History of Essex and Hudson counties, New Jersey, Vol. II, Part 144

Author: Shaw, William H
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: [United States :]
Number of Pages: 830

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On withdrawing from the firm, Andrew Fink estab- lished himself in the city, and Woltze Kamena, who had served as the old firm's accountant, entered into copartnership with Kohler. The latter firm con- tinned a number of years ; the business was, however, at length conducted (after Kamena's withdrawal), for a short period, under the firm-name of Kohler & Son. Otto Kohler was a eonspienous resident of Gutten- berg, efficient at many adventures, and never disposed to discourage any effort to enhance the interests of the town. His years glided away amid the active scenes encompassing the large establishment at which he stood as head. Every proposition made to enhance loeal interests won an expression of opinion from Kohler. He was frank, open and often zealous. Business had his principal notice, public affairs gained a part of his attention, and when leisure arrived the grape-vine and the cactus were the objeets of his care. le took delight in rearing the latter tropicals, of which he could exhibit several varieties, always in a thrifty condition. The building occupied by the firm gave an embellished aspect to a location so rocky as the Palisades. In fact, it has stood many years as a landmark,-a tall feature upon the hill-slope from which the tourist, on his approaching it, knew he was nearing this little town, by the appearance before him of this big brewery.

Meckert's brewery was located at a less conspicuous point ; adjoining it, however, was a grove, with sum- mer-houses and all the enzy attractions peculiar to

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what are termed public gardens, 'The hall and other son, the subject of this biographical sket he was born appointments of the establishment had ample secom- modations to meet the demands of the populace. Since Meckert's demise the business has been con- ducted by several parties ; at present it is under direction of Hauenstein & Weiss.

Among the earlier manufactories here were those of Mr. Deegan, of Fre lerick Dedereux, Philip Gregory, F. T. Liliendahl & Co. and Thomas Werkewer. More prominent than any other industry stood the walking-cane manufactory of Frederick Walker, cor ner of Belle Vue and Hudson Avenues, Here col lected in the warm sewon admirers of the beautiful in scenery. Mr Walker, who was a native of Ger- maby, purchased three lots here in Iso6, and in April, Isil, look possession of the brick edifice he had erected the previous year. He died Jan. 27, 1880, aged sixty. A widow and eight children survive him, viz. : Herman, Lewis, Frederick, Albert, Emily, Ida, Bertha and Louisa.

Michael Clark cater- to the popular taste in the beverage line, southwest corner of Bull's Ferry and Hudson Avenue. Among the masons, carpenters and builders of touttenberg are Michael Clark, Charles J. As mus, Jacob Kaechole, Philip Mendel, Christopher Hallar, Joseph Loeller, Williams Sauerland. Peter Handwerk, Peter McMahon, George Weil, George Sheath.

In the cigar line of manufactories are Joseph Beickert, C. W. Iloppe, Frederick Morey, John Schultz and A. Weckesser. Since May, Issu, the drug gist has been Henry tiordon, and the physicians, Drs. Jlill and Vanderbach.

For a masterly ma hematician, a manufacturer of show of trap-rock in abundance, and much of this is utilized by being manufactured into Belgian blocks. Many of the inhabitants make of this vocation a con- spicuous source of enolument, the business of block-

intricate as well as elaborate instrument- adapted to practical and amateur operations, one can call here upon August Herzog. Ile is an inventor, patenter ! and a skillful artist, engaged in the manufacture of, making contributing largely to the gener: I thrift and variou- instruments, not excepting those of measure- prosperity of the community. Amongst the town's ment for railroad engineers and ship-builders. He citizens employed, with others, in this calllig are arrived in the United States in 1865.

Among the other business enterprises, it would not be out of place to mention some of the prominent busines- places of the town, among which are Louis Emmerich, Henry Schneider, J. E. Lits, John Welke, Edward Ahrens, William Prosser, on Bull's Ferry Avenue, and Frederick W. Hermann, corner of Franklin Avenne and First Street. These two latter are large and well-appointed grocery-stores, where may be found almost everything calculated for the comfort and convenience of the towns-people.

