BRICKSBURG, QH LAKE CARASALJO. Farm, Fruit, and Cranberry Lands, With best Market Facilities. Time to Neio York soon to he reduced to Tivo Hours. Climate Mild, Salubrious and Curative. No Fever and Ague. No malarious diseases of any kind. For particulars, Circulars, &c., address R. CAMPBELL, 153 Broadway, N.Y., Or BRICKSBUEG, OCEAN CO., N. J. of the Metedeconk, brings one in an hour to the pretty sea side village of Point Pleasant, or to the nearer hamlet of Burrsville, while in any direction one cannot but meet with many charming scenes. Land can be purchased in or near Bricksburg at quite reasonable figures, say from $25 an acre upward, or any where from $150 to $800 for village lots, measuring 50x150 feet. (See advertisement above.) Leaving with, it must be confessed, some regret, this livey town, we find the country south of it considerably undulating and broken, rising here ir/cO aorupt knolls, there sinking into gulleys and hollo^7o. And next we cross the two branches of Tom's River, pass, on the left, a large vineyard sweeping over a long slop^: of hillside, then reach a point where we com- mand a view of an unbroken waste of tree tops extending HOMES ON THE SEA-SHORE. 31 miles away on every side, cross Paqua Brook, and lo I here we are at MANCHESTER, (61 miles ; 3 hours, 12 min. 6 trains daily.) a village of eight hundred inhabitants, situated on both sides of the track, mth streets regularly laid out, good stores and hotels, three churches, (Presbyterian Methodist and Roman CathoHc), two schools and one or two factories. The raikoad shops are located here. At one time, many years ago, a furnace which manufactured large quantities of iron, was also in operation. From this point, too, diverges our branch road to the flourishing town of Tom's River, seven miles distant. Over this we shah pass some other day. Suffice it for the present to say that the branch road is older than our main Hne, having been laid thirty years ago. Since that time, however, it has been extended thirteen miles further to Bamegat Junction, where it unites with the Tuck- erton R R.. Manchester possesses, among its natural beauties, a charm- ing sheet of water, Horicon Lake, which the passenger may discern on the right hand just after we leave the depot. The cultivation of cranberries forms in this \dcinit}^ a prominent branch of industr}^ and from the car mndow just south of Ivlan Chester may be seen several-handsome cranberry patches. The process of growing this delicate fruit is an extremely curious and complicated one, attended with much expense and risk, but if successful with profits vastly larger than those realized from ordinary crops of fruit or grain. We next reach 32 HOMES ON THE SEA-SHORE. WHITINGS, (66 miles ; 3 hours, 26 min. 6 trains daily,) which, though a place of but few houses, is as a railroad point as important as any on our line, for here, center railroads from four different directions, tst, that over which we have come from New York ; 2d, that one to the right, which takes us to Philadelphia ; 3d, that one in the center, which forms our main line through to Vineland, Bridgeton, Atlantic City, Cape May, and the States of Delaware and Maryland; and, 4th, that on the left, which takes you to Tuckerton. We hope, reader, to traverse each of these diverging lines with you ; for the present we take the center or main line. "Medio tutissimus ibis." So, as one train whizzes away to the Quaker City, and another on the other side to the sea shore, off go we midway between them, and soon their locomotives' white puffs of smoke, rising above the distant pines, are no longer visible. So on we go again. Sand and pines, pines and sand, alternating in endless succession bring us to a little signal station, Wheatland, where are a few houses and a tile (not a silk tile) factory. Then we cross the Keith Line, separating Ocean and Burlington Counties, sight Owens' Hill, a quite prominent elevation on our left, and reach the village of IWOODMANSIE, (74 miles ; 4 hours, 03 min. 2 trains daily.) located at the intersection of our road with the Egg Harbor turnpike, and consisting of a few small dwellings, principally inhabited by workmen in the large charcoal pits close at hand, Then on again, and presently we pass another high elevation. Governor's Hill, and reach HOMES ON THE SEA- SHORE. 33 SHAMONG, (79 miles ; 4 hours, 10 min. 2 trains daily.) a village of considerable attractions, with wide, well laid out streets, lined with shade trees, and boasting of a hotel, several stores and a Post-Office. Then we cross the Wading River, after that the Batsto, and next reach the good old village of ATSION, (90 miles ; 4 hours, 25 min. 2 trains daily.) of which, said a writer, thirt}^ years ago, "it contains 15 or 20 dwellings, a Methodist church and a furnace emplo}ing about 120 workmen." About three miles north is the scene of the last Indian settlement in New Jersey, and where Brainard the missionary long resided. The remnant of the tribe emigrated westward about the year 1800. Atsion is a quite important point now as the junction of the main line of our road with the branch to Atco, on the Camden & Atlantic R. R.., ten miles distant. It also has a very large cotton mill, which may be seen close to the depot just north of the road. The Atsion River which flows through the village and which forms the boundary hne between Burlington, Atlantic and Camden counties, furnishes a fine water power of which capitalists and manufacturers may profitably avail themselves. . . .A ride, of nine miles, during which we pass Iron Mill and North Hammonton Stations, brings us to WINSLOW JUNCTION, -99 miles: 4 hours, 50 min. 12 trains daily.) where our-line intersects- that-of- the C-amden a^nd Atlantic Rx3ad. Here passenEers from New Yot¥'' for Atlantic 34 HOMES ON THE SEA- SHORE. City change cars ; and, if the reader will turn to page 60 of this book, he will there find, under the heading of " From New York to Atlantic City," a fuller description of that beautiful sea-side city, and the facilities for reaching it. Just beyond the junction is the pretty village of WINSLOW, (105 miles ; 4 hours, 55 min. 2 trains daily.) with a population of six or eight hundred, most of whom find employment in the extensive glass works which have been in operation by the Messrs. Hay for nearly half a century. CEDAR LAKE, (105 miles ; 5 hours, 6 min. 2 trains daily.) is a small village situated on the right of our track at its intersection with the turnpike road to Mays Landing,* an important village on the Egg Harbor River, about midway between here and the sea-shore. Just beyond Cedar Lake our line enters Atlantic County, and brings us, after a ride of four or five miles, to the new town of LANDISVILLE, (i 10 miles ; 5 hours, 19 min. 2 train? daily.) the center of a fine district of country, and named in honor of Chas. K. Landis, Esq., to whose energy and foresight is principally due the astonishing growth of the neighboring town of Vineland. Indeed the broad streets and avenues of that thriving place extend their long lines hither, embracing * Mays Landing was first setUed in 1710 by George M^, who opened a stoj€ V3 1 sapplied v3i3«L3 witlj wopd. Hii dvvalliag was s^iaiiaj uoiU a'3J4t UiJ. HOMES ON THE SEA-SHORE. $$ Landisville as a sort of suburb, which is destined doubtless at no distant day to become an active and prosperous section of the community. Town lots (50x100) can be purchased here for $150, and timber land at moderate prices,, the timber at market valua- tion, Aheady tlie infusion of energy is apparent in the erection near the station of a handsome mansard cottage for use as a store and dwelling. And now the indications of life and activity multiply about us as we proceed. Farm houses and vineyards are numerous, and on every side we see evidences of agricultural prosperity and wealth. Here and there we are surprised by broad, straight, well-graded avenues, intersecting meadow, grove and %dneyard, and teUing of a city close at hand. We cross Wheat Road, then J^Iain Avenue, each of them important thoroughfares, and each with a depot at its intersecting point, and, in a moment or two more, behold us safe and sound at the central depot in VINELAND, (115 miles ; 5 hours. 