The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-12-01

Corner of Broadway and Nineteenth
street stands tall brick building, situated
in plat of fifty by one hundred feet, and
which here is considered very spacious,
especially as most houses are limited to
front of twenty feet. The building refer
red to is four stories in height, and the
grounds which surround it form very
pretty lawn, which is ranged by pet fowls
of the rarest breeds. An iron fence of un-
usual height keeps these birds from escap-
ing, while the open bars permit the passing
crowd to enjoy the sight. The mansion,
which is worth 100000, is devoted to
bachelor and his two sisters, one of which
is widow, while the other, like himself, is
unmarried. The bachelor is Peter Goelet.
He owns real estate in this vicinity worth
$40, ,O0O 900, and increasing rapidly in val
ue. The property was once his fathers
pasture, the latter having been an iron
merchant in this city during the close of
the last century Peter and his sister were
peculiar in their ways, and never married.
Perhaps they are just as well off as though
each had found mate, and had half
dozen ruined sons. However, here they
are among the old folks, Peter being sew
enty, while the sister is not far Distant
The widow referred to was the wife of
Commodore Gerry, who perished few
years ago in the sloop-of-war Albany. Mr..
Goelet has many of the peculiarities of old
bachelor life. He loves mechanics, and to
enjoy himself in his own way he has a shop
in one of the basement rooms. Here he
can work at his forge and his lathe and
elaborate petty articles of machinery which
have, in his eyes, an important Value
From the window of this favorite room he
can look out on the pet birds which feed in
the lawn, and can also gaze on the heav-
ing crowd of Broadway, whose restless
tread may be heard until after midnight
It is probable that Mr.. Goelet's heir will
be his nephew, Elbridge r. Gerry, who is
now promising young lawyer, and will
make good use of the property. Mr.. Goe-
let has to meet q tax Of more than $780,
900, which can easily be done since his in
come is estimated at ten times that
dlhOuhLs DGAbS VI an bulh3 lnN
not addicted to benehcence, he saves an
nually an immense sum, which is carefully
invested
HENDRICKS AND HAIGuT.
The chief owners of real estate among
the Israelites is family named Hendricks,
who deal extensively in metals. This
business they inherit from their father,
who was contemporary with John Jacob
Astor. They own large tract of uptown
property, on which stands many square
of well-rented houses. Their taxes, as
near as the figures can be made. are not
under $75 000 d. II. Haight can pay
$4,000 taxes and not feel it. One-half
this amount is levied ON the st. Nicholas
Hotel, structure which the assessors mod
erately value at $500, 900. The Roosevelt
estate is able to pay s60,0OO 1t consists
of an entire block on Broadway, near
Union square. On the upper corner stood
the family residence, which was pulled
down last year. On this plot, 25x1OO,
sewing machine company have erected
building costing $500,0OO. They have
lease of the lot for twenty-five years at
$50, 900 per year, and at its close the build
ing is to revert to the lessees. This makes
a nice rent for so small patch of land
Brown Brothers are not extensive land
owners, their property being chiefly en-
ployed in banking. They are taxed how
ever, 10000, more than one-half of which
is in their grand Wall street banking
house.
.'lA THE HoRILLARDs.
Here we come to family whose various
members represent an estate of immense
value. The original Lorillard was a tobac-
conist Of great fame, and the concern is
still maintained, having reached full
century Of age. The estate of the late
Peter Lorillard includes thirty stores on
Broadway, and is the largest ownership of
land in this noted thoroughfare. These
stores are worth from $4,000 to doubIe
that sum-. The Lorillards taken as a
family, pay taxes next in amount to Astor
AS yet none Of the family have lost their
wealth. and it is said no one ever vet saw
poor LoIillard. They retained their ori-
ginal thriitiness, and are not found among
fast men or fashion worshippers. They
buy no fast horses or fine pictures They
do not so to Europe, or indulge in worldly
nonsense, but simply make tobacco and
thus devote themselves to human welfare
and forgetting rich.
Arnold, Constable & Co., stand AMONG
merchants next to A. Il. Stewart in tbe
paying ranks. They own two extensive
stores and tho uptown retail establish-
ment is on q grand scale IL IA asaasaod y,