New-York tribune., 1868-02-15
NEW-JERsEY.


As the terminus OF OF the great railway lines
that connect NewYOrk with the West and South Jersey
City enjoys advantages superior 70 those Of any other
metropolitan subnrb and the disposition shown by the
railroad companies to for their
much Of the water front possible has caused this spe
cies OF property advance with almost unexaInped
fapdity Water front lots selling about 900
each. Twentysix years ago Of the marsh called
"Harsimus" between Jersey City and Bergen HILL found
Il difficult 70 dispose Of their property for $40 acre. and
In tho land sold at t20 Lots there now,
s5xi0o feet sell readily Or each The water lots of
che Coles estate worth 100000, had then
ket value at ALI Lots sussexst.. then worth $780,
eagerly sought Tor each; and Montgomery
selling for 1850 each then worth only $500
some time early the present century the entire Coles
estate comprising AbOh acres which placed upon
tho market tomorrow would bring at least g. CO
sold fOr 10000 The lots which tile Pennsylvania Coal
Company has recently purchased Of the Hudson River
Cement Company fogtlS9OO0 offered 10 years ago,
by the Board Of the latter Company for $4,000. "A
Trenton paper says: with the change Of name OF
Scotch PlaBs Central Railroad to FanwOOd other
and important changes projected which will make
this point yalng in beauty and RtrRctyeness any Of
tho older ard more famous suburbs OF EewYork. Two
tracts Of land purchased Of acres by
she railroad corporations and Of 100 acres by the
real estate firm Of A. d. Mehck IT,, Brother Of Now
York. upon which beautiful parks, somewhat similar in
principle to the famous Ilewelyn Park Orange.
being laid The work upon the first mentioned tract.
which Will be known FauwOOd Park Is being VigOr-
ousy prosecuted. force of 200 aborers IL employed
extending IN every direction roads Of ample width,
and uxuriant shade, id out upon the most approved
principles Of landscape gardening and aOring by their
eircutous windinRs over the beautifully undulatng,
aud choice aud varying views embracing
diYersihed landscape OF 30 miles extent"
THE Messrs A. H. and d. Wood have sold their farm
" 81 acres near Sugar Loaf 10 Mr. Samuel H. Barker Of
Chester for f50o This has been In the family for
A Gran nj EorrV "
leased the brOwntOne quartz lands comprising portion
81 te property at the Mineral Springs Franklin owned
by Ar. HatOn Stone, the weiknown equestrian 1t is
supposed that the deposits very extensive and OF
superior quality II Is also easy Of access the Paterson
and New York Air Line Railroad running through IT, and
being only short distance the Passaic We would
call attention 10 dwellings and lots In Elizabeth adyer-
fised In another column. Elizabeth Is ono Of the
finest cities in the vicinity Of New-YOrk, aud
IS being rapidly improved and beautined "
Tho Anderson HOuse, In Newton, owned by the
MeSsFs- C0uit Anderson, has been sold by them TO
Philip l. Carlson and Elyin A. Vernon. Price s1BOOO 49,
1e Aesra Coult Anderson recently purchased OF Mr.
Lewis Tor 800 per the weknown "stlckles farm"
II mies from Newton which he had short time preyi
eusf Doeght OF John During. day or two afterward
the hessr COuit Anderson disposed OF this farm to
Che Rev. Dr. WestbrOok AZ the sOS per acre The
latter gentleman followed Hp purchase by buying
lot contiguous TO the Etickes farm belonging 10 the
Episcopal Church. and containing 10 scres paying tsre
for the Of sieo0 Al the time, Dr westbrook
sold ca Dr. Franklin Smith the lot owned by hIm on
the corner Of Main ard DivisiOu-sts, on which
me Register Office formerly stood for o. IOO and next
day Dr. sInlth sold the lot 70 John f. COnger for q 2O
Tho housc and lOt belonging TO Mr.. p L. Carlson,
Mil-st, and has property Churchsts was purchased
BY Coult AndersOn few days ago. subsequently sold
by the Latter 20 Mr. Jesse Lewis for G. w.
1attHsare, having purchased the hotel property at
BwarswOOd has sold his tavern stand, with the appuT
ronau ~ "a AZ Tof3 for
$3.50. The Rev. N Petit has purchased Of Mr. Henry
Hart tho house and lot on Halstedst Newton, In which
Jos cout recently resided for NJ f. Moore has
sole tho Smith Farm" Hampton tOwnship containing
Do acres, % Mr.. John w Westbrook Price, $500. Mr.
ssooS koof has bought the farm ss MrEdward Chand
l W s water township leS acres Price, elOSscor az
sne fste OF ea per Mr. Joseph C. Ogden sold his
a<in ~ saltwater township. containing 200 acres TO
a., S'an hsncerShot fOs t per good portion Of
n lAf broken iand lying near heSnOuutaln. ...Mr