FREDERICK W. HERRMANN .- Mc. Herrmann is of Herman parentage, his father, also Frederick \\'., having been a native of Kongsberg, Prussia, where he resided and followed his trade of shoemaking until 1831, when his emigration to AAmerien occurre I. Ile married Frederika Seecamp, and had two sons, Fred- erick W. and Daniel. The death of Mr. Herrmann occurred at his home in New York City in 1845. His

June 24, JA34, in the latter cits, where he remained during boyhood, receiving instruction at the pub- lie schools of the city. In Isit be removed with his step-father to Giottenberg, and engaged with him in the sale of grocenes, continuing this business relation until the death of the latter, when be car " into precision of the property. He has front tout date until the present conducted an extensive and profitable tra le, confining his stock to grocerit - hard- ware and such commodities as are in general Jen and. Mr. Herrmann was, in 1872, mimiried to Me-, Fred- erika, daughter of Johannes Hess, of Wortemberg, Germany. Their children are three sons. - Frederick William, Daniel and George. Mr. Herrmann, in his buswess transictions, bas manifested both enterprise and intelligence, qualites which have ren ered lam successful and given him a commanding influence m the community. He has in politics been and is an active Democrat having served for Ove years is a member of the Boar I of County Frechelders and later been elected assessor of the town of Ga terberg. Ile has also hel other less important offices, though these distinctions have not been sought by him. He has been among the foremost to advance the interests of the town of Guttenberg, anl both in the use of his means and influence has manifested the zeal of an enlightened and puldie-spirite ! citizen. Mr. Herr- mann was educated in the faith of the Lutheran Church.

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Post-Office, The Guttenberg just-office was estab- lished in 1874, A. E. Birkenstock, postmaster. At his death the widow ! received a commission, the post- office continuing in her care till the present time, May 1, 1533, the oreular showing arrival and depar- ture of mai's announced as follows : Depart 5.40 A M. 3.50 P.M. ; arrive 8.40 A.M., 2.40 PM.

The post-office is on the west side of Bull's Ferry

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Avenue, a few doors north of Hermann Avenue, where horse-cars leave every half-hour for Union Hill.

Voting Population .- The vote within this town, showing the number of citizens exercising right of suf- frage and the expression of choice for candidates named, will be seen from the following data :

Autumn, INT8. for Mreks, 120; Wellman, 47, total, 167 Autumn, 1880; for Hancock, 127 . Garfiehl, 95, total, :: 2.

Autumn, Iss for Ludlow, 12: Potts, 97 .- total, 222.

Autumn, 1850. for fancy, 122 ; for Lundei, 99, -221.

Antmun, 1882 : for Rich, 129; Gardner, 80,-total, 200. Autumn. 1×53 for Abbett, In. : Dixon, 116,-total, 223.

Autumn, 1×83 . for Brinkerhoff 100; Cator, 121, total, 221. Autumn, 1883 : for Rich, 106, Pepper, 118, -total, 221.

Spring, 1844: for Conner, 10G ; Eit-, 178, -total, 2×3.

Spring, INM . for Zeller, 111 . Hermann, 152, total, 283.

spring, load for Dwyer 22. Walker, 10,-total, 282.

Spring, 1984 . for Gersham, but ; Hill, 1~4, -total, 28).

Since the year 1878, running over five years, the in- crease of actual voters is observed to number one hundred and eighteen.

