News from Jacobstown, 1906

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Allentown Messenger 19 Apr 1906:
William Reed and wife, of Ellisdale were visiting Mrs. Reed's mother this week.
Charles Thomas and family of near Davis Station, were visiting Mrs. Lizzie Potts recently.
Walter Gordon and Walter Curtis have supplied the township with new posts and finger boards, which they put up a few days ago.
Ralph C. Lee has taken the blacksmith shop at Yardville, and will move his family to that place on Thursday.
Robert Smith and William Layton on Monday, visited Yardville, delivering cows for Frank Ridgway.
Miss Emma Stout , of Cranbury, visited her mother here on Saturday and Sunday.
Last week, D. Taylor Deviney took to Zelley & Taylor, of Bordentown, 322 more of his famous capons, making a total of 622 recently delivered, which averaged over 9 lbs. each.
Location: Jacobstown, North Hanover Township, NJ 08562, USA

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