New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-11
ROMANTIC NEW-JERSEY :
POETRY AND PROSE IN PICTURESQUE
PLACES.

(FRoM An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF TIE TRIBUNEl
WANAouE, n. j., Oct 9.-New-JerSey noun
taius are not quito as grand the Berkshire Hills
tie slopes wooded the Streams just as cratic
In their wndings aud tho ever changing panorama OF
views rides the hills and through the valleys
unsurpassed by the show section OF the old Bay
State. It is Of wonder that the jewellers Of tho
city have not sought out and appropriated SO easily
accessible bit Of pIre AMI unadniterated country
Here aud there farmhouse or village hotel has iis
quota OF boarders but they are few and far be-
tween Tie majority Of those who can take an outing
push Greenwood Lake other of the estab.
lsned where the crowd and style and general
ummerY OF society would seem to defeat the real OBJECT
of a run from the city great many handsome summer
places owned by people from tile cities are scattered
through these valleys. few miles up the Ramapo In
Franklin township Il" Hazewood" large, old fashioned
place deep down In the valley. owned by OK Governor
Price Another Is Abram s. newitts fine place at Ring
wood while In a grove the shore OF beautiful arIl-
fetal lake bordering Wayne township is SuEDy Bank, the
summer refuge OF the Rev. l.. y. Terhune, DID,, OF
Brooklyn. and his wife Marion Harand' tho author
who In this charming has been putting the finish
tng touches a book enbOdying many OF her con-
trbGtions that unique ltte magazine Babyho1d Not
far from this is the large and wekeIt farm OF jacob
Rogers, Of locomotive fame, whose Jersey cattle ana
have than local reputation seVerai
years ago. when Standard OIL COmpanys piIe broke
at Oakland deluge of crude petroleum swept down tue
amapo cred the surface or the lake adjacent 10
Mr. Rogerss farm, dire disaster overlook these swans
Their enOwy plumes turned dirty yellow ana one by
one they sang their songs and died The company
settled for this loss By replacing tic birds with Others
Imported from England The breaking OF this pipe was
quito an episode in the valley of the Ramapo Thousands
of barrels OF oil escaped for miles the stream
the air was redOleut With PETROLEUM Much properly
damaged and destroyed. andthe company promptly
offered pay all losses These were satisfactorily
adjusted but number of Old settlers who, with an eye
tho pha discovered
property which did border the oiled district had
been injured disappointed. One sturdy resident
who had suffered great inconvenience II not direct loss
from the oeaginous flood. but was more honest than
some OF his neigbors asked to state his damages
laconcal;y replied. You cannot assess stink"
historic interest attaches to this section through It's
association with the Revolution On rocky blum which
overlooks long stretch OF country Washington
for British Here during the cold cGeeriesS winter
of 1882 a number OF the sOlters half starved ana
uaI aid Gunied. TAe revolt being queled Washington
ordered two of the rne leaders DC shot 10y their
rades and they buried o1 the spot Inc mounts OF
soldiers hu.s, and a little stretch OF the iiuagns.
zion discover spots on the rocks Dacnened ~
the Continental camprcS There are also many very Ola
houses scattered through the country those OF stone
,%s srro 1 The road from the CLARK W Mills place
FOR a time WashugOns headqnartGrs In nearly al lhese
houses big DGtch has been Obiteraed to
for the Occupaats bat there are plenty OF
other relics OF the past inc Dntch heiorct onn,en ~
compton still retains the largo square pew set apart ior
the Dutch PATRON. 49,.
luNrdSlnt feature
are 80 bcutifu here is frequently recurring sign.
This Place Sale" 1t is most often seen In tue
towns through which the old Midland Railroad runs and
which mostly swamped themselves in bonding ior
tue line Last year they owed about
I'm back and to meet this each property
owner was taxed - and traction On 9lOV us yE m
larger rate several years In succession hni sweep on te
500 you over asked citizen the OtGcr day.
Because such burden would carry under s0od
many people" lie replied As it is numbers of tho
FARMERS AMI others trying to leave tue towns wheto
the taxes heavy" But people caunOt sell tnelr
places aud there has been terrible expectation u
popton paDsOn IA the midst or yrrdd ana Iertle acres
refused 900 for the place hteon years agoand would
DO glad TO take $4,000 FOR II to-day. 80 800
OF country Is e2np!ete without us
mvsery. few miles from bore is haunted house OF
more than usual preensiOns. On commanding prom,
inehcc stands large villa in tho nSt q! spacious ana
we'll pre served GROUNDS unuhaDtcd by the farmer
at the 0dgo For not mentioned 1t has not re-
manned ia the possession OF any one pcls0u very lUS
The prescat Is absent with his family travelling
In Europe somewhere else Tho house mas uh,tcf
gone changes at various tines. and nj present is uI
years ago with the money OF young Engish~pmlh OF
wealth and position, who had run away IRON hGalc
gih her fathers coschnla1 and come to THIS country
Tho risk Of such match was sally rcDLeu ny 'he huy
when home and fren Ia, she found That she had
married brute He squandcred hnr fot,hne III drink
Ing a. gratifying hs other wees, 1ed the house VITA
yillan0is % his kind, and suicCtcd MS WIG 10
every abuse and insult The orgies OF tlis man ana MS
companions hticOus, and after deOaucL OF IN
Her husband said she had gone back to England ana
soon after place taken possession OF ny his ored
ftors. aud lie drfed out OF sight "A miselaDlo tramp
NcgbbOrhOJ d gossip has 1t thai tho skeleton OF woman
was after found premises, ana that night
an the ghOsiy form OF Is seen In the
villa ALFRED 10 DiSht-dTesS aud with dishevellcd hair
walks hurreily through ball, wTluglng hor
hands and when she reaches the broad stairway she
UP her and fails backward down the stops
dlssolyins into thin air at the same moment