Local Records .- Every act of the man inscribes it- self in the memories of his fellows and in his own manners and facc. The air is full of sound-, the sky of tokens; the ground is all memoranda and signa- tures, and every object covered over with hints which speak to the intelligent. All things are engaged in writing their own history. The planet, the pebble goes attended by its own shadow. The rolling rock leaves its scratches on the mountain, the river its chan- nel on the soil ; the animal its bones in the stratum, the fern and leaf their modest epitaph in the coal. The falling drop makes its sculpture in the sand or stone. Not a foot steps into the snow but prints (in characters more or less lasting) a map of its march. Sois it with records of a town, as it mores onward with ever-varying Time. One of the earlier settlers, who located here in 1853. makes comments upon the wonderful changes about this region. Had he noted in a daily book events as they transpired, the register would be rich in historicals. Yet he cannot re- call when the earlier inhabitant, Westerfield, busied himself in making baskets for the city market and in fabrirating strings of wampum for use by the traders with Indians in the far West; to still oller citizens than he recourse is had for traditions of that sort, Yet the comments made regarding the situation ex- perienced by him during the earlier years of his resi- denre here make an entertaining chapter. Allusions made to dense thickets then abounding in this vicin- ity. and to the rural and rustic experience he encoun- t red season after season, show a wonderful change. Rabbits and squirrels, with other game that abounded here, the tall trees that hure the butternuts, chestnuts. mochas and kiskatoms, all once seen by him, have gone. The woodman's axe felled the trees, goats as- sisted to sweep away the thickets, and the eager quar- ryman himself has assisted greatly in altering the aspects of the surface. Busy contractors, ton, made radient alterations here and there in the grade, so

To particularize each incident of alteration would oc- eupy more space than can be possibly afforded here ; the general reference is all that seems required to in- diente very extensive transformations in this locality. And of such is true history.

HERMANN WALKER .- Among the prominent aud progressive men of the town is Hermann Walker, who has served for several years as town clerk. lle was re-elected justice of the peace at the spring election in 1584, and has been an efficient attaché of the Fire De- partment. An excerpt taken from a local print in- dicates one of the agencies in service to protect the property of the inhabitants from fire,1 with which he is connected.

Festivities .- Like many other communities where Tentonie suggestions prevail more or less, one observes here the social element predominant. Many festivals admit description from treasuries of pleasant recollee- tion. Our space permits here and there but a passing allusion. The first annual ball of the Guttenburg Guard occurred at O. Koller's, Monday evening, Ort. 29, 1866. M. Klein, Jacob Shalk, Jr., and Juseph Schwartzmeyer were officers here. An organi- zation had its headquarters at Ehler's club-house in 1872,-M. Wunder, captain; Charles Asimuss, serre- tary ; and W. H. Tigges, treasurer. Guttenburg Guards had their fourth annual target excursion Sept. 12, 1874. The Calathumpian Glee Club, as well as the I. D. K. Socials, made the town merry by occasional festivities.

Educational .- In school matters Guttenburg may be said to do anything else than lag. Children from the Cooper dwelling had access to the school at Bull's Ferry about the year 1842. So soon as the settlement assumed neighborly form here, due attention was given to tuition in elementary branches. The Lodge, a building east side of Bull's Ferry road, a little way south of the Cooper house, was at one period appropriated for a school-house .? Here the young- sters gathered to be taught their earlier lessons. Men who were the lads of that day refer to several pedagogues who had charge of the schools here held in buildings subsequently called the Fink dwell- ing and the Kohler residence, on Harrison Avenue. The names of the teachers here include Messrs. Jack- man, Carter, Wallace, Donohue, Flynn and Birken- stock.

Flynn was the earliest tencher who taught in the large new brick editiee on the south side of Franklin Avenue, near Fourth Street. That building is of two stories, eligibly located and very well adapted to

1 .A hook-and-ladder company created years since a truck-house on the Month sisle of Franklin,-n building in service The hoso company organized in 1867 disbanded in a few years. At present the department consists of Washington Hook-and-Ladder Company, No. 1, Adam Luley, foreman : Washington Chemical Fire-Engine Company, No. 1, Frederick W Hermann. foreninn.

