\A4 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS DQD17TT1577 niSTGRY HOBOREN N.vJ. BY iy^C£^ l nrillur linu' Udr (.ffmn in making' the story interesting' and truthful, and as {o dates and facts, 1 can assure my readers of their absolute correctness. 1 believe 1 can truthfully say that no book of this particular kind has ever been published which contains so many illustra- tions as this one docs; and I feel it my duty to bestow much praise on the person who attended io this matter — Mr. Charles F. Lehne. In the tirst chapter you will ])erceive 1 deal mostly with facts concerning the county; this 1 had to do to establish the chain of events from the very beginning of the discovery of the counly of which our town was then a ])art. As regards the history of our churches, 1 may say that some will api)ear much longer than others; this can be explained by stating that some church organizations are more than half a century old. and consequently their history must be longer than others which are but a few years old; and this same rule will a})])ly to our Vive Companies. I do not wish to be accused of plagiarism con-eciuently 1 will say that my authv:>rities, for a large part of the first chapter of this hi-torv, was Charles Wiinfield's "Historv of Hudson County." and also his "Land Titles of Hudson County." and in regards the churcheis. I had frequent reference to Taylor's '"History of the Clasis of Bergen." The ministers and priests of our churches very kindly furnished me with all the informa- tion that I requested of them, and I take this method of offering them my sincere thanks, and of also offering mv thanks to the numerous kind citizens of our town who generously gave me any information which I requested of them. Trusting that the reader may find the followitig pages inter- esting, and that they may bring back fond remembrances to such old-time citizens who may happen to read them, I am Yours truly. y\J Ji£^ c^t^uzA^ c^yceA January ist, 1903. CEO. B. BERCKAMP. MAYOR. JANUARY 1 ST, 1003 TOWN COUNCIL, JANUARY 1st, 1903. •^ ^^' ,^gl £f'/ ^ ^ \ •^ ^^ f JOHN E. STANTON. .-« -^i^JflU ^1^^ ^fl ^^L«>.!^i.'-.i'^HHHI CHARLES E. LAUNE. JOHN MCCARTHY ^ .',A ' '^3 W'f" 4 V-^i , RICHARD J LYNCH- 0^ kn jt ^^M 1 mfrnd^ i LOUIS DIEHM. Jn. EDWIN T. BOEHLER. JOHN P- McMAHON, TOWN CLERK FREDERICK A. SCHWARTZ, TREASURER AUG. A RICH, ATTORNEY JOHN S. CONLIN, COLLECTOR. EDW. A McOERMOTT. ASSESSOR- On WILLIAM A DRAESCL, TOWN PHYSICIAN. \6og - 1903 t^^y^/&^ L. CHAPTER I. First Owners of West Hoboken. The Town o; West Hoboken is 41 years okl, havincny bears dak' July 12, i^^^o. aivl c»)nvcvs all of what is imu ihnlson ((juiity, cxcr')! ihai ])art which lies west ui the Jiackeii.ack KWvr. In a shi^rt time rauw i^in into disfavor with tlu- New \elh- erhmd oo\ernnienl for reasons now unknown; and they, in i(\^4' took his land away from him. The first wliite inhabitant o\ tlie ni)rthern end ol ilie county was 1 \vu h-ick, son of Cornelius \'an \'orst. wdio lived in a small hut in Hoboken. in the year 1636; he stayed for three years, and in the summer of 1639 returned to Holland and died. On February 15, 1640, Aret. T. \an Putten secured the ])lace, he. without delay, began to imjjnn'e his home, he cleare 1 the land, fenced in fields, and maintained a general farm. He erected a brew house and thus became the first brewer in the State and Hoboken, the place wdiere beer was first brewed. On the breaking out of the Indian War in 1643. \an Put- ten was awav from home on a trading expedition and was killed near Sandv Hook. His farm and buildings were destroyed and burnt, and such was the fury of the Indians that the place was abandoned by every white settler. The Indians must, at this time, have gotten complete con- trol of this entire part of the county, for we find another deed, conveving this i)roi)crty to the whites, wdiich is, in part, as follows : — "On the 30th day of January. 1658, the Indians sold to the Koble Lord Director General Pietcr Stuyvesant and Council of New Netherlands a tract of land lying on tlic west side of the North River. "Beginning from the Great Clip (Dutch for stone, referring to the Palisades) above Wiehachen (note the spelling), and from there right through the land above the Island Sikakes (m.ean- ing Seacaucus) and therefrom thence to the Kill von Coll. and so along the Constables Hoeck again to the aforesaid clij) above Wiehachen." Perhaps the price paid for this vast piece of land now- worth many millions of dollars, would interest you. This tract was purchased for 80 fathoms of Wampum. 20 fathoms of cloth. 12 brass kettles, 6 guns, i double brass kettle, and half barrel of strong beer, valued in all at $675.00. Before this tract of land was settled there was a settlement made at Bergen, wdiich is the oldest town in this State; it was settled in 1616 by Dutch colonists, and the first house was lo- cated about wdiere Bergen Scpiare is now. fREDtRlCK ntN5EL ( )rii,Mnally all ol Ilul.M>n (.'(•unty. and tho southern end oi P.ertivn County, was included in this Townshii) of l*>erj^en. and althou"h there were in latter vears settlements in different parts of the ecuniy, tliey were all governed hy l'er.<;en township. ( )n Octobr 14. 1656. Nicholas X'erleth married Anna, the sister of Governor Stuyvesant, (mentioned in aforesaid deed) who was also the widow of Samuel IJayard. and on February 5, 1663. he received from ( iovernor Stuyvesant a i^rant of 138 UHiri^ens of land, which i> now Jlohoken and Xorth Hudson. \arletli died while in possession of this land in 1675, and from his heirs. Samuel Uayard. his step-son derived title. William r.avard. one of the latter's descendents, was the owner, and in possession when the Revolutionary War broke out. After the C'ilv of Xew ^'ork had fallen into tlie hands of the enemv. and the i)atriot army had been driven back toward the Delaware. Mr. liayard. who at first had been active in the cause of the colonies, withdrew his assistance, and on May i, 1777, joined the army of the King-; for this act his property was confiscated to the State, and advertised by the Commission- ers of forfeited estates to be sold. On August 25. 1784. the tract of land which comprises West Hoboken, was sold by Com- missioner Wm. Herring, and among the buyers at this sale were John Stevens, wdio bought almost all the property north of Stevens street, this property afterwards became the property of the Hol)oken Land Improvement Com])any. On May 6. of the same year. Wm. Jackson became the owner of a large tract of land adioining Stevens parcel. On March 21, 1785, Corne- lius Van \'orst bought another large piece of this land which comprised the middle western part of the town. A short time after these sales the owners sold parcels to other TJeople. among whom were the De Motts. Traphagens. \'an Rei'iens c^- \'an Wiid■ ami iIktc were only 6o houses from Jiackeiisack south lo the Jersey City line. ( )n l'"el)ruar\ lo. iS4_:^, old I'.eri^en 'ro\vn>lii|) was as^aiu divided in halt, when all that part lyinj;- north .)l what is now the I'ennsylvania Ivailroad cut and Snake Hill, was set oi'f ironi it and named the Townshij) of North ik-rgen. Tliis lat- ter township, the same as old LJerj^en, has from time to time been desi)oiled of its territory for cities and towns, until t(j-day it consists ehietU of swamps and cemeteries. The breakinj^^ up o\ the Township of North Uer^en be.£^an when lloboken seceded l)v becoming the Townshij) of Hoboken on March i. 1849, a"*^^ beinj;- incorporated as a city in 1855; then came Hudson City, which was set off from North Bergen on March 4, 1852, and then \Veehawd Indian and nothin*; l'1>c. "Hopo- ghan Hackin^i^h." the lantl of the smoking; pi]K', or symbolically, "the land of crookedness." ^^^ii^' TOWN HALL. CLINTON AVENUE AND CHARLES STREET. •Jii'iMTiT 1-^ - - "■ * POST OFFICE PUBLIC LIBRARY. niAT'TKR 11. West liobukcn In lt> luiiiy lli-lnrv. Our town was. as may he su])])osc(l. in its intancy, corA- posed mostly ot farms, and what part u\ it was nut farms was thick woods, mostly of cedar trees. Some of the owners of these old farms, and their descendants, still live here to-day, among whom may be mentioned the Kerrijjan's. De iMott's, \'an X'orst's, Syms's. LudU)ws> Maskers, Rosemons, TraphagL'ns. Dubois, r.onns. and m\- own ancestors, the Dreschers. All cf the above owned large tracts of land in the early 6o's, and somo of these jilaces were only recently cut up into building lots. At the time the town was incorjxorated it was a small vil lage of 1,500 inhabitants, the only part which, in any way. re- sembled a village, was in the lower end in the vicinity of Paterson avenue. In the northern end of the town in the vicinity of the car depot, there were also a few houses grouj^ed together, but the center of population was in the neighborhood of Paterson and Clinton avenues, people living in other parts of the town- ship wishing to acqtiaint others of the fact that they were going in that direction, would inform tliem that they were going to "the village." One of the first liouses built in the vicinit\- of the car stables still stands there to-day. and is occupied by liaker Lan- wgel. This house was erected by a man named Morris, who. on account of being minus the sight of one eye. w^as nick-named *'one eved Morris." One day as he was doing some W'Ork in his garden, he suddenly turned his head around, and in doing so thrust a branch of a tree in his good eve and tliei-eby l)ecame blind. Another old land mark in this part of the town is the house Avhich stands on the south side of Angelique street, and is the 'first building east of ."^tnumit avenue. It was built by m> grandfather in 1843, ^"f^ previously stood where Leuly's house now- stands, having been moved to its present site, when the l.euly's purchased the Florist business from Mr Drescher. Although this old building is sixty years old. it is still in good condition and serves as a comparison as to the methods em- ploved in those days in house building and those in vogue to- day. HOSE CARRIAGE. NEPTUNE ENGINE CO. V STEAMER. NEPTUNE ENGINE CO. 1. Still another old l)uililiiiy; i.s the one which is used as a stable and store lionse by ( irocer Thomas lioi)kins. This old building- once .