. Homes on the Central railroad of New Jersey for New York business men .. . ceton andTrenton. In short, one sees mapped out before him, anddotted with countless villages, towns and cities, the entirestretch of New Jersey landscape, from the Hudson to theDelaware. Excursion parties from New York, Newark or Elizabethcan conveniently reach the Rock early in the forenoon, enjoya delightful day amid its surrounding beauties, and returnhome before dark. In a spot so enchanting, it were tempting to linger our iron horse snorts, impatient for the many milesyet before him, so let us be ofif
. Homes on the Central railroad of New Jersey for New York business men .. . ceton andTrenton. In short, one sees mapped out before him, anddotted with countless villages, towns and cities, the entirestretch of New Jersey landscape, from the Hudson to theDelaware. Excursion parties from New York, Newark or Elizabethcan conveniently reach the Rock early in the forenoon, enjoya delightful day amid its surrounding beauties, and returnhome before dark. In a spot so enchanting, it were tempting to linger our iron horse snorts, impatient for the many milesyet before him, so let us be ofif again. Another momentbrings us to Brookside, formerly known as West Dunellen,and an embryo suburb of the prosperous parent its name from its proximity to the beautiful GreenBrook, which passes directly through it, Brookside presents tothe seeker for a rural home, many intrinsic attractions. Itfronts directly upon the Central Railroad, and is intersectedby the main avenues of the county, connecting with bothPlainfield and Somerville. HOMES ON THE CENTRAL. 45. MAP or I 2^ MILES FROM NLWYQilKi Address^ ^, Norton, Elizabeth, OR , ii2Broadway, ORONTHEPROPCRTY. ■=^ I I 46 HOMES ON THE CENTRAL. Here is a site upon which it is hoped at no distant daywill spring up a thriving and attractive village, laying claimto the attention of New York business men. The sceneryand surroundings are especially charming. The historicalWashington Rock is here, as at Dunellen, in plain view onthe adjacent mountain side, while hill, valley and meadow-landscenery, fine drives and excellent roads, combine to make aresidence here one of undoubted attractiveness. Within amile of the place are no less than five churches, and the ex-cellent school and store faciUties of Dunellen, while, for health-fulness, one could not find a spot more free from malarial orcontagious diseases, there being no low swampy ground inthis section of the country. The dia
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