36 min. 2 trains daily.) where in the autumn of 1861 dwelt but four families, and where now is a population of over ten thousand thri\dng and industrious people. But this rapid grow1:h, though at first surprising, is never- theless a healthful one, and based upon sound natural princi- ples. As from the tillage of the soil comes the surest, truest wealth, and with it contentment and health ; so is it true that where the soil is most generous and genial, there, especially does Plenty fill her horn, and smiling Peace abide as in a chosen home. The soil of Vineland being partly 36 HOMES ON THE SEA-SHORE. a rich clay and partly a sandy loam is highly productive,* and this fact combined with the genial cHmate and healthful surroundings are the attractions which have made Vineland a sort of modern Arcadia, where a man, weary of the turmoil of business, may find prosperous repose for the remainder of his days. (See advertisement on opposite page.) The climate of Vineland is mild and equable, and especially beneficial for pulmonary and asthmatic affections. The summer is no hotter than that in the Northern States, while the winter is much milder and free from deep snow. The adjacent country being undulating and well drained, there are but few tracts of swampy land, no stagnant water, and consequently no liabihty to miasmatic diseases. In point of improvement and convenience, Vineland may challenge comparison with most cities of older and larger growth. All the principal religious denominations have places of worship, there are a score of schools, (including a High School and a Methodist Seminary), Masonic, Odd Fellows, and K. of P. Lodges, four or five weekly publications, six Post-Offices, a Safe Deposit Company, a Loan and Im- provement Association, and no end of useful manufacturing industries, employing about twelve hundred hands at wages ranging from fair to highly remunerative. The Maurice River, which traverses the westerly part of the town, is by far the largest unoccupied water power in the State, with an un- failing supply, and a combined fall of 54 feet ; and this power it is proposed to utilize shortly for the estabHshment of cot- ton, woolen and paper mills. In short, which ever way the visitor to Vineland may direct his glance, he will see about him thrift and a wondrous promise for the future. If, he * Last year, 1S72, Vineland shipped 8cxd tons of grapes, 10,108 crates of ber- ries, 6,156 of peaches, 1,360 of pears, and 2,838 barrels of sweet potatoes. HOaiES ON THE SEA-SHORE. 37 All Wanting Farms. Good Soil, specially adapted to WHEAT, GRASS, FRUIT and VEGETABLES, In a mild climate, where the land can generally be plowed all winter, in a place remarkabh" healthful and Entirely Free from Fever and Ague. More fruit is shipped from this location than from any other place of the same area in the United States. The land by mechanical' division is just one-half clay and one-h'lf sand. Besides forming a good soil, it makes the best of roads. Twenty School Houses are now b-uilt, embracing a High School; and various ( rthodox Churches, consisting of Methodists, Presbyterians, Baptists, Episcopalians, and other denominations. Some twelve different manufacturing establishments are also in the place, where both male and female members of families can find employment, consisting of work at Straw Sewing, Button Making, Cloth- ing, Shoes manufactured by Machinery, and other articles. Improved Places, Well Fruited, from SIOOO to $5000, according to size and improvements. Tirgin Soil, $25 per Acre, Town Lots at $150 Each. Present Population Ten Thousand, and Rapidly Increasing. For papers, giving full information, address CHARLES K. LANDIS, Proprietor, ^^inelanii, IlVe^v^ Jersey. visit the town center, he mil see handsome churches, resi- dences, factories and school edifices, well laid out parks, good sidewalks and abundant shade trees, and all the surroundings of a civilized community, excepting rum shops, not one of which is allowed in the town. As a consequence of this restriction, the Overseer of the Poor reports not a single citizen or settler of Vineland dependent upon him for reHef. Here then we have the truest evidence of a substantial pros- perity. Or if the visitor go farther, and stroll out any one of the avenues leading away antennae-like into the soft, hazy landscape beyond, he mil see well improved farms, with neat homes, and mth inmates whose cheeks glow with a hue as ruddy as that of their own grape-clusters. 3^ HOMES ON THE SEA-SHORE. At Vineland, passengers change cars for Millville and Cape May. Just beyond Vineland Depot we cross the Maurice River, called the Wahatquenack by the Indians, but deriving its present title from the circumstance of a ship, " the Prince Maurice," having been burnt by the savages at a point about twenty miles below here. Upon or near this river, between this and the sea, are to be found the flourishing city of Mill- ville, and the smaller but important villages of Port Elizabeth, Bricksboro, Mauricetown, Dorchester and Leesburg. Beyond it, we intersect the Jersey Bridge Road, cross the Muddy River, a tributary of the Maurice, and next halt for a moment at BRADWAYS, ;ii8 miles : 5 hours, 47 min. 2 trains daily.) a signal station, in the midst of an open farming country. From the car window one sees on the right, a comfortable looking old farm house, with barns and orchards about it, and long lines of fences stretching away in both directions, teUing of well tilled acres, and substantial prosperity. About a third of a mile northeast of our next stopping place is the village of ROSENHAYN, (121 miles ; 5 hours, 50 min. 2 trains daily.) possessing six or eight houses, a store, school, and postal facilities. Land at this point has been divided up into lots and plots, and can be purchased, it is said, at moderate prices by intending settlers. At HOMES ON THE SEA-SHORE. 39 WOODRUFFS (123 miles ; 6 hours. 2 trains daily.) we intersect with the turnpike for the adjacent camp meeting grounds at Pleasant Grove, a favorite resort of Methodists in this section of the State. And now, a Httle further on, we cross the track of the West Jersey Raihoad, and approach BRIDGETON, (127 miles ; 6 hours, 8 min, 2 trains daily.) a time honored and prosperous city of eight thousand inhabi- tants, situated on both sides of the Cohansey (named from an ancient Indian chief, Cohanzick) River, embracing three populous wards, having a Mayor, Common Council, and pre- senting all the characteristics one would expect to find in the active, enterprising community which it is. The arriving passenger, aHghting, sees before him the winding channel of the river before mentioned, spanned directly in front of where he stands by a long high bridge, while, a quarter of a mile away, he discerns the spires, chimneys and housetops of the thickly built portion of the city, embowered in a wealth of foliage, and divided about midway by the shining waters of the river, where drawbridges, smoke stacks and a little forest of masts give evidence that he has reached a commercial, as well as a manufacturing, city. The approach to Bridgeton is exceedingly picturesque, the landscape abounding in a variety of pleasing surprises, in hill and bluff, and wooded upland, and peaceful vales, " stretch- ing in pensive quietness between." But before we enter the town a few reminiscences of its earlier history may not be 40 HOMES ON THE SEA-SHORE. uninteresting.* Its first settlement dates back as far as 1754, and was due, probably, to there being here a conven- ient fording point on the Cohansey. In time, a bridge came to be built, and the settlement was dubbed Bridge- town, which title, on the estabHshment of a bank in 181 6, was modified to Bridgeton. Prior to the Revolution, there were not over 200 inhabi- tants; but, though few in number, these were staunch adherents of their country's cause^in that memorable strug- gle. A company from Bridgeton served under Gen'l Schuy- ler, and Dr. Jonathan Elmer, a Bridgetonian, was a member of the Revolutionary Congress. In 1780, a letter of marque schooner, called Gov. Livingston, was built here and made one successful trip, but on her return home from her second voyage, was captured near the Capes of Delav/are by a British frigate. It is estimated that, at the beginning of the present cen- tury, Bridgeton had a population of about four hundred. Its growth since that time has been steady; in 1829 there were 1.736 inhabitants; in 1838, 2,315; in 1850, 3^3'^3 j and in i86o, 5,000. The first line of communication with the rest of the world was by stage to Philadelphia. At dif- ferent times, a steamboat line has also been in operation between the two places, via. the Cohansey River, a ride of eighty miles, and at the present time, two trips per week are made to and from Bridgeton by a fleet and handsome steam- boat. But, bye and bye, increased demands of travel brought enlarged traveling facilities, and now Bridgeton has *The writer begs to acknowledge his indebtedness to the authors of Bar- bour's Historical Collections of New Jersey, and Elmer's Hist6ry of Cumber- ani County, for these interesting facts. - HOIVIES ON THE SEA-SHORE. 