{"1": {"fulltext": "", "height": "1664", "width": "2287", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0001.jp2"}, "2": {"fulltext": "--.tip:\\n%j. A^ \u00e2\u0099\u00a6jH^, ^^p d\\n-i\\n^o\\n4 o\\n^xj-\\n.-i o.", "height": "1604", "width": "2327", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0002.jp2"}, "3": {"fulltext": "\u00e2\u0096\u00a0^J^ :^V\\nt Mi^:^ X/\\nc\u00c2\u00b0^.^;^^-o \u00e2\u0096\u00a0y;;;^^ /\\\\^%-^\u00c2\u00b0o A^ \\\\^^;^y\\\\ c\u00c2\u00b0 \u00c2\u00b0o\\n^O^\\nV\\nA^-\\nVI\\n.s o.", "height": "1619", "width": "2242", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0003.jp2"}, "4": {"fulltext": "", "height": "1579", "width": "2157", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0004.jp2"}, "5": {"fulltext": "", "height": "1589", "width": "2091", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0005.jp2"}, "6": {"fulltext": "", "height": "1579", "width": "2157", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0006.jp2"}, "7": {"fulltext": "...ncvpton, n^w jerecv...\\nILLUSTRATED BY\\nn c; 1393\\nE. E_ BIGS\\nWITH\\nAn Historical Sketch by Judce Menky Huston.\\n-Nbi^-=*\\nNKWTON, N J.\\n1897...", "height": "1589", "width": "2091", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0007.jp2"}, "8": {"fulltext": "COPYRIGHT, 1897, BY E. E. BiCE.\\nALL RIGHTS RESERVED.\\n1102\\nThe West-Johnson Companu,\\nF. A. Ringler Corripany,\\nC. J. DOrtiCUS,\\nEASTON. PA.\\n26-28 Park Place, New York.\\nNewton. N. J.\\nPrinters.\\nHhoto-EngVavers.\\nPhotographer.", "height": "1579", "width": "2157", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0008.jp2"}, "9": {"fulltext": "r\\nERHAPS the first impression\\nwhich a stranger gets of\\nNewton is the general air of\\ncomfort and prosperity that seems\\nto pervade the town. It has been\\nsaid tliat every great city has an in-\\ndividuality of its own, and the same\\nmay be said of the smaller cities\\nand towns. Newtox, while possess-\\ning many beautiful homes, yet un-\\nlike many pretentious residence\\nowns, has no dilapidated rows of tenements. The town presents a clean, wholesome appearance,\\nrhe average of comfort and of intelligence is high. Few towns have so many advantages in\\negard to healthfulness of location situated about eight hundred feet above sea level it is exempt\\nrom pulmonary diseases; the drainage is perfect, and the water supply is admitted to be the best\\nn the State. As a place for summer residence it has many advantages over more widely known\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0esorts. It is easily reached from New York, being but two hours ride on the Delaware, Lacka-\\n,v.\\\\nna and Western Railroad. The scenery in the surrounding country is superb, rivaling that\\n)f the famous Berkshire Hills in Massachusetts. Within easy driving distance are dozens of large\\nHid small lakes among which are Morris Lake, the source of Newton s water supply, views of\\nvhich are given on other pages Hopatcong, Swartswood, Culver s, and Grinnell. These lakes are\\npicturesque and delightful, being well stocked with gamy fish and affording excellent boating.\\n\\\\mong other points of interest are the famous Franklin mines, the largest zinc mines in the world\\nuid the immense ore separating works at Edison. Newton is an old town, having many interesting", "height": "1589", "width": "2091", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0009.jp2"}, "10": {"fulltext": "Main Stkeet.", "height": "1579", "width": "2157", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0010.jp2"}, "11": {"fulltext": "Rhsidkn-ce ok H, \\\\V, Mkrriam, Main Street,", "height": "1589", "width": "2091", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0011.jp2"}, "12": {"fulltext": "H\\\\i.i, Rrsidknck of H. \\\\V. JIkrriam.", "height": "1579", "width": "2157", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0012.jp2"}, "13": {"fulltext": "listorical associations. It does not resemble the boom towns of the West, since its growth has\\nleen uniformly in keeping with its business resources. However, during the past seven or\\night years the town has changed greatly. A public water system and an electric light plant\\nlave been established many new residences and business buildings have been erected, and other\\nmprovements have been made. The principal industry of Newton is the manufacture of shoes.\\nHiree shoe factories are located here, one of which is the largest in the state. These form an\\nuduring basis of the town s prosperity. There is also a silk mill, a box manufactory, and machine\\nhops. The various stores are excellent, being far above the average of the usual local store,\\nilsewhere in the book are found notices of the leading business firms. In addition to the manu-\\nacturing interests, the town is the centre of trade for a wide section of conutrv. It is safe to say\\nhat in no town of 4,000 inhabitants is a greater volume of business done. The business men,\\nIS a class, are enterprising and progressive. An active Board of Trade looks after the general\\n)usiness interests of the town. Two national banks, one of which has been in existence eighty\\nfears, transact the financial business of the community. Five hotels afford ample accommodations\\nor all visitors. Two weekly newspapers, which are among the oldest in the state, give the local\\nlews. Both are well conducted and have been important factors in the development of Newton.\\nriie social side of life is not neglected. The leading social organization is the Newton Club,\\nvhich has large and handsome rooms on S])riug street. The leading fraternal societies are repre-\\niCnted by local lodges. In educational facilities the town ranks high. The public school system\\ns excellent and is well managed, the methods used conforming to the best pedagogical practice,\\nriie Newton Collegiate Institute holds high rank among secondary schools, and has long been at the\\nlead of the educational institutions of the place. The other schools are the English and Classical\\nschool, recently opened, a business school, and a kindergarten. Five churches nourish the religious\\nife of the town. The Dennis Library offers a large collection of books to its patrons. Amusement", "height": "1589", "width": "2091", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0013.jp2"}, "14": {"fulltext": "Pari.ors\u00e2\u0080\u0094Kf.sidhncr of H. W. Merriam.", "height": "1579", "width": "2157", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0014.jp2"}, "15": {"fulltext": "M\\no\\nen\\nw\\nPi\\nI\\nt/5", "height": "1589", "width": "2091", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0015.jp2"}, "16": {"fulltext": "RESrDENCE OF Mrl.TON N. ARMSTRONG, M. D., LiNWOOD AVENUK.", "height": "1579", "width": "2157", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0016.jp2"}, "17": {"fulltext": "is provided for by the Opera House in the Library Building. A new and much larger Opera House\\nwill soon be ready for use. A brief glance around the town may be of some interest. In entering\\nthe town from the railroad station we come up Spring street, the principal business thoroughfare.\\nHere are found the majority of the business houses, the banks, and the leading hotels Turning\\nthe corner by the Sussex Bank we enter Main street. On the lower part of the street are various\\nstores, the different newspaper offices, and the Dennis Library. Across the street from the Library\\nis the Park Block, the largest business building Further up the street rises the hand.some Gothic\\nstructure of the Episcopalians. The upper part of Main street is the leading residence portion of\\nthe town. Here are found many beautiful homes with large, fine lawns, and long lines of shade\\ntrees stretching along the street. Traversing a side street to the right we next go to Linwood\\navenue, a new residence street having a most pleasant location, and commanding a fine view of the\\ntown. Many of the most attractive residences built recently are located here. Pa.ssiug through\\nLiberty street we see many more pleasant homes as we go out to High street. We next come to\\nthe large and finely-located property of the Presbyterian congregation. Further on are some law\\noffices and at the end of the street the Court House, full of memories of the legal strifes of by-\\ngone days. The building, in its early history, was the first home of several religious denomina-\\ntions, and the associations of both religion and law cling about it. Thus we might go on and dilate\\nupon the attractive features of the town. Yet if the reader will visit Newton he will find it better\\nthan anv description. We believe that the following pages contain the information which an in-\\nterested reader would like to know concerning the advantages, both as a residence and a business\\nplace, which Newton offers. But we cordially invite a personal inspection, knowing that it will not\\nsuffer by comparison.", "height": "1589", "width": "2091", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0017.jp2"}, "18": {"fulltext": "Residence of David R. Hui.i., Main Street.", "height": "1579", "width": "2157", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0018.jp2"}, "19": {"fulltext": "r.\\nK\\nf-\\ny.\\nX\\nc\\nH\\np\\nX\\nf\\nO\\ns\\n/5\\nW\\na\\nto\\nu\\n\u00c2\u00bb5", "height": "1589", "width": "2091", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0019.jp2"}, "20": {"fulltext": ",Sl RIM, STREET^COVRT HOUSE AT END OV STREET,", "height": "1579", "width": "2157", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0020.jp2"}, "21": {"fulltext": "AN HISTORICAL 5KETCH\\nBY JUDGE HENRY HUSTON.\\nHAT are now known as Sussex and Warren counties,\\nNew Jersey, were taken from Morris county- in\\n1753. Warren conntj was taken out of Sussex\\ncounty in 1824. Morris county was taken from Hunterdon\\ncounty in 173S, and Hunterdon county was created by Act of\\nthe General Assembly in T714.\\nThe first settlements within the present boundaries of Sus-\\nsex county were made along the Delaware vallej- about 1675,\\nb\\\\ Hollanders, who came from the lowlands of Ulster county,\\nNew York. By 1750, the settlements had become so numer-\\nous that the people petitioned the Provincial Assembly to\\ndivide the then County of Morris and allow them the\\nliberty of building a court house and goal, to relieve them\\nfrom the inconvenience of going to Morristown to attend to\\npublic business. The request was granted, and as a result\\nSussex county was created in 1753.\\nDuring the French and Indian war, which began in 1 755\\nand continued for several years, the people of the county\\nwere greatly harassed by the Indians and suffered many hard-\\nships.