^lood on the corner of Paterson avenue and Chn- ton avenue, and was used as a school, church and tavern at dif- ferent times. It was moved to its present site when Mr. Hop- kins erected the present building. Another old establishment is Cox's feed store on llacken- sack Plankroad, near the Boulevard. The present l)uilding is 7,2 years old, but previous to the erection of this building", Cox kept a store on the corner, which was a starting place for all the travelers hereabouts, when a native of this town, living within a half-mile of Cox's corner, w^ould give the direction of reaching his home to strangers, would invariably say: — "I live fifteen minuies north or south, east or west of Cox's cor- ner." There were only two roads leading from this corner, one, the old Weavertown road (now Pioulevard). running north and south, and the other the Hackensack Plankroad, running east and west, consequently the direction as above given, would suf- fice. The store spoken of above was kept by Mr. Geo. Cox (the present owner's father), who purchased the building from Mr. A. Ross, and started his grocery store in the year 1837, 66 years ago, and I do not think there is another place in North Hudson where the same busmess has been carried on by one family for so many years. I have an old business card of my grandfather's, printed about 1855, ^n^l besides giving his name and that he conducted a florist business, it states his place is fifteen minutes south of Cox's corner. As to places of amusement they w^ere few and far between. There is one old house which still stands on the northw^est cor- ner of Hackensack Plankroad and Palisade avenue (Union Hill side), which, if it could but speak, would tell some jolly tales of the many happy hours spent beneath its hospitable roof by the beaux and belles of those days. This place was kept by a man named Puck, and was known as "Buck's corner.'' It was here that most of the balls and ])arties were held, and many a cock fight, one of the prevailing sports of those days, was held in this place, and it was also a stopping place or station for the stages that ran to Hoboken at that time. There are some old citizens still living here to-day in whose ears still ring the blast of the stage bugle as it came winding its way up the old high road. COLUMBIA H' & L CO 1 HOSE CARRIAGE. EMPIRE ErCINE CO 1. If you at any liim- pass this old place look at it as it is to- ilay, and picture to your->rll' thr change old I'atlKT TiiiK- has niade- ill !t, and its surroundings. riu' land in the vicinity of the car stahlcs was wcl and ■-wanipy. Tlurr wrrc no streets here previous to iHCyo, and a lioard walk was built which ran from a ])oint about where the ])re.>ent Ann street intersects S])rinL; street tij lluck's corner, and served as a short cut for people wishiui;' to visit the old tav- ern. ill the middle of the lownshij) there was a bcautiftil piece of woodland, known by the name of Syms woods. 'ihis tract was bounded on the east by the present line of Spring street, on the south about too feet south of Syms street, on the west about !00 feet east of Central avenue, and on the north l)y John street. A fine s])ring was situated in this wood, which sup])lied most of the inhai)itants of the nei<;"hbt)rhood with the finest of driiikini.C nater. In this old wood most all the picnics of those davs were held. I'lven the people of Hoboken would journey up the hill side to tliis wood to hold their picnics. We find in the minutes i^if the town council of June, 1871, a motion to "allow the trustees privilege to maintain a bar for the sale of malt liquors said bar to be in the woods." This was Svms woods and the l)icnic was in aid of the Widows' and Orphans" fund of the fire dei)artment. The gate leading to this wood was situated ex- actly on the present site of Dusaneks saloon on Spring street. H3Se CARRIASE, EAGLE ENCINe CO. 3. AMKRICUS H- «L L. CO 2. a ] AFTER 111. streets anl Jn]])i'ovonients. In the (lays abo\-e Jiu-ntione-l tliere were no streets runnini; north and south tlirough tlie town, exce])t tlie Weavertown road (now Boulevard), uiaiii iSyo, when PaHsade avenue was opened, ihen tJiere was .^o Jittle traffic tlaat tJ:is street became a sort of lane, and in wet weaiJier it was axel deej) in nnnl. and cou'd not he used at all. Iniagfine to yourself the looks of this place when 1 say thai even as late as 18S2 there were no side streets from Stevens street north to Ang^clicjue street, and no avenues e.\ce])t the two aforesaid. This wliole section was composed of a few homesteads, which were all west of the present line of Si)rinjT street. East of Spring street, this section boasted of two little huts that remind- ed you of some ranclier's huts, surrounded as they were with vast plains, on which silently o-razed the cattle of all the dairy- men of this section. All this land was owned by the Hoboken Land and Im- provement Company and was known as the "conmions.'" It was on these "commons" that the L'. S. Government in 1861 auaintained a camp for their soldiers. When the car stables were erected the Railroad Company leased part of the commons from the owners, fenced it in. and used it for pasturage for their horses. The lake in our town ]>ark recently filled up, was in the corner of this pasture and served as a drinking place for the horses. Part of this tract (east of Clinton avenue) was still used for this purjiosc twelve years ago. .Spring street was opened in 1882. and the land from ( )ak street to Angelicjue street, was so low and swampy that the new street ^vas raised 10 feet above the surrounding land, until it intersected Angelique street, when it again reached the level. None of the side streets in this district were opened previous to 1888, and then only a few. irost of them leaving been laid out during the last ten years. All these streets had to be filled in and raised from 5 to 10 feet, and this filling was mostly all taken from the "conmions," which, east of Clinton avenue, were verv hierh and hillv. HOSE CARRIAGE. FRIENDSHIP HOSE CO t. PROTECTION HAL CO 3. CliiKon avenue \v.i> of)ene.l aljoiu five years alter S])ring street, aiul previousb, to its l)ein^' ^radeil, it ct)]isi>teil of a liigii emhanknienl placed tliere \)\- the Kailroad L"uiii])any for its cars. It \va> (;nlv wide eiioiii^h to accoinmodate one line of tracks, and eonld not be used lor any tjtlier ])nrpo-vc. l'"roin West street, west t(j Sunnin't avenue, and from ( )ak street, north to jane street, there was a large ])icce of woodland which was only cleared off and opened up in the spring of i8'.)0. It was known by the name of "Drechcr's Woods," and afforded llie ninirods of these times n^any a happy hotir as the place abounded with birds and rabbit^. I have shot rabbits in these woods in 1890. a few months before it was cleared off. The peo])le who li\e in this district now. who have moved lu-re from other places, know ver\ little of the looks of this place a few years ago, and as I walk through it to-day, I cannot make myself believe that it is the same okl town, where in so short a time I picked wild flowers and hunted rabbits and birds in its beautiful tields and woods. The credit for making this place what it is to-day, must be given to a man who (since deceased) has been slandered by many of the people who were his best frinds while he was in the hey-dey of his career as a business man and builder. This man was Otto Schultz. When the Hoboken Land Improvement Company and the Drescher estate in 1890 began breaking up their properties in building lots, Schultz began building houses on the properties. He had the backing of the Imiirovement Company, and, through them, most of the Hobo- ken r.anks. With one exception the first houses on Spring street l)etween Angeliciue street and Highpoint avenue was built by him. This was the row between Dodd and Shippen streets. To give an idea of wdiat Schultz did, let me say that he built by actual count, not including Schwartzenbach's silk fac- tory, and the Casino, one hundred and sixty-seven houses in the l^hird \\'ard of our town, and a great many of these are well built substantial three-story brick hotises, as the stores on both sides of Spring street prove, most of which were built by him. Considering this work is the reason why I give him space in these pages. Efforts like his should be encouraged and not al- lowed to pass bv unnoticed. It was mainb- through his efforts that we have so many street imi)rovements in our town to-day, and if w^e had another Schultz it would be a blessing to us. After all this work Schultz died a poor man. He was robbed right and left by people whom he trusted, and in the end he uas feamd dead one morning at the foot of Shippen street v»ith a L'ullet in his brain. It was the old story of wealth and happi- iii>s lost tlirciugli business reverse-, and the resort of a despond- in-^ man to the onlv reUef from his misfortune and ill-hick: the revolver. Let me say in behalf of Schultz that he was no coward, that \\>- did not .y;ive uj) inuuediately. but on the contrary, strove hard to regain his lost fortune, but. as always happens in such cases, .Schultz was down and his erstwhile friends were doiui,' their best to keep him there. After his death, some ])eoi)lo realizini;- what they had lost, spoke of erectint,^ a monument to his mcmor\-, but this only ended in talk, and now the name "Schultz'" is but a memory. When Schultz bcj^an building in i8 and other extraordinary occasions, the Townshi]) Commit- tee would engage the services of the constable to preserve the ])eace. After the office of rec(-)rdcr was created the first incuml>ent was Mr. W. E. Simms. The offices of assessor and collector was separated in the year 1871, and our first assessor was Mr. Herman Prusing. At the time of the incorporation of the township., the post office was stuated on Paterson avenue, in a grocery store kept by John Erecland, who was also the ])OStmaster. PUBLIC SCHOOL No 3 SUMMIT AVENJE AND ELM STREET- PUBLIC SCHOOL ^0 4. NlALONE STREET. Previous to tlic cliartcring of onr town, the voting popula- tion were coiiij)ellL'cI to journey to one or the other of the to!