. The Suburbanite; a monthly magazine for those who are and those who ought to in interested in suburban homes . ON THF \1) ■ f \\ \ H h N bers. Lniler its aus]) art- s^iviii raceson Saturday aftcrnixjus hctwcc-ii laiinchcsand saill)oats. nisci|)lcs of Izaak Walton are enthusi-astic over Sewaren. Wcaktish. blue-fisli and flounders afford most of the funfor the anglers. It would be treading ondangerous ground to record some of thetales of big catches that are reported, buteveryone who is so inclined seems to findall the sport that could be desired. For the homeseeker who does n
. The Suburbanite; a monthly magazine for those who are and those who ought to in interested in suburban homes . ON THF \1) ■ f \\ \ H h N bers. Lniler its aus]) art- s^iviii raceson Saturday aftcrnixjus hctwcc-ii laiinchcsand saill)oats. nisci|)lcs of Izaak Walton are enthusi-astic over Sewaren. Wcaktish. blue-fisli and flounders afford most of the funfor the anglers. It would be treading ondangerous ground to record some of thetales of big catches that are reported, buteveryone who is so inclined seems to findall the sport that could be desired. For the homeseeker who does not want to get far away from Manhattan, and yettlemands a railical change from city sur-roundings. Sewaren makes a strong ap-peal. Of com])arati\ely recent growth,it has not yet reached tlie point where ithas ceased to be suggestive of the realcountry. Handsome homes in spaciousgrounds there are in abundance, yet theprice of land is low. Homesites can behad as low as $200. although for thechoice locations, of course, the prices aresomewhat higher. Special advantages of. OF ELBOW-ROOM ■ 8 THE SUBURBANITE Sewaren are the favorable terms olTeredby the company owning the land. It ispossible to secure from this source a loanof as much as eighty per cent, of themoney needed to build a house. Pay-ments on moderate monthly instalmentsare arranged for, so that there is reallyno excuse for anyone nowadays not own-ing a home. Sewaren is fully up to date in regardto the improvements thabare expected ofanv modern suburb. It has a complete s\s-tem of drainage and sewerage, while thedrinking water is notable for its purity. Atrolley systefn connects with other NewJersey towns, and the children go by trol-lev to the High School at Woodbridge,only one mile distant. Some of the streetshave been macadamized, there is electric lighting, and, of course, the telegraphand long-distance telephone facilities. There are thirty-one trains a day, andthe running time is forty minutes. Theillust
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