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    1. [NJBurlin] Atco Directory 1883-1884
    2. Hello List, Thought I would share this with you. Found it at the Atco library. I copied the page, so I'll type exactly what is copied: (from Howe's Camden County Directory) ATCO. Established 1866: situated on the C. & A. R.R. in Waterford Township, 18 miles southeast of Camden, the county-seat and location of nearest bank. The village has a population of about 400, and markets fruit and vegatables. It has 2 churches, library with 450 volumes, 1 newspaper, "The Herald and Times," issued every Friday. Price of improved land, $100: unimproved, $30. Nature of land, sandy and gravely loam, with clay foundation. Ex., C. & A. Tel., W. U. S. Giddings, postmaster. Ash John, carpenter Atlantic Comb Co., John T. Wilcox & Co. props Ballou A. D., widow Bodine L., tin roofer Broadbeck Jacob, laborer Brown George, glass cutter Burdsell John, laborer Burkhardt Prudence, wid Sebastian Cain Charles, brickmaker Cain Robert, brickmaker Cain Ziba, brickmaker Chorpening ---------, wid Charles Chorpening frank, compositor Coles C.B., lumber, doors, sash, boxes, and fertilizers, Camden Conroy Fenton, blacksmith Conroy James, glassblower Day A J , general store and asst. postmaster Day Henry, butcher Ellsworth Clarissa, wid Prosper Fox William, fireman Frye E E , carpenter Giddings S., postmaster Gifford John, glass blower Gifford Joseph, glass blower Githens Caleb, glass cutter Githens Jesse, glass cutter Holton C D, jeweller Hughes Samuel Rev. , pastor Baptist Church Hall Albert, painter Lieutwine Harry, laborer McHarg Charles, comb maker McHarg Mary A, wid Peter Marks Louis Jr., glass blower Morris Martin, brakeman Murray B F, paperhanger Niepling Frances, glassblower O'Donnel Patrick, section boss O'Donnel Lewis, station agent & tel operator C & A R Parker E H, grocer Parks James, glass blower Reeves George Rev., pastor ME Church Ross Kate, wid John Shoneman William, shoemaker Sinclair James, glass flattener Skinner M J , job printer and publisher Herald & Times Sloan Adam, compositor Sloan William, glass blower Snider Edward, comb finisher Steek L, wid Lewis Talcott W.O. , jeweller Turrell H G , shoemaker Turrell George, shoemaker Tussey G W , glass cutter Ware Matilda, wid. Robert Wilcox John T. & Co., mfrs of combs Wilson Howard, tel operator Winner Abram, carpenter Woodland Charles A, general store. see ya later, Lora

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