\\nIn the war of the Revolution the men of .Sussex whose ex-\\nperience in savage warfare had made them hardy and brave,\\nand whose homes had been earned -in I maintained bv cease-\\nless vigilance and heroic exertion, heartily joined with the\\nmen of 1 776 in the struggle for liberty, and their descendants\\nhave just cause to be proud of the brave part which they\\nsustained in the founding of our great nation.\\nI 1753. Su.ssex county had less inhabitants than any\\ncounty in the State in 1 790 she had forged ahead of all the\\ncounties except Hunterdon. In that year Sussex county\\n(with Warren) contained 19,500 people Hunterdon, 20,133,\\nwhile Essex had only 17,785. The development of the\\ncounty during the first fifty years was retarded liy the fact\\nthat many large tracts of land were owned by non-residents.\\nAs soon as the tillers of the soil became the owners, the\\ncounty began to pro.sper, vmtil it became one of the best\\nagricultural sections of New Jersey. The population of Sus-\\nsex county is now about 24, 00.\\nSince the opening up of the grain fields of the great West,\\nthe farmers of Sussex have devoted their attention largely to\\nthe production of milk fcr the city markets, and within the\\nlast twenty j ears many of the land owners have begun the\\ncultivation of peaches and other fruits. The soil seems to be\\npeculiarly well adapted for these productions, and within a\\nshort time Sussex county will be one of the greatest fruit\\nraising districts in the Uaited States.", "height": "1589", "width": "2091", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0021.jp2"}, "22": {"fulltext": "Views Around Morkis Lake.", "height": "1579", "width": "2157", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0022.jp2"}, "23": {"fulltext": "j\\n,0\\nV.X\\n\\\\V. H. Hawk Linwood Avenue,\\nW. F. Howell, Libertv Street.\\nMrs Theressa Woodruff, High Street.\\nMrs. Thomas G. Bunnell, High Street.", "height": "1589", "width": "2091", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0023.jp2"}, "24": {"fulltext": "", "height": "1579", "width": "2157", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0024.jp2"}, "25": {"fulltext": "RKSIUKN CK OH MRS. S. P. ADAMS.", "height": "1589", "width": "2091", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0025.jp2"}, "26": {"fulltext": "Views at Morris Lake.", "height": "1579", "width": "2157", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0026.jp2"}, "27": {"fulltext": "Physically, Sussex county presents a bold and picturesque\\noutline, the highlands beinfj; capped by the Blue Mountains\\nwhich pass through the county from the northeast to the\\nsouthwest. Along the western slope of these mountains the\\nFlatbrook runs parallel with the Delaware river from the\\nnorthern to the southern extremity of the county. The\\nprincipal streams east of the Blue Mountains are the Paulins-\\nkill, which flows into the Delaware river, and the Wallkill\\nand Papakating, which running northeasterly, empty their\\nVaters into the Hudson river.\\nEast of the Blue Mountains, while presenting many con-\\nsiderable elevations, the country shows a large valle) over a\\nhundred miles in length and from fifteen to twenty-five miles\\nin width. The finest portion of this valley is comprised within\\nthe boundaries of Sussex county. It was called by the In-\\ndians the Kittatinny Valley. The valley is bounded on the\\neast by a range of mountains known as the Sparta or Wa-\\nWayanda Mountains. Within the boundaries of these two\\nranges of mountains lie the Hills of Old Sussex.\\nNowhere in this country can there be seen a finer landscape\\nthan is spread out before the delighted vision as you climb\\nthe Wawaj-anda or the Blue Mountains. Here are hill and\\ndale, green with trees and grass, orchards loaded with fruits\\nand fields rich with waiving grain, lakes and streams of pure\\nwater, and scattered among them are cottages, hamlets and\\nvillages, all combining to make a beautiful picture with which\\nthe ej e never tires. Following along the Blue Mountain you\\ncome to High Point, the loftiest elevation in the county, iSoo\\nfeet above the sea, from which an expan.se of country wide\\nas the eye can reach surrounds you on every side.\\nHere, within fifty miles of New York City, is a country of\\nmountain, hill and dale, that offers recreation, rest and\\nhealth to the tired and weary soul. Here are loftj hills and\\nrich valleys, running brooks filled with trout and other\\nTHE RPI.SCOP.tr. CHURCH.", "height": "1589", "width": "2091", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0027.jp2"}, "28": {"fulltext": "choice fish, beautiful lakes surrounded with cool groves.\\nHere is an atmosphere ever pure. The elevation insures cool\\nbieeze.s, which mean health and vigor. Here are good hard\\nRESBVTERI.\\\\X CHTRCH .\\\\ND CH.^PEL.\\nroads of slate and limestone, affording an endless succession\\nof drives with an ever-changing scenery.\\nThe county of Sussex has more fresh water lakes than all\\nthe other counties of the State combined. The principal\\nlakes are Hopatcong, Swartswood, Culver s, Owa.ssa, Stru-\\nble s. Reservoir Grenelle, White Panther, Sand, Rutherford\\nand Mo- ris. These lakes, with very many of lesser note,\\nare stocked with black bass, pickerel, and other game fish.\\nNear the centre of the beautiful Kittatinny valley, and sur-\\nrounded by this lake country, lies the town of Newton, the\\ncapital of Sussex county.\\nThe first house built within the limits of the town of New-\\nton was erected by one Henry Hairlocker, about 1750.\\nOther settlers must have soon followed him for in 1764,\\nJonathan Hampton, who lived in Essex county, but owned\\nlarge tracts of land in Sussex county, conveyed to the board\\nof chosen Freeholders of the county of Sussex, land in the\\ntown of Newton, for a Court House lot and a public square. In\\n1 765, courts were opened in the building erected upon this\\nland. The Court House was enlarged and improved in 1844,\\nand was destroyed by fire in 1847. Immediately following\\nthis a new building was erected upon the same site, and this\\nis the present Temple of Justice. The public square was then\\na grove of trees. Upon this square the original County\\nClerk s and Surrogate s office was built in 1802 and was torn\\ndown in 1859, when the present building was erected.\\nIn 1820 there were six stores in the town. At that time\\nand for many years afterwards the business part of the town\\nextended from above the public square as far as Liberty street.", "height": "1579", "width": "2157", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0028.jp2"}, "29": {"fulltext": "The growth of Newton w-as very gradual until about I Sys.\\nsince which time the population has nearly doubled. The\\npresent population is nearly five thousand. The town\\nis along the vSussex Railroad, a branch of the Delaware,\\nLackawanna and Western Railroad, and is distant from New-\\nYork City, by rail, about sixty miles. There are six trains\\nto and from New York daih*. and while the present service\\nis fair, a competing line would be of inestimable benefit and\\ninsure a more rapid development of the town.\\nNewton is located upon several hills and is surrounded by\\nhills and valleys. Its average elevation above the level of\\nthe sea is about 650 feet. It is picturesquely situated and\\nfrom its highest points the expanse of hill and dale, of\\nmountain and valley, is a treat to the eye.\\nThe town is one of the most healthful in the Eastern States.\\nIts elevation above the sea insures pure air and fine\\nbreezes and an atmosphere free from all miasmatic influences.\\nFrom Newton, in all directions diverge good, hard natural\\nroads, offering elegant drives to the traveler, with a variety\\nof scenery unsurpassed within hundreds of miles. The\\nlakes afford an opportunity for unlimited pleasure to the\\nweary angler. Sufficient of the original forests remain\\nthroughout the county to entice the lover of hunting to their\\nshades.\\nThe opinion of the traveling public is unanimous that New-\\nton is not only up to date, but for its size has no superior in\\nenterprise and commercial activity The stores are all well\\nbuilt, well kept, and nearh- all owned by the proprietors, and\\nare evidences of the old saying that competition is the life\\nof trade. The manufacturing interests are in good hands\\nand are largely the life of the town. The residences show\\nthrift and enterprise, are well cared for, and many of them\\nare surrounded bv beautiful lawns.\\nMETHODIST CHIIRCH.", "height": "1589", "width": "2091", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0029.jp2"}, "30": {"fulltext": "And what shall we say of the people who make the town\\nwhat it is Newton is a hive of workers, with few drones.\\nNearly all the people are at work and are daily laborers in\\nthe various walks of life. They are honest, industrious and\\nsociable. There is no spirit of aristocracy nor is there any\\nclique. Any young man coming into the town, whether rich\\nor poor, is made welcome, provided he be honest, industri-\\nous and well behaved. And the kindly relations existing be-\\ntween the people, unmarred by political differences or those\\nof creed, make Newton a delightful place of residence.\\nAnd with the advantages offered by this real city in the\\ncountry, its population is yearly increased by many who are\\nseeking a location for plea.sant homes.\\nThe BUSINE.SS OK THK TowN Newton has many stores\\nand shops and all show signs of thrift and progressiveness.\\nThe merchants and the Ijusiiiess men are wide-awake and\\nwelcome all industrial enterprises which will add to the\\nwelfare of the town. Let us look at some of the advantages\\nof Newton as a place of residence or location for business.\\nAnd fir.st to the churches. There are five religious societies\\nof different denondnations, namely: Episcopal, Presbyterian,\\nMethodist Episcopal, Baptist and Roman Catholic, and each\\nsociety has has its own temple of worship.\\nThe parish of Christ Church, Newton, was organized as\\nearly as the year 1769. The church building, now standing,\\nwas dedicated in 1S69, and is a fine structure of Gothic\\narchitecture, built of blue limestone. Near the church is a\\nwell-built and handsome rectory. The society is prosperous\\nThe earliest record of the Presbyterian church of Newton,\\nbears dates 1786. The society is large, progressive and vigor-\\nous. The present church building was dedicated in iS7r.\\nIt is a fine specimen of architecture of the Ionic order, and\\nwhile plain and substantial, is an elegant building. In\\nsize it is 64 x 98 feet, with a spire projecting to a height of\\n17S feet, and the seating capacity is about 1,000. A few\\nvears ago the society erected a splendid chapel which is\\nlocated upon the church grounds.\\nThe Methodist Episcopal Church, as a society resulted\\nfrom the establishment of a class in this town in 181 1. The\\ncongregation met in different buildings until 1834, when it\\ntook possession of the structure built on Division street.