- lowing ])laces to register ilieir \oie. J'o New Dtn-hain, the Five Corners in jersey City, and sometimes to Seeley's hotel in Xortli iJergen. there being no polhng ])laces nearer our town than the places above nientioneil. When those in auilmriiy would designate the Five Corners as the polling ])lace, it meant (|uite a journey to people living here, es])ecially when you eonsider that in tho'^e days we had no ra])id transit falicities whatever, and people had to walk or else go by h(jrse and wagon. It would be a pleasant sight to look u])on to see some of our present citizens trudging their way to one of these voting places, more especially those who to-day need a coach to carry them a few blocks, to exercise one of the highest privileges accordetl to the citizens of this Crand Re])ublic, the right of suflfrage. After the incorporation of the townshi]i the first polling l)lace was established in Carry \'an Xorst's hostelry on Pater- son avenue, corner Clinton avenue, for spring elections, and the fall elections were held at Mrs. C. H. Piebe's hotel on Pali-ade avenue and the Hillside road. The first street improvement made under the direction of the Townsliip Committee was the grading of Washington ?treet, which was done in the year 1868. In the minutes of the Township Committee of April 25, 1870. I find a motion directing the street committee "to hire constables to remove the fences placed across Clinton avenue, below Paterson avenue," and on May ii, 1870, we find that *']Mr. John Syms reported that a fine sj^ring existed near Union street and Clinton avenue, and advised the placing of a public pump there." It is not recorded whether the Township Committee ])laced a pump here or not. but I might mention that a pump similar to the one suggested by Wr. Syms existed on Paterson avenue, where the people, who did not boast of a well of their own. were in the habit of procuring their supply of drinking water. For the benefit of those people now living on Malone street, who only know that street as it exists to-day, let me state that on April 23, 1872, Mr. Herman P)rusing informed the Township Committee that "the natural water course on Malone street was obstructed on account of a drove of cattle destroying its banks.'' At this time another water course wended its way through the "commons" in a northeasterly direction, and passed on, ST MICHAEL'S SCHOOL, Clinton avenue and high street down the Hillside, in the rear of Nienaber's hotel, in Weehawk- en, where, in stormy weather, it resembled a minature Niagara. From here it flowed through Frost's farm, and emptied into the Hudson River. With the establishment of the sewer system in our town the brook became a thing of the past. The first record of a township election in the minutes of the Township Committee appear under date of April, 1863, which must have been the third election. Following is the record of this election: — "The annual meeting for townshij) election took place at Xeptunc Engine House, and from there adjourned to Garret \'an Vorsts on Paterson avenue. The Board of Elections con- sisted of Aaron K. Nafey, judge; C. A. Buckbee, A. Anderson, and W' . Sinclair, clork. After adiournnuMil and the c<>nnlin;j^ of tlic votes, tin- fol- lowiiii;' citizens were declared elected. lownship clerk — W'ni. Sinclair. Judge of Elections— John M. Cardncr. Asses.sor and collector -Andrew Anderson. Chosen freeholder — John Hague. Surveyors of Highways — Andrew O'Keefe and Henry Wettig. Commissioners of A]-)]H'als — Jacob \'an Skiver and Jose])l) L. Picollo. Overseer of Poor — Thos. Guinan. Overseer of Highways — John P. Van Skiver. Township Committee— Wni. Galbraith, Herman Stuckey and Jacob \V. h'reeland. Constable — Jos. l^verson and Thos. Brennan. Aj^propriations — Schools. $i,6oO; roads, $1,400; fire de- ])artment, $100; bounty for volunteers, $1,750; poor. $300." A comparison might be made in regards the a])propriations made at the above electicMi, and those that are required to main- tain our town to-day, if you take away the $1,750 bounty for vol- luiteers, vou will find tliat the total foots up ^3AOO, which was rdl that w^as required to maintain every department of the town- ship. It takes this amount at the i)rcsent date to maintain our fire department. In the vear 1884 the township assumed the title of town, but retained the old charter, and in that year the following citizens were elected to the town committee: — Mr. Alfred De Bevoise (who was chairman of the committee); Thos. Nolan (wdio was also treasurer); B. Fitzgerald, Rich E. Galbraith and Fred. Engeln. Mr. L. A. Farr was elected town clerk. In this year a regular paid police force was established, with Mr. Fred Seiler in command as sergeant. The only incumbent on the present force who was then a member is Mr. William Lu(llow. who was first appointed to do police duty in the townshi]) in 1879. The special officers of the latter date were paid by the piecew^ork svstem, receiving 15 cents for each hours work. In addition to this thev received 75 cents for making an arrest: ^o cents for attending court; $1.48 for conveying a prisoner to Snake Hill (to wdiich place they invariably had to walk), and $1.25 for lodging a prisoner in the County Jail. ST. MARY'S HALL, 1861. ST. MICHAEL'S LYCEUM, CLINTON AVENUE and hich street. CIIAPrER V. Schools, 1 1)0 cradle of the present mag- nilicent school system was a little ^ frame liouse which, in tlie vear 1845, was situated on lloboken street, near Spring. Over this school i)rcsi !c,l a teacher bv the name cjf Kelly, who was als(.) the ])rinci])al. A few years after this another school was established on Ann street, and this school was in charge of a teacher named Kroh. Both of these schools were small one-story frame structures, containing one large room. About thirty children at- tended each, and ])revious to their establishment, scholars were com- ] jelled to journey to New Durham and to Hoboken, to receive an education. I am told by old timers that New Durham is one of the oldest school districts in this vicinity. These schools were semi-public, the tuition was free, but all books, etc., had to be furnished by the parents of the schol- ars. Many a time pupils would be interrupted in their studies with a conmiand to go and out and cut some wood to keep the fire going. Imagine a state of affairs like that existing to-day, and yet the system of education must have been good, else how do you account for the many learned men of to-day who re- ceived their i)rimary education in schools like these. About A])ril, 1856. there was anotlier school situated at the corner of Paterson avenue and Spring street. The principal of this school was Mr. Andrew Carter, and he had an assistant teaciier also, a Mrs. Parker. When the township became incorporated in 1861, an act iiassed the Legislature forming a new school district, viz.: West Hoboken. The school laws of that time ])r()vided for a super- intendent of schools elected by the people of each district, and the Rev. Jas. C. Egbert became the first superintendent. Besides the school presided over by Mr. Carter, there was r.ow another school, situated on the IJackensack IMankroad, near the site ol the Relonued Church. 'I'liis buihliuL,' was owned by the late Chas. Statley and was previcnisly used hy hun as a stable. It acconnnodated about forty pui)il.-, and there were, all told, in both schools, one male and tliree female teach- "crs. anil these were the first public schools of our town. In 186^. the l\ev. L". A. I'.uckbee became the town su])erin- leuvlent. and the enrollment at lhi,> time was about 200. In 1864. Thos. Keynton became sui)erintendent, and the tow nship now had a poi)ulation of nearly 2,500. and the expenses for maintaining; the schools in this year was $1,366.44. In 1865 the sum of $1,200 was voted for a new school site, and an act passed the Legislature of that year authorizing the issue of $20,000 in bonds for the erection of a new school l)ui!ding. Or« August 24. 1866, the site of the present Xo. i school was purchased for $1,350. and on Sej^tember 27. of the same year. Trustee James Aitkens was a])i)ointed a committee of one to procure plans for a new building. After reporting on same, the board took steps to erect the present school, which Avas completed in 1867. at a cost of $32,762.56. The citizens of the town were delighted with th.eir new school, which at that time was considered one of tlu> finest buildings of its kind in the county. Considering the old barns and shanties which had been \v. use previous to the building of the new school, it is no wonder that the people were delighted, and as for the scholars, they must hc-ve thought they were entering a palace. Tlie first ])rincipal of this school was Mr. John Kevnton, who received a salary of $1,000. The first teachers in addition to Mr. Keynton were as follows: — Mr. Chas. T. Scheck, Miss M. E. Tyson, ]\liss H. E. Eddy, ]\Iiss M. Vacqueray, Miss C. L. Brown, Miss A. E. P.enedict, ^liss I. A. Brockway, Miss M. S. Brown, and Garret Spear, jani'.or. The only one of the above teachers now teaching in our schools is Miss I. A. Brockway. In the year 1868 the Legislature abolished the office of Town Superintendent, and created in its stead that of County Superintendent, and Mr. \\'. L. Dickinson became the first in- cumbent of the latter office. The new school had a seating cai)acity of /^jS>. It answered its purpose until the year 1887, just twenty years after its erec- tion. In that vear Geo. Muendel, then clerk of the Board of Education, in making his annual report, drew the attention of FIRST REFORMED CHURCH, hackensacr plankroao. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, CLINTON AVtWUE and SEHRtLL STREET. the citizens to the fact tliat there were over (me lhoii>an'l scholars enrolled, and an averatje daily attendance of i/x). Mr. Mnendel wenl on U. slate that a new school would have to he procured or else some clas,scs would have to be put on hall-day sessions. riii- resulted in the authorities makiui^ an effort to provide iiH.re room, and during the year iH^S-.Stj, a buildini^ on Syms street, between Spring and VVest streets, was hired and used a< an annex. The opening of this annex somewhat relieved the crowded condition of Xo. i school, but this did not last long, becaus.^ it was just al)Out this time that the northern end <-! the town began to build up fast, and in a short time the old school again became crowded beyond its seating capacity, do again relieve the old school the board, on February 24. i8iji. opened another annex on Clinton avenue, near Angeliqne street. This building consists of two three-story brick houses. It was owned bv the Hoboken Land Improvement Comirany and was built bv the lamented Schultz. The building is now occui)ied 3)\- families. Over this annex Miss M. Contessa presided as principal. • and there were five lady teachers, wdio tauglit as many classes, (^ur town w^as now^ growing so fast that it became a stand- ing puzzle for the Board of Education how to l imtirint^ work and ceasele.