Death of James Frenche
One of Best Known and Largest Real Estate Owners
in Sussex County
(Andover Correspondent)
We have just heard of the death at Hoboken
of James Frenche, one of best known and largest real estate owners
in South Sussex. Mr. Frenche was born August 26th, 1826, and was a
wonderfully active business man up to the end of his long life. His
large holdings consisted largely of mountain farms, the latter of
which he never seemed to care to improve, his whole aim being the
use of the timber, large and small, keeping a force of men continuously
engaged at Cranberry Lake in the cutting and preparing logs for hanging
along and protecting the sides of boats, and other parts of ship timber,
as well as railroad ties, mine props, telephone poles, etc. His well
known holdings and control of the Cranberry Lake surroundings was
encountered and well remembered by those who were interested in former
activities at the Lake. Mr. French (sic) was for many years a resident
of Waterloo, where some sixty years ago he built the well known "Castle"
at the foot of the mountain near Waterloo, but for many of his later
years has resided at Hoboken. His death will undoubtedly be deeply
felt and cause many changes in conditions within the scope of his
extensive holdings.