4I direct communication by rail ^nth the two largest cities in the country. With the Bridgeton of to-day it is, however, that we prin- cipally have to do ; and the \dsitor will find, on every side, as he strolls through its principal business thoroughfares, grateful e^ddences of its commercial life and activity. Two handsome draw-bridges span the Cohansey, connecting the east and west sides of the city. There are stores on Com- merce street which would be a credit to even the Metropolis itself. The sidewalks are well laid, and the streets lit with gas ; there are banks, insurance companies, some extensive manufactories, churches of all the prominent denominations, unusually fine educational faciHties — the New Jersey and Cohansey Academies ranking high among the institutions of learning in the State — and several newspapers, one of which, the Bridgeton Chronicle, now published by Geo. F. Nixon, Esq., has been in existence, under difierent names, since 1 8 15. The manufacturing industries of the place are numerous and extensive, one of them, the Cumberland Nail and Iron Works, having been estabHshed in 1S15. Ship building is also carried on to some extent. As a place of residence, Bridgeton is both healthful and attractive, and one coming here in search of a home, will find, upon the broad avenues extending out into the suburbs, many choice and attractive building sites, combin- ing, with a natural beauty of scenery, all the convenient surroundings that refinement and civilization can bestow. Resuming our ride, we cross the Cohansey by the high bridge before mentioned, enter a heavy cutting, then emerg- ing, traverse the westerly section of the city, and once more 42 HOMES ON THE SEA SHORE. are in the open country beyond, in which our next stopping place is BOWENTOWN. (130 miles ; 6 hours, 16 min. 2 trains daily.) Here we find a scattered settlement, with a nucleus of four or five houses about the depot. A turnpike road crosses here, affording a railroad outlet for a large farming country on either side. At Sheppard's grist mills, a short distance beyond, is another cross-road, where trains stop on signal. The most important stopping place, however, be- tween Brldgeton and the Delaware, is GREENWICH, (134 miles ; 6 hours, 26 min. 2 trains daily.) which, although far outgrown by its prosperous neighbor, which we have recently left, is coeval with it in history. Land was purchased here from the Indians in 1677, and shortly afterward a town, with a main street one hundred feet wide and two miles long, was laid out, and then churches. Episcopal, Presbyterian and Friends', were erected upon it. In 1697 semi annual fairs were established, and in 1748 Court was first held and a log jail put up. In 1774, about forty men, disguised as Indians, and emulous of their Boston brethren, burned a cargo of tea, which had been landed at Greenwich and stored in a cellar. Suits were in- stituted by the owners of the tea, but were subsequently dropped. It is related, too, that a party of miHtia here re- pelled a foraging party from the British fleet, when it passed up the Delaware. Greenwich, to-day, has a population of about seven hun- dred, with good churches and schools, and a considerable HOMES ON THE SEA- SHORE. 43 trade, not only with the inland, but by schooners with Phil- adelphia and other ports. Bacon's Neck, a short distance further on, is a signal sta- tion, and furnishes an outlet for those residing in the lower end of Richmond township. Beyond it, we begin to realize that we once more approach the coast. We see long stretches of marsh and meadow land, and, ere we are aware, are on the pier at BAYSIDE, (137 mDes ; 6 hour, 30 min. 2 trains daily.) on the shore of the Delaware River, which, at this point, has a width of about five miles. Here a good hotel has been erected; here the company have established an engine- house, and here, upon the completion of the proposed ex tension of the route across the State of Delaware to the Chesapeake, the cars will be transferred to boats, and ferried over to the opposite side. And here, for the present, our pleasant journey ends. But, ere long, Bay Side will cease to be the terminus of this great thoroughfare ; will become but a way station on a great popular trunk line from the Metropolis to Baltimore, Washington, and all the southern sea-board cities. For, whizzing across the fields of Delaware, ere many months, our iron horse will quench his thirst in the waters of the Chesapeake, and those whom he has transported thither will find themselves carried by a novel, quick and delightful route to the Monumental City; or, should their journey be southward, to a connection with the magnificent steamers which ply on the Chesapeake, to Hampton Roads, Norfolk, Richmond and Petersburg, Thus a new era of travel will be inaugurated, and year by year will develop and increase the success and prosperity of the New Jersey Southern Railroad. 44 HOMES ON THE SEA-SHORE. THE PHILADELPHIA EOUTE, VIA THE NEW JERSEY SOUTHERN RAILROAD. —X— If the reader will turn to the description of Whiting's Junction, on page 32, he will find it mentioned that there diverges the line to Philadelphia. Let us now take up this thread and follow it. The traveler has reached Whiting's, by a sail and ride of but little over three hours from New York, and Philadelphia is but two hours distant. During the summer season especially, this line of travel between the two largest cities of the country will be found delightful and convenient, introducing many features of interest, and affording the traveler the- benefit of the cool, invigorating sea-breezes during a great portion of his ride. By all means, try a summer trip to Philadelphia, by the New Jer- sey Southern route. For some distance beyond the junction, our route lies through the pine barrens, as before. We pass from Ocean to Burlington County, and first stop at HANOVER, (75 miles ; 3 hours, 40 min. 2 trains daily.) a station deriving its name from that formerly borne by the township. About a mile to the south, is a settlement bear- ing the dejected title of Mt. Misery, and three times that HOMES ON THE SEA- SHORE. 45 distance northward, is a considerable village, Hanover Fur- nace, where, in the revolution, cannon balls were cast for use by the patriot troops. Beyond Hanover station, we cross a body of water, upon the banks of which is located another furnace, the " Mary Ann," and from this point our course lies parallel with the turnpike road, to NEW LISBON, (80 miles ; 3 hours, 50 min. 2 trains daily.) where a junction is made with the Columbus & Springville R. R. New Lisbon itself is a small village on the Rancocus River, and boasts, as its principal public edifice, the County Alms House. And now, as our journey continues, we find ourselves traversing a fair and fertile farming country, dotted with dwellings, and watered by frequent brooks. Now we see the Rancocus on our right, a rapid stream, growing each moment larger ; and presently we stop, close to its banks, at the depot at PEMBERTON. (84 miles ; 3 hours, 57 min. 2 trains daily.) The land hereabout was originally owned by one David Budd, who in 1758 sold out to a company of four persons, who built a grist and saw mill, and called the place New Mills. In 1826 the place was incorporated by its present name, after James Pemberton. The water power on the Rancocus is one of the best in this region. The village itself contains many features of interest and beauty. Its principal street, a wide thoroughfare extending from end to end, is shaded with fine old elm trees ; is Hned with brick sidewalks, and fronted by many fine stores and brick dvv^ell- ings, in the white blinds and trim exteriors of which we see 46 HOMES ON THE SEA-SHORE. infallible evidences of our near approach to the Quaker City. Pemberton has a population of two or three thous- and, several churches and schools, two good hotels, and stores of all kinds. The enterprise of its people is evinced, too, in the handsome iron draw-bridge spanning the Ran- cocus. Half a mile beyond the depot is PEMBERTON JUNCTION, where our road connects with the Camden and Burlington County road. But, without change of cars, we hurry on to Camden, and in another hour have crossed the Delaware by the Market street ferry, and, behold us in the good city of Philadelphia. Turn we back now for a ride over the various branches and connecting lines, the junction points of which we have noted in our passage over the main line. The first of these is the POET MONMOUTH BEANCH, which was, prior to the construction of the sea-shore Hnc over which we passed from Sandy Hook to Long Branch, a portion of the main line of road. Now, however, it is operated as a branch road. Yet, we shall find it an enjoy- able ride, through a region teeming with pleasant residences, delightful scenery and thriving towns, the first of which is SHREWSBURY, (37 miles ; 2 hours, 13 min. 5 trains daily.) the most ancient village in this section, it having been first HOMES ON tHfi SEA-SHORE. 