^s efforts tliat the present hiijh standard of West JJob(>>keirs puhlic schools is maintained. There is connected with our schools an excellent library, which is maintained principally by the scholars themselves, who. under the direction of their teachers, at various times give en- tertainments, the proceeds of which are placed to the credt of the library fund, as are also the ])roceeds of the annual ])icnic and the closing exercises. The library now contains 3,305 volumes. To conduct our schools at the preeent day we have one sn])erintendent. Mr. Rol)t. Waters, and the following ])rincipals; If No. I school. — Mis? Carrie Reinhardt is principal of the primary department, and Mr. E. J. Tomlinson over the gram- mar department. In No. 2 Miss Maria Hillas is princi])al; in No. 3 Miss Maria Contcssa, and in No. 4 Miss Sarah Gillmore is primary principal, and Mr. Waters presides over the gram- mar department. In all we have 83 teaches and the total cost for maintaining these schools in this year is $65,000. GCRMAN BAPTIST CMl/RCH, coi/RTLANDt street. UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. PALISADE AVENUE AND OAK STREET TraiK^il l'"acilities. Previous to Lhe year 1846 there was no way of reaehing tlvi krries cr any other point, exee])t by private eonveyanee or by walking. In that year a Air. Saltznian began running stages from De- niotl street and Clinton avenue, to the Iloboken ferry, going down the Paterson Plankroad. Jersey City. This road changed liands twice, first to Capt. Rawson and then to a Mr. Rusted. The stages had no regular schedule as to running time, but would leave at the driver's convenience. The fare to the ferry was one shilling (currency of that time.) This line subsequent- ly drifted from lhe last named owners to Peter Mechler, and fr.im liim '.o Nicholas Goelz. When (ioelz got control of tiie line he changed its starting i)lace and route from West Hobo- ken to Union Hill, using the llackensack Plankroad as the route to the ferry. This was in 1859. He erected his stables on Bergenline avenue and ITanklin street, in the latter town. About this time a line of horse cars ran from the ferry to Con- gress street in jersey City. In 186,:^ the Parns of Nicholas Coelz were struck by light- ning and burnt down, and before re-building same he consoli- dated with the Jersey City Company, whose cars were running in the latter city and Hoboken. After the consolidation the company, in 1865. erected the car depot on Spring street, and a steam dunnny was installed on the Palisade avenue line in Jersey City. This road was then extended up into West Hoboken, running as far as the Hillside road. In 1871 the tracks were extended to the car stables and the use of the dummy was discontinued, and the first horse car was run through our town. This road, since that time, has re- peatedly changed hands, and all of us are acquainted with the facts concerning the passing of the old horse cars and the sub- stitution of the more up-to-date trolley car. GERMAN METHODIST C H U RC H , CLIN70N AVENUE AN OAK STREET. mir" TEMPLE ISRAEL, CLINTON AVENME- CllAlTER \11. Oil. Gas and Electric Street Lights. llefore the year 1872, the stores and residences of this town were ilhuninated only by the use of kerosene lamps, and as for street lights that was left ti) the moon and stars, if they chose to shine, and if the\- didn't the streets were in darkness. In the latter }ear the Township Committee entered into an agreement with the Hudson County Gas Compan\-, whereby that Conipan\- was given ])erniission to lay gas mains in tlio several streets. The township contracted with them to light the streets, VA\d at first had 17 gas lamps in use. the townshij) and Gas Com- pany each paying half the salary of the gas lighter, wdio w'as Mr. John Everson. He held this pkice until 1874, when Mr. Charles Hall procured the position. Wy this time 200 oil lamps had been added, and 13 more gas lamps. Mr. Hall held the contract for caring for these lamps until 1875, when Messrs. Collins and Everson got the contract, and they were the ol^cial caretakers of the street lamps until 1890, and at this time there were 596 gas lam])s in use and no oil lamps. An amusing incident in connection wdth this contract for street lighting was a clause which prohibited the lighting of the lam])s on nights when the moon was supposed to shine. It (ijdn't matter if it was story on these nights, or if old Lima was obscured by the clouds, as long as the almanac stated that it would be moonlight the lights were not lit, and at these times the streets were in total darkness. In the _\ear 1890, the town council cnntracted with the Hudson Electric Light Company for 15 arc lights. These were placed on Clinton avenue from Stevens street south, and on Spring street from Stevens street north. After the installation of these electric lights the council gradually added more until all the gas and oil lamps were done awav with, and to-day I do not think I exaggerate wdien I say that there is no municipality in the State that can lay claim to being better lighted than our town. With very few exceptions everv street corner is adorned with an electric litrht. SWISS CHURCH. WEST STREET NEAR DODO SORTH-VEST CORNFR SPRING AND DODD STREETS. CIIAITF.R \'lll. -Municipal Water. The town in its infancy, like all country places, (le])cn(lcd entirely on the various wells and cisterns for its drinking- water. and. as stated in another part of this histt)ry. there were ])ul)lic jmnips and cisterns in various parts of the town. In the spring of 1883, the Hackensack Water C()ni])anv (having first entered into an agreement with the town council), hegan laying mains through Palisade avenue, Clinton avenue. S])ring street and the Weavtertown road. The water was turned on for domestic and fire service on Septemher 14. 1883. and this was an occasion of great rejoicing 1)\ the citizens, a feature of wdiich was a grand parade, in wliicli nearly every fire company in North Hudson took part. The supply of w-ater was furnished from the water tower in Weehawken until the year 1901. but. as the consumption of water increased so rapidly, it became necessary to furnish a large storage, which resulted in the building of a reservoir at l-Mgewater Heights, with a capacity of 18,000,000 gallons, from which our town is at present supplied. This reservoir is located at an elevation of 319 feet above the Hudson River, which is 18 feet higher than the top of the tower at Weehawken. Since the water supply was first introchiced many exten- sions of the svstem have been made in the new streets that have been opend. in order to provide for the rapidly growing Inoculation, until, at the present time, there are 21 miles of n^.ains laid out, and 190 fire hydrants connected with the system. tST PRESBYTeRIAN CHURCH, CLINTON AVENUE AND HAGUE STREET. CLINTON AVCNUe. BETWEEN MONASTARY AND STEVEN STREETS. CHAPTER JX. Public Library. The Free Pubbic Library w-nl into active operation on Inne I, i8c>8. issuing books on Tuesday and Thursday evenings ot each week. The first P.oard of Library Trustees consisted of Messrs. Lucien P. Druck, chairman; Paul Konert. clerk; Louis A. Menegaux. Ilcnrv O. Steinhofif and John Lane, with Mrs. A. I'arker. librarian.' The board organized in No. I school, and on December i. 1898, leased its present quarters, 327 Clinton ave- nue. Onlv the ui)per floor of this building was used at first, the l)()ard subseciuently acquiring possession of the entire buddmg. The library began its existence with 1,500 volumes, and to- day there are '?,syo2 volumes on the shelves, and there are en- loiled as members 1.908 male and female citizens, and during the last year (1902), 20.584 books were issued. That great philanthropist. Mr. Andrew Carnegie, has re- cently notified the library trustees that he is ready to donate S25.000 for a new library' building. The authorities have com- l)lied with the terms of his generous offer and have recently \)\\r- chased the necessary ground on High street for the erection of the building, which.' I suppose, will be erected and in operatit)n ])\ the time this history is given to the public. ST. MATTHEW'S LUTHERAN CHURCH, CLINTON AND HIGHPOINT AVENUES. WAGON ELEVATOR, WEEHAWKCN TO WEST HOBOKEW, \ cai ClIAPTKR X. The \'otc to Consolidalc with Jersey City. It is perliaps i^roper io niention that some time m the 1868. a grand scheme originated in tlie fertile hrams of .ome of the wise men of Jersey City, whereby a bill was i)re- pared and introduced in the Legislature, which provided for the holding of an election in this county, at which the voters were to determine whether or not the county would be consoli- dated into one city, and under the corporate name of Jersey Citv. The latter city being deep in debt had her greedy eyes on tlie rest of the county as a fertile field for reaping new taxes and so help reduce her debt. Ihe Bill pas-;ed tlie Legislature and the election took place (Ml October 5, 1869. and had it not been for the citizens of West iloboken, tlie desires of Jersey City would have been gratified, and 1 would not to-day be occupied in writing the "Story of West Hoboken." Previous to the passing of the Bill, mass meetings were held here under the auspices of the Township C ommittee, and the citizens, to protest against its passage, or in the event of its passage, to arouse the voters to a sense of their duty in opposing its adoption at the election which followed. This agitation bore good fruit, for when the result of the elec- tion was made known, it was seen that all the southern end of the county, as well as the northern end (excepting West Hobo- ken and Bayonne) voted in favor, and the vote in West Hobo- ken stood 95 for. and 256 against. By this action North Hudson was forced to stay out, thereby keeping Jersey City below the I'aterson Plankroad. This scheme was recently repeated again by the wise men of lersev City, and another measure passed the Legislature call- itig for a commission to investigate the matter and re])ort back to the Leg-islature. Although the commission was appointed bv ex-Gov. Voorhies. nothing, as yet, has come of it. and even if it did. West Ho])oken could be relied upon to repeat the ac- tion taken by her on this matter 33 years ago. During- the session of the Legislature of 1884, another measure passed the Legislature, whereby the eastern slope of the hill at Lossburg, was annexed to Wechawken. It is a mastery to our citizens why this w-as done, and why our people did not take some action that would have stopped it. instead of standing idly by and allowing the grab to be made as they did. ST. JOSEPH'S GERMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH. NORTH HUDSON CLUB, spring and high streets. CHAPTI-R XI. Latter Municipal Affairs. As stated before, the townsliip became a town in 1884. W hile it was governed mider the township laws it had three township committeemen until the year 1868, and after this latter \ear it had five councihnen to g-overn it, who were elected at large, no ward or district lines being drawn. 