2 Both Mr. and Mrs. Hermann Walker remember attending school in that in certain localities a wide variation shows it elf. , this celifice. It is now In the occupancy of Mr. Luby.

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school purposes, having ample space and needful accommodations. The teacher's merit is that he is qualified to teach, and the school building's merit is that it is a lapted to teach in. The authorities at this point did their share in the way of providing facilities. Educationi was early appreciated. Trustees having in charge the erection of the school house were Magers. Dwyer. Fink and Hermann. According to the State report for the school year ending Aug. 31, 1572, there were chrolle There three hundred and fifty - five scholars. showing an average attendance of one hundred and tifty nine. The same years report gave the total number of children as five hundred and three, while the report for the year ending Aug 51, 1575, gave the total number six hundred and thirty-four, exhibiting as the three years' increase one hundred and thirty- one throughout the district. By a reference to Dr. Siedhof's report for the year 1883, it is seen that this school was supplied with off ient and faithful teacher- and evinced a prosperous condition, joining the rest of the county in manifesting a lively educational in terest. The State report of 1871 showed two hundred and ninety scholars enrolledl. Valuation of school property, fifteen thousand dollars. County superin- tendant Dickinson reported that " all pupils are für- nished here with books and stationery free of cost," and that District No. 8 is managed by its board of truster 4.

Sabbath-School and Church. To live at random, remarks an author, is not the life ofa rational, much less of an immortal, least of all of an accountable being. \ Sunday-school was established here in Ist1 under the auspices of the Grove thurch. The institution operates corchially with its books, tracts and papers as so many leaves for the healing of the nations.

From the Sabbath-school and its enlivening in- fluences came the thought leading to church organ- ization. Steps were taken to creet a chapel here. It was dedicated January, INGS. A church was organized in November of the same year; Rev. W V. V. Malon served till 1572. Rev. T. B. Crolins assuming in August of that year the full pastorship. The church building is located on the north side of Hudson Avenue. It is of wood, surmounted by a belfry, and neatly accommodated with all the appointment- per- tinent to a place for publie worship. Recent pastor, Rev. Alexander shaw. It is known as the Reformed Church of Guttenberg.

The other church within the town is on the corner of Hermaun Avenue and Sixth Street. It is of brick. with belfry, fronting on the west side of Sixth Street, and has a frame parochial dwelling at its rear fronting on the north side of Hermann Avenue. A large school- house was recently erected just north of the church. The church was incorporated as st. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Guttenberg, March 19, ISe6; pas- tor, Rev. Timothy Pacitti. Present pastor, Rev. F. O'Ncil.

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CHAPTER XLVI

KEARNY TOWN HIP.1

Organization. - The present township of Kearny was included in Harrison until 1-67. The jau ple reiding in thus territory were by a Free majority Republican in politics, but their vote was regularly entirely Legatived by the overwhel ing - Demo- cratie vote of the southern part of Harrison, and they there fore sought to bring about the division that they might secure independence and a greater influence in Joral affair -.

The late then. N. N. Halstead, who was killed in May, lost, at the Market Street Station of the l'ean- sylvania Railroad, in Newark, while getting off a train, was untiring in his efforts to a parate the northern part from the southern part of Harris n. Hle querer led in getting the necessary laws passed in Trenton, and in March, 1867, Kearny became a spa- rate township. It was named in honor of the late Gen. Philip Kearny, major-general United States Volunteers, who was born Juve 2, 1st5, and killed at the battle of Chantilly, Va., Sept. 1, 1812. Cien. Kearny's son and family are at present living at Kearny Castle, in Kearny township. As Gien. Kearny's history is a part of the nation's history - "he died that she might live,"-it is unheress. ry to make any extended remarks of " Fighting Phil Kearny's " career at this place.

