News From Bricksburg, 1870

From New Jersey Courier 28 Sep 1870:
Alexander Conklin has presented a silver communion service of five pieces to the Methodist Church at Bricksburg.
Rev. Mr. Ogborn preached at the Methodist Church, Toms River, Sunday night and received a collection of $21 for the aid of the M.E. Church at Bricksburg.
Lewis, Blackman, and Co. have sold their extensive business to F.M. Marston
Kelsey and Blackman have purchased the lumber yard of Fuller and Noble, at Bricksburg. A December 11th article describes their business: "Mr. B informed us that he had got through with middle men and was purchasing quite largely direct of the Manufacturers of Canadian lumber at Burlington, VT. By so doing he was saving quite largely and giving his customer the benefit thereof."
Perkins and Townsend have sold out their hardware store to a party who design to open a crockery and hardware store.
Moses Bachrach has got a splendid stock of Fall and Winter dry goods in his store
The Bricksburg Manufacturing Company are pushing their works rapidly along, and propose to have their works ready in about three months. 200 men will be emplyed at making car-wheel vices and other articles too numerous to mention. We wish Jameson and his coadjutors success, for he will earn it, and the thanks of thousands of working men

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