'J'his method was in lorce until the year i8(;i, when the town ado])te(l the special charter for tt)wns, which was passed at the instance of West lloboken. This charter provided for the election of a cinmcil- nian-at-large and the establishment of not less than three wards, which arc represented by two councihnen, making a board of council, consisting of seven members, lender this charter Mr. Charles j. Chandless was elected the first councilman-at-large. In politics the town in its early history was non-partisan, that is, its citizens were elected to office in the majority of cases regardless of their politics. This state of affairs continued un- til the adoption of the last charter. When the ward lines were established it resulted in political clubs being formed and the injecting of party politics in the spring elections. At the first election, under the present charter, the Demo- cratic party swe])t the town, and with the exception of one year (1894;, they have continued in power since that time. In the latter year an Independent ticket was placed in the field by the Municipal Club, an organization composed of independent citi- zens, and after a hot campaign the entire independent ticket was declared elected. In the spring of 1893, Mr. I'.enj. Day was the candidate for councilman-at-large on the nnmicii)al ticket, and Mr. Chas. J. Chandless (who had already served two terms), was the Democratic candidate. After the Board of Can- vassers had declared Mr. Day elected. Mr. Chandless contested the election on the ground that several marked ballots were counted for Mr. Day. Ex-Judge Lippincott decided the case in favor of Mr. Day, but Mr. Chandless's attorneys immediately appealed the case, and the higher court reversed Lii)i)incott"s decision, and declared Mr. Chandless elected councilman-at- large. lUit there were four councihnen in the board who were elected by the municipals, as follows:— Messrs. \\. Fitzgerald, (ieo. f. McEvvan. Chas. Solyum and Jacob Leuly. Tliis board started out as reformers generally do. and. although their inten- lions were umloubtcdlv of llic besi, tlicv hfing nil lioncsl, (.-on- scientious citizens, their efforts at reform vw^-re entirely to ag- l^ressive, anil they soon made for themselves a li(;st of enemie-. 'J liev cut down the salaries of tlic iiolicemen, the street laborers, the various town officials, and their own salaries. Every ap;:ro- priation was cut down lower than the preceding year, and from the standpoint of the taxpayer. 1 su]-)i)Ose their efforts were ap- l^rei.'iatcd. but if so. at the following election very few taxpayers could have voted because these reformers were each one de- feated and the Democrats again came in control of town affair.-. At the election in 1899, Mr. (leo. ]>. l>ergkanip was electe 1 councilman-at-large, and while in oflicc lie managed to get into the disfavor of several of the Democratic leaders in the town, and when he came up for rcnomination, they pitted Thos. Nolan against him at the primaries. Xolan received the noniination and Bergkainp announced that he was an inde])endent canfli- (late. Tlie Republicans nominated Mr. E. C. Euvrard, and this made it a three-cornered light. The Republicans were rent apart by factional fights. The Democrats were divided by the fight over llergkani]), and the ensuing election became the hottest and most bitterly contested in the history of the town. When the ballots were counted it was found that liergkamp had proved his po])ularity and was elected by a greater majority than his Republican '»]^ponent received votes. To sum up. our town is to-day the largest in the State, having grown from a small village of i,5CX) in 1861, to the pres- ent population of nearly 30,000 people in icp2. We note in our midst some of the finest residences in Xorth Hudson; our town is well taken care of in regards police; our force consisting of i chief, i captain, i detective. 2 sergeants, 3 roundsmen and 24 patrolmen. In regards our fire department anything I might say in its favor would very likely be termed a biased opinion, but let our citizens trv and remember the last time a fire got beyond control of our fire department, and com- pare the result with de])artments in other towns and cities the size of ours. We have among us 14 churches, among which is the Mon- astery of the Passionist Eathers, beyond the shadow of a doubt one of the finest religious edifices in the State. We have a beautiful public park, which was given to us by the Hoboken Land and Improvement Companv. The stores in our town can and do supply our citizens with their smallest and largest wants, at prices which compare favorably with tho'^e of the metropolis. ( )nr public scliools arc acl pure and whole.-unie. We liave numerous barge factories wliich give employment t( a small armv of our citizens, Wc have tlie largest silk fac- tory, and the ir.ost up-to-date brewery in the State. Our rapid transit facilities are good, being able to reach Union S.(|uare, New York., in half-an-hour. and we have good streets, among Avhich are 6 1-2 miles of Ikdgian block. 2 miles of asphalt and 2 1-2 miles of Macadam pavements, and to this list is constant!) l)eing added more, and in a few years all our streets will be im- l)roved. All our streets are kept clean, and the unimproved streets are generously supplied with crushed stone. The Hudson I'oulevard. one of the finest driveways in the country, runs through our town and furnishes a fine place for the lovers of horse flesh to exercise their trotters. The picture I have drawn above might seem to some to be the product of an over zealous mind, but I can safely say that there is no one in our town to-day who can prove that any asser- tion 1 made in the above lines are anything else but the Gospel truth, and it is my honest opinion that no finer place for a resi- dcMice could be found by anybody so near New York than West H iboken. CllAlMl-.K XI 11. Fire Depart nicnl. ■r DEPARTMENT Previous to the year i85. which resulted as follows: Foronum. A. W. Rycrson; assistant foreman, W II. Laune; secretary, j. (1. (lorclon; treasurer, John llai^ue; inw ti- s^atiiii;- connuittee, j. C'rawbuck, A. K. Xafey and W. II. Alcorn. It was decided at thi> meeting- to apjxjint a committee of three to solicit sub.^cription.-. from the Insurance Companies and (.itizens to purchase an apparatus. The committee consisted of Messrs. A. P.. Ryerson. A. K. Xafey and W. K. Wells. After meeting- at Peibe's hotel a number of time.>. the meet- ing i)lace was changed to the l)asement of the Pre byterian Lhurch. The Comi)any met here until their house was erec.ed on Paterson avenue, on land leased from John Everson. jr.. on September 12, 1859. The committee on subscription having procured fun Is euougli to purchase an ai)paratus, a committee consisting oi Messrs. Piebes, Hague and Crawbuck was appointed to pur- chase same. The engine was purchased in Xew York Lity. and it at one time did duty in the department of the latter city. It v.as purchased on September 5, 1859, ^t a ct)st of $210. It was used here but a short time, for, on Xovember 22, 1861. the old liand engine (wdiich was sold by Neptune Co. last sununer) was l)urchased for $235, and the first engine in exchange. This engine also came from the Xew York department, and it is claimed by many that it at one time belonged to the fame themselves in a little house on Syms street, near West street. They were the first comnany in the de])artment to adoot the regulation blue cloth imiform. They innnediatelv entered the social world, and ^ome of their entertainments and receptions ec|ualled, if they did not surpa O H X m 7; n 454 Spring Street, Corner Oak Street, West Hoboken, N. J. WM. SMITH, \j GROCER, Coal Delivered by the Ton or in Small Quantities. 252 Palisade Avenue, 49 Sherman Avenue, JERSEY CITY. 2i4 Clinton Avenue, WEST HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY. Telephone Connecting all Stores. tlic attempt of ?omc members of \\:\ech. charter members. Tlie Company met weekly and appointed a committee con- sisting of W. }]. Drescher, Jr., E. C. Schede and G. H. Kleene to solicit subscriptions to purchase a truck. In the meantime they petitioned the town council to pur- chase a truck for them, and the petition was acted upon favor- af)ly by the authorities, and on h^brnary 19, 1895, they furnished the Comj)anv with their present handsome ai)paratus, which was built bv the firm of Gleason & IJailey, of Seneca Falls, N. Y. The event was celel^rated by a grand parade and jollifica- tion at the Company's house on Dodd street, which was erected on a lot leased to the Company by W. H. Drescher, Sr., and the house was erected with the funds raised by the aforesaid committee appointed to raise funds to purchase an apparatus. On July 2, 1897, the Company's house burned down. It is not known what caused the fire, but it is believed that a kero- sene lamp nuist have exploded, which was used to light the house. The truck was damaged to the extent of $300, and the members stood all loss and in three months time had built an- other house and had the truck repaired and repainted. In 1894 the Company moved into its present house, which was erected by the town at a cost of $6,000. It is fitted up with all modern improvements, such as steam heat, bath and shower bathrooms, etc., and the Company has spared neither time nor e.xpense in furnishing it with the best and handsomest furniture that could be procured, two chandeliers in the meeting room costing $100. The Company maintains a library which at present contains 296 volumes. It appears that each of the lasi three Companies in the department has a special oflfering for those socially inclined, with Amcricus their "trump card" in minstrel sho^^^s; with Friendship it is masquerade balls, and with Protection it is smokers and house parties. The smokers given by Protection Telephone 5724-18111 St. A. COPIN, FLORIST. Jefferson Market, SIXTH MYENUE, Opposite 9th St., NEW YORK. FUNERAL DESIGNS A SPECIALTY. CHOICE CUT ROSES. GREENHOUSES, North Bergen, N. J. Established in 1880 at 225 Sixth Avenue. Orders Received at 264 Clinton avenne, West Hoboken. C. TIETJEN, Wholesale & Retail GROCER, 395 Spring Street, Cor. Stevens Street, West Hoboken, N. J. Mail Orders Promptly Attended To. BRUCE & DAVIDSON, REAL ESTATE & INSURANCE, 348 HUDSON BOULEVARD, West Hoboken, New Jersey. arc not ccinallcd by any other town ori;:inizatii)n, an.l arc luukct! forward U> witli ca.