. The Oranges and their points of interest, embracing Orange, East Orange, West Orange, South Orange and Orange valley. to the extent of several hundred thous-and dollars. The other Catholic Churches of the diocese, however, ralied to its support and it was 1850 to 1869, the congregation of St. Johns Catholic Church worshiped in a modest frame structurewhich still stands on the corner of White and Chapel streets. This is now used as a hall. The present ORANGE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. ,, beautiful structure stands on the corner of Ridge and White streets, the highest point of land
. The Oranges and their points of interest, embracing Orange, East Orange, West Orange, South Orange and Orange valley. to the extent of several hundred thous-and dollars. The other Catholic Churches of the diocese, however, ralied to its support and it was 1850 to 1869, the congregation of St. Johns Catholic Church worshiped in a modest frame structurewhich still stands on the corner of White and Chapel streets. This is now used as a hall. The present ORANGE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. ,, beautiful structure stands on the corner of Ridge and White streets, the highest point of land inthe city, and is surmounted by a stone spire terminating in a cross, and reaching an altitude of over twohundred feet. The tower contains a chime of bells of remarkably sweet tone. The church edifice isbuilt of red sandstone and trap rock, in the Gothic style of architecture. It has a seating capacity of , oooand the membership of the Church is very large. In addition to this, it is the handsomest church inOrange. The parish owns a tasteful parochial residence, several halls, sisters houses and parochial school. Near Valley Road. buildings. The value of the Church property is in the neighborhood of $200,000. The present pastor isthe Rev. H. P. Fleming, who has been in charge since 1874. Other parishes of the Roman Catholic Church are Our Lady of the Valley, corner of Nassau andValley streets, and a German Catholic Church. Both have large congregations and are in a flourishingcondition. The most prominent cemetery in Orange is Rosedale. It is beautifully situated in the north-easternextremity of the city, on Dodd and Washington streets, and contains about 100 acres, tastefully laid surface of the ground is gently undulating, and the walks and drives are well kept, and shaded bygrand old forest trees, as are also the burial plots. Artificial enclosures are being done away with, thelawn plan adopted wherever practical, and the culture of flowers is enco-iraged A pretty
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