\\nIn 1861 a new edifice was erected facing the public square,\\nand this has been the home of the Methodists since that\\ntime. A few )-ears ago the church was materially enlarged\\nand the seats arranged in amphitheatre .stj le. The society\\nis strong and shows a health}- spiritual and financial condi-\\ntion.\\nThe Baptist Church was organized in 1S35, and the society\\nworships in its own building, located on Main street. The\\nmembership is not large, but they have retained their organi-\\nzation under adverse circumstances and show a commenda-\\nble spirit of progress.\\nThe first resident pastor of the Catholic Church located in\\nNewton in 1S54, and under his administration the first\\nCatholic Church in the town was erected. 1S71 the hand-\\nsome brick church of St. Joseph, situated on Halsted street,\\nwas dedicated and is now the spiritual home of that society.\\nA fine rectory is located upon the church land. The church\\nis strong and prosperous.", "height": "1579", "width": "2157", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0030.jp2"}, "31": {"fulltext": "Schools The Public School District of Newton is conter-\\nminous with the limits of the town, and the school is recog-\\nnized as one of its most beneficent institutions. It has\\nshown vigorous growth, both in numbers and efficiency,\\nfor many years, and now ranks well with any public school\\nin any town of the State, of like population. The school is\\nthoroughU graded into Kindergarten, Primary and Grammar\\ndepartments and there is also a high school course of instruc-\\ntion. The people of Newton have always manifested great\\npride in their public schools and always hold up the hands\\nof its managers. Here, every child is afforded an opportunity\\nfor a good English education. The school is of such high\\ncharacter that many people throughout the county move to\\nNewton in order to obtain the advantages of a good educa-\\ntion for their children.\\nThere is also the Newton Collegiate Institute, located upon\\nInstitute Hill, which commands a fine view of the town and\\nsurrounding country. The Institute is a preparatory school,\\ndesigned to fit young men and women for college, and it\\nalso affords a special course of instruction. It can accommo-\\ndate fifty boarding pupils.\\nThere is also a Classical School which began this year\\nunder very promising conditions, and bids fair to become\\none of the permanent institutions of the town. It is de-\\nsigned to prepare the joung for college and affords excellent\\nopportunity for higher English education.\\nA Business College was organized in Newton in the spring\\nof 1H97, and is meeting with well merited success. It is well\\npatronized and furnishes a thorough course of instruction in\\nBookkeeping, Penmanship, Stenography, Typewriting, and\\nother branches necessary to make up a good business educa-\\ntion.\\nNewton also possesses a school exclusiveh devoted to the\\nKindergarten methods, which is appreciated by the people\\nof the town.\\nTHE B.\\\\PTrST CHURCH.", "height": "1589", "width": "2091", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0031.jp2"}, "32": {"fulltext": "The Dennis Library One of the best institutions of\\nNewton is the Dennis Library, estabhshed 1872, by Mr. Alfred\\nL. Dennis, of Newark, a former citizen of Newton. The\\nbuilding contains a fine library, a lecture hall, the post office\\nand a printing office, and is under the management of the\\nNewton Library Association. The library now contains about\\n8,000 volumes, and in the reading room are found the best\\nmagazines and periodicals of the day. The library is a\\nblessing to the town.\\nThe H. W. Merriam Shoe Company In 1S73, Mr. H.\\nW. Merriam began the manufacture of shoes in Newton.\\nHis business increased to such an extent that in 1882 it was\\norganized as a stock company under the name of the H. W.\\nMerriam Shoe Company. In 1873 Mr. Merriam employed\\nabout fifty hands, while now an average of three hundred\\nand twenty-five are given employment. The company is\\nadmirably managed by men of brains and enterprise, and it\\nis one of the institutions of the town whose value to the\\ncommunity can hardly be estimated.\\nThe Sussex Shoe Company\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The Sussex Shoe Company\\nwas incorporated in 1886. In June, 1S90, the company was\\nreorganized. They make a specialty of boys and girls\\nschool shoes. The business of this factory has grown year\\nby year. The factory has been enlarged and now affords em-\\nployment to about two hundred and fifty hands. The mana-\\ngers of the company are men of well-known ability who\\ncontribute largely to the welfare and prosperity of the town.\\nThe Sterling Silk Company About two years ago the\\nSterling Silk Company, of Paterson, erected in the town of\\nNewton a large silk mill which now gives employment to a\\nnumber of hands. The business is growing constantly\\nand is a great benefit to the town. Its managers are men of\\nexperience in the business.\\nThe Newton Shoe Company During the year 1897 a\\nnew shoe factorv was erected in the town under the manaj e-\\nment of the Newton Shoe Company. They already employ\\none hundred hands. The company is managed by some of the\\nbest business men of Newton, and promises to become an\\nincreasing advantage to the town.\\nBanks Newton has two National Banks, of which the\\ntown has just reason to be proud. They are well managed\\nand prosperous. They have never passed a dividend and\\neach possesses a fine surplus. The officers are recognized as\\nfirst class business men, and their success speaks well for the\\ncommercial enterprise of the people of the county. Each\\nbank owns a fine banking house, which is only the out-\\nward sign of inward thrift.\\nThe Sussex N.\\\\Tional Bank The Sussex National Bank,\\nformerly known as the Sussex Bank, began business in 1818,\\nand was incorporated as a National Bank in 1865. It\\nhas a capital stock of |200,ooo, with a surplus of more than\\nf 100,000.\\nThe Merchants National Bank The Merchants\\nNational Bank was organized in 1865. It has a capital stock\\nof |ioo,ooo, with a surplus of more than |5o,ooo.\\nHotels\u00e2\u0080\u0094 For many years the traveling public have given\\nNewton the reputation of possessing good hotels. The\\nhotels have grown up with the town and all furnish good ac-\\ncommodations.", "height": "1579", "width": "2157", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0032.jp2"}, "33": {"fulltext": "Newspapers The Sitsscx Register was first published\\nJuly 5, 1813. in a building in the rear of the court house.\\nFrom a small beginning the Register has grown until it is\\nnow recognized as one of the best weekly papers in the\\nState.\\nThe e2t Jersey Herald was established in 1829, and like\\nthe Register, enjoys the reputation of a good weekly news-\\npaper. Both of these papers devote a great deal of attention\\nto local news, and in that field are excelled by few in the\\nState. Their active reporters are alert in gathering up items\\nof interest in the town and throughout the county, and they\\npresent the information in a manner interesting and attrac-\\ntive. A third paper claims recognition at the hands of the\\npublic by the name of the Sussex Record. It was started\\nlast year, and the managers are exhibiting considerable\\nenergy in their efforts to procure a share of patronage. It\\nis also a weekly paper.\\nWater Supply In September, 1895, was completed a\\ngravity system of water works for the town. The source of\\nsupply is Morris Lake, situated upon the Sparta mountains,\\nabout ten miles from Newton. Morris Lake is one of the\\nmost beautiful sheets of water that can anywhere be found.\\nThe water is clear, pure and soft. It is brought to Newton\\nin a ten-inch main and the supply is abundant for long years\\nto come. The pressure is ample the average pressure be-\\ning over 100 pounds, and is sufficient to throw strong streams\\nover the tallest buildings. With pardonable pride the peo-\\nple of Newton claim that they have one of the finest water\\nsystems in the country. Pure water, ample supply for do-\\nmestic use and fire purposes, strong pressure available for\\nany emergency, with hydrants accessible to every building\\nin the town, make the water system of Newton at once a\\nconvenience, a luxury and a protection.\\nFire Department\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The Fire Department of Newton\\nconsists of three hose companies and a fire patrol. The\\ncompanies are strong by training and experience. They are\\nmade up of the active men of the town. The department\\nis entirely a volunteer service and enjoys a reputation second\\nto none. The town of Newton has always taken a just pride\\nin her firemen. Thej are always ready, always on the alert,\\nalways energetic and always successful. With the numer-\\nous fire hydrants thoroughly distributed throughout the\\ntown, and with the fire department, whose every member is\\nefficient, it would appear to be almost impossible that any\\nfire can make successful headway.\\nSocieties Newton would seem to have its full share of\\nsocieties, which appear to be prosperous. Among them are\\nthe Harmony Lodge and Baldwin Chapter of Masons, the\\nIndependent Order of Odd Fellows, the American Legion\\nof Honor, the Improved Order of Red Men, the United\\nAmerican Mechanics, the Junior Order of United American\\nMechanics, and the Royal Arcanum. Among other societies\\nwe have the Young Men s Literary Association, The Newton\\nClub, the Newton Driving Club, the Young Men s Christian\\nAssociation, the Y oung People s Society of Christian En-\\ndeavors and the Epworth League. Of business societies,\\nespecial attention may be called to the H. W. Merriam Shoe\\nCompany Building and Loan Association, which has con-", "height": "1589", "width": "2091", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0033.jp2"}, "34": {"fulltext": "ferred many benefits upon its members. It has been in ex-\\nistence several years, is well managed and is upon a sound\\nbusiness basis.\\nDuring the year 1S97 the business men of the town have\\norganized a Board of Trade for the purpose of promoting the\\nbusiness interests of the town and to encourage the estab-\\nlishment of new enterprises.\\nThis is a passing view of Newton, a town which is grow-\\ning rapidly and will continue to grow a town whose people\\ndesire to further every enterprise which will work for its\\nwelfare and prosperitj\\nFor a place of resideuce, for a place to do business, the\\ntown of Newton has many exceptional advantages. The\\nvisitor comes only to admire he lingers only to be gratified,\\nand he becomes one of us only to be entirely satisfied.\\nBIRD.S-EVR VIKW OF NEWTON FROM BINKKR HII.I..", "height": "1579", "width": "2157", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0034.jp2"}, "35": {"fulltext": "Board of Trade.