^cr delight by a h\ some citizens and officials he was laughed at, and his remarks were taken as the result of over-zealousness in fire department affairs, but tlie wisdom of his words soon became apparent, for in Feb- ruarv, ii;o2. Ilelffs factory, in Lossburg, took fire and burned to the ground, and the ])ressure from the hydrants at this fire was miserable, and to caj) the climax, a week later Civernaud's stable took fire and also burnt to the ground. It was at this fire that a stream could not be thrown ten feet, and if their ha;I been anv h.ouses near this stable there is no telling wdiere the fire would have ended. The following spring, 1902. the council seeing they could, no longer delay it, ])urchased the present steam fire engine, which b a new engine built by the American Fire Engine Co., and with its advent our department is second to none in the State. From an insignificant village fire department, v.hich, m T LARGE HALL ' LODGE ROOMS BOWLING ALLEYS For Clubs, Societies, Weddings and Parties. \Vc liavc alxiut 125 Iciis^llis of liose, which reprocnts 6,250 feet. At each ahirin an extra ajiiiaratiis i-; left in the house m case a second fire breaks out, and one of the tliree liook and hrl- ikr trucks is ahvav- ready for a second alarm. G. K. KOCH, Wholesale and Retaii Gt i\ O C IL H , 495 Spring Street, Corner Dodd Street, West Hoboken, N. J, WEST HOBOKEN HAT COMPANY, CHAS. J. SCHNEfDER, Prop. Hatter and Gents' Furnisher, 180 SUMMIT AVENUE, West Hoboken, New Jersey. ROBERT SCHLEMM & SON, FUNERAL DIRECTOR, 426 Spring Street, Call. 231 Union. West Hoboken, N. J. Coaches To Let at all Hours. TH1£ CUL'KCliES (JF WEST ilUCUKEX. irg-.^ :hu relies re is no :an decide wliich one is the oldest, It is known that the First Presbyterian and St. John's Cliurches, beyond donbt, are onr two oldest ehnrches. Init previous to the establishment (^f either, religious services were conducted in a silk factory, situated at that time on Hague street and owned by a i)erson named McRca. The services here were conducted by any minister that could be pro- cured, and no regard was paid to the denomination which he represented. It is claimed by some of the members of St. John's Church, that the ])eople who were in the habit of worshipping in this silk factory formed the neucleus of the ])r?;.ent Episcopal Church. Beyond hearsay evidence 1 could not procure any definite assurance that this is a fact; on the other hand the re- cords of the Presbyterian Church say that their congregation was formed bv the members of the aforesaid undenominational church, who adopted the Presbyterian faith after an attempt had been made by them to organize a Congregational Church It would seem by this that the Presbyterian is the oldest church, but it must be borne in mind that the congregation of St. John's, as present constituted, is older than that of the Pres- bvterian, for the reason that the Presbyterian's Church congre- gation was at once time a Congregational Church, while the Episcopal Church has never been anything else but an Episcopal Church. Let it also be remembered that the Ecclesiastical So- cietv of West Hoboken. which was the beginning of the IVes- 1)vterian Church, was organized in 1844, and the Episcoi)al Church organized in 1846, two years later. A fact that is not disputed by anybody, is that the first church building in our — *'in» "Wwu >lB»»!i.B'% - Theo. Bernhardt, 580 SPRING STREET, Tel. 39 Union FRED. SCHUBERT Choice MEAT MARKET, DEALER IN BEEF, VEAL , MUTTON, LAMB, PORK & POULTRY, 480 Spring Street, Cor. Shippen St, West Hoboken, N, J. town was the old St. John's 1)uil(1ins]^ on CHnton avenue and Warren street. Init that old huildinij is now torn down and the oMest clmrch buildin.^ to-day is that of the I'rc.byterian Cluireh. 1 will not venture to say wliich is the oldest church, and after readins; the sketch of both churches, 1 leave the reader io draw liis or her own conclusion. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN. C"linti)n avenue and Hague street. In the year i(S44 a religious society, entitled the I'xclesiasti- cal Society of West 1 loboken, was formed by a few of the dwel- lers in the ]dace, l)y which preaching on the Sabl^ath was regu- larly maintained, and by which also a Sabbath School, provided ^yith a library and other re(juisites, was started. A minister was selected by this society each year, or oftcner, when neces- sary. ft was entirely undenominational in its structure and aims until, in 1847, It was decided to constitute it a Congregational C'liurch. Tlie organization, at which the Rev. j. V. Thompson, then l^astor of the Broadway Tabernacle, New York, presided, took ])lace at the house which stood on the corner of S])ring and Demott streets, and was the residence of Mr. Nathan Brown. Tn less than a year this church was disbanded from some cause now unknown, but the members again constituted themselves an undenominational regilious bodv under the former title of the Ecclesiastical Society of West Hoboken. Meantime the Rev. Wm. Bradford, then editor of the New York Evangelist, liad come to the village to reside, having bought the house now used as a cork factory at the corner 01 Palisade avenue and the Paterson Plankroad. An earnest Chris- tian minister, he at once became connected with this Ecclesiasti- cal Societv. At this instance, and through liis influence, a meet- ing was held, at which it was resolved th.at the time had ar- rived for the erection of a church edifice, and measures were at once taken to secure the accomplishment of this object. The result was the present building, the ground consisting of two lots, valued then at $250. which were given gratis for tlv^ ])urpose by Mr. John Syms. During the process of erecting the church the congrega- tion ^vorshipped in MacCrea's silk factory, which stood upon the spot now occupied by the Davis Express ofifice and yard, hav- ing nreviouslv met in the house at the corner of Demott street G. A. HOFMANN, il A N r IWCTU KEIl OF High-Grade pianos. Repairing and Tuning Promptiy Attended To. BERGENLINE AVENUE AND FOURTH STREET, Union Hill, N. J. Telephone Call, 157 A, Union. ELM STREET MEAT MARKET, CHAS. SCHWARZ, Prop. DEALER IN Beef, Veal, Mutton, Lamb, Popk and Poultry. 581 Spring Street, West Hoboken, New Jersey. Tel, Call, 271 Union. WM. HOWARD-LOUCHE, registered architect, 201 Shippen Street, Cor. Hudson Ave, Weehawken Heights, N. J. Office Entrance on Hudson Avenue. anJ Clinton avonne. and in the oM township school at the inter- section of the W'eaverlown road (now Uonlevard) and Kerrii^an avenue. 'Idle work of buildini;- was bei^un early in 1S30, and .Mr. I'.ratlford being a member of the 1 bird I'resbytery of New \'ork, assured the people that they would receive the sympathy and help from that body should they consent to become connected with the Presbyterian Cdiurch. Their assent was at once and heartilv ^iven. and their recjuest to be organized as a rresbx- terian L liurcli was sent to the Presbytery and was inuneiliately granted, and the organization was accom])lished on the 12th dav o{ June, 1850. Thus it was that this congregation because a Presbyterian Church. Idle size of the original edifice was 28 by 50 feet, and its cost, exclusive of the ground and bell was $2,590.27. In connection with the church the proi)erty was held by what was known as the West Hoboken Lxceuni an! Library Association, and so involved and intricate was the relations thu'^ established that embarrassments were continually springing up. until, having raised the monev for the jjurpc^e, the congrega- tion purchased the sole ownership of the property at a cost of $2,200. The church was dedicated on June 25, 1851. Among the ministers who ot^ciated at the dedication was the Rev. Dr. P)Urchar(l. Rev. Dr. Campbell: Rev. Dr. Taylor, of the Bergen Ret'ornied Church; Rev. Mr. liatt. of the Paptist Church of Ho- boken, and the Rev. Air. Wiswell. Idic first communion service was held in the basement of the churcli on July 14, 1850, the Rev. E. T. Hatfield officiating, and from this time on for five years the church was served by stated supplies, among w]i(~)m nia\- be mentioned the Rev. Messrs. Howe, Alande! and Parker. On Sunday, the 8th day of .April. 1855, the Rev. Jas. C. Egbert, while yet a student at Cornell l'niversit\-, ])reached for the first time in this church. ( )n Wednesday of the same week, the iith, Mr. Egbert was licensed bv the Third Presbvterv of New York and was ordained to the gosi)el ministry on the even- ing of the same day in the Allen Street Presbyterian Church of New York. Having received a unanimous call from this church, and on June i.^, 1855, he was installed as pastor. The church in 1855 cc^nsisted of sixteen members, among whom may be mentioned the following: — Mrs. Amanda Parker, Mr. x\lsop Purdy. Mrs. Ellen Scott, Mrs. Helen Rvcrson. Miss Elizabeth E. Dailey, Mr. Robert Campbell anrl Eliza, his wife, Mr. John Rriggs and Marcella, his wife, Mr. John Rol)son, Mr. WEST HOBOKEN COAL AND FEED COMPANY, 235-237 CLINTON AVE. and 407 SAVOYE ST, WEST HOBOKEN, N. J. BEST (JUAHES OF WHITE AND RED-ASH COAL, English Cannel Coal for Grates. Kindling Wood, &ic. Hay, Grain and Feed, Quality ami Prompt Delivery Guar ■.ntfed. Telephone Call. 0-t-I. Union. A, HE ARSON, Prop. JOSEPH DUSANEK^S, FIRST WARD HOUSE, CORNER SPRING AND SAVOYE STREETS, West Hoboken, N. J. Restaurant, K4eeting Room, Ball Roonn &. Bowting Alleys. Telephone 87 b Union. WILLIAM F. ZIEGLER, Sanitary PLUMBER AND GAS FITTER, 211 CLfNTON AVENUE, West Hoboken, New Jersey. Jobbing Promptiy Attended To. ("■oorjxc Sniitli aiv.l Mr... l-.liza Davidson. Tlurr nuirlnTc-d in. tlie Sunday scliouls thai year 80 scholars, witli no iniant chi-s. The pre-cnt nuMnbcrshi]) of ihc church i> 435. i here an- ^CO scholars in ihc Sunday scliouLs. Tliere are connected with the church several societies, among wh'ch are the King's Daughters, with a mcnibership of al)out 2c; the Christian lindeavor, with 60 members; the Junior Chri,-;- tian Endeavor, with 30 members; a l'\jreign Missionary Hand, which is 25 years old and has a membershii) tjf 100; the Ladie.