(MONTAGUE TOWNSHIP.)Montague is a small village of about twenty houses scattered over an extensive area of farming country. The population is exclusively engaged in agricultural work, and raising sheep, hogs, and poultry. There is also a large production of milk and butter. The land is all under cultivation, and no farms are reported for sale. No foreign immigrants reside in or near the village.
Nearest railroad station, Port Jarvis, N. Y., on the Erie Railroad, and the New York, Ontario and Western Railroad; distant nine miles. Population, 50. Banking town, Milford, Pa. No post office—mail by rural free delivery from Port Jarvis, N. Y. No express service. Nearest telegraph connection, Milford, Pa., which is directly across the Delaware River. Tax rate, $1.98.
For further particulars, address Jacob McCarty, or James A. Pundle, Port Jarvis, N. Y.
Excerpt from The Industrial Directory of New Jersey, Compiled and Published by the Bureau of Statistics of New Jersey; Trenton, NJ; 1909.
Historian's note:
Montague, as a township, was never this sparse. The description given pertains to the village of Montague - which was also known as Brick House, within the township.
The 2nd contact named would have been James Allen Rundle. Both gentlemen had Rural Route mail delivery through Port Jervis, NY, as Montague lacked having its own Post Office at this period.