\\nMuch of the prosperity of Newton has ever been due to\\nthe exceptional spirit of haruion\\\\ and co-operation among\\nthe business men of the community. Whenever any ques-\\ntion affecting the material welfare of the town has arisen,\\nit has always been practicable to unite the business men\\nin sympathy and effort, and to secure from them liberal\\ncontributions of time, labor or money to advance any matter\\nthat commended itself to their judgement as worthy of sup-\\nport and as contributing to the progress of the town.\\nFor a number of years the business men were organized\\nnrder the Merchants Protective Association in correspon-\\ndence with similar bodies in other cities and towns of the\\nState. In 1S96, this form of organization was deemed too\\nlimited in its scope of local membership, and it was aban-\\ndoned for the time being. In the following spring there\\narose a need for united action, of those iuteresed in the\\nprosperity of the town, and a call was issued for the organ-\\nization of a Board of Trade. This call wis responded to by\\nabout sixty business and professional men who completed\\nan organization, secured legal incorporation under the laws\\nof the State and elected the following officers; President,\\nWm. Savacool, Vice-President, A. J. VauBlarcom, Secretary,\\nChas. J. Majory, Treasurer, John C. Howell, and the follow-\\ning Trustees Wm. W. Woodward, Chairman; M. P. Tully,\\nF. M. Hough, N. H. Hart, S. R. Jenson, Lewis J. Martin,\\nIra C. Moore.\\nThe organization of the Board of Trade includes the follow-\\ning Permanent Committees ou Finance, on Rail Roads and\\nTransportation, on Industral Enterprises and ou Town\\nAffairs. To each of the committees is assigned a specific\\nfield of interest and effort as indicated in the several titles.\\nThe inmiediate occasion of the Board of Trade in the\\nspring of 1897, was in connection with the securing for\\nNewton of a Shoe Manufacturing company that was desirous\\nof moving from Lynn, Mass.\\nThrough the work of the Board and of committees appoint-\\ned prior to its formal organization, this new factory was\\nadded to the industries of the town as the Newton Shoe Co.\\nOther enterprises have been investigated by Committees of\\nthe Board of Trade, and it is evident that this body will be\\nin the future a most efficient agency in guarding the interests,\\nand advancing the welfare of the community.\\nPublic School System.\\nThe town of Newton has been ever mindful of the school\\ninterestsof its children and has provided from time to time,\\nfacilities in keeping with the progress of educational work\\nthroughout the State.\\nAbout 1870, an eight-room brick school building was\\nerected on one of the most desirable plots of ground in the\\ntown, and a fully graded school with primary, grammar and\\nhigh school departments was established.\\nContinuously since that date, the school work has been\\nwell supported by the town, and there are to-day few, if any,\\ntowns in New Jersey, with a population not above five or", "height": "1589", "width": "2091", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0035.jp2"}, "36": {"fulltext": "THE DENNIS LIBRARY AND THE PUBLIC SCHOOL.", "height": "1579", "width": "2157", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0036.jp2"}, "37": {"fulltext": "six thousand that have a better equipped or more thorough-\\nly administered school system.\\nThe present principal took charge of the school iu Sep-\\ntember of 1892. During his administration, Kindergarten\\nwork has been introduced as preparatory to the regular\\nprimary grades of the school. The grammar grade work\\nhas been organized upon the departmental plan, whereby\\neach teacher becomes to a great extent a specialist in one or\\ntwo subjects of instruction, and the high school course has\\nbeen extended and improved in thoroughness. During these\\nsix 3 ears also, the building has been enlarged by a four-\\nroom addition. A complete system of heating and ventilat-\\ning has been introduced, sanitary closets have been intro-\\nduced, and many other improvements have been made in\\nthe building and its appliances, and in the methods of disci-\\npline and instruction.\\nThe growth of the town during these years is well in-\\ndicated iu the growth of the school enrollment. During the\\nschool year ]89!- 92 the total enrollment in the school was\\n450 pupils. For several years prior, the enrollment had not\\nvaried much from that number. Since 1892, however, there\\nhas been an annual increase in enrollment of from forty to\\nfifty pupils. The enrollment for the year iS96- 97, included\\n650 pupils and for the current year will apparently exceed\\n700. This growth in enrollment has, of course, necessitated\\nan increased teaching force, and a new teacher has been\\nadded each year so that there are now thirteen class teachers\\nemplo)ed. It is probable that during the next year an ad-\\ndition to the present building will be provided and the teach-\\ning force be still further increased.\\nThe minimum standard of qualification, established by the\\nBoard of Education for the selection of teachers, requires\\nthat High School teachers shall be college graduates and\\nthat the grammar grade and Primary teachers shall be grad-\\nuates of a State Normal School.\\nIn consequence of the improved facilities and increased\\nefficiency in the school the pupils have come to continue a\\nyear or more longer in school so as to complete its course\\nof study. The upper Grammar grades and the High School\\ndepartment therefore now include a larger proportion of the\\nentire enrollment of the school than formerly, and the grad-\\nuating classes have notably increased in numbers. One of\\nthe manifestations of public interest iu the higher work of\\nthe school is the crowding of the large school Assembly Hall,\\nat the High School graduation exercises each June, by the\\nbest citizens of the town.\\nThe present Board of Education includes prominent pro-\\nfessional and business men, as follows: Chas. M. Woodruff,\\nPresident, Wm. H. Hall, District Clerk, Wm. E Dutcher,\\nH. O. Ryerson, VV. M. Clark, M. N. Armstrong, W. F.\\nHowell, Wm. Savacool and James Roof\\nThe Newton Collegiate Institute.\\nThe location of a school is highly important, both from\\nthe standpoint of health and from the influence of surround-\\nings. This school is highly favored in both respects. Sus-\\nsex County, iu which Newton is situated, is, according to a\\nlate report of the Stale Board of Health, the most healthful", "height": "1589", "width": "2091", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0037.jp2"}, "38": {"fulltext": "The Newton Collegiate Institite\u00e2\u0080\u0094 J. C. Tla, Principal.", "height": "1579", "width": "2157", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0038.jp2"}, "39": {"fulltext": "county in New Jersey. The school is over eight hundred\\nfeet above sea level. The scenery for miles around is mag-\\nnificent. The school stands upon a hill above Newton, only\\na short distance from it, and yet completely separated from\\nthe town.\\nFor forty-two years, the school was under Presbyterian\\ncontrol, but two years ago it became an Episcopal school\\nwhen Prof. J. C. Pla took charge.\\nProf. Pla has had exceptional success with his boys, and\\nhas never had a failure in college preparations. Only natives\\nare employed to teach the living languages, and the vocal\\nand instrumental music departments are in the charge of a\\ngraduate of the Royal Conservatory of Stuttgart, Germany.\\nThroughout the school, the pupil, and not the class, is con-\\nsidered the unit, so that equal advantages are offered to the\\nbright and the slow, the forward and the backward boy.\\nThe equipment of the school is good. For exercise, there\\nis a campus of fifteen acres, while in bad weather, the boys\\ncan find recreation in the gymnasium or in the bowling allev.\\nBoth the dwelling house and the school building are steam\\nheated, and each division of the house furnished with bath\\nrooms. Nothing that can promote health and comfort has\\nbeen neglected. The aim of the school is to give to each\\nboy an honest and thorough education.\\nEnglish and Classical School.\\nAn important addition to the educational facilities of\\nNewton has been made this year. A private school for boys\\nand girls, designed to give them a thorough English or\\nClassical education, has been opened in the new Park Block.\\nThe opening week of the school was highly successful, both\\nin the large enrollment and in the excellent class of pupils\\nreceived. The school has a prosperous future before it.\\nThe principals. Miss Pierce and MissRosenkrans, are college\\ngraduates and are thoroughly qualified for their work.\\nChurches.\\nCHRIST CHURCH.\\nThe Church of England in the Colonies was establish-\\ned in Newton in 1769. In 1770 the first rector. Rev.\\nUzal Ogden, Jr., went to England for Ordination by the\\nBishop of London, there being no Bishops of this Church in\\nthe colonies at that time. In the same year the parish of\\nChrist Church received from Jonathan Hampton a grant of\\nlaud, the income of which was the main dependence of the\\nparish for nearly one hundred years. The charter of the\\nChurch was granted by George III in 1774. The Rev. Mr.\\nOg len resigned and removed to Newark, in 1784. From\\nthis time until 1820 the parish was without a settled rector,\\nand became very much scattered. In May 1820, the Rev.\\nClarkson Dunn became rector, and remained in that office\\nuntil 1857. Since that time the parish has been in charge\\nof Rev. Nathaniel Peltit, 1857-1867; Rev. Wm. Welles Holley,\\n1868-1870; Rev. Wm. H. Moffett, 1S70-1885; Rev. Samuel\\nEdson, 1S85-1S92; and the present incumbent. Rev. Charles\\nL. S.eel, who received his theological education at the", "height": "1589", "width": "2091", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0039.jp2"}, "40": {"fulltext": "University of the South, Sewaitee, Tenn., and came to New-\\nton from Trinity Church, Vineland, N. J., in Oct., 1892. The\\nnumber of communicants in May, 1S97, was one hundred\\nand forty-five.\\nThe first church building owned exclusively by the parish\\nof Christ church was erected in 1823, and remained in use\\nforty-four years, giving place to the present edifice, which\\nwas built by the sale of church lands and by subscriptions,\\nand consecrated in 1S69. The present rectory, adjoining the\\nchurch, was built in the same year, giving the parish a\\nvaluable church property. The seats in the present church\\nhave always been free. Services are held every Sunday at\\n10.30 A. M., and 7.30 P. M., with holy communion except\\nthe first Sunday in the^nonth, at 7.40 A. M.; on Fridays at\\n4 P. M., and Holy Days at 9 A. M. and 5 P. M.