-' Aid Society, and tlie I'.rotherhood of Andrew and Phili]). Mr. las. C C. Egbert continued as minister of this church for 40 years, resigning his pastorate on June 13. i8()7. T\yi congregation was loath to accept his resignation at first, but after due consideration the fact dawned u])on them that their l-,e!oved ani llw- l)okfn. then hut a sparsely settled haink't as their lK-ad(|uarters, and on Ajjril 27, 1861, they formally took chars^e of St. Marx's Church, with \ ery Rev. heather John Domenic Taolatini as ])astor. I'^atlier Cauvin turned the keys of the church over to the new pastcT and bade the ])eo])le of St. .Mar\*s farewell. He then retired to Hoboken to build a church in ilie latter citw In the same year iwent\- acres of land known as "Kerrigan's woods." was purchased as a site on which to build a Monastery. The site, at tliat time, was not considered a very healthy one on account of the swami)iness of the land. But the history of the Monks rejieated itself, for to-dav no finer spot could be found in North Hudson tiian the land surroundinj:^ the Monastery. The new .Mission of the Passionists being' es'iablished, \'ery i\ev. l'"ather N'ictor Carunchio was a]i])ointe(l Superior. The small house at the rear of .St. Mary's being found wholly inade(|uate, was moved back, ancl a very comfortal)le frame building was erected in its place. Such was the neucleus from which sprang St. .Michael's Monastery parish. Work was soon conunenced on the new Monastery; a building of blue stone, loi feet long by 36 feet in width. The corner stone was laid on August 9, 1863, and three sermons were i)reached on this occasion, one by Dr. M'cCJlynn, in English; l-":ither Cauvin, in P^rench, and Father Stanislaus, in (ierman. In the latter year St. Mary's school was erected on a i)lot of ground opposite St. Mary's church, also the gift of Mr. Kerri. gan. ( )n .'~^e])tember 25. 1864. the Monastery was solemnly dedi- cated, and on the same day the little band of Passionists bade farewell to St. Mary's, just three years and five months after their advent in West Hoboken. In October a wing 65 feet long by 50 feet wide was a.lded to the Monastery, and on December 30 of the same year, the beautiful chapel erected in the new wing spoken of, was dedi- cated by Rt. Rev. Bernard J. McQuaid. then elect and Bishop of Rochester, New York. On Tune 29. 1867, P)lessed Paul of the Cross, the Founder of the Passionist Order, was Canonized bv Pope Pius the 9tl!. P'or this occasion a frame building, 150 feet long and 60 fcf^t wide, was erecterl where now stands the niagnificent stone struc- ture, St. Michael's Monastery Church. Tlic number who attended the services was legion. Tliere were present bishops and clergy from all parts of the States. T'.iis tempor.'irx- building was torn down, and in .\ovember, 1867, Telephone 234 B. NINE MILE HOUSE, HENRY J. KAUFMAN, Prop. LITTLE FERRY, N. J. Boating and Fishing. Bo\^^ling Alleys. Dancing Pavilion. Wheeling & Coaching Parties. Bergen Turnpike Trolleys Pass the Door. N. Y. S. &iVJ. R. R. and W, S. R, R. RICHARD J. LYNCH, House, Sign and Decorative Painter. PAPER HANGING. Residence: 509 SMITH STREET, WEST HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY. the first huge stone was rolled in place for the new church, and actual building on the church was conunenced in April. 186;. The corner stone was laid 'l, was dedicated amid all the pomp and splendor possibl". At^liis time \'erv Rev. John IMiillip 15audinelli was rector. The dimensions of this magnificent church are as follows:— Extreme length. 195 feet; width of nave. 70 feet; width of tran- sept. 104 feet; height of main aisle, ys '^"^'t : height to top of dome, 190 feet; dianieter of dome. 50 feet; circumference of dome. IJO feet. The style is liasilican, 1)eing more on the CoriiUhian than Roman order. The architect was Mr. P. C. Keeley. chief stone mason and builder; ^Ir. James Day. carpenter; Messrs. George I'ove and Albert Dm-lieim. The bells in the southeast tower are each named after a Saint, as follows:— St. Michael. 3,040 ])ounds; St. Paul of the Cross, 1.500 pounds, and St. Josejih. 900 pounds. Tliev were blessed by IMonsignor (now Archbishop) Seton. I). D. The cost of this church at time of building was $25o.o:x), but nearlv $ioo.ooo has been spent on it in the way of impr )ve- ments and decorations since that time. The following churches have from time to time been estab- lished bv the Passionists:— St. Joseph's, (uittenberg. June 28, 1866; Holv Family. I'nion Hill. November 13. 1867; St. Paul of the Cross. Hudson City, ( )ct<^ber 16. 1870; Church of Sacred Heart. Shadyside. 1874; St. Anthony. West Iloboken. August 16. 1899. The old St. Marv's Church, after it ceased t(^ be a ]dace of worship, was used as a school exhibition hall. It was finally removed to make room for the new St. Michaers school, which latter building was dedicated November 8. 1896. This is a very handsome brick structure, consisting of three stories and basement. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. Clinton avenue and Serrell street. When the First Presbyterian Church was organized they nund^ered among their member^ a few persons who wordd have affiliated themselves with a P.aptist Church had there been IMPERIAL HALL, C. Saling, Mgr. CORNER SPRING AND SHIPPEN STREETS, WEST HOBOKEN, N. J. Elegant Ball and Concert Hall. Excursion Privileges Bought or Taken on Percentage, FINE LODGE ROOMS. 4 BOWLING ALLEYS. Established 1852. Telephone Connection. E. N. Little's Sons, THE BIG PAINTERS and SIGN MAKERS, PAPER HANGING, KALSOMINING, &c. Engraved Silver and Brass Signs 217 WEST BROADWAY, 3 & 5 HUDSON ST., NeAw York. JOSEPH LAUFENBERG, PIANOS AND ORGANS Music, Musical Instrunnents and Merchandise. 4i7 Spring Street, West Hoboken, N. J. Pianos Bought, Sold, Exchanged, Repaired and Tuned. one in the villat:.'. Aniniio- ilie.^e hn;>ti>ts was Mr. John Symf-. ami I'cti'r r.()i;an. ' hic Sunday afternoon Mr. John Syni.s nrf- ])t)SO(l to Mr. I'ctir I'.o^art that il he woul I canvas the hih ai'.'l i^-cl the hajitists toj;i.th(.'r hv would huild a cluu-ch or u'eetini; house for thc!ii. Mr. l')0|L:^arl, a'tcr canvassin<:j the vicinity, found ten per.-ons who were rcadv to ludp f^r^^anizc a baptist church. 'Idle ])eople, ani'ini; whom were the followini^, besides the two first mentioned i^UMitlenien. were: ^Ir. and Mrs. \'an Arsdale, 'Mv. and ]\Irs. k)hn X'arrick. Mr. and Mrs. llumphrevs and Mr. and Mrs. Smithson. met in the sch(M)l house of ^lartin Ivyersor.. on Paterson and Clinton avenues, in the year i8-;4. and orcran- ized the present Rantist Church. A Sunday school wa^ al-o oro-ani/.ed. which, at tlr>t, consisted of six scholars, but which, i'.i tlirec vcars irum the date of its organization, had L,n-own to i^c\ Tlic cono;reg'ation subseciuently met in the same old silk factors on Hasriie street, in which the people of the Presbvterian arid St. John's Church.es had also met, and in the year 1855 Air. John Svms erected a house of worship for them on Clinton ave- nue, corner Demott street. This old buildinp: was recentlv moved around on Clinton avenue and was. until last year, used as a furniture store bv W'm. dulden. ddie succession of the nn'nistrv of this church is as tollows: — Tst, Rev. C. A. Ruckbee: 2nd, Rev. Al. James; 7rd. Rev. Mr. Leghorn: 4th, Rev. Mr. McGonegal; 5th. Rev. Mr. Cilts: 6tlK Rev. Mr. Frank Osborn: /th. Rev. Mr. Xelson; 8th. Rev. Frank Fletcher: 9th. R<'v. R. Rollins. Previous to the installation of the first regular pastor the church had ministers from the P>ible Society. Nassau street. Xew A'ork, at 5 o'clock p. m. every Sunday. The organization of the church took place through t^he kindness of the Presbyterians, in the basement of their church. Rev. Isaac Wescott. of Xew York. i)reachcd the sermon and Rev. AFr. Patton, of Hoboken, gave the charge. Air. John Svm^ and wife, the organizer-, were the first received in the church bv baptism. A larire stage was hired from the stage line and was iDacked full, inside and out, and journeved down to the house of AFr. Svm's rlaughter, in Pavonne. Xew Jersey, and there they were bantised in the waters of Xewark P)ay. Jn the early historv of this church Air. ddios. Jxevnton nlay- ed the melodian, and Mr. and ATrs. John Svms led the choir. The present stone church was erected in 1868. and was built from contributions, among the largest of whom was the Svms familv. The chapel adjoining was built and donated also bv Air. Svms at a cost of nearlv $20,000. 207 CLINTON AVE 0)C5TMODOKEN.N.J. GOEBEL'S Wholesale and Retail Confeetionepy lee Cream. Churches and Parties Supplied at Short Notice. Honne-Made Candies A Specialty. 425 Spring St., West Hoboken, N. J. Joseph AA/itkin, 507 Spring Street, Bet. Jane & Dodd Sts. West Hoboken, N. J. DrugS; Medicines, Chemicals, Fine Soaps, Perfunnery and Fancy Toilet Articles. Remember Witkin's Momentary Headache Cure Best in the World. Commissioner of Board of Health from 1903 to 1906. Witkin's Corn Cure, Toothache Drops and Witkin's Stomach Powders. FIRST RF.FORMKI) ClirRCII. J lackcns.'ick I'lankro;! 1. To write a sketch of ll.i.-; clu;rch il is i)erhai)S proper l(» say a lew witrd^ in rei^arJ.-^ the niolher elnirch, tlie (irovc Reformed Church, situated on the lIudMUi I'.oulevar 1. 'Jdie latter church was for a long- linie the regahir phice of w(;rshi]) of ah the mem- bers of that denomination who hve:l in our lown, an 1 in facl of those wlio li\-iNl in Xorlli ihuhron. Tlie old church was organized on Ajiril I2. 1S43. Us c^.rly history is itlentified with the Reforme 1 Dutch Church at Eng- lish neighborhood, of wdiich the people of Xew Durham were a component part, enjoying for several years the Sabbadi af:er- noon services of their pastsew Durham, the lower part of which was devoted to the use of the district school. At the =e^sion of the classi^, on Seotemh^r 17. 