4^ Sjttled by Connecticut people in 1664. Two centuries ago there were quite extensive iron works in operation here, owned by one Lewis Morris. The village itself, which is to the right hand, or eastward of the road, has a small popula- tion, and is a quiet, pretty place, mostly made up of neat, fresh looking residences, with here and there some relic of antiquity. Chief among these may be noted the Episcopal church edifice, erected in 1769. The silver communion service in use in this venerable building was presented in 1703 by Queen Anne (the church having been organized in the previous year), and the pulpit Bible has been in use through four generations. There is also a Presbyterian church, founded in 1749 and built in 1821. As a place of summer residence, Shrewsbury is quiet, retired and attractive. The drives are numerous, and boat- ing and bathing faciHties are within easy distances. A ride of two miles further, due north, brings us to RED BANK, (39 miles ; 2 hours, 20 min. 5 trains daily.) pleasantly situated on the south bank of the Navesink River, at the head of navigation, and about five miles from the sea. Its singular title is derived from the color of the adjacent soil. The growth of Red Bank to its present pop- ulation, about 3,000, has been rapid of late years, owing mostly to its trade, by rail and steamboat, with New York. It was incorporated in 1869, and now boasts a National Bank, five churches, a fine new public school house, several well-conducted private schools, three hotels, and the most extensive nurseries* to be found in this section of the State. * See advertisement of A. Hance & Son, published elsewhere. ■4^ HOMES ON THE SEA-SHORE. Its principal streets are well graded, with flagged sidev/alks, and are lit with gas. Its stores are supplied with most of the luxuries, as well as necessaries of life; in short, one finds in this active little place a metropolis in miniature. The summer visitor at Red Bank will find its surrounding country full of interest and beauty. The drive along the north shore of Rumson Neck, past Fairhaven to Port Wash- ington, brings in a pleasing variety of scenery in a four mile ride, and discloses numbers of building sites, than which none more beautiful could be desired. And now we cross the Navesink River, and, three miles beyond it, reach the station called MIDDLETOWN, (42 miles ; 2 hours, 36 min. 2 trains daily.) in honor of the township. The village of the same name is situated a mile or so to the west of the depot. Among its first settlers was the Richard Hartshorne who is spoken of elsewhere as the original owner of Sandy Hook, and who came hither in 1666. NAVESINK, (44 miles ; 2 hours, ^2 min. 2 trains daily,) is another station, two miles beyond, at the intersection of the main turnpike road, from the Highlands on the east to Key- port on the west. It is, therefore, the outlet for a quite thickly settled region of country, wherein the summer visitor may find many quiet, peaceful homes, within easy distance of town, yet surrounded by an invigorating atmosphere, and offering a (to many) welcome freedom from the restraints im- posed at the more fashionable summer resorts. HOMES ON THE SEA-SHORE. 49 Finally we reach Port I^Ionmouth, and catch a glorious view of the lower bay, wdth Staten Island and the Narrows in the distance. Here, a long pier extends out into the water, at which once landed the boats from New York, and for a time Port Monmouth was a bnsy point of embark- ation. But now -it slumbers lazily on the sands, and patiently awaits the day when direct communication shall again .awaken it to life and activity. Yet the visitor in search of quiet and seclusion, will find here many attractions worthy of consideration, in his search for a Home on the Sea- Shore. TOM'S EIVEE BEANCH. A t«'ent}^ minutes' run from Manchester (See page 31,) brings us to TOM'S RIVER. (68 miles, 3 h., 50 min. 3 trains daily.) And the first apprisal of our arrival is a glimpse of the beautiful river, from which the place derives its name ; and beyond it, vre see numerous clusters of dwellings, marking the business center. Alighting, we find the river on our left, spanned by a handsome iron bridge, leading up to the prin- cipal street beyond, and even now the rows of buildings, the busy sidewalks, the e\ddent activity prevaifing, give rise to the belief that sloth is a stranger in Toms River. As we cross the bridge, there may be had an attractive view, look- ing seaward, including the gradually widening river, Good Luck Point, the bay, and Island Beach beyond. Now, let 50 HOMES ON THE SEA-SHORE. US glance through the village, with its population of fifteen hundred ; it makes a good showing. Here are four churches (Episcopal, Methodist, Presbyterian and Baptist), Masonic Lodge and Chapter, Odd-Fellows Lodge and Encampment, Knights of Pythias -Lodge, a National Bank, a Building and Loan Association, a well-conducted weekly paper, the New Jersey Courier, (published by Geo. M. Joy, Esq..) an excel- lent graded school, two hotels, and all variety of stores. Then, Tom's River, the county seat of Ocean county, has the Court House buildings in its limits; being, too, at the head of navigation on the river, it represents large shipping interests, and many of its people have acquired their for- tunes in following the sea. It is the center, moreover, of a cranberry interest, involving an investment of a million dol- lars, and its annual business in whortleberries, fish and oysters is extensive. To the settler, whether laborer or capitalist, Tom's River offers facilities in the forms of numerous fine water powers ; of an abundance of timber in the adjacent cedar swamps ; of clay beds convenient for brick manufacture, and of grass, useful for making paper. The city resident, in search of a home, will find here many fine villa sites, overlooking the river or the bay, and where splendid boating, fishing, shooting and bathing can be enjoyed in season. Among those who have already availed themselves of such pleasant surround- ings, may be mentioned Thomas Placide, Esq., the well- known actor. BAYVILLE, our next stopping place, has a population of about three hundred, with two churches, a school and a post office. At the small village of HOMES ON THE SEA-SHORE. 5 1 CEDAR CREEK we cross the stream of the same name, and pass the scene of another severe revolutionary encounter between mihtia and refugees. The place has now about an hundred inhab- itants. FORKED RIVER is the most important \'illage upon the Branch, after Tom's River, and is pleasantly situated, overlooking, and two miles distant from, the bay. It is an old settlement, once largely engaged in exporting wood and charcoal, and now has a population of four hundred and upwards, with a church, school and post-office. We cross successively the three branches of the Forked River, then Oyster Creek, and come next to WARETOWN, with a population of four hundred, most of whom depend upon maritime pursuits for their livelihood. There are two hotels and a post-office here, and just beyond the village our branch connects, at , BARNEGAT JUNCTION, wdth the Tuckerton Railroad from Whiting's for Barnegat, Manahawken, West Creek and Tuckerton, and the sea-side resorts of Long Beach beyond. 