The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-15
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Y N addition to his esaodns Duties as frs scho0inas'sr John catnn ~ssAs
pointed attorney for the town He "a the first lawyer to settle n
- Newark Some years previously when a little publicity wa being dons
to attract settlers the statement was made that h town was worthy thu
nam of Paradise" because in addition to natural advantages, 1t had no
lawyers, physicians or parsons" A be ginntng of the present mammoth mans.
featuring interests of the town vas m ade when Samuel Whitehead. IF Elisa
BEETHOVEN. vas admitted a member Of the community as its hrts shoemaker %
the condition that he supply it with shoes IN 1898 the first. tannery was
established at the swamp or watering place" As a manufacturing centre
the town first became known through out the colonies for the excellence of
its cider. The original settlers found a small apple growing wild in the county
near n Orange Mountains BY graft g with it other domestic brands they
brought ron home a species was produced which could be ground into really
remarkable cider. In writing to the P ropretors n England in 1882 Governor
carte't said: Al Newark is made sr eat quantities o. cider exceeding an,
VI have ron New England, Rhode Isia or Long Island" In the sams ietts
the Governor speaks II Newark as bdn g a compact town Of about ne hun-
drd families and the only place in the province provided with II settled
preacher following no other occupation !" The town had acquired also through
but the colonies probably because of it's known proximity to the svamps, tho
reputation OF being a unhealthy place where the residents were subjected
to fever and asue This fact is believed Ito have retarded seriously its early
growth.
Believing his work in this atiemen done. Robert Treat who selected the
site for the own headed the first party If enigrants. led all the town our
sells and was n Of its first magistrates and representatives in the Assembly.
returned to Connecticut He found there enough work to his hand Ito "
ven 20 active q ma as himself from n threat of ennui With a single
battle be ended King Philips var Later hi was made Governor Of Con-
necticut. II vas during his term, that the charter wa unisked from tbs
table in the counsel room after thu lights had suddenly been extnguished,
and concealed in Charter Oak from Andres hated representative OF James
II. Treat had played SC big a part in h early history of Newark that his
torians invariably include he record of his later life in he history of this
town. Newark had its W experience with Andres, but for some strange
inexpncable reason found that terror to all the other colonies ever just and
conaderate. When the patent granted to the propriaors had been resdnded
by James II, Andres listened to the appeal of the early Neuarkers and
granted them almost everything they asked IS the sons and daughters Of
nBt settlers married they took farms far ut beyond the limits of the town
Neshborhoods we're beginning to o up here and there in the county.
forming the basis FOR TIL Oranges rrvington Benevlle and Bloomfield.