1839, the Rev. Mr. Duryee, in behalf of the Condstory of Eng- lish neighborhood, applied to the clasds for a recomnien lation of the Board of Missions for aid in su])])orling the gospel at Xew Durham. This was referred to the Consistory of Engdsh n^i'^h- borhood. and after due consideration they deci 1°:1 that "at pr'?s- ent" thev would nf)t advance the interests of the c!nirch. In a few- vears this course was reconsidered an 1 on Anril 12, T843, Rev.'R. C. Taylor. A. H. Warner an! R. Wells, met, and a formal expression of desire for a new chur di organization was given to the petition to the comiuittce, signed bv thirty-nine heads of familities and fort\-tive conimunicants, accom'\anied b ■ a proper dismission of all the forty-five communicants from the church at the English neighborhood. The Consistorv of the last-named church had agreed to con- vey by deed, to the new church when organi;^e 1, the lecture room and lot at New- Durham. On the 17th of September, 1844, this church presented to the classis of I'ergen, for a])proval. a call u])on. the can:li late. Wm. J. R. Ta\lor. On its approval Mr. Tavlor announced hi^ acceptance, thereby becondng the first ndnistcr of this oM church. ddie connection between Mr. Tavlor and the church wa'; di-solved on September 8, 1846. Mr. Ta\lor having accented a call from the Reformed Dutch Churcli at \'an \'or.;t (\\'ayne street. Jersey City.) On September 15. 1846. the Rev. W. \'. \". Mabmi w'a^< in- stalled as pastor. The church continued to need a moderate amount of ai I from the Roard of Missions, but the plans of a liberal soul, de • ASMUS HANSEN, Manufacturer of FINE SEGARS, 48^ .SPlilXCi HTKEET, WEST HOBOKEN. JOSEPH STEIN, Fine Shoes, Rubbers and Boots. (I05A SrillNU STKEET, WEST HOBOKEN. E. UFERT, STATIONERY, CONFECTIONS, CIGARS AND TOBACCO. 513 SnaNU STIIEET. LOUIS KOHLER, Dealer in DELICTAESSEN &, CHOICE GROCERIES. 105 SPUING STBEET. West Hoboken, New Jersey. a. kielberg. Restaurant, 50!) HiaUFOIXT AVENUE, JOHN F. HUNER, PIANO MANUFACTURER, TUXINC; AND liEI'AlKINC. 423 HILL STKEET. H. H. BARKLAGE. ICE DEALER. L'-_M I'AMSADE AVENl'E. vi.-ing' liberal lliinj^s for llii- cliurLli. were now ahoul to bo broni^'ht iiilo operation. lan-es I'.rown, I'.sii.. with most conmien.lable /eal an 1 liber- alitv. altluniiili himself an.l family members (jf a Xew \'ork I'rcs- bvterian Ciiurch, liad purchased a tract of about four acres of beautifulb.- located land on the western slope of the hill over- ]ookin,2: the villai^o of Now Durham. Here he erected with some aid from a few ])er-()nal friends and about Si.ooo from the cong-regation (of which hdder .\bel 1. Smith cmiiribuied $700) the present church. ddie cc^st i){ this church at tluit tim.e wa- $6,coo. and l)e- sidos the church ])uilding aforesaid, Mr. iirown also erecte I the j-jarsonage at the rear of the church, and a school house, wdiich at that time was used for the education of girls, the teaching being ])aid for b\- Mr. Ilrown and th? Consistory of th" church, d^his school subse(|uentl\ became a ]~)ay .school for both ^''xes. and with the advent of the ])ublic school, its use was di'-^con- tinued. ?ilr. Mabon continued his ])astorate undl if-,82. wli'^-i !v" re- signed, and the present pastor. l\ev. I. .\. (iowen, was installed in the year 1885. This old church has at various times established nd>sions in various town^ in Xorth Hudson, at present maintaining them in (duttenberg. West Xew 'S'ork and \\'e(>hawdruns\vick 'J'hcological Seminary, was called lo succeed k.im. and is tiio pastor nc,^v in charge. On A])ril 8, ii;o_', the church, as at present estahlislie 1. was organize 1. After due application to the classis of liergen, the chapel. (Ml tlie ahovc date, was c-rganized as an in lejA-iident church with a nienibcrship of two hun lie 1 an 1 three, to Ije l:in,wn as the h'ir.-t Ivcforuied Church of West Jltjboken. The following gentlemen constitute the Consistory: — Fddcrs.— .Michael C. AlcCroskery, Henry C. Steinhoff. Al- fred De Bevoisc. Merman C. .Steinhoff. Deacons.---! Ienr\- Reiners, Waller Llum, ThouK'n David- ron Louis A. lioehler. The church at present r.iaintains the following auxiliarv or- ganizations: — Two .Sunday schools, with an average attendance of about six hundred: Ladies' Aid Society. Christian Rndeavcjr Society, junior I'^nleavor Society, lirotherhood of Andrew and Phili]), and a I'oys' ] brotherhood. GKR^dAX HAITI ST CHCRCH. Cor.rtland Street. ('n August II, 1867, a number of our (lerman si)eaking citizens met for the ])uri)()se of organizing a church where the services w'ould bo conducted in their language. Among the t^eople who organized tliis church were Mr. and ^Irs. C. F. llluir.enberg, ]\lr. and Mrs. C. Baiun, Mr. and Mrs. C. luaumann, Mr ,-Mi 1 Mrs. C. Henze, Mr. and ^Irs. 1). Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. I'h. Luther, Mr. and Airs. |. Luther, yiv. and Mrs. A. Murath, Mr C. Broker, Mrs. H. Fischer, Aliss A. Schw-artz; 19 in all. Tliis congregation's first house of worship was tlie okl church previously occu])ievl by the First liaptist Church congre- gation, corner Clinton aver.ue and Demott 'Street. .After meet- ing here for a number of years, the need of a larger and more up-to-date meeting house, on account of the fast growing con- grega^^ion. soon becanie apparent, and in the year 1876 the pres- ent churi^h building on Courtland street was erected. This builling also, became too small, anrl in i8i)r) it was enlarged to its present '^ize. Tlie fir.=-t and =ubsec|uent ministers of this church are given "^ follov.^s:— 1st, Rev. E. Austcrmuhl. 1868-69; 2nd, Rev. G. Knob'o^di, 1870-7^: .-r 1, R-v. J- AL Hoeffliu, ^^73-7^: 4th, Rev. C-. X\ Tho--i"on. T8ro-i88T; qih, the nre^etn pastor. Rev. L. An- schu'z, was in tailed in th^ vear 1882. YOU ARE INVITED To inspect our display of Men's, Boys' and Cliildpen's Ready-to- V/ear Clothing. You will not be Import- uned to buy— we are asking for a call only. We know you will like our goods and prices, and after a trial you will take pleasure in calling this store, yjur Clothing Store. If you prefer your Cloths MADE-TQ-GRDER we are the pioneer in that line, in North Hudson. We'll show you the finest fabrics in the world-as good or better than you've been getting at higher prices in SUITS, TROUSERINGS, OVERCOATS and UNI- FORMS. Remember, we keep all Clothing purchased here, whether ready made or made-to-order, Pressed and in Repair, Free. Every Garment Guaranteed. Your Money Back if not Saiisvactory. JOHN J. PHELAN, CLOTHIER & TAILOR, 303 Bergenline Avenue, Corner Fulton Street. Union Hill, N. J. Sole Distributors for ALFRED BENJAMIN &, CO. Correct Clothes for len. Tho present iiieuih.'r-Iiii) of the church, cniisistiiii; of iin- inersol hehevers on juihlic confession of faith, i-; 175. '1 lie Snn- day school has an cnrolhiKiU of 250. The foMowins.': s.,cit\:e.- are connecletl with tho chnrch: — a Woman's MisMonary Circle, with a nuiiil)ershi]) of 50: a Yoimj:: lVo])les' Society, with a nieniher^hip of 4<); a Kiny^'s Dans^hters Circle, consi^tii^.p^ of iS inenihcrs. An Industrial School, with an enrollment of uo, is al-o connected with the church. in ST. ^:A'^ iii-.w'S ll'tiikran ciiriu'ii. lliLdipoint aveinie and Clinton avenue. This church ori.crinally hclonoed to the Town of Union, !iav- ...i^ been or.ijanized in the year 1884. Its first house of wirship was on New York avenue and jetTcrson street, that town. In the year 1889, the present huildins^ was erected and tlie congre- g-ation became one i)f our nuist pros])erous churclie -. The first l)astor of this church was the Rev. E. llohm, who serve 1 until the vear 1890. then the Rev. H. Heintz took chari^e until 1894. when the third and present pastor, Kev. A. Gurschke, was in- stalled. GERMAiN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CIICRCH. Clinton avenue and Oak street. Idle above named church was organized as a mission in the fall of 1886 by the Rev. Chas. Reu'-s. at that time pastor of the German Methodist Episcopal Church, of Hobokcn, New Jersey, and a few ])ersons who met in the home of Mr. (j. l>ar- fus. Idle meetings were conducted here until the following sjiring, when the Rev. A. C. Gabclein was appointed as pastor. Soon after his installation the congregation secured the privi- lege of meeting in the old Methodist Church building on S])ring street, opposite Walnut street. After a short time this old building was sold and the congregation was compelled to seek new quarters. They hired a store on Spring street, where they remained until January. t8()i, when they moved into their pres- ent cosy church building. In 1892, Rev. II. Meyer was apnoin- ted pastor. He served until i8<)3, when he was succeeded by the Rev. I. Picringe. From this time on the church continued to grow consid- erably, until, in the year 1894, it was organized into an independ- ent church under the corporate name of the German Methodist Episcopal Church of West Iloboken. The same year the par- '^onai^c in \\w rear d" ihc cliuroh was L;ivrn l.y Mr^. Mary Sch- neider. In iS*,6. Kcv. 1). II. Tape was apix.inted paslor. and under his able achrinistration tlie huihhni;- was enlar^^ed U) Us present size, bv raisin^- it and l)uildins a Sunday school under- neath it. The Rev. i*ape continued as pastor until the year 1899, when the Rev. K. W. Peglow, the present pastor, took charge. ST. lOSEPirS CATHOLIC ClU RCH. ' St. lo^^eph's Cernian Ivonian Catholic i)arish was estah- lishr 1 thVouo-h the efforts of the Rev. j. N. (Irieff, of the Holy Fanulv Church in ITnion Hill, tlu- corner stone of what is now St. Joseph's school, was laid on July 31, 1887, by Bishop VVi^- fjer.' of Newark, and upon its completion was used for church and school purposes combined. The parish jjrew so rapidly that after a ])eriod of twelve years it was found necessary to build a lar,«;er church, and ste])s w^ere immediately taken to that end. In the fall of 1898 the corner stone of the present hand- some church was laid, and it was com])letcd and dedicated in July. 1899. I'li^^ present pastor is the Rev. Louis Gabriel. ST. ANTHONY'S ITALIAN R. C. CHURCH. Owing to the rai)id increase of the Italian population of West ILiboken the Passionist h'athers of St. Michael's Monas- tery (wh ..se church they attended), decided to oragnize them in a separate parish, and in May, 1899, the corner stone of St. Anthonv's Church, on Morris street, was laid, and on August 16, 1899. the church was dedicated. 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