52 HOMES ON THE SEA-SAORE. THE TUCIERTON EAILROAD. _t Two years ago, capital and enterprise joined hands to form a much-needed Hnk of communication from some point on the main line of the New Jersey Southern Railroad to Tuckerton and the Little Egg Harbor region. From Whit- ing's, it was determined that this line should diverge (see page 32); and let us, therefore, reader, betake ourselves once more to that important junction point. Important, because there we find the cars in waiting to convey us, not only to pleasant villages and summer hotels, and fishing and yachting grounds, but, better still, to Manahawken, a garden paradise near the sea-shore, a region where the air is fra- grant with the odor of magnolias, and where broad, fertile meadows give promise of a rich recompense to the sower. Travel from New York by this route is rapid and con- venient. The ride, three and a half hours to Whiting's, has already been described in pages 5 to 32. Then, a mile or two more through the pine woods, bring us to BAMBER, (68 miles ; 3 hours, 42 min. 3 trains daily,) sometimes called Ferrago. Here there are a commodious depot and a large store, while a short distance westward is a fine body of water, Bamber Lake, in which Cedar Creek takes its rise. There is a saw mill here, and, in old times, there was a furnace. Large quantities of lumber are annu- ally prepared and shipped hence to market At HOMES ON THE SEA-SHORE. 53 LACEY (71 tnues ; 3 hour, 42 mm. 3 trains daily.) we cross the turnpike, or Wright's road, to Tom's River. The station derives its name from the towmship. There is here, too, a good depot, and considerable improvements are in progress about it, under the direction of Rutherford Stuy- vesant, Esq., of New York, who owns a large adjacent tract. Passing Wareto\\Ti, the junction point of the branch road from Tom's River, (see page 51), we next reach the consid- erable \-iilage of BARNEGAT, (79 miles ; 4 hours, 14 min. 3 trains daily.) a title time-honored in the sea-coast annals of New Jersey, and known to sportsmen the countr}- over. Looking east- ward, we can discry the Bamegat Light House, tapering sky- ward, on the beach five miles away. If we alight, we shall find the village a quiet and VTQtty one, inhabited chiefly by sea-faring people. The Friends ha^-e a meeting-house here, and there are one or t«^o other churches, t5\^o hotels, and a good school. Gunning River, just south of the village, is a famous resort for game-hunters. And nov/, as we resume our journey, sand and pine woods disappear, and e\ddences of an increased agricultural wealth appear 'to multiply about us. Here, on our right, we see a well-ordered fruit-farm, covering many acres; then, wide and well-tilled meadows open away on both sides, a refresh- ing contrast to the sterilit)^ we have left behind. Now we see a cluster of houses among the trees, now neat fences and side-walks and stores, now signs on the street comers ; now the whistle blows, the engine slackens its speed, and presently the brakeman calls out 54 HOMES ON THE SEA-SHORE. MANAHAWKEN, (82 miles ; 4 hours, 26 min. 3 trains daily.) Here, for a few hours, we pause, for it is at this point that the Stafford Land Company, a party of capitaHsts from New . York and Philadelphia, have placed upon the market a choice tract of some thousands of acres, extending hence to the shore of the bay, and embracing hundreds of desirable sites for homes on the sea shore. Our journey would be incom- plete without a personal inspection of this beautiful and interesting locality. But first a word or two about the village itself. Mana- hocking (an Indian name, signifying good corn ground), was originally its name. Thirty-one years ago it was spoken of as " a flourishing village, containing two taverns, three stores, and about forty dwellings." It has now a population of about a thousand, with churches, schools, shops, hotels, mills, and a village library. A stream flows through the vil- lage, furnishing opportunities for an excellent water power, which, by the energy and ingenuity of Nathaniel H. Bishop, Esq., an extensive cranberry planter, is to be utilized in fa- cilitating the shipment of berries to the market. Mr. Bishop, it may be remarked, is the owner of three large plantations, Mayeta, La Mia, and Oxycoccus, upon which he has successfully applied a knowledge acquired by years of scien- tific research. Strohing through the quiet streets of this peaceful village, the visitor will find much that is attractive and pleasing in its quaint dwellings and antiquated sur- roundings. But it is with the modern Manahawken that we have to do, and let us make the depot our starting point. Certainly nowhere could we gain a better idea of the natural advan- HOMES ON THE SEA-SHORE. 55 tages of the locality, and of the extent of the improvements that the Stafford Land Company are making. For, from the railway to the bay, a distance of two miles and a half, stretches away a magnificent sweep of graveled avenue, eighty feet in width, lined with sidewalks and shade trees, and forming one of the finest drives to be found in the State. Glancing down this broad vista, we catch a glimpse of the blue waters of the bay, and the white sand, and the ocean beyond, while, near by, the luxuriant verdure of the wayside groves encases the picture in a setting of emerald. From the same point, to our right, diverges Bay, and, to our left. Beach Avenue, each extending shoreward equi-distant from Stafford Avenue, and comprising between them the principal portion of the company's tract. The three avenues are intersected at regular intervals by cross streets, Parker, Montgomery, Kearny, Murray and Stockton Streets, upon each of which are to be found many high, well drained and desirable building sites. Near the corner of Beach avenue and Stockton Street stands the Staftord House, a well or- dered hotel, where the visitor at Manahawken can always find a welcome. Following either avenue, further seaward, we reach the tracts known as the Moor and Glen farms, com- posed of several hundred acres, famed for their fertility, and commanding a glorious view of Barnegat Bay. Harvey Cedars, and the hotels on Long Beach. Here is just such a scene as was pictured by Longfellow in his description of Grandpre, the home of the Acadian peasantry. Stafford Avenue, it may here be stated, extends through the Moor farm, towards the shore of the bay. Nor should the natural advantages of this locality, in point of healthfulness of climate and fertility of soil, be overlooked. The cool sea-breezes of summer blow landward with almost 5.6 HOMES ON THE SEA-SHORE. the same regularity as the trade winds, while the east winds tempered by a warm moisture from the Gulf Stream, render the winters mild and pleasant, and devoid of that severity felt on the more northerly coasts. The central sea-coast of New Jersey is celebrated as the best, all-the-year-round, climate in the Northern and Eastern States. The surface of the land, too, sloping gently seaward, forms a natural water shed, ensuring complete drainage, even after rains, and ob- viating any danger of miasmatic complaints. The land, too, is singularly productive. Here, upon this oasis, this broad belt of rich gravel and sand loam,* grow plentiful crops of fruit, grain and vegetables, and flowers and trees which, in their luxuriance, tell of the distant tropics- Here grow the fragrant magnolia and laurel, and here the naturalist may find butterflies and other insects, scarcely ever to be seen elsewhere in northern latitudes. Here abun- dant crops of hay reward the mower, eight hundred tons hav- ing been cut and shipped from the Company's meadows during the last season ; and here the settler may come, secure a small tract, and, by good honest labor, aided by the generous hand of Nature, rear about him a homestead where neatness, beauty and prosperity shall have abiding. Let it be remembered, too, that the surroundings of the locality are in various ways attraxtive, affording opportu- nities for abundance of fish and oysters, surf bathing, boat- ing and sailing, blue fishing and snipe and duck shooting in their several seasons. The shoal water of the adjacent bay renders it a favorite *Prof. Cook, State Geologist of N. J., in his report of 1868, says of this locality : '' The surface soil of this formation is a fine sandy loam, with very little gravel, and containing organic matter enough to make it a rich and productive soil. It corresponds to the alluvial soils on the river bottoms of inland districts. '' HOUES OJS THE SEA-SHOEE. 