New-York tribune., 1890-07-13
HILLS AND TfLES OF SOMERSET.
MEADwATERS OF TIE EARITAN-PLEAsANT'
HEALTHY. AIRY BERN AEDsvILLE

Bernardsvle y. j.. July II topeciaD.-Ihe Veruurc.
clad uplands aud intcrvacS Of this beautiful re-lo o
Somerset County are a perpetual d"ilsh' anu i''.
10 the eye. Why is 1t that We never hearu :"
this place before - is a question mat Is frequently
asked /, those who come here for the first tH"c
rxccnt thot the hills are not so hch there IS much
in the landscape 10 remind Of the conn'IF arouhn
Lcnox and Great Darlington. The ar TOO h'> H''"
the same character. being full Of IONIC I"'"C''
that Is very grateful after day spent in the t'rd
CITY And yet Bcrnard,ville is only hrty hVc mics
distant from Ncw-York. being the terminus Of the
Passaic and Delaware branch Of the Delaware LacHa
wanna and Western RAILROAD. aud only nine MICS
acro>, from Morristowu. 1t will not be the terminus
very long however. for an extension Of the roid
to Peapack five miles further west, Is already graded
and Will be built.
This extension will open up the lovely valley Of
the Ralitan, almost every acre of winch Is an IdcaI
site for a cottage and most Of which is practically
unknown TO New Workers But is 10 be feared that
the building Of this extension viii soon destroy a
very interesting type of JcIScyman now TO he iohhd
IN and about Pcapack whose quainneNN ana slmpHclN
mingled with great natural shrcwdneNN, make him an
entertaining study 10 the visitor
From the pretty Hotel somerset in Bern'rds
VILE cnbowcrad in wealth of noble trees
and surrounded by carpetliEo lawn there
are no end OF fine drives In every direction. The
hotel livery stable is unusually wei! supplied with
vehicles Of every description, including a handsome
fonr-iu hand break" with driver specially imported
from the Whit Mountains Parlct are daily made
up 10 60 to Irapack made famous by the annual pic
mic Of the smith family. TO Morrstown Madison. sum
nit or Lake llOpatCOnG. other rccreaton- incident
10 the country not wanting aud though the plaH"
is quiet ls compared with many larger resorts there
Is much 10 do to see. AID 10 enjoy Frank DE Wolf
Of New York iS managing the hotel th, season, Whch
he is making OF thc successful IN it, history
pleasant feature OF tn" place il the colony of wealthy
New Workers whose hand some cottages are u me N-
mediate vicinity Of the hotel Their presence gives
life and animation 10 the place that would otherwise Lc
lacking.
Among the sncsts now in the llotc' >omcrec; ar"
the following from New York Mr. and Mr.. il. NJ
StycbcIgh and Miss SIIVbcich Mr.. and MI. John W.
Simpson. Mr.. and Mrs. II. u. ID. Ripley Mr. atA MS
J. Porter shannon, Nr. and Mr.. \ ". sherman. MI
and Ml> Ldgar ;. tllicn and Miss Allen, Mr.. J.. F.
Butler and sons. Mr.. and Mis- ". l.. Fits. Dr. and
Mrs :. G. Perry. Mr ana Mrs. william roothc. Mr.
and Mrs. Charles IL Harris. Mr. I. A. Emmett, Ms
duncan. Mr. and Mrs. Charlc, y. Willunsoa. Mr'
Andrews Mrs CLAYTON Ncwlud. and Mr. and Mrs.
H. T. Giland Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gregory, Mr.. ard
M John II. Ackerman, Mr. and Mr. NnI,"4 {.
sheldon, jr:;. and Mis- Dewey arc rNci,icr'7 ron
Brooklyn. Mrom Newark are Mr. and MI~ W. ="
Duland, the Misses Durald. Mr. and Ms Enscne
Vandcrp0o the Misses VaudcrpNOl. and Nr. and Nr'.
John F. Dix. Mr.. Edwin 4. Dix and Mr William F. Diy
FrM Elizabeth registered Mr.. and Mrs. /. n
Pembrook and family