The news., 1882-11-28
Lumbertos.

The wonderful development of Lum-
berton is surprising to all who know the
place, and to none more so than to those
who have followed its varied fortunes
for the past three or four decades. For
ty or fifty years ago Lumberton was one
of the greatest lumber centres in central
New Jersey Hundreds of thousands of
cords of wood and thousands ofrafts were
yearly shipped from here to find sale in
the marts OF the great cities. After the
lumber business began to diminish the
founderies started and Lnmberton still
enjoyed a season Of prosperity, but the
burning ofthe foundry was death blow
to Lumberton, from that time she began
TO retrograde, people moved away. fences
fell down. Houses began 10 do likewise,
and il seemed 10 all but a matter of few
years when Lumberton must sink into
oblivion and live only in memory. But
presto! what change has come over the
place after sleeping Qike Rip Van Win
kle) for twenty years, she suddenly
awakeps, not like old Rip decrepit and
old, but, with her youth renewed like the
eagle sbe spreads her wings and scars up
ward Property has advanced two hun
dred per cent. (2OO,) and house after
house has been built or renewed, factory
after factory has been added to the shoe
industry here until old Lumberton again
throws her banner to the breeze and
claims to be doing more business than
any other town of its size in Burlington
Co.
The new shoe factory of B. 7. Ried &
Co. is completed and already filled with
hands and orders, it has a frontage of
forty and depth Of sixty feet.
Caleb S. Ridgway is building large
addition to the corner factory occupied
by the Lumberton Shoe Co. The new
building is 50x26 feet and will give them
frontage of ninety feet and the L
about rs feet The shoe company in
itiated the new building with ball on
Tuesday evening last.
T. Z. Shinn has formed co-partner-
ship with F. T Morton, and both being
practical men viii make a good firm.
They will run the shoe factory now run
by Mr.. Morton Oh Chestnut St.
Mr.. VIM. B. Blake architect & builder
formerly of Chicago, has located here and
ia building himself cottage opposite
the OatmaR House to be finished in the
East Lake style. The people Of Lum-
berton will not be obliged TO 60 to othe,
places now for bnilder to do their good
work
Mrs. Jane Pritchari is building herself
handsome residence on Main st.
When finished it will be one Of the finest
in town. George Tnley of Mount Holly
is doing the work,
Vm' B. Blake, has just completed a
business front for the store Of johnson
Oatman & Son. Messrs. Oatman & Son
now have display in their windows
rarely equaled by country store,
The upper part of the NJ. E.. church is
now in fair way to be finished as sew.
eral of the young men and yonng ladies
are soliciting aid for that purpose and so
far they have been met literally.
Sam Woolston had his thumb badly
cut while rnnning buzz saw in the cash
and blind factory Of Walter Allen one
day last week:
The basket factory Of Moses Warwick
is in full blast, and they ship weekly from
one TO two carloads to New York.
The Jr. o. U. A. NJ. Of LumbertoD,
VinceDtown and Medford attended church
In body on Sunday morning, 18th inst.
Rev. Geo. Reeves preached TO them a
very impressive sermon taking for bis