The Penn's Grove record., 1899-11-03
THE DELAWARE RIVER Rail
ROAD.
A History from Its Organization TO Its
Consolidation with the P%ennsyIva-
MIA system.

Consolidation with the Pennsylva-
MIA System.
The Delaware Shore Railroad Com.
pany was organized in 1874, by men
living along the route to build afaii-
road between Penn's Grove aud Wood
bury, a distance Of 10 81 100 miles
$200,0 GOO worth Of stock was subscribed
By citizens aloug the route aud the fist
b0aid of Directors were rs follows:
William Summerill, Edwin A. Vanne-
man, Joseph Guest, Peln's Grove; Ed
ward H. Green, William Justice, JOS
eph w. Cooper, Pedricktown; John b.
Bridgeport; Samuel Hop
kins, Samuel T. Miller, David Ii. Gill,
Matthew Gill, Henry Allen, John Ram
bo, Paulsboro. Samuel Hopkins was
President, David Ii. Gill, Secretary
and Treasurer. Samuel Il. Miller was
afterwards Secretary and Treasurer
Edwin A. VannemaD died before the
road was completed, Henry All,n soon
resigned becaSe the road did not go
soutl+of Nnlsboro, and Garnett sum-
msrill andNoseph G. Summerill, Jr.,
served AS difecN for a short time.
The Company isNSed $4,000 Of bonds
to complete the road
The road was completed in 1876, and
the frst trip run July Oath. The citiz
ems hailed the iron horse with joy be-
cause 1t permitted them to attend the
Centennial and return the same day.
The round trip fare was 81 %. The
passenger and freight was light. In
the summer 1877 a high tide broke The
meadow banks and caused much dam
age and expense. After being Il over
a year by the Company it was put into
the hands of u receiver, Thomas L. Og-
der, of Woodbury..
Mr.. Ogden was a member Of the firm
of Berwin, White & Co.. who had the
contract TO furnish the iron rails for
The road at $50 a ton. The contractor
who graded the road ran way without
paying many bills, which had to be paid
by Berwin, White " Co., his security.
Berwip, White Il Co.. made a big thing
out of their contract but for tile secuT-
ity they had to pay because the price of
iron rails fell to $45 before half were
furnished.
The last week Of September, 1878, .
big tide came which swept the meadow
bank away and also about six miles of
the rail- Dad track on the Iedricktown,
Bridgeport and Paulsboro meadows.
Many despaired oss ever having a rail-
road but ly lie Irsept bnre ri the hi.
rectors The farmers Iaborers. merchants
and mechanics turned ont and gave
their labor and food for lAbore,s until
was repaired. The frsR, issue of the
Penn,s Grave REcoRD Nov. %. 1878
saws:
.some people tbirk ,he pe,avare Shore Rail.
road is gone up, but we beg to inform all such
That t. Is not 50. About my men are az work
tive viii again Be- seem in our town. We miss
the accommodations very much and would not
means M Mlslt of raven rS ems o"cA 70 .he oa uine anu
The r4,.,,s II he ,oaa waa e,mnlet.
ad ON S,iurdav Feh / 9 THE
If Feb sill, SAWS:
.rnnrsaov a., waas ,ra.t ~ ~
Bridgeport. Her nobie.hearted Citizens made
a A. beautiful n ( dinner at the depot, ior the hands
11nip pe2sons ~ saf down lt "a III r sme sui IN The even.
ing Of the same day and on Saturday evening
a,s1 nee b paf IN c Was ens ~ Pnnn.s E ~ s,nli'ar
NJ E.u IS Tna.,a., ~ III,
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;ma ,ass ,bau raar 4 n eroa,
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wv When rsrairad rsesivar oadan .suad
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hnt was tnld mar vas no
monan s",arin, endsn G,esm was
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o anI Ioa,iaa 49, lie
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!, tn suadssnoSo Mn,,d.y mornino md
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GO, No.. ~ +ra;,s ras,nad
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poun,. Grnva o. NJ and Wo,d.
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o'Iy ~ Is77 ths f.ra was ,educea n
g, M ,nd 10 ~"mhar ns a-sssncar
g,nr,e GU
IT, Smops, 1917 tho pai,road Was s,,d
-, Ia 1sanoaiIay s,d bnna,,i hv Thnm
~ o,aan CO., Soa nnn Tpns mo
aoni,, o IS ths bn;,dsrs apd owners wa,s
49,, m,u IN, ,ha nson,a had IN
1 ". ""' Tha heaviest ,,ossr WAS
WIZ Snmn,ari,, wbo lost ova, 4 :.
600. n.xt Same, Honkins arnnt
9I nan Sa,ara. o,he,s ma,a ac,ai,
y,o, i.d and mavar recavared frnm II
Tha comnanv was -reorganized Sent
G 1877, by elsclipp The following Dl-
reclors: Thos l.. ogden, Pres. Samuel
II. Miller. Sec; Samuel Hopkins. Edw,
n. Green Alex i. Justice. Mr.. Rich
ardsnn The name was changed 10 the
Delaware "Riyern Railroad Go. SIS, 00O
of stock WAS issued and $4,000 of
bonds sold to improve the road.
Mr. OGDEN died July 30. 1880. He
had heavily moltgaged Ills property
near Woodbury TO w. s. Conner. Of
woodbury.. who had retired in 1874. af-
Tar Gaming a Competency in the dry
GOOD firm Of Howett & Conner. Market
e. Philadelphia. The bonds issued
man fine road bv Mr. Ogden were held
Inv The Fidelity Safe & Deposit Co.,
Pbiladelnhia. President Caldwell.