New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-30
NOTES FROM MONMOUTH CO.. N. J.

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spot as you find within the limits of New.Jersey
During the warm days of Summer it matters not from
| what quarter the wind comes nor how hard 1t blows
they buzz and bite with wickedness that stamps each
individual OF the Red Bank species very Baalzabub
or in other words, prince of flies One of the kind
which entered Titus his nose in the Oden time, and for
the punishment OF hsSmany niques did eat his brain
| Strange to say, there no musketoes TO
be felt here in public. Whether the flies too
many for the musketoes the mgsketoes find to their
interest to nfest fashionable localities where less
of the human form divine is overed-although there is
more dressing doneI know not; but 1t is well estab
ished fact that but two pairs live musketoes
at Red Bank-one belonging to Mr. Ward OF The NeWJer
seq Standard the other peted and cherished as house
hold favorites by Ralph. tho cxpressman. These four,
and no more represent the genus CuleK at this point
May their tribe never increase.
Red Bank is about 80 miles from New-York and lies
upon the south bank of Shrewsbury River famous for s
oysters Its streets level and in excellent ORDER and
at this II season present animated picture. Teams
from Leng Branch Shrewsbury Keypor Fairhaven, aud
other neighboring Summer resorts rattle them at
| ali hours Of the day. The heavy four-inhand,
the light one horse phaetOn, tho nobby tandem drag,
and tho steady going carrya with IT'S load OF health and
youth and beatty with pdter faDas at the ribbons roll
along at various rates OF speed, making for the
depot for tho quiet shades Of Shrewsbury some for
cosy homes dOtting the river bank by Farhaven, and
for the gay OF Long Branch In the early
morning troops Of young folks HE to the river to battle
to SAIL aud I'm the cool OF the afternoon the wide
streets lined with pleasant cottages echo TO the happy
voices OF young and old engaged joyousy in the exciting
game OF croquet. When twilight apprenticeship
short arbiter between day and night-the amateur
fishermen and sailors hurry homeward with their
sunburncd faces their baskets OF crabs, their loads
Of bueAsh, and their keen appetites, TO enjoy the
evening meal q long time served; and at night. till
the very waist and middle OF IL, the town is alive
with olity II is blessing that flies retire early for
otherwise doubt much whether these delightful even
ings would be musical with merriment as they
Tho town Is growing rapidly, and will long DO apply
ING for city charter As 1t right on the road to Long
Branch aud "a itself pleasant place I'm Summer It's
improvement occupied the attention Of NowYorkers
as well Red Bankers; and when the new railroad 10
built and the old passes into new hands and the
Summer flies are by some means forced to keep away,
Red Bank viii be OF the best we'll as one Of the
most convenient Summer resorts for tme.pressed resi-
dents Of Manhattan. The new railroad will run from
Long Branch through Red Bank Matteawan to Perth
Amboy 40 tho latter place connecting with the Perth
Amboy aud Woodbridge Railroad, thus forming the
shortest land route NewNOrk by rail- aud making the
trip hour shorter than by the old route meeting
held IN February To enlist the cooperation OF capital
lists In forwarding the project and the whole country
side turned ont There were delegates from Long
Branch. Freehold, Rcd Bank, Keyport Englishtown,
Matcawan' farmngdalo Bricksburg, ana dozen Otler
places. and since that time the Company has been organ
led. The President Is the Hon H. stafford Little and
among the Directors Anthony Reckless and James
Broadmcadow % Red Bank. and samuel Laird OF Long
Branch The project Is looked upon with great favor as
by this route there will be no long Journey
sc trains 8 n through doiy Aihongh much Of
the stock has been taken there stu remains large
49,, 4, icgin work without loss OF time The
old road-thc Raran ana Delaware Bays about TO be
that M the sale 10 be held Manchester the 1Hh Of
September, the road will be bought by company OF
Eastern capitalists; although u is limited that the IN,
domtablo James Fisk. jr., will be ON hand to outbld
tnbsh line 81 propccrs connect the terminus OF the
Port Monmouth with Eastern cities besides keep.