The line separating Harrison and Kearny may be described as follows : It comment . at the Morris and Essex bridge on Passaic Avenue; thence runs ulong Passaic Avenue to Reynolds AAvenue; up the centre of Reynolds Avenue to a house formerly owned by Frank Allen ; thence north, along the line of the Muloch property, erusing Bishop Street, to John Williams'; thence east to a little above Professor Noble's residence: thence across the railroad and through the woods surrounding the vegetable farm of Mr. trubb to the Copper Mine road. The line thence proceeds south to the L ali Hotel, along Harrison Avenue, west to Ogden's Lane, along Ogden's Lane straight to the gravel dock, and into the Passaic. Prdably not a dozen persons in either Harrison or Kearny could locate this line without map assistance It is gener- ally condemned as a most arbitrary and unmeaning

1 By Prof. John Dw yer.

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line. as it is truly said that houses and premises are sind's riminately ent up by it that persons some- times sleep with their feet in Kearny and their head in Harrison. This is the case with William II. Lough- man, whose house is bisected by the separating line, and the bed &> situated that his feet, while sleeping, are in Kearny township and the upper part of the body in Harrison. As Mr. Loughman humorously says, he can, by assuming the conventional winter curve in cold weather, at any moment during the night become a full citizen of Harrison. Mr. Longh- man pays taxes to both governments alternately, and hopes that his location as a full citizen may at some future time he definitely settled. There are other examples as vexations and unaccountable as this, so that it would appear as if a dynamite explosion located the line of separation. However, although this may appear to be the offspring and irregularity of madness, yet, upon a closer insight into motive, we find consistent method in this madness, being simply the result of trying to take into Kearny certain per- sons and properties and exclude other certain per- sans and properties. It is hoped that this line will be straightened at no distant day, and that if the towns are to continue apart, the Erie Railroad may be determine l upon as the best separating boundary.

Roster of Officers .- Following is a list of the officers of Kearny township since it was organized, in Iso7, up to July, 18 4: Town Committee, John Boyd, John Van Emburgh, Jr., Gen. N. Norris Hals cad, Joseph L. Hewes Francis Newbold ; Clerk, Henry Kenton ; Assessor, Stephen K. Jerolaman ; Collector, William L. Ogden.

The town committee for 1868 was the same as that for INIT.

Town Committee for 1869, Simon R. Van Emburgh, John Boyd, Jr., John Van Emburgh, Jr., Gen. N. Norris Halstead and Joseph L. Hewes; Clerk, Henry Kenton ; Assessor, Stephen K. Jerolaman; Collector, John F. Fullager.

Officers for 1870: Town Committee, John Boyd. Jr., Gen. N. N. Halstead, Joseph L. Hewes, Francis ! key, William Logan. George B. Read, Patrick Doran Newbold and Simon R. Van Emburgh ; Town Clerk, and William Green (chairman) ; Town Clerk, II. Ken- Henry Kenton ; Assessor, John Boyd, Jr .; Collector, Henry K. Schuyler. ton ; Treasurer, Joseph Parker, Jr .; Assessor, James C. Johnston ; and Counsel for the Board of Town Com- mittee, Ludlow C. M.Carter; the School Board was William Robertson, Arthur Greenfield, Charles Hub- bard and ('harles Hill.

Officers for 171: Town Committee, John Boyd, Jr., J. L. Hewes, Stephen K. Jerolaman, Henry Boan and Francis Newbold; Town Clerk, Henry Kenton ; Collector, William S. Ogden; Assessor, Stephen K. Jerolaman.

Officers for 1872: Town Committee, Stephen K. Jerclaman, Henry K. Schuyler, Gen. N. Norris Hal- strad, .I. I. Hewes and Francis Newbold; Town Clerk, Henry Kenton; Assessor, G. K. Van Em. burgh ; Collector, Wilham S. Ogden.

Township Officers for 1873: Town Committee, Henry Boan. I. M. Stewart, James Johnson, Samuel D. Smith, Henry K. Schuyler; Clerk, Henry Ken- ton ; Collector and Treasurer, William F. Ogden.