\\nSenior Warden, R. F. Goodman Junior Warden, Samuel\\nC Dunn.\\nFIRST PRESBYTERI.AN CHURCH.\\nThe history of this church goes back over a hundred years.\\nThe first church edifice was erected in 17S6, though several\\nyears passed before it was finished.\\nThe first pastor was the Rev. Ira Condit. He was settled\\nin 1787 ill connection with the Hardwick church and re-\\nmained six years. After the interregnum of a year, the\\nchurch secured the services of the Rev. H.W. Hunt, who\\nwas installed in 1795. After a pastorate of several years, he\\nwas succeeded by the Rev. John Boyd, who was pastor from\\n1S02 to 1812, when the Rev. Joseph L. Schaffer was called.\\nThis was the longest pastorale in the history of the church.\\n^fter preaching in Newton for twenty- hree years, from 1812\\nto 1835 he removed to Middletown Point. Remaining there\\nthree years, he returned to Newton and continued as pastor\\nuntil his death in November, 1S53. During his pastorate a\\nnew church was begun in 1827 and dedicated in 1829. Dur-\\ning Mr. Schaffer s aljsence the Rev. Daniel M. Barbour oc-\\ncupied the pulpit. Succeeding Mr. Schaffer were Rev. My-\\nron Barret, 1854-1859 Rev. George S. Mott, 1859-1869; Rev.\\nTheodore Byington, 1S69-1874 During Ibis pastorate a new\\nchurch, the third in its histor} was erected. It was dedi-\\ncated on May 16, 1S71. the dedication sermon being preached\\nby the Rev. Dr. John Hall of New York City. From 1875\\nto iS8r, Rev. J. Addison Priest was pastor Rev. Eugene\\nAlney, 1881-1883; Rev. Dr. Young, 1883-1891. During\\nthis pastorate, the beautiful chapel which adorns the church\\nproperty was erected at a cost of fS.ooo.\\nAfter the resignation of Dr. Young a little more than a year\\nelapsed when the present pastor, Rev. Samuel Carlile, D. D.\\nwas called and commenced his work in May. 1892. He re-\\nceived his education at New York University and Union\\nTheological Seminary. Dr. Carlile came to Newton from\\nthe East Side Presbyterian Church, of Paterson, N. J.\\nDuring his pastorate the interior of the church has been re-\\nmodeled a ta cost of $t6.ooo. The church will now accomo-\\ndate one thousands persons. The present membership is\\nfive hundred.\\nDavid R. Hull, William P. Coursen, Samuel Johnson,\\nelders. Milton N. Armstrong, M. D president, and Martin\\nRosenkrans, secretary, of the board of trustees. Clerk of\\ncongregation, Jacob L. I Unnell.", "height": "1579", "width": "2157", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0040.jp2"}, "41": {"fulltext": "THE FIRST METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.\\nThe first appearance of the Methodist itinerant in the\\nneighborhood of Newton was in 1800 when the Rev. Robert\\nMcCoy, then on Flanders Circuit, preached in a house stand-\\ning near Drake s pond. In 1812, Sussex Circuit was formed,\\nembracing the whole of Sussex Count} and part of Warren\\nThomas Neal and George Banghart were appointed preachers.\\nOut of this grew the Methodist church in Newton. In\\n1813, Hamburg Circuit, of which Newton was a part, was\\nformed. The services were held in the Court House, during\\nthe Rev. Benjamin Collins pastorate in 1819. The Newton\\nCircuit was formed in 1832, and the Rev. James Ayers and\\nRev. Bromwell Andrews appointed in charge. The first\\nchurch building was dedicated Feb. T5, 1834. This edifice\\nserved for twenty-two years when a new building was\\nerected. This building, the present one, was dedicated\\nMarch 23, 1861. Following the Rev. R. B. Lockwood, pas-\\ntor, 1861-1863, came the Rev. Geo. H. Whitney in 1863. A\\nnew era now began business methods were introduced\\ntlie entire church indebtness was paid and a parsonage pur-\\nchased in Spring Street. The succeeding pastors have been\\nthe following R. B. Yard, J. N. Fitzgerald, now Bishop\\nI ilzgerald. C. C. Winans, J. I. Boswell, J. I. Morrow, David\\nWalters, S. H. Opdyke, M. D. Church, W. S. Gallaway,\\nC. S. Coil, Wesley Martin, and J. R. Wright.\\nThe present pastor, the Rev. Charles X. Hutchinson,\\ncan;e to Newton in 1895 from the Park Church, Elizabeth,\\nN. J. He received his educational Syracuse University and\\nDrew Theological Seminary. During his pastorate, a hand-\\nsome parsonage property, on the corner of Church and High\\nstreet.?, has been purchased. F. M Hon^h, Pre. ideut, and\\nW. M. Clark, Secretary, of the board of trustees\\nTHE C.\\\\THOI.IC CHURCH.", "height": "1589", "width": "2091", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0041.jp2"}, "42": {"fulltext": "THE SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH.\\nThe Baptists, like some of the other religious deiiomiiia-\\ntioiis in Newton, held their first services in the Court\\nHouse. The first preaching services were held by the\\nRev. Thomas Tisdale about 1S35. The church building\\nwas erected in 1845. The present membership is loo. The\\nfollowing have served as pastors. Thomas Davis, Rev. Mr.\\nShermer, L. Morse, A. D. Wdlifer, J. Craig, Simeon Sigfreed,\\nJames L. Davis, Ernest Thompson, Thos. C. Young, N. B.\\nGuiscard, Wayland Johnson, J. W. Turner and the present\\npastor, E. H. Sherwin.\\nGeo. A. Truax, president, and E. A. Muir, secretary of the\\nboard of trustees.\\nSAINT JOSEPH S CHURCH.\\nBefore 1S54, the Catholics of Sussex Co. had few opportuni-\\nties for worship, since they depended on visits of clergymen\\nfrom Madison, Dover and other points. The present Bishop\\nof Rochester the Rt. Rev. B. J. McQuaid, was among those\\nwho preached at Newton during this period. In 1854, Father\\nMcMahon was appointed to the parish of Sussex Co. with\\nresidence at Newton. lu 1855 the first church was begun\\nand completed the next year. Rev. James McKay succeed-\\ned Father McMahon in 1857. He improved the church\\nproperty and also built a rectory. The Rev. Edward\\nMcCosker, who came to Newton in 1861, did a great work\\nfor the church. During his pastorate the present church\\nproperty was acquired. The building was begun in 1870\\nand was dedicated Sept. i, 1872. The Rev. Dr. McGlyu of\\nNew York preached the sermon. The rectory adjoining\\nthe church was also built at this time. Rev. G.\\nW. Corrigan succeeded Father McCosker in 1880, remaining\\none year. The Rev. A. M. Shaeken took charge for two\\nmonths in. 1881 and in November of that year the Rev. M.\\nA. McManus was appointed pastor. Tlie present pastor, the\\nRev. Jolm Haxter, came to Newton in i8go, from Mendheni,\\nN. J. The present board of trustees is as follows: the Rt,\\nRev. Bishop Wigger, D. D., the Very Rev. John O Connor,\\nthe Rev. John Baxter. Lay trustees, M. P. Tully and J: mes\\nEnglish, Sr.\\nThe Newton Club.\\nThis is the principal social organization of the town and is\\ncomposed of the leading professional and business men.\\nThe handsome rooms of the Club are shown on another\\npage. The bowling alley and other rooms are on another\\nfloor of the building.\\nIts members take a just pride in this organization, which\\nhas few equals in any town of the same size. As a place for\\npleasant social intercourse and enjoyment, the club deserves\\nthe popularity it enjoys.\\nThe president is Thomas Kays, a prominent lawyer.\\nSocieties and Organizations.\\nH.^RMONY Lodge, No. 23, F. and A. M.. was originally\\ninstituted as Harmony Lodge, No. 8, on the i6th day of\\nJuly, T7S8, at the house of Jonathan Willis, in Newton.", "height": "1579", "width": "2157", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0042.jp2"}, "43": {"fulltext": "2\\no\\no\\no\\nO\\nz\\n0!\\no\\no\\nw\\nZ\\nw\\nX", "height": "1589", "width": "2091", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0043.jp2"}, "44": {"fulltext": "This Lorlge is almost as ancient as the head I od e of the\\nState, which was organized only one year previous to this\\nLodge. In 1828 tne Lodge returned its charter. In 1852\\nit was reinstated as Harmony Lodj;e, No. 23, and has been\\nin active operation ever since. Since its first organization\\nsome thirteen Lodges have been oftshoots from Harmony.\\nDuring its early existence communications were held in the\\nhomes of members. During all these years it has only had\\nthree different Lodge rooms. Its present membership is\\n154. VV. M.John R. Warford; Secretary, Henry C. Bonnell\\nThe stated communications are the first and third Thursdays\\nof each month.\\nB.\\\\LD\\\\viN Chapter, R. A. M. was organized in 1865.\\nThe Lodge has seventy members and is in a prosperous con-\\ndition. H. P., J. S. Newman Secretary, R. F. Goodman.\\nWhiTTIer Councii., No. 1313, Royal Arcanum, was or-\\nganized in Newton in February 1893, with nineteen charter\\nmembers and J. Majory, as Regent.\\nDr. Majory served as Regent for two years and has been\\nsucceeded by the following Regents Edgar S. Milham, J.\\nClark Andress, Chas. F. Brady. John S. Kintner has been\\nSecretary and H. O. Ryerson, Treasurer, continuously since\\nthe organization of council.\\nThe council now numbers about fifty members. Regent,\\nC. F. Brady Secretary, J. S. Kintner.\\nIvy Lodge, No. 221, Independent Order of Oi .d Fellows,\\nis one of the most successful of the many secret societies of\\nNewton, having upon its roster one hundred and twentv-six\\nmembers, many of whom are business and professional\\ngentlemen. It was organized May 28, iSSo. Ivy Lodge\\noccupies a beautiful hall in tlie F. ^L Hough building. The\\nfurniture and Lodge equipment are all paid for, and the\\nLodge has in bank balance and securities f 1.000. N. G;\\nCarljVolke; V. G., Jacob L. Bunnell; Rec. Secretary, Charles\\nF. Carlson.\\nThe Mystic Circle was organized in January. 1897. The\\npresent membership is about 65. W. R., Wm. H. Nichols;\\nSec. Chas. L. Kyte.\\nThe American Legion of Honor was organized in Feb.\\n1883. It has about 60 members. Commander, H. P. War-\\ndell; Secretary, Oscar B. Swanburg.\\nThe other fraternal societies are the I. O. R. M., the\\nO. U. A. M. and the Jr. O. U. A. M.\\nCompany G, yih Regiment N. G. N. J. was organized\\nMarch 9th, 1888. The first Captain was Richard F. Good-\\nman, who has .since been elected Major in command of the\\n2nd battalion. The armory of the company is on the third\\nfloor of the Rosenkrans building. Company G is one of\\nthe best drilled companies in the State and is a just source\\nof pride to the people of Newton. The present Captain\\nis Irving J. Kern.\\nCaptain Geo. V Griggs Post, No. 1 1 1, G. A. R. was organ-\\nized Dec. 25th, 1888. The first commander was Captain\\nJoel Wilson, The Post has 35 members. The present com-\\nmander is W. N. Stelle.\\nThe Woodlawn Driving Park Association was organized\\nin 1S95. President, P. S. Gunderuian; Secretary, W. Gray.", "height": "1579", "width": "2157", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0044.jp2"}, "45": {"fulltext": "The Cochran House\u00e2\u0080\u0094 R. H. Snook, Proprietor.", "height": "1589", "width": "2091", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0045.jp2"}, "46": {"fulltext": "The Sussex Register.