. Historical collections of the state of New Jersey: past and present:. ere were but three houses in whatis now the compact part of the village, viz : the yellow house nearthe mill, the dwelling owned by Henry N. Cline, Esq., a few rodsNE., and a small one now down, which stood on the hill. Besidesthese there was a tannery in the vicinity, and several mills belong-ing to Mr. E[unt. It now contains 3 mercantile stores, 2 largemerchant-mills, with one of which an oil-mill is connected ; 3 pub-lic houses, about 15 mechanic shops of various kinds, a brick-yard,a valuable limestone quarry, 3 church
. Historical collections of the state of New Jersey: past and present:. ere were but three houses in whatis now the compact part of the village, viz : the yellow house nearthe mill, the dwelling owned by Henry N. Cline, Esq., a few rodsNE., and a small one now down, which stood on the hill. Besidesthese there was a tannery in the vicinity, and several mills belong-ing to Mr. E[unt. It now contains 3 mercantile stores, 2 largemerchant-mills, with one of which an oil-mill is connected ; 3 pub-lic houses, about 15 mechanic shops of various kinds, a brick-yard,a valuable limestone quarry, 3 churches, 62 dwellings, and 520 in-habitants, ly-l/d The Presbyterian church was erected in 1830 ; and in 1831 a re- HUNTERDON COUNTY. 245 ligious society was constituted. The first settled minister, the ]- jMacklin, entered upon the duties of his office in April,1832, and continued until near the close of 1835. He was succeed-ed by the Rev. Arthur B. Bradford, June, 1835, who remained untilOctober, 1838. The present pastor, the Rev. Albert Williams, was 1849.). View of Clinton from Quarry Hill. called to the pastoral charge in December, 1838. The Episcopalchurch was built in 1838: its first rector was the Rev. Wm. C. Crane,who was succeeded in 1839 by the present incumbent, the Rev,James Adams. The Methodist Episcopal church was built in 1840:and religious services have been regularly maintained by travellingpreachers. Two schools have been established in the village : oneis a grammar and classical school, founded and taught by the Williams, and promises a rich advantage for the dissemina-tion of intelligence and literature to the adjacent community. Theregion contiguous to the village is very fertile. In the valley areimmense beds of limestone, which for many years have proved avaluable source of wealth to the proprietors, and a means of fertil-izing a wide district of the surrounding country. About 3 miles the village, in the mountain range, which is a
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