57 feeding gromid for "s-iid duck. and. conseqiioitly, an espe- cially attractive resort for sportsmen. But tiie fiiture of Manahawken derives a iargel}- increased importance, &om the laxrt that, at this point, is afforded the most available line of railroad commimication to that popu- lar summer resort Long Beach. For, by the confluence in the ba}-. here a Ettle over a mile wide, of the tides from Bamc^at Inlet on the north, and Little Egg Harbor Inlet on the south, have been formed, by accretion, a number of small islands, links in a son of nanrai causeway, leading onh- a space of eleven-sixteenths of a mile to be bridged, and rendering the construction of a roadway to the Beach a comparatively easy matter. Indeed, with this fact in -.iew, the Phi!ade^3iiia and Staf- ford Beach Railroad Co, has been organized, and has pro- jected a line which will bring Philadelphia within fQrt}'-nine miles of the sea-shore, or several miles nearer than at pres- ent. Upon this line, intersecting Stafford avenue near the shore, ^lanahawken. with its large business and agricultural interests, is manifesrl'v destined to attain a substantial growth and prosperity. The Company offer Business Sites and Bidlding Plots in the -ii&ge colter, at m^AtTSC'jt rates, \zrfm^ according ta locatioiL Sm/iJI Farms of from five to twenty-ffve acres, within half a mile of the depot at irom $60 to $ioq per acre, and Farms for HcmesUads. atuated nearer the bay, at from $40 to $75 per acre, and the intending purchaser wiH find their offer, paVB^ied eisewhexe, one well worthy his consderation- Eut TTc have vet a feK- miles to ride, so 1^ bs lesasnc our 58 HOMES ON THE SEA-SHORE. journey. Our course lies, generally, parallel with that of the turnpike, which we can see at intervals, first on our right, and then on our left. Next, we cross a stream, and, a moment or two later, reach the station, deriving, from it its name, WEST CREEK. (87 miles ; 4 hours, 43 min. 2 trains daily.) The village, which is situated near the borders of Burling- ton county, has a population of about six hundred, and is the center of an extensive cranberry district. It was for- merly known as Westecunk. And now, we are off again, and are approaching our journey's end. For, straight ahead, and about two miles distant, is TUCKERTON, (89 miles ; 5 hours. 2 trains daily.) a place of about twelve hundred inhabitants, and famous as a summer resort from time immemorial. Fronting upon Little Egg Harbor, it possesses unusually good faciHties for shipping, and is in fact the headquarters of a large coasting trade. It was first settled in 1669 by Long Islanders, but in 1765, one Reuben Tucker, a New Yorker, purchased here a large tract of land, and in 1786, the village was given its present name. In those days Tuckerton had a custom- house, and direct lumber trade with the West Indies. Du- ring the Revolution, two British prizes were brought into Tuckerton, and at one time upwards of thirty armed Ameri- can vessels rendezvoused here. An expedition having been fitted out by the British at New York to destroy the place, HOMES ON THE SEA-SHORE. 59 General Washington sent Count Pulaski and his legion to defend it. The privateers being apprized of the approach of the British, escaped, but Pulaski arrived too late to pre- vent the destruction of several houses and thirty prize vessels by the foe. One of his picket guards of thirty men also were captured and put to death. The British then retreated, but lost one of their vessels, the Zebra, which grounded in going out of the harbor, and v^^as set on fire to keep her from falhng into the American hands. With such stirring memories as these, the \isitor mil not be surprised to find Tuckerton an active busy httle town, with four churches and schools, and considerable business. Many of its people are wealthy, and the place has a general well-to- do and prosperous air. In summer time it is much fre- quented, and is important, too, as the point of embarkation for the well kno^^-n Barnes' Hotel on Long Beach. Under the general railroad law it is proposed to construct a rail- road from Tuckerton to Absecon (see page 6i), thus open- ing direct communication with Atlantic City and Philadel- phia. 6o HOMES ON THE SEA-SHORE. FROM NEW TOEK TO ATLANTIC CITY, VIA NEW JERSEY SOUTHEEN M CAMDEN aM ATLANTIC RAILROADS. 4.— — Of late years there has sprung up on Absecon Island, a great and growing sea-side city, possessing in an eminent degree, in its location and surroundings, all the pre-requisites of a cool, .healthful and attractive v/atering place, and grow- ing with a rapidity which promises at no distant day to cover the island, over its entire extent of nine miles, with the villas and cottages of the wealthier residents of the two great neighboring cities. And it is to this delightful spot, fanned by the invigorating breezes of the Atlantic, and remote from the hot dusty walls and pavements of the town, that we now conduct the reader. The route from New York is a pleasant and an easy one. First comes the sail down the bay, and the railroad ride past Long Branch, and the many other points of interest men- tioned in pages 5 to 33, until the traveler finds himself at WINSLOW JUNCTION, where the Atlantic City Express train (full of passengers, who left Vine Street Wharf, Philadelphia, a little over an hour ago) is in waiting, with elegant Woodruff parlor cars at- tached, to convey him to his destination on the sea shore.* * The Camden & Atlantic Railroad is now the shortest route from Philadelphia to the Sea Shore, HOMES ON THE SEA- SHORE. 01 We change cars, and in a moment are whizzing away to the east, traversing a region differing very Httle materially from that through which the last twenty-five miles of our journey has lain. Now v/e pass Hammonton, a thrifty village of twelve hundred people, settled by New Englanders, princi- pally engaged in shoe manufactory and fruit grov/ing. Da Costa, the next station, derives it name from a former Presi- dent of the road. At Elwood, about five miles beyond, is another shoe fac- tory, and a population of about five hundred. Then we come to Egg Harbor, and observe, in passing, a large piano factory, as an indication of local enterprise and industry. The place is chiefly settled by Germans, is regularly laid out, covers a large territory, has a number of churches, schools and ho- tels, and is quite a manufacturing town. At this point, too, diverges the branch road to May's Landing, (see mention of May's Landing on page 34), the county seat, where are located the extensive cotton mills of Richard D. Wood & Co. About six miles beyond, we pass a small station, Pomona, and next reach the important village of Absecon, famed for its fine oysters, through all the adjacent country. And now we have reached the shore of the main land, and already there comes to us, eager for our jour- ney's end, occasional whiffs, telling of the ocean beyond. But wait a moment or two ! railroad enterprise will not allow us to stop here, for ahead of us stretches a wide expanse of meadow, and straight over it lies our roadway. Ah ! now we catch the glorious salt breeze, fragrant with odors of the grass and sea weed. Never was cup of cool water more grate- ful to the thirsty wayfarer than to us is this refreshing wind coming in fresh and free from the broad Atlantic. And what 62 HOMES ON THE SEA- SHORE. a change it has wrought among our fellow passengers. Sleepy old gentlemen awaken from their snooze, tired babies stop crying, and commence to crow, the young ladies no longer fan and languish; no ! there is a new life and vigor in each. Look ! there is the inlet ! there is Brigantine Beach to the northward ! behind is the mainland, dotted with houses ; around us, a sea of green ; before us the island, with its cu- polas, and spires and chimneys, and the lighthouse at its upper end. Now we cross the drawbridge, and in another moment are on the main avenue of ATLANTIC CITY. The observant visitor needs but a glance to convince him that he has reached a prosperous and well-ordered commu- nity. He sees broad, level, well -graded avenues stretching away on each side, bordered v/ith wide sidewalks, and lined with buildings of every variety, from the trim cottage to the mammoth summer hotel. Horse cars, street lamps, and uniformed police, all help to assure him by their presence that Atlantic City is a city indeed. Yet, strange as it may seem, all this portion of the island, where now fashion holds high court, was but a few years ago an unbroken waste of sand-hills, covered with stunted cedars, and numbering within its limits only six dwellings. Now there are over as many hundred, and a resident population of one or two thou- sand. The sand hills have been leveled into oblivion, the surveyor has laid his Hnes, and lo ! as if by magic comes the sound of hammer and saw, and a city springs into existence. Although Absecon Island was first settled in 1818 by one Jeremiah Leeds, whose widow still resides here, it was not until the organization of the Camden and Atlantic Railroad HOMES ON THE SEA- SHORE. 