The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-11-07
WHERE CAPT. KIDD LIVED.



Els House StiI Standing Near Small New
Jersey Gown.
Between the quaint little hamlet of
Allenwood, n. j., and the village of
Sea Girt, made famous through the an
nual encampment of the New Jersey
state militia. stands an oldfashioned
single house, which antedates the
recollection of even the oldest resident,
and has become the show place of the
country. Not only does the great age
of the old house make it interesting to
visitors but also the story that the
body of the late lamented Capt Kidd,
whose treasure is buried somewhere
along the coast and has been searched
for from Florida to Maine, lies uneasy
in its grave, and makes periodical Wis
its to the house once occupied by that
wealthy but somewhat erratic gentle
man.
The house is a two-story structure,
conspicuous chiefly for the fact that
instead of having only a shingle
roof, as was customary in the days
when the house was built, it is
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| and presents the appearance of having
been built with the idea to repel an at
tack should any such emergency occur.
The old men of Allenwood say that the
bouse was built years before Washing
| ton assumed the Office of president of
the United States, and that one of the
early settlers in that part of the coun-
try, Morris by name, cut each and
every single by hand, and with only
! the assistance given bya strong pocket
| knife.
The house is at the junction of the
three roads, one leading to Allenwood,
one to Sea Grit and one to Brielle, an
other small town four miles away. A
mile or two from the house the Mana
suan river flows steadily on its tortuous
route to mother ocean, and several
times in the memory of the present in
habitants the banks Of the river have
been searched for relics of Capt. Kidd
while many persons have gained per
mission from the farmer, and, armed
with charts and maps, have dug fol
miles around for the missing buried
treasure. Even now a party is hard al
work on the Toms river. but ten miles
from the old horse, diligently working
on the old claim and believing thai
each new day will see discoveries which
will make work for the treasure hunt
ers unnecessary in the future. Anc
still the glittering prospect is held as ;
bait before their eyes, and when thu
patience of one party of searchers give
out another is ready and waiting t.
take up the pick and shovel and keel
up the good work.
The old Morris house, as it is called
is now on the Tilton farm, old Grand
father Tilton having purchased tn
farm from the Morrises many year
ago. The farmhouse of the Tilton fam
lily is but stones throw from the OLE
house, which is tenanted by several o
the farm helpers during the busy sea
son. The room in which it is allege'
that Kidd's ghost walks is at the top o
the house, and it is said that when h
was travelling through that part of tn
country he would always stop at tn
Morris house, where he was always sur
of welcome and a bed. l could fin
nobody during recent visit to tina
part of Monmouth county who woul
confess to having seen the ghost, Blu
it is fable which has been handle,
down from father to son that on state
occasions he would be heard movin
about in his room until early in tn
morning, as he was wont to do in tn
early days of the settling of New Jel
sey, when visiting at the old house.
The house was built with but icy
windows, and, although several hav
been added recently, there are onl
eight, and two doors on the front, Will
the sides have one each. Capt. Kidd
room was under the caves of the house
and it is said that even now on storm
nights the captains head is often thrus
out, as though surveying the heaven
and figuring upon the kind of weathe
day would bring forth.-N Y. Herald