viii boat their cars across the Delaware ana cohhect
with roads running south and REPORTS are lue' VIII
Maryland aud Delaware nj oxford and the Penns Grove
road connecting az Wilmington, Del, with the Pha-
delpGla wilmington and Baltimore, thus opening com
munication with tho whole south IL would seem 10
shrewd observer that Camden and Amboy' has niger
I'm this pie from the fact that the great monopoly has
agreed 10 remove the recent injunction placed upon the
r. and d. b. r. r., and allow the running OF cars by that
limo 10 phladc phia The road has been well managed
AS far ns It's allowed, but the Company has long
ownerfhp is one 10 be gladly welcomed.
on Tuesday took run down TO tho seeDratea mari
pits ut squangum In Howell township, monmouth
County on "a branch OF the Mauasquan River The com
pauy have locomotives and ears Of their own, with which
they the mari 10 squankum station on Tue taihn
and Delaware Bay Railroad, shipping thence 10 Tort
dredging machine which Is capable Of raising from COCO
To 100 bushels day They have thus far taken out and
sold about 100000 bushels and are now stripping the
upper sol for now supply Inc Plt wicn nas peSn
drCdgcd Is nearly hall mile IN length ABOUT tNctyhEo
feet vide and has boon dug 10 the depth of forty feet In
Inc mari which has been removed found the fossil re-
mains OF whales sharks, and other marine animals OF
teeth which arc found here moro than fifteen miles from
salt water and tho depth OF from sixteen to forty feet
below the surface JET black, and OF shape somewhat
different from that OF the dental ornaments on our MOD
ern Atlantic shark, OF whatever variety and the whales
hawthorne which Mr. kinne the secretary mas preserved
with religious care might nave OeohRou 10 tue atV VI
tho monster which engorged the son OF Amlttai
The mari is delivered at Port Monmouth at cents a
bushe or 81 co tun. IL Is the cheapest ieftLer khOwh
soils OF Monmouth and Burlington Counties than al INC
other fertilizers combined Mari Is found IN broad Delt
Tnnnlng dagonay across the State from Raran Bay to
tLe Delaware River, inersectnR the Counties OF Mon
mouth Burlington Camden, and Gloucester III mas long
nm article OF commerce. any extent until the opening
of the pits OF tho squankum Mari Company under tho
direction Of Fred W. DOWner and Edward Ferguson OF
| New.Yor; oliver b. Kinno OF Red Bank, and
| William j. Barrett Of Farmlngdalo. Two miles
| from the Squankum beds are the nowy opened
| rts ~ the sduankum and Freehold Company. These
pts Weld the same mar but differently worked inc
| tha Gonontum Company save this vast expense by
Jrcdofpg The land now worked by the squankum aud
Freehold Company was formerly o"hea W '0"n'O"0'0
Having heard that extensive improvements were being
made in the neighborhood Of Long Branch by inc WIDOW
M tbe LATE Commodore Stevens, Instituted inquiries
Yesterday and discovered that my Information WAS lo
9ltogoher correct. had been told that Mrs stevens
bod purchased 500 acres Of land near Black IOht lht
she was there To build city, that she had begun 70
bridge rivers and build roads and that after awhile
and 0psh The work by building railroad The trnlh IS
that Mrs s. has purchased 100 acres ur9m r OonoHeI
beeye) at Rumson Point, on SANDY iooh anu thI Sa
is tract she Will erect eight or ten me cottages 10
sold OF rented those who can AFFORD 10 pay soSSt
os The only foundation for the bridge story Is thht
ocean ownship IL building one across he south I
hurry River at cost Of 5000, for when inc peOpo Nh
L. nciIv taxed and is also deepening the river Ihe
lroven'Snts arc under the direction OF Caps hehiy
ID Edwards and sylvester Ferryof Oceanport In ABOUT
fen days Inc river will DO fairly opened 10
ana can then make that point Without uahser
| of grounding IL the lnud
THE LATE BOSTON FORGERY-EIGHT THOUSAND
$500 DOLLARS
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