New-York tribune., 1869-04-12
NETWORK AND FLUSHING RAILROAD.


This road runs from the Long Island depot in Hunters
Point to Great Neck which is short distance beyond
Finishing Little Is doing In real estate east OF the last
named place The country Is rolling aud In many places
tmbered New cars have been put on the road ana at
present trains nearly every hour during the uay
Beside the trains given below, additional ones leave
Hunters Point for Flushing at 1850 and 1910 m; Also
leave Flushing for Hunters Point at 715 ana @io p H.
On Monday, Wednesday and Saturday nights train
leaves Flushing AZ 1ll5 p m and Hunters Point NJ l2lo
a. In Sunday trains leave Hunters Point for FLUSHING
and Great Neck at and l:lo and $40 p m; return
ing leave Great Neck at $50 m, IL IN. and i3o p n
and Flushing at a. IN. and 1880 and pm The ioiio"
ing cOmmuaton rates are to Hunters Point ohiy'
WINFIELD.
This nlace IA the first station OF any Importance beyond
Hunters Point IL ia fully described elsewhere under
the head of Long Island Railroad Communication per SIX
months, S22 Number Of daily trains each way ~
YEwTowS
Newtown said to be the oldest village north OF the
James River contains about 2j buildings, some OF which
arc well built There are hotels bakery. three
stores. one blacksmith shop four churches Qseform,
Episcop,l Presbyterian. MethodisD. Tho inhabitahts
are mostly old residents and they care htIe wnetner
they sell or not Tho streets what there are arc wen
shaded Lots have been laid out ana they are heiu s
from 500 to $500 each Land back from the depot ses
for from 500 to 500 per The soil ia good ana PRO
dncos good crops when properly cnltiyn-ed Commut9'
tion meths SO. Eleven daiy trains Iea'e eaeH
wEsr FLUSHING.
This place is about four and half miles cast OF Hun
ter's Point and 1t contains upward OF 100 budngs IN
Gliding school, several gin mills" fine looking de-
pot aud large Chlnaware manufactory. The nhabit-
ants are mostly mechanics few OF them do business IN
Now-Yofk. The country - slightly rOlilhg' nhu VII NS,'
adapted for farming or building purposes. Inc wei ~
known Fashion Race Course situated about quarter OF
mile TO the north OF THIS depot t!ne building oni
feet are offered at from @ szS 10 so eaS ,S
TLusHING
Few places around NewYork have finer prospects than
Flushing II already contains 6o0o inhabitants, eight
churches reform, Baptist. Methodist Catholic Eplseo'
pal Congregational Unitarian, and Afriean two Quaker
| meeting ghOuses two hbraries, FREQ rcadlngroom'
lunatlc asylum, two lumberyards. saw and scroll
mill two sash and blind factories and Masonic TEN
perauce and OddFcllows' lodges; also, nine schools;
seminarics and two academies There several large
nurseries here. also floral establishments Water ANA
drama ge are be introduced also many Other I'M
provcmeus. The village Is already supplied WIN gas.
More than hundred buildings have been erected during
the past year. majority Of them costing not less tah
$500 each. depot IS soon 10 be added Lots SI
100 feet from s2o 10 5000 IN price lh9sc situated
ON the main streets arc worth Sl0O per foot Freight can
| be brought from Newlork by water at an Inlet from
the Sound near the place Flushing nurseries nave ION
had an cnviable notOriey. The streets arc wde Wen
graded aud shaded with various kinds OF trees Most oi
the buildings constructed after the lrOdcfh syle on
architecture and set back short distance from tne
street Communication per six months, W. LlvFeh u'y
| trains
Bay Side Is the next station beyond Flushing There
arc many country this vicinity especially at
the landing, mile north Of tho depot The landing Is
place for clam bakes In the Summer and the largo
hotel AID bOardlug houses are generally crowded with
at this season OF the year Small los
unknown. tho property Is chiefly sought after by
rich men, who seldom want less than two three acres
Land sells from 5000 10 800 an acre The school at
this place IL said TO be good one Four daily trains
leave each way. Commutation. $IJ per Blk months.
LITTLE NECK.
The next place. Little Neck, contains ono store, two
churches OIcthodst and EpscopaD. and two hotels. A
bay puts In here from the Sound. aud there many fine
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boats OF the East River may be easily seen from the
depot they pass. Land s valued AZ from 500 500
per acre. -Four trains leave daily. Communication per
six months, sIs
GREAT NECK.
This place IS miles from NewYork, and Is the present
terminus OF the NewYork and Flushing Railroad. There
but few buildings around tho depot and no schools
churches, stores. Tho surrounding country Is we'll
wooded and somewhat hly. on the bay, about mile
distant there schools churches, &c Land sells for
from 1900 10 t50O -Four trains leave daily. Com
mutation per six moIths, $5i.