\\nThe historj of The Sussex Register is almost contempo-\\nraneous with that of Newton aud Sussex county. After\\nEliot Hopkins and William Hustin had unsuccessfully tried\\nto keep life in the Farmers Journal and Newton Advertiser,\\nwhich was the first paper issued in Sussex county, dating\\nfrom January, 1796, and having an existence of over two\\n3 ears, The A egis/erwas launched in the troublous war period\\nof 1813.\\nIts first issue was dated July 5, 1813, audits size was iSx22\\ninches. It was printed on a Ramage press, made of wood,\\nand its type was of pica and small pica sizes. Fifty years\\nlater the office had some of the original type, which\\nwas made in Scotland. Though it passed through\\nmany vicissitudes, and its founder was tempted at times in\\nits early history to abandon the projec, it remains to-day a\\nsolid newspaper property, with an up-to-date plant, and en-\\njoying a prosperity that seldom falls to the lot of a country\\njournal.\\nJohn H. Hall, its founder and for many years its proprie-\\ntor, came to Sussex county at the age of 22 years, and with\\nlimited capital began the publication of The Register. He\\nremained at its head until January 22, 1S64, when he sold\\nhis interest to his son-in-law, Richard B. Westbrook. De-\\nspite great obstacles he had published the paper without a\\nsingle interregnum for nearly 51 j ears.\\nBut the man who made the reputation of The Register\\nwas Benjamin Bailey Ed.sall, who came to Newton as a jour-\\nneyman printer the fall of 1S33. After entering Judge Hall s\\nemploy his journalistic talent developed, and he soon began\\nto take a leading part in the management of the paper. In\\n1S55 he became part owner of The Register. His name be-\\ncame a household word wherever the paper was knuwn, and\\nhe exerted an influence never before, or since, wielded by\\nany New Jersey editor.\\nThe firm of Hall Edsall became B. B. Edsall Co., in\\n1S64, when R. B Westbrook took Judge Hall s interest.\\nMr. Westbrook s connection with the paper continued until\\nNovember 10. 1S66, when he disposed of his interest to\\nJoseph Coult, a lawj er, then a resident of Newton.\\nIn 1868, after the death of Mr. Edsall. his widow sold her\\ninterest to Aaron C. Goodman, then a paper dealer in New\\nYork City. From that date the firm name was Coult\\nGoodman, until October i, 1869, when Richard F. Goodman,\\nthe present editor, became the owner of Mr. Coult s interest,\\nand scon afterward Mr. Goodman took the interest of his\\nuncle, becoming the sole owner.\\nFrom April i, 1834, to March 31, 1836. Nelson P. Moore,\\na brother-in-law of Judge Hall, was a partner under the\\nname of Hall Moore, The partnership was a limited one.\\nRobert V.. Foster, the present assistant editor, served his ap-\\nprenticeship under Hall and Edsall and with the exception\\nof about one jear has been in the office since March i860,\\nand an assistant editor since 1876.\\nThe New Jersey Herald\\nwas established in 1S29. Its first editor, Col. Grant Fitch,\\nwas a man of wide reputation, of honored lineage, possess-\\ning a superior fitness for his labor. For thirteen years he oc-", "height": "1579", "width": "2157", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0046.jp2"}, "47": {"fulltext": "Thk Park Block.", "height": "1589", "width": "2091", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0047.jp2"}, "48": {"fulltext": "Clipieil the position, when the editorial mantel i ell on the\\nshoulders of bis worthy son, Charles W., who is now a resi-\\ndent of Washington, D. C. He was succeeded by Gilbert\\nBebee, who was followed in 1845, by Victor M. Drake, aprac-\\ntical newspaper man, and a gentleman who was personally\\npopular with his subscribers. He was succeeded by Judge\\nThomas Anderson, now a resident of Newark, N J. Follow-\\ning came Col. Morris R. Hamilton, at present Slate Librar-\\nian at Trenton. Col. Hamilton remained in charge until\\n1858, when the paper came in possession of James McNally.\\nIn 1S62 the plant was purchased by Henry C. Kelse\\\\-, ex-\\nSecretary of State, now a resident of Trenton, who associated\\nwith him as partner John W. Gillam. Until i865, Mr.\\nKelse} edited the Herald with all the ability of his vigorous\\nmanhood, and with great acceptability to its readers. Tn\\n1S07, Thomas G. Bunnell was chosen editor, and for nine-\\nteen successive years performed his duties with such accept-\\nability and recognized merit that the Herald ranked well to\\nthe front with the foremost State papers. Receiving the\\nappointment of postmaster, Mr. Bunnell resigned the posi-\\ntion of editor in iS S. For about one year the editorship\\nwas held by Thomas Kays, Esq., who wrote columns of in-\\nstructive and valuable matter. In 18S;, the Herald, which\\nwas for many years owned by a stock company, was sold to\\nThomas G. Jacob L. Bunnell. It was published by them\\nuntil Mr. Bunnell s illness, in 1890. In i8gi, his interest\\nwas purchased by ex-Surrogate Gabriel B. Dunning, who re-\\ntained it for oue year, when it was purchased by Jacob L.\\nBunnell, who has since puolished and edited the Herald\\nwith Henry C. Bonnell as assistant editor. As to location.\\nfor many years the Herald was a bird of passage, as it\\nwere, changing its location every few years. In 1873, its\\noffice was removed to the first floor of the Dennis Library\\nAssociation building. Main St where for nearly a quarter\\nof a century it has been continuously printed. It is regarded\\nas one of the permanent and most prosperous institntious of\\nNewton, proud of the good it has been the means of accomp-\\nli.shing for humanity, and gratified with the thought that\\nduring all its years of usefulness it has had associated with\\nits management, men prominent and honored in the aff riir3\\nof both county and state.\\nThe Sussex Record.\\nThis paper is under the management of Howard Little,\\nIt devotes part of its space to local news, but tlie greaest\\nfeature of the paper is the large list of farm properties which\\nit describes and advertises each week. It is the largest li.-^t\\nof such properties in any paper of the kind.\\nMr. Little, the proprietor, is a prominent real-estate man\\nand is greatly interested in the developement of property\\nin this county.\\nPark Block.\\nThe Park Block a cut of which is shown on another page\\nis one of the latest undertakings in Newton. The out-\\nside appearance shows that it would be hard to improve\\nin any way, and the inside arrangements are complete in", "height": "1579", "width": "2157", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0048.jp2"}, "49": {"fulltext": "every respect. The third floor, fronting on Main and Park\\nSts., is not in use at present. The second floor front is oc-\\ncupied altogether by offices. In the rear of the second floor\\nand with galleries on the third floor, is a theatre complete\\nin every way, equal to a m.ijority of the city theatres. It\\nhas a large stage, thirty feet deep by sixty feet wide; eight\\nprivate boxes and a seating capacity of about 800. It is\\nwell heated, illuminated and ventilated.\\nThe first floor of this fine building with a frontage of 97\\nfeet on Main street and 115 feet on Park Place, is occupied\\nby W. D. Ackerson, whose department store is to-day the\\nlargest in northern New Jersey. He carries a complete line\\neach by itself, of Groceries, Meats, and Provisions, Dry\\nGooils, Notions, Millinery, Gent s Furnishings, Clothing,\\nand Jewelry. Thi.s store is one of the attractive features\\nof Newton. Its combined business is immense. It draws\\ntrade from all sections of this and adjoining counties,\\nMr. .\\\\ckerson was for a numder of years in the grocery\\nbusines on Spring street. He is a thorough business man\\nin every way and keeps constant watch over the store.\\nThe Cochran House.\\nThis hotel is one of the landmarks of Newton. It is pro-\\nbable that an inn or hotel has been located on this spot for\\nover one hundred years. The present building was erected\\nin 1S42. It has been enlarged and improved at different\\nlimes\\nThe hotel is famous in the political annal of the county\\nand State. Here, politicians, big and little, have met for\\nyears and concocted their plans.\\nThe present proprietor, Mr. Robert H. Snook, has gained\\na large number of friends among the traveling public,\\nsince he purchased the property. He has refurnished and\\nremodeled the hotel, making it to-day one of the best hotel\\nproperties in the State.\\nThe Cochran House is the favorite hotel with commercial\\nmen and also has a number of permanent guests.\\nThe appointments of the hotel are first-class in every re-\\nspect and equal to the city hotels To the traveler, who\\nwishes a pleasant place to slay, the Cochran House can be\\nrecommended.\\nThe Sussex National Bank.\\nThis institution was chartered January 3t, 1818, as a State\\nbank with a capital of |ioo,ooo. It became a National\\nBank in May, 1865. The first board of directors was as\\nfollows; Daniel Stuart, Wm. T. .Anderson, Job S. Halsted,\\nJames .Stoll. Grant Fitch, Ephraim Green, Jr., John Gustin,\\nJohn Armstrong, David Ford, Gershom Coursen, and David\\nRyerson, all men of prondnence in the town and county.\\nThe first president was David Stuart tlie succeeding presi-\\ndents have been Ephraim Green, David Ryerson, David\\nThompson, and David R. Hull. It is a remarkable fact that\\nthe bank has only had two cashiers in its history. The first\\ncashier was Samuel D. Morford, and his son, Theodore Mor-\\nford, succeeded him.\\nThe bank occupies a fine property on the corner of Spring\\nand Main streets. Some time ago the interior was refitted\\nand it is now the finest banking room in this part of the\\nState. The financial standing of this bank and the promi-\\nnent part it has had in the development of Newton make it\\na source of pride to the people of the town.", "height": "1589", "width": "2091", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0049.jp2"}, "50": {"fulltext": "PF(ES5 F^OOA).", "height": "1579", "width": "2157", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0050.jp2"}, "51": {"fulltext": "THE PARK.", "height": "1589", "width": "2091", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0051.jp2"}, "52": {"fulltext": "The H. W, Merriam Shoe Co. -j*^\\nI ^HIS business was establislied in 1873 by Mr. H. W. Merriam. In 1882, it became a stock com-\\npany under the name of the H. VV. Merriam Shoe Company. The company manufactures\\nLadies Misses and Children s fine shoes. It is the largest shoe factory in New Jersey. The large\\nand commodious factory a model building of its class is shown on the opposite page.