Officers for 1874: Town Committee, Richard Hill. James Johnston, Augustine T. Riley. Joseph Ran- dall and William G. Greenfeldl; Clerk, Heury Ken- ton; AAssessor, Stephen K. Jerolaman.

Othrers for 1875: Town Committee, Richard Hill. Henry Boan, Byron Binninger, R. O. Babbett and George Hvad; Clerk, Henry Kenton; Collector and Treasurer, Alexander JJacobus.

Officers for 1876 : Town Committee, Henry Boan, Richard Hill, David Moon, Byron Binninger and Seldon Goff; Clerk, Henry Kenton; Collector, Alex- ander Jacobus ; Assessor, James Johnston.

Officers for 1877: Town Committee, James C. Johnston, Francis Newbold, G. G. Hardy, Byron Binninger and David Moon; Clerk, Josiah B. Stearns.

Officers for 1878: Town Committee, Richard Ilill, James C. Johnston, James A. Bell ; Clerk, Patrick J. Cairnes.

Officers for 1879: Town Committee, James A. Bell, Richard Hill, Frederick W. Hortsman, John Quinn and Joseph Randall; Town Clerk, Elward J. Kenny; Assessor, James C. Johnston ; Treasurer, Byron Binninger.

Town Officers for 1880: Town Committee, Dr. Clayson, Richard Westlake, John Quinn, Richard Hill, Geo. J. Hardy; Town Clerk, Elward J. Kenny ; Assessor, James C. Johnston; and Treasurer, Byron Binnenger.

Town Officers for 1881: Town Committee, S. B. Ferry. Dr. S. W. Clason, JJohn Quinn, Thomas Hood and George C. Hardy ; Town Clerk, Edward J. Kenny ; Treasurer and Collector, Byron Binninger.

Town Committee for 1882: Town Committee, William Green, Thomas Hood, S. B. Ferry, R. P'. Mes- siter and John Quinn; E. J. Kenny, Clerk.

Township Officers for 1883: Town Committee William Green, Patrick Dooran, James Met loskey, John Quinn and Richard P. Messiter; Patrick J. Cairnes, clerk.

Officers for 18 4: Town Committee, James McClos-

Arlington is a beautifully situated village in the northern part of Kearny township. It was founded about the same time that Kearny township was organ- ized. in 1867, by the Arlington Homestead Association, under the jurisdiction of the North New Jersey Land Company and Fuller Brothers. It was so called after Arlington Heights, Va., being elevated and sloping on both sides, like the heights alluded to in Virginia. The Montclair and Greenwood Lake Railroad runs through Arlington, and has a station which was called "Arlington Depot" before the name was given

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to the village. Trains run every few minutes to and from New York from the depot, and extra arcom- invelation is afforded on saturday afternoon". It is a flourishing village, over twenty new houses being in course of ercetion at the present time (July, 1884).

ARLINGTON CATHOLI PROTECTORY .- The man- sion known at present as the Arlington Catholic Protectory was built by Knapp, the great gun manufacturer, during the civil war. It was sold recently to Bishop Wigger for sixteen thousand dol- lars. Ten acres of ground are attached to the build- ing. It is estimated that the building itself cost Mr. Knapp not less than one hundred thousand dollars.

The Protectory is at procent in charge of Res. Father C'urran, assisted by Rev. Father John J. Tighe, of Harrison, who was recently (Iss) ordained at Seton Hall College. Some fifty boys are at present cared for here, and taught printing and other useful trades. The typesetting and printing of the serred Heart U'nion, Catholic Review and other publications are done here, and the institution is destined to play a promi- nent part in the history of Hudson County.

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History of Essex and Hudson counties, New Jersey, Vol. II, Part 144

Author: Shaw, William H Publication date: 1884 Publisher: [United States :] Number of Pages: 830

Author: Shaw, William H
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: [United States :]
Number of Pages: 830