The sun., 1896-03-15
ODD JERSEY NAMES.
Double Trouble, seven stars. and Other
Villages in the Interior.

Villages in the Interior
TRENTON. March 14.-The oldest names of
towns, mountains, and streams in New Jersey
are found in Burlington and Ocean counties.
in the southern part OF the State and a good
many Of them are distorted Indian names, while
others were given by hunters and settlers many
years ago. In Ocean county is a town of small
proportions called Double Trouble Nobody
knows who gave the place the name or why 1t
was given. but there 1t is, and it may be that tho
name has hampered the growth of the town.
There Is nothing about it to encourage person
who is looking for a place to drive lis stakes.
Not far from Double Trouble is Seven stars a
settlement that boasts OF a blacksmith shop, a
grocery store. and a watering trough. The
origin OF the name is as mysterious the origin
of Double Trouble, but 1t may be that the fact
Thing to do with It. The twelve or thirteen
Stars are proud OF the name. and the man who
goes into their presence and pokes fun at 1t is
sure to have his hands full oftroube.
Butterfly Bridge is the name of another Ocean
county town OF about the same size Seven
iinnn hsrf ppenrs ia 10 ne no nxcmhe tor men
for there Is no bridge there During the sum
ner millions of butterflies come to the low
lands lying around the town and gather sweet
ness from the blossoms OF The wild rose bushes
that overrun the swamps. In all probability
this fact gave rise to tho name Butterfly. 4
noted stream in this county IS Old Hurricane
Brook. 1t tears along through deep ravine
among boulders ana through the roots of great
pine trees that It is slowly undermining. In the
season TOR trout fishing Old hurricane Brook is
whipped from end to end and it furnishes some
OF the best trout caught in the state.
Over ON the coast Is Mosquito Cove. and when
one visits the locality in July and August he is
left in no doubt as to why it was given that
name 1t breeds mosquitoes by the billion. and
they are not of an inferior quality as Jersey
mosquitoes so. either. Alligator comes in for
It's share OF attention, and no reason is given for
fixing such II name on the quiet little hamlet.
There record OF alligator hunting
ever been pursued in the locality. but IL is
Ssea R asr .1r asd are HuShs
picked up there by the hundreds every year
There are Iubs Fridge ard Lower Squankum.
and. as II to encourage Immigration. Success.
Prospertown. and New Prospect have hung
their names to the breeze ana eye each other
1ealously. In running ones eyes over the map
OF Burlington county the first name to attract
attention Is that OF Bareaintown. There arc
the grass from growing in the footpath Pos
Ietown is OF the same size and character as
The name came to the locality probably from the
early days when Indians came to II large boulder
skirts Of the town, and pound"i corn with stone
pes,les; NJ Mount Misery is small elevation
from it is Ong's Hat. an Immense boulder.
shaped like II ounces cap. WndLig River is
level country and Fox Chase is the summit OF u
high elevation across which h,Nted foxes
hunters take their stand and wait for the game
to put in AN appearance.
BfliI,litlDn Is IN Tie I!lust OF DAIRY district,
and there il probably so,ne connection between
the name Of the town aud Drinde COWS. Boar
stag ranberry Boys years ago was famous
cultivated by growers of crapherres. Mary
Ann Furnace /, siow-going community of
about twenty persons; tuitown is in the midst
OF the butter and milk prod districts. ana
Martha and Calico are the names of two settle
llents beyond the sound of the locomotives
whistle. Red Lion has u ferocious sound, but it
Old Half Way was In its glory during tho days
OF stage con ming. when II WAS u favorito rest
men, Then there are Tabernacle. Sandtowu.
situated in n PROSPEROUS agricultural district
~ Is the principal station on the knkora brauch
passenger trains are run day. Tho train is
composed of ono car divided in I no middle, the
passenger sitting on one side OF the partition nnd
the baggage master on the other. The car is.
drawn down in TIL" morning and back at night.
and everybody who rides on the road knows the
conductor. who took the place to help him iii in
the odd time he had to spare each day after at
tending TO the details OF a small milk farm.
peculiarly named. About twelve miles up the
Delaware River from Trenton at u point where
rs s,e r.Ver Iuhpes Oyer mnturai naht OF oou'a,
IA Ligh bluff. The name Of this town is Tumble,
and not far from il IS the settlement OF Raven
Rock. In tho interior OF the county is Flag
town. occupied By Industrious people who makca
pretty good annual Income through the sale OF u
place These flags or rushes are carefully cured
In the sun, packed n sheafs or bales and sold 70
manufacturers in New York aud Philadelphia
for the purpose of being woven into the bottoms
ahh Gacks OF chars heptis,town - ono OF ,hs
noes m s
graveyard within radius OF many miles. !t
gets It's name from colony OF Baptists that set
town nearly a century ago 1t has about two
hundred inhabitants and four churches. all OF
the road that runs through the town.
Since THE War.