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Ok folks I did get us listed on there. But that's all.

Dave Wilson & Mickey, Penny Candy Store, Russamano's Barber Shop, Emery's