6$ Company in 1852, that public attention was turned to its unusual eligibility as a site for '' Homes on the Sea-Shore." In July, two years later, the first excursion train arrived, and about the same time the " United States," the first hotel of any size, was opened. Since then the growth and popularity of the place have rapidly increased. During the summer of 1872 there were, by actual count, 67,090 excursionists car- ried thither, and a resident population of between thirty-five and fort}^ thousand people. But, v>^hen the reader comes to consider the natural ad- vantages possessed by this particular locality" as a place of summer resort, its rapid increase in public favor T\ill not seem remarkable. Take, for instance, the healthfulness of the atmosphere, which, while tempered by its proximit}- to the ocean, yet possesses a peculiar dr}mess, which renders it extremely beneficial to those afflicted with diseases of the throat, chest or lungs. For the sufiferer with rheumatic or scrofulous tendencies, the iodine in the air, the iodine and salt in the water, promise a speedy and, it may be, perma- nent improvement. It is, beyond ca^il, the place for those seeking relief from Hver complaints. But it is to invalid children that this atmosphere appears to give its most healthful influences, and so well established has this fact become, that a few benevolent Philadelphians have established here a "Children's Sea-Shore House," where, during the past season, twent}-seven sick and wasted little ones from the city were furnished maintenance and attendance. During the present summer it is proposed to erect a large and handsome building for this purpose, with accommodation for fifty or sixt}' children, ground having been donated by one of the members of the Association. The 64 HOMES ON THE SEA-SHORE. enterprise appeals to the sympathies of every parent and de- serves a generous support and encouragement. In point of convenience and attractiveness, moreover, Atlantic (as it is familiarly called '' for short ") is especially noticeable to the summer visitor. Standing on any of the avenues crossing the island, one may look eastward to the sea, and the horizon, and westward, over the wide meadow land to the hazy blue of the main land beyond. The three avenues, Arctic, Atlantic and Pacific, which run parallel with the sea through the whole length of the city, afford excellent drives, while, beyond, one may go in one direction over the Pleasantville road to Absecon, or down along the surf, a splendid hard sand drive to Cedar Grove, at the Island's southern end ; then, too, there are rare facilities for fish- ing, shooting and sailing in the adjacent creeks and bays ; the beach, long and shelving offers opportunity for safe surf bathing ; the hotels are numerous and many of them well kept, and on their broad verandahs, of summer evenings, there is no end of music, dancing and flirtations. Then, too, when Sunday comes, you have your choice of attending Episcopal, Presbyterian, Methodist, Roman CathoHc, or Quaker worship ; in short, you will find in Atlantic City churches, schools, markets and stores on as liberal a scale as at any watering place of its size in the country. New Yorkers in search * of " Homes on the Sea Shore," will do well to visit Atlantic City before deciding as to where they will pass the summer. They will find good furnished cottages to rent for from $300 to $650, and eligible lots (50 X 150 feet) for $1,200, HOMES ON THE SEA-SHORE. 65 A. M. DILENTASH & CO. DEALERS IN Foreign and Domestic Dry Goods, IB^ XJI^lSr I SiEiX INTO G-OOXDS, Laces, RililJOGS Toilet Articles, Stalloaery Jewelry, Wall Paper, &c. GL.ASS AND TIN IVARE, HARB^WARE, Provisions, Garden and Field Seeds, Confeoiionery, Fmlis, Patent Meiicmes, YegetaWes, Flour, Feed and Grain, Oil Clotlis and Mattings. Agents for the Neu York Dyeing and Printing Establishment. COE-NIB MAIN k PEABL STS., LONG- BEANGH, N. J. BROOKLYN WHITE LEAO CO. INCORPORATED 1825. r^ ^ >^ >_ i_ i. J- A .i, -i» .i- .t^ >« .i. A ±. L -i .-L A £. i A FEiPfl! Hi f i1!l II Ever}'- package guaranteed to be STRICTLY PURE I 8& MiilBEJV ^AWEs M F» 66 HOMES ON THE SEA-SHORE. Bmn hrseriss aii ha-lm o o :e] ^^ TsT lai :x: i^ o s TJ Si SI . it till, iiiiiiiii mil «i iiiii iiiii The following Catalogues will be forwarded Gratuitously on applica- cation, viz. : E"o. 1. Descriptive Catalogue of Trees, Shrubs, Vines, &o, Eo. 2. Descriptive Catalogue of Plants, ^0. 3. Semi-Annual Trade List for IJurserymen and Dealers. ASKER HANCB. BENJ. B. HANCS. Nurserymen and Florists RED %km, NEW JERSEY. Nurseries and Green-Houses at BusHsom, N. J. FIMM TIEEM ^E§rS NEAR AhSD ADJOIN!?\3G OUR NURSERIES. IW These Plots possess advantages of Beauty and Health over aU others within the same distance of the City of New York. HOMES ON THE SEA- SHORE. 67 SEABRIGHT HOTEL. ROBERT EMEF^Y, - - Proprietor-. At SEABRIG-HT, N. J. On the Nevr Jersey Southern E. E., betvreeu LONG BRAIsCR and SANTjY HOOK, 25 imles from Nevr York ; situated on the beach, between ihe SHREWSBrHY RIVER and SEA, with all con- veniences for sea and river bathing. The Hotel has been enlarged and refitted thronghont, and will be open for guests, May 1st, for the seasen. The efforts of the Proprietor daring the past to accommodate and make his guests at home, \\-iiI be a guarantee for the fumre The boating and lishimi is unsurpassed, and fine oysters, clams and fish are always on hand, fresh from ocean and river every day, served at short notice. Attached to the Hotel is a first-class Restaurant, where meals will be furnished at all hours. A bather employed to attend to guests, and bathing suits always on hand. Parties wishing to spend a day on the sea-shore will find this the most desira- ble place for pleasure and reasonable prices along the beach. E. M. Axexaxdeu, W. "^. Shippen, >. Bo2Rowr, fc. B. Pool-, ofiltc Equitable Life A'isuraiu-e Co. U'A-oken, BORDEN MORRIS, Main Street, Lonj Branch, CiSlT Mill iinPIIL^Tm FURNITURE Made and Repaired in Good Sty'e. and Upholstered to Order in Best Manner. Cottage Suits made to order of any desired material. in all its branches. Bodies Preser^'ed ix Ice and trans- ported with personal attendance when desired. 68 HOMES ON THE SEA-SHORE. LONG BRANCH HOTEL Lono' Branch Villa o'e. 3'. 7. its This Hotel has been refitted aiui ret\in\ished, and is OPEN ALL THE YEAR ROUND for the accommodation of guests. It is pleasantly situated in a shady part of the Village, and gues stopping at this house can enjoy all the ad\-antages of the shore- Every thing necessary for a first-dass house is constantly kept in the Dining - Room and Bar. JOHN VAN WOERT, Proprietor, NEW YORK HOTEL, F/^st Side of t-.e Se.v Shore R. R. S:-t:ion. This popular Hotel, (a branch of the New Ycrk house,) has l>een newiy furnished, and all the rooms provided mth heating apparatus for the \vintcr season. It is the only hotel on Long Branch that is KEPT a^ THE £uROPgA?r PLA?f t and is alwaj-s supplied with the choicest edibles the New York market aSords. Charges very reasonable- HOMES ON THE SEA- SHORE. 69 MORFORD & VANDERVEER fLate Morford, Vanderveer «fc Co.) 510 & 512 Main St., Long Branch. Dry Goods, Groceries, Crockery, Furniture, HARDWARE, TINWARE, CARPETS, MATTINGS, (jlL CLOTHo. HOU^E FI]R!n::HlN^ GOODS, &C., &C. 5000 ARTICLES IN STOCK. libUiT to "OM Habitues" of the Branch. WeBteru Uuiou TeJfjgraplj to all points. WHOLESALE AGENTS for PRATT'S ASTRAL OIL. •r^- .S£>'D rOK CATALOGUE. R. L. WHITE, LONG BRANCH VILLAGE, Calls attention to the fact thai he has the largest stock of goods in his line, CO.NSlSnKG OF juvfij, Imn. |ojii3f fUniiii, Tin, Sheet Iron, Plated and Britannia Ware, Toilet Sets, Table Cuihry^ Lant^z,, ci'c. IRON IIj%.Y RACKH ^iND IF-EED BOXES, to be found in the plate, if not in the country, which be will sell as low- as the same goods can be bought elsewhere in the State or out of it. Tin Roofing done at short notice, and in a ruanner v/arranted to give satis- fac-tion. Gutters and Leaders jjut up in superior style. If you want anything in my line of trade, you can save money by purchasing of me. Call and see for yourselves. 