Ocean County , NJ History

 Tuckerton Beacon 23 Aug 1917

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 Manufact