\\nIn 1873, Mr. Merriam began with fifty employees to-day there are four hundred names on the\\npay roll. The amount paid out in wages each year is about $225,000. Much of the prosperity of\\nthe town is due to this. It is a noteworthy fact that the company kept the factory running during\\nthe recent hard times. The prodiict of the factory is sold to retail dealers and not to the wholesale\\ntrade. This allows the company to pay large wages and keep up the standard of its goods. Its\\nenergetic salesmen have made the name and fame of INIerriam shoes known throughout the country.\\nMr. Merriam, the president of the company, has retired from active management. This is now\\nin charge of Mr. W. L. Dutcher, the vice-president. Mr. Dutcher is a man of thorough business\\ntraining and ability.\\nAn important feature of the company is the Building and Loan Association which was\\nestablished for its employees bv the company itself This has accomplished a vast amount of good\\nin enabling the employees to build and own their own homes.\\nMr. Merriam, the president of the company, is a citizen of great public spirit and a philanthro-\\npist. His gifts to the Presbyterian church, to the public school, and to his employees, are only\\nincidents in his wide and varied beneficence. His relations to his employees are of the most\\nkindly character, and if all corporations were governed by the same principles as this company,\\n.strikes and labor wars would be unknown.", "height": "1579", "width": "2157", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0052.jp2"}, "53": {"fulltext": "PLANT OF THP: H. \\\\V. JIKRRIAJI SHOE CO.", "height": "1589", "width": "2091", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0053.jp2"}, "54": {"fulltext": "The Sussex Shoe Co.\\nTHE Sussex Shoe Co., was incorporated iu 1886 with a\\ncapital stock of $25,000. Business was commenced in\\na factory 50x70 feet, three stories high. The first year s\\nbusiness amounted to |6o,ooo, and constantly increased until\\n1889, when a large addition was needed to the factory to\\nsupply the demand for their goods, and a three story building\\n40x80 was added. In June, 1S90, the company was re-organ-\\nized with a capital stock of |6o,ooo; Ira C. Moore being\\nelected Treasurer and John Huston, President.\\nThe demand for the Company s goods increased to such\\nan extent that better facilities were necessary, and in the\\nSpring of 1S97 another story was added to their already large\\nbuilding, new engine placed in position, electric lights put\\niu every department and new and improved machinery se-\\ncured, so that they now have one of the largest and best\\nequipped factories, for their class of work, in the United\\nStates.\\nThey make a specialty of boys and girls school shoes,\\nladies misses and children s spring heels over 200 hands\\nare given employment and 7200 pairs of shoes turned out\\nweekly. Their large factory is equipped with the latest\\nmachinery for turning out the best work, and no expense is\\nspared where the quality of the shoes can be improved.\\nThere is no state in the Union where their busy salesmen\\nhave not raised their standard, and the trade mark of the\\nCompany Sussex School Shoes, with a flag for back\\nground, the staff of which is supported by a globe of the\\nworld, on which is written .Shoes for All, is a synonym\\nfor good shoes.\\nMessrs. Moore and Huston, the managers, are natives of\\nthe Town and County, are hard workers, carefully watch all\\nthe details, know and have the confidence and respect of\\nevery employee, and the success of the Company has con-\\ntributed very largely to the growth and prosperity of the\\ntown.\\nThe annual business of the Susses Shoe Co. the past few\\nyears has exceeded over a quarter of a million of dollars.\\nThe Newton Shoe Co.\\nTHIS Company is the latest one to commence the man-\\nufacture of Shoes in Newton. Judged by its auspic-\\nious begining it bids fair to become highly successful.\\nThe factory was erected during the past summer. It is a\\nfine substantial brick structure, fifty by one hundred and\\nfifty feet, and three stories high. The first floor contains\\nthe offices of the Company, the receiving and shipping\\nroom, the box-making plant, the stock fitting room, and\\nthe engine room. The second floor contains the lasting and\\nbottoming machines. On the lop floor is located the ladies\\nstitching department and the cutting department. The\\nmachinery used in this factory is of the best manufacture\\nand strictly adapted for high-class work.", "height": "1579", "width": "2157", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0054.jp2"}, "55": {"fulltext": "By its first output the Company has establisherl its rep-\\nutation for fine work in the production of Ladies Misses\\nand Children s slices, to which it is devoted exclusively.\\nThe advance orders were large and new orders have been\\nconstanth- coming in.\\nThe Company is incorporated and is composed of the lead-\\ning business men of the town. The Secretary is Mr. J. H.\\nValentine, well known iu the mercantile business here.\\nThe President is Mr. F. M. Hough, who was for many years\\na successful merchant in Newton, and is widely known in\\nbusiness circles as a mau of unusual executive ability. The\\nCompany is thus under excellent management and seems\\ndestined to become one of the most successful in thecountrv.\\nCOPIES OF\\nNewton. Illustrated,\\nCAN BE PURCHASED OF\\nSAMUEL NICHOLLS,\\nBOOKSELLER AND STATIONER,\\nNEWTON, N. J.\\nJohn W\u00c2\u00bb Lane\\nWHEN a man has been in business twenty-five or thirty\\nyears, he is in the habit of thinking it a long time.\\nNewton has several men who have been in business\\nforty years or over. At the head of these older business\\nmen in town is Mr. John W. Lane, the oldest business man\\nin Newton and in Sussex county. Mr. Lane was born in\\nSussex county, and began his business career in Lafayette,\\nin October, 1841. Mr. Lane moved to Newton April i, 1S45,\\nand has been continuously in business since that time. His\\nbusiness career is remarkable for its great length and for\\nthe fact that Mr. Lane, although at an advanced age, is still\\nable to look after his business with his old time foresight.\\nHe has always been progressive and interested in any mat-\\nter of town improvement. The complete story of his life in\\nNewton, would take in a large part of the business history of\\nthe place.\\nThe store is the best of its kind iu town, Mr. Lane being\\nthe leading dealer iu stoves, tinware and housefurnishing\\ngoods. He has sold more goods of this kind than anyone\\nin the county. A full assortment of silver-plated and solid\\nsilverware is also carried. An important part of the business\\nis the gas fittiug and plumbing, and also the sale of steam\\nand hot air heating appliances. Mr. Lane has in his employ\\nthe most skillful and experienced workmen in town, and has\\nhad the contract for the plumbing and heating of the most\\nprominent buildings in town. The store is complete and\\nup-to-date in every department.", "height": "1589", "width": "2091", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0055.jp2"}, "56": {"fulltext": "o\\no\\nUS\\no\\nX\\ntn\\nz\\nc\\nw\\nX\\nf-\\nn,\\nc\\nz", "height": "1579", "width": "2157", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0056.jp2"}, "57": {"fulltext": "The Sussex National Bank\\nT\\nsurplus fuud,\\nDavid R Hull\\nHE Sussex Bank is the oldest\\nand strongest financial institu-\\ntion in Newton. The bank\\ncommenced business in iSiS, and for\\nalmost eighty years it has passed suc-\\ncessfully through every period of finan-\\ncial stringency and of panic. From a\\nsmall State bank, in the beginning of\\n1 -nMiJI^BBS^B^^SSI^^^^^^^^^^^J^^^^^BI the century, it has developed into a\\nI ~^^^^^^^B^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H^^^^8H and\\ni| 11 ik^^^^^^^E^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H The management of the bank\\nill I |BiB^^^^^^H|^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^| alwavs been in safe hands. Its officers\\nT r ^^^^^^|^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H and directors have comprised man} of\\nthe leading men of the community\\nWhile thoroughly conservative, yet it\\nis progressive and has always kept up\\nwith all modern methods and improve-\\nments in the science of banking.\\nThe capital stock is |2oo,ooo the\\n100,000 and on October 5th, 1S97, the undivided profits amounted to |59,ooo. The officers are President,\\nVice-President, William McDanolds; Cashier, Theodore Morford; Ass t Cashier, Lewis M. Morford. Direc-\\nMcDanolds, Henry C. Kelsey, David R. Hull, Thomas Kays, John Huston, Charles D. Thompson, Charles\\ntors. William\\nJ. Roe. Andrew J. VanBlarcom, Samuel Johnson, Theodore Simonson, George Greer.", "height": "1589", "width": "2091", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0057.jp2"}, "58": {"fulltext": "^\u00e2\u0096\u00a0Jt David R. Hull Co. ^vse\\nT\\n^HE story of a successful career, achieved by\\nsterling integrity and unwearied energy,\\ncannot fail to be interesting. The successful\\nmen in business form only a fraction of the whole\\nnumber engaged. There is reason then, in study-\\ning the story of a successful firm. Mr. Hull com-\\nmenced his business career in Newton in 1850, in\\nthe store of Edward C. Moore. Six years later\\nthe firm of Hull Rosenkrans was formed, and\\ncontinued so until 1865, when Mr. Rosenkrans\\nwithdrew. Mr. Hull continued in business alone\\nuntil 1877, when the firm of David R. Hull Co.\\nwas formed. Since that time there have been\\nseveral changes in the partners in the firm Mr.\\nHull has now associated with him, his nephew,\\nDavid R. Hull, Jr., whose excellent business ability\\nand wide popularity make him very valuable to the\\nfirm. Thus, though commencing business for\\nanother, Mr. Hull has to-day the leading store of\\nthe kind in the town, and as president of the lead-\\ning bank in the count)-, holds an important place\\nin the conmiunity.\\nThe firm occupies a large and commodious store, consisting of two floors and basement. The second floor is devoted\\nalmost entirely to the large carpet department. The first floor contains the dry goods department, embracing a complete\\nand up-to-date stock of the best goods. Although this is the oldest dry goods house in Newton, yet it is modern and pro-\\ngressive in its methods of business. A feature of the business is the number of patrons, from all parts of the county, who\\nhave dealt with this firm for a score of years and more. No store has a closer hold upon its patrons.", "height": "1579", "width": "2157", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0058.jp2"}, "59": {"fulltext": "Samuel Nicholls -Jt\\nT-\\nHE business conducted under this name\\nwas begun in iSSg by Samuel and W.