53^ Leave your orders in person at my place of business, and thc-y will receive immediate attention. 70 HOMES ON THE SEA- SHORE. ESTAELISHED 1845. The Upper Shop in the Village, opposite Van Woert's Livery Stable. WILLIAM H. MORRIS & SON, in all its branches. Especial attention given to Light and Heavy Carriage Work. HOUSESHOEINC executed in the neatest manner. Charges moderate, and all work warranted to give satisfaction. In connection with Blacksmithing, we have established a CARRIAGE MANUFACTORY, and beg to announce to our friends and the public generally, that we are prepared to make to order Buggies, Depots, Phaetons, Carryalls, Farm Wagons, and other descriptions of vehicles, both light and heavy, of all the latest styles. Carriages Painted and Repaired in the best manner, and at reasonable rates. WM. H. MORRBS & SON, Long Branch, N.J. GROCERY AND PROVISION STORE la connec'don with the Post Office, Main St., next door to Steinbachs' Temple of Fashion, EAST liONG BRANCH, N. J, I have just enlarged my store, and laid in a large stock of |tegiflg|, |geiM5n|, ^\m. mi ^ni, |if, |lfiw ml |fili!, focden and Willow Ware, stone fare, Canned rruits and YegetaDles, &c. SEGARS AND SMOKING AND CHEWING TOBACCO of the best brands. ' My goods are all new and fresh, and will be sold at the lowest market rates. Polite and attentive clerks in attendance. Purchasers can have their goods delivered at short notice. Thanks are returned for the liberal patronage of the past, and a continuance of favors is solicited from the public. MATTHIAS WOOLLEY. HOMES ON THE SEA-SHORE. 7 1 , GRANDIN VANNOTE, FARMSNGDALE, - NEW JERSEY, DEALER IN IIA.TS, CAPS, AGENT FOR Eagle Mower, Eiggs' Gang Plow, Fertilizers, Coal, Lime, Lmlier, STOVES AND FURNITURE. GBNF.IiAL SF.WIXG 3IACIIINJE AGENCY W. W. MENDENHALL, OSBORN, BEO. & CO., West side R.R., in Store North side, Union Avenue. SAMUEL S. OSBOEN, 0I?I1 Iigliief, Siff ij9i mi Geifijiieif OF DEEDS, &c. MANCHESTER, N. J. 72 HOMES ON THE SEA-SHORE. ^SIVITEN' YOU LEAVE THE G-O RIGMIO: TO STEEL'S HOTEL& DINING ROOMS 316 & 318 GREENWICH STREET, Bet. Reade & Duane Streets, AND GET YOUR BREAKFAST, DINNER OR TEA! At Reasonable Prices, and of the Best Quality, X30 Hooiixs. 50 aner INlgflit;. 128 Nassau Street. Near Beekman street, NEW YORK. HAS A LARGE AND WELL SELECTED STOCK OF STANDARD MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS, Foolscap, Letter and Note Paper, Blank Books, Letter Presses and Copying Books, Inks, Pens, Pencils and Office Stationery. PHOTOGRAPH AND AUTOGRAPH ALBUMS, Envelopes, and Initial Stationery, Check Books, Letter and Bill Heads, and Cards. PROTIXG AND LITHOGRAPHING A SPECIALTY % ^^" Before starting for the Sea-Sh re call at No. 128 Nassau Street and sup- ply 3'-ourself with Stationery and Reading Matter at Moderate Prices. Also, Subscribe for " The V\'orking Farmer." Price §1.50 per annum. HOMES OX THE SE.^-SHORE. 73 AND THE White Mountains, ,1 \ Z?a//)/ at 5 P. M.,from Pier 40, N, R. STEAMERS City of New York, City of Boston, "^ AND City of Lawrence. co:v^vlcti:nG vriTH EZPRS3S TRAINS AT KBW LONDON for BOSTON, and, via 'n^vJ'OHCSSTER, for the WHITS MOUNTAINS, also with VERMONT CENTRAL R. R„ forali points North, WALTIE^F. PAEKEE, Agsnt. 74 HOMES ON THE SEA-SHORE. ^rMlt® m^w-mw '^ SHRUBS AND EVEHGREEHS The purchaser of a " Ko^ie o^' the Sea-Shobe " y>-iH not. ha^/e made it com plete nntil he shall have beaiitiiiecl aod adonj^-a the grounds about it ; in order to do this, let him visit the Seed and I'laut. Store of M2SS1S. B117SS ^ SmONSON, and glance over their ex Trees, [ivJboHH I> : ■ . f- None bat the he.-, as by any other 1; In no other hi. -:. that success depends c i business is there a \vi • utter impossibilitv vr, f, the eye. This fd well known and filF" Seeds av^d , - . : Jersey Sourheni i.aiiiijad tensive and attrac{i\''^ s^tock of Fruit and Ornamental ■'■: -r, 7 T":' •■■. aof! Vf'i'e'abii^, Floiver and Field iSctds. \'i seeds are oitered, and at as low prices „ been more satisfactorily demonstrated than in the Seed Trade : and in no other and deception. It i:«, i^: most cases, an _, : - in Vegeiable, Fic-ld and xlov/er Seeds by .Ice r t^ed Purchasers to make their selections from to any Post Office on the line of the New ! s ou.y- l: by lauij Addi? ?s REEVES ^ Sli^O^iSON, 5i Cortlaiidt Street. Wew Tork. THl NATIONAL WOO'D MANUFACTyEING- CO." 11 \\ II z-^^-:^^^''- <^SL--^ "^^^ Broadway, Bet. a2d & 23d Sts. Offices, Stores, Kitchens, Saloons, 25 cts. per foot. Dining Piooms, Halls, Vestibules and Libraries in Elegant Parquet, from 35 cts. to $1 per square foot. Inlaid and Solid Hard Wood Floors, 60 cts. per square foot, in new and elegant designs. C^" Send stamp for Il- lustrated Pamphlet. HOMES ON THE SEA-SHORE. 75 KBOm & THOEITE, MANUFACTURERS OF DOORS, SMS, BLIiS, WOOD ^GOLOtHOS, &c. 254 & S56 Canal Street, NEW YORK. SKJS-D WOR JS. PRICK LIST. REEVES & CO. Genera! Office and Salesroom, No. 184 Water Street, New York, DEALERS IX General Agents for THE IMPROVED CHASE REVOLVSNG KARROV/. Agents for THE IMPROVED EXCELS50R LAWN MOWER, Head-Quarters for THE CELEBRATED " MAPES " SUPER- PHOSPHATE OF LINIZ. ^VA^O, BOXE DUST, and other Fertilizers, always on hand. 1S4 Wafer Street, X. T. 76 HOWES ON THE SEA-SHORE. Reliel PlaleE lor , Bool[ and Catalogue Illnstrations eugraved in very Lard Type Metal, by a new chemical process, direct from all kinds of Priuts, Peii-aud-Iuk Drawings, Original Designs, riiotographs, &c. This pro- cess is in many respects vastly superior to wood engraving. The plates have a lirinting surface as smooth as glass, and the lines are deeper than those of hand- cut engravings. We guarantee all our plates to iirmt ahHohiteh/cIean and sharp on either wet or dry paper, and on any kind of press where type or wood cuts can he printed. The attention of manufacturers proposing to issue Illustrated Cata- logues is particularly invited. Oirr Prices trill not averacte mtich more than Half those Charged for Wood Cuts. The Naps in this hook were engraved hy the Photo- Engraviag Co. J. SMITH HOBART, Pres. J. C. MOSS, Supt. D. I. CAIISON, Gen. Agent. ATLAETIG CITY, K J. t^- OJPJEW ^kX^X^ TIllU ^^Ej5lR. „s^ J. KEIM & SONS, Proprietors. ««1I@MBS @» Wmm iBJ.«BH.©BB»» New Family ARE INCOMl'I.ETE WITHOUT ONE OF THE SINGER Macliines DURING 1872 Tie Singer MaiinfactBriDi Company sold ■\Vheeler & Wilson Manufacturing Company Howe Machine Company (estimated) Grover & Baker Sewing Machine Company Domestic Sewing Machine Company Weed Sewing Machine Company Wilcox & Gibbs Sewing Machine Company Wilson Sewing Machine Company Amer. B. H. O. & Sewing Machine Company Gold Medal Sewing Machine Company Florence Sewing Machine Company B. P. Howe Sewing Machine Company Victor Sewing Machine Company Davis Sewing Machine Company Blees Sewing Machine Company Remington Empire Sewing Machine Company J. E. Braunsdorff & Co. Keystone Sewing Machine Company Bartlett Reversible Sewing Machine Company Bartram & Fanton Manufacturing Company Secor Sewing Machine Company 219,7i8Macliines. 174,088 14r),000 r>2,oio 40,5r)4 42,444 33,080 22,000 18,930 18,897 15,793 14,907 11,901 11,370 0,053 4,982 4,202 2,005 1,000 1,000 311 O. T, HOPPER & CO., General Agents, 766 Broad Street, Hewark, N. J. LOCAL AGENTS: D. C. VAN DOREN, Red Bank. J. H. WILSON, Freehold. D. B. STRONG, Matteawan. "jrmr; STAFFORD LAND CO. OFFER Homes on the Sea-Shore AT lomssleiis, lams mi Mllimg Sites, AT WIODERATE PRICES AND EASY TERMS OF PAYMENT. i^° Free passes from New York to the property are given those desiring to settle. Ji@^ Visitors to Manahawken will find the Stafford House convenient and well kept Hotel, Hacks rnn in connec- tion with this house to the depot, free of charge. For maps and prices, apply to Gen'i W. N. GREER, Cavalry Cottage, Manahawken, OR TO GEOEGE W. CAMPBELL, JR., Treasurer Stafford Land Co., 87 LIBERTY ST., 3 doors West of Broadway, ITEW YOEK OITY. N. B.— To be published for gratuitous distribution about July ist, 1873, " MANAHAWKEN : ITS PAST, PRESENT and FUTURE," A complete and exhaustive history and description of the section embracing the above property. ^A ^mm^.^m^^^^zmmF'm^ wmmmm. mr^m/^f^M ,MDmm^ -^^S^a :ilSSftg»Sf^R:v ''^sRn: 'W^^^^^^'^. =^^?.' . ..* ^Jilksi .;^i'^^-;:u.-'sa^s^^i. •AA^a/ 'r^r\^^^k^ ■^^m^Mt^ r^^m' .KW5R^S.r\PP'A^' ^^^^mmM ^^^^mMi0': •^k^fi^-.i ^^f^fMh^ft ^^^'mm-.^. '^■aaaAAA. '^H^^^^J'^^' .-;^y^.,^:;.