Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-02-28
NEW SET T L E NJ EN- T.!
A HOME WITHIN THE REACH OF ALL.
Within One Hours Ride of Philadelphia.

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HOME WITHIN THE REACH OF ALL.
Within One Hours Ride of Philadelphia.
The subscribers having obtained of LANDS
BYRNEs and others, tract of a number of square
miles OF good land at
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80 miles South East of Philadelphia by Railroad in
Atlantic County New jersey, now offer it FOR SAL
SMALL TRACTS, OR IN FARMS AND VILLAGE LOTS
TO ACTUAL SETTLERS
The Property offered, lying upon the Camden and
Atlantic Railroad, has the advantage of several rail
road stations. Hammonton Proper, at the present
time is one of the most successful and prosperous Set
tasnfs srsy started II only commenced three years
ago, and the population now numbers twenty-five
hundred people of refinement and intelligence Ihey
are mostly from New England and the West, and
have cultivated the land and planted extensively
number of Whey ards and ruit Orchards The place
has Stores Mills, Schools, Meetings of various de-
nominations Nurseries and Backyard, and all the
conVeniences necessary to thriving population
The Settlers who have cleared their land properly,
and cultivated it understandingly, have raised large
and profitable crops. The soil produces excellent
Wheat Rye Corn, Potatoes, oats and Glover, and is
particularly adapted to the cultivation OF the
Or r A 2 Z
and FINER FRUITS. he land is various in quality,
from light trucking soil to heavy loan clay
soil portions of the tract have sand surface
with fine subsoil other parts quite destitute of
sand surface, being q heavy loan land II is called
the rsry best sotI for choice Fruits and Vegetables
THE CLIMATE is LIGHTFUL,
being located in the MOST TEMPERATE latitude in
America. The winters short and mild, the mer-
curry being me silly above freezing point. The Sum
mers are long, the air pure and inyigOTstiDg. The
country is unsurpassed for its heathness fevers be-
ing entirely unknown. Many Pulmonary complaints
have been cured by change 10 this climate The
throughout is excellent Wells, generally from
fifteen feet III depth 10 falling springs Of
pure soft water.
Running brooks and large streams traverse the
tract. The district abounds in muck and mari.
There is hardly a tract to be found of five hundred
acres without having sufficient muck and deposits to
supply great portion OF manure.
1t will be seen by reference to the map, this local
ity possesses the
BEST MARKETS
for all kinds ofproduce of any place in the United
States. Its markets Philadelphia and New ork,
two of the largest cities in the Union, and Atlantic
City one of the best bathing places on the Atlantic
Coast In moving to this locality, the settler has the
advantage of being his friends and Old associates
instead Of going thousands OF miles into the wilder
nes. away from friends markets and all signs Of civ
iiizaton 1t is in settled country where danger
risk is incurred and is within few hours ride of
New England and the Middle States There are
many industrious people throughout the country
with some little means, who instead OF being day
Iaborers tenants at home, can become iudepend-
eut farmers in this place. A with small means
can make a good beginning, but man without any
means or the aid friends had better remain in
old place warehouses have been forsaken and rent
is cheap.