\\nH. Nicholls. The first store was on Main Street;\\nlater, on account of increased business, a change\\nwas made to the present location on Spring\\nstreet. Since 1895, the present proprietor has\\ncontinued the business alone. It would be im-\\npossible to give on this page any complete ac-\\ncount of the large and varied stock it is suffi-\\ncient to name a few departments. In the Book\\nand Stationery department may be found the\\nlatest works of the day, as well as various stand-\\nard works and popular libraries. The leading\\nnewspapers and magazines are always at hand.\\nlarge and beautiful assortment of Pictures, of\\nvarious styles, is carried. In Potteries and\\narticles of Bric-a-Brac, the most fastidious taste\\ncould not fail to find something to please it.\\nThe largest line of any house in the county is\\ncarried in this department. The display of\\narticles of Sterling Silver is fine and attractive.\\nSporting goods of all kinds are carried in stock.\\nIn connection with this department should be mentioned the line of Cameras and Photographic Supplies. Mr. Nicholls is\\nthe agent for several leading makes of Wheels, and has a large trade in this department. Musical Instruments form another\\nline of the business. An excellent assortment of Candies is always in stock. Mr. Nicholls has the exclusive sale in Sussex\\ncounty of Huyler s celebrated Chocolates and Bon-Bons. The illustration on this page shows the handsome interior of the\\nstore. From a small beginning, Mr. Nicholls has to-day, the leading store of the kind in Newton.", "height": "1589", "width": "2091", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0059.jp2"}, "60": {"fulltext": "Don t Torget in Ms Vcar\\n^^HAT one of the features of Newton\\nLI, and Sussex county is the old, reliable\\nSussex Register. It came into\\nexistence when the county was all\\nmost a wilderness, and the town of Newton\\nbut a straggling village It has grown into\\nthe hearts of the people because it always\\nhas been the people s paper. It has stood\\nfor the welfare of the citizens of Sussex in\\nadversity and through prosperity. It will\\ncontinue to be the people s paper, welcomed\\nin every household, and treasured alike by\\nold and young. It is a standard paper and\\nhas a standard price for everyone.\\nThe work of our Job Department is not\\nequalled by any establishment in North\\nJersey. A trial order will prove it if you do\\nnot already know it to be so.\\nW, F\u00c2\u00ab Howell\\nMR. HOWKM- commenced the hardware Ijusiness in Newton some\\ntwentv-five vearsago. He is the successor of the firm of Hill\\nHoweil. In addition to the regular hardware Hue. a large trade\\nis carried ou in Sashes. Doors and BHuds. both retail and wholesale.\\nAmong the prominent buildings in Newton fitted out by Mr. Howell\\nmay be mentioned the Park Block and Cochran House. The Sherwin-\\nWilliams paints are sold in large quantities throughout theconnty. Mr.\\nHowell is the most extensive dealer in Grass Seeds of all kinds in the\\ncounty Manv car loads are sold each season. He is the sole agent for\\nthe Buckeve Harvesting Machines, so well and favorably known to far-\\nmers in a ll parts of tHe country. Mr. Howell occupies a prominent\\nplace in the business life of Newton. He is well known throughout the\\ncounty. He has gained a large and valuable patronage through his ex-\\ncellent business ability.", "height": "1579", "width": "2157", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0060.jp2"}, "61": {"fulltext": "Miss S, E. Doyle\\n^Tewton can boast of very attractive stores in\\nseveral lines of business, but it is safe to say\\nthat there are no more conspicuous illustration of\\nwhat a store should be than the Bakery and Con-\\nfectionery store of Miss S. E. Doyle. Stores of this\\nclass are not usuallj as attractive as it is possible for\\nthem to be. The subject of this .sketch, however,\\nhas a store which is a model of its kind. In every\\ndetail of its arrangement good taste is di.splayed.\\nFew city stores equal it in all respects.\\nThe Confectionery branch of the busine.ss is\\nwidely known, as many retail dealers are supplied.\\nMiss Doyle manufactures her own candy, its fine\\nquality being its best recommendation.\\nMiss Doyle commenced business in August, 1 88 1\\nand from a small beginning has to-day the most pros-\\nperous business of the kind in the county. Miss\\nDoyle is a native of Newton, and her interests are\\nall connected with the town. Her success is the re-\\nsult of keen business ability and supplying the\\nfinest quality of goods.", "height": "1589", "width": "2091", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0061.jp2"}, "62": {"fulltext": "Wm. Savacool Co*\\nSPRING STREET,\\nNEWTON, N. J.\\nCl.OAK DKPARTMKNT.\\nDry Goods Department.", "height": "1579", "width": "2157", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0062.jp2"}, "63": {"fulltext": "M. P, TuUy^.je\\nTV Tr. Tully, the subject of this sketch, is one of the older\\nbusiness men in town. Before he came to Newton, he\\nliad had considerable experience in the best custom work\\nin New York City and other places. Thus, he had a know-\\nledge of the tailoring trade such as few local merchants possess.\\nHe commenced his business career in Newton in 1879. For\\ntwenty years he remained in the same building, meanwhile\\ngaining a large trade. In 1890, he removed to the new Ro,sen-\\nkrans building, and to-day has the finest clothing .salesroom\\nin the county.\\nMr. Tully has a large patronage in Newton and in various\\nparts of the county. His trade is not even confined to this\\nlimit, as many of his old customers from different parts of the\\nState, and even beyond the State, have their clothing made each\\nyear at his store. This fact alone is the highest recommenda-\\ntion of the high qualit} of the cu.stom work of the store.\\nIn addition to this department, a full stock of all kinds of\\nMen s Furnishing Goods and a complete assortment of Ready-\\nMade Clothing is carried. The Hat department is full of the\\nlatest stj les, and in fact every line of Furni.shing Goods is fully\\nrepre.sented.", "height": "1589", "width": "2091", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0063.jp2"}, "64": {"fulltext": "^\u00e2\u0096\u00a0ji Clark Hawk\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0Kli^?\u00c2\u00ae8!! ?(10Kl8il8ir iKi l?KI[Fic)0]il3(3\\nTHE business of Uiis firui was established in\\n1874 by W. M. Clark. At that lime there\\nwas uo furniture store of any size in town,\\nand soon Mr. Clark had the largest business of the\\nkind in the community, and it was not obtained\\nundeservedl) for it was the result of keen busi-\\nness ability, and a knowledge of what people\\nwanted. On March i, 1896, Mr. Clark retired and\\nthe business was continued by his son Harry F.\\nClark and W. H. Hawk.\\nThis firm has the largest stock of Furniture in\\nSussex couut\\\\ No other store offers such a wide\\nselection in all departments of Fine Furniture.\\nNot only is everything up-to-date but the prices\\nare very low for the quality. In addition to the\\nFurniture department, a large line of Picture Frames\\nand Pictures are constantly kept in stock. There\\nis also a complete Upholstering and Repairing de-\\npartment connected with the store. This is a great\\nconvenience to the people since it obviates the\\nnecessity of sending furniture out of town for\\nrepairs.\\nThe most important department however, is the Undertaking and Enibalniing department. This is under the personal\\ncharge of Mr. Clark, who is a graduate of the New York Knibalming College. The reputation of the firm in this depart-\\nment is so well-known in this and adjoining counties, that it hardly needs be dwelt upon. The courteous and careful\\nservice, and the complete facilities in this department, are known to every one in the county.", "height": "1579", "width": "2157", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0064.jp2"}, "65": {"fulltext": "3^ James Roof\\nIV yf R. Roof is the lar-\\ngest Shoe dealer\\nin Newton. His trade\\nextends over the en-\\ntire county and also a\\npart of Warren county.\\nHis leading line of\\nshoes is the famous\\nBurt Packard, Kor-\\nrect Shape, for which\\nhe has the exclusive\\nsale in Newton. In\\nLadies Shoes he car-\\nries a full line of goods\\nn ade by Lounsbury,\\nMathewson Co. A\\nstrong feature is the\\n|2.oo line of goods,\\nwhich cannot be sur-\\npassed in wearing\\nqualities. In every\\nother department the\\nstore is complete and\\nhas justly earned its\\nwide reputation for reliability. Mr. Roof has been in busi-\\nness for over fifteen 3-ears, and is one of the successful men\\nof the town.\\nEnglish and Classical School;\\nNEWTON, N. J.\\nA PRIV.\\\\TE\\n^c^ooP for QBo^6 anb \\\\xh.\\nFor Terms and other information, address\\nthe Principals.\\nHelen A. Piekce, B. A.. [Wellesley.]\\nLillian M. Rosenkrans, A.B. [Smith.]\\n^l^HIS firm is the latest one to commence the con-\\nLf trading business iu Newton, but has built niaiiy\\nof the newer business buildings iu that time.\\nAmong the prominent buildings iu Newton\\nwhich they have built may be nientioued the Park Block,\\nthe Newton Shoe Co., the Hnglish Building aud the ad-\\ndition to the Cochran House. Other buildings of their\\nconstruction are the Trimmer Building at Morristown\\nand the new towell factory at Deckertown They have\\nalso erected many dwelling houses iu various parts of\\nthe county. The firm owns one of the best limestone\\nquarries iu the State and thus are enabled to obtain a\\nfine grade of building stone at a small expense. Thev\\nare prepared to furnish estimates for any kind of build-\\niuginanvpart of tlie State. Mr. O Donnell. thesenior\\nmtrmber of the firm has been in the marble and granite\\nbusiness in Newton for a nntnber of years aud is well\\nknown all over the county.", "height": "1589", "width": "2091", "jp2-path": "newtonnewjersey00hust_0065.jp2"}, "66": {"fulltext": "HENRY HUSTON,\\nC O U N S K L L O R A T L A W\\nOFFICE IN PARK BLOCK,\\nNewton, N. J.\\nTHOMAS M. KAYS,\\nPRACTICES IN ALL THE COURTS.\\nGIVES SPECIAI, ATTENTION TO REAL\\nESTATE, TITLES, C\\nLaw Office, over Merchants National Bank,\\nNewton, N. J.\\nDAVID. B. HETZEL,\\nXkwton, N. J.\\nCOUNSELLOR- A T-L AW,\\nSolicitor, Master,\\nEXAMINER IN CHANCERY, and NOTARY PUBLIC.\\nHOWARD LITTLE,\\nReal Estate,\\nJUSTICE OF THE PEACE.\\nPublisher of the Sussex Record.\\nTHOMAS KAYS,\\nCOUNSELLOR AT LAW,\\nOffices, Spring St.. Newton, N J\\nOver Merchauls National Bank. ne.\\\\t door to the Cochran House.\\nPractices in all the Higher Courts of New Jersey. U. S. Supreme.\\nCircuit and District Courts.\\nEspecial attention given to Patent Cases.\\nCHARLES M. WOODRUFF,\\nC O U N S E L L O R A T L A W\\nAND\\nSPECIAL MASTER IN CHANCERY.\\nRooms 4 S: 5, Park Block, Newton, N. J.\\nISRAEL L. HALLOCK,\\nCOM.MISSIONER OF DEEDS AND\\nJUSTICE OF THE PEACE.\\nNotary Public\\nOffice in Brittin Building, Park Place, Newton, N J.\\nP o box 12.\\nH. M. 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