Passaic City record., 1891-05-30
A Trip Across Jersey.

On recent Saturday afternoon
/ stepped abroad Cortland street
ferry boat and crossed over the
river to Jersey City and entered
the great iron passenger station
just completed by the Pennsylvania
r. R. Co., where / found Lehigh
Valley train almost ready to move
out of the station. Taking my
seat in the centre of comfortable
car, | determined to enjoy the
scenery, as it was my first trip over
that road.
The train was prompt in starting
and was soon running over the
new elevated tracks, through the
deep cut in the rocks and off on its
way across the state of New Jersey.
Our first stop was at Newark, and
after leaving that place the train
glided along over the smooth steel
rails at rapid pace.
There are many features about
the Lehiah Valley road which
could be well initiated by other
roads in this vicinity, and l will
mention few of them: The cars
are scrupulously clean and well
ventilated. The windows are large
| with a. broad sill on which the
weary traveller can rest his arm,
and the rich furnishing adds much
to the pleasure of a journey. An
other feature of great Importance
| is the accurate time on which the
trains are run. Every station was
reached exsctly on the minute at
which the time table said it would:
indeed the people on the line of the
road need no electric clocks or sun
dials for they can set their clocks
by the trains with perfect safety.
The depots and depot surround
ings are exceedingly pretty and
thus the very gates to the different
villages on the line are attractive
and inviting.
While observing all these attrac-
tive features I also noticed the
gentlemanly manners of the train
men. No banging of doors or in
coherent screeching of the names
of the different stations, and nc
rough treatment of any body. Mr.
E. B. Byington, the Passenger
! Agent, and Mr.. H. S. Goodwin the
Supinterendent, deserve great
credit Tor the admirable system
which they have adopted and car
ried out SO successfully.
! While thinking over the ad-
vances which the Lehigh Valley
railroad has made, our train was
| speeding along through the beau
| tiful hills and valleys of this charm
| ing country, where peach trees
wave over hundreds Of acres and
many other small fruits grow in
great abundance.
| AT Pennington Junction we stop
for moment to transfer passen-
gers to the Pennington branch, and
the train is soon Oh its way toward
the great tunnel at Pattenburg.
| My destination being Everitts-
town, | left the train at Jutland.
My object in making this trip
was to spend Sunday with my
brother-in-law, Rev. VIM. P.
Townsend. | was met at the de-
| pot by genial, good natured man,
whose very manner made me feel
| at home. We had drive of about
six miles, which took us over hills
and through valleys and after a
ride of an hour we came out on top
of hill and Everittstown lay IN
the valley before us; and a most
beautiful picture it made-dotted
here and there with handsome
cottages and well-kept grounds and
the Methodist church standing in
the midst with its tall spire point
ing heavenward, while the noun
tains of Pennsylvania formed
beautiful background l was told
that on a clear day portion of the
Delaware could be distinctly seen.
We drove on down the hill and
entered the village, passing the
rumbling grist-rnill, post-office and
several stores, and pulled up at
neat cottage near the church and
found the Dominic" and the
blacksmith's good wife awaiting us.
The ready wit and good nature of
my host and hostess afforded US
delightful evening. We retired
early and the city man will appre-
ciate my surprise when | tell him
was routed out of bed before six
in the morning, and Sunday morn
ing at that. But as | try to suit
myself to circumstances | rubbed
my eyes and tried to appear wide
awake, but it required a tremen-
dous effort on my part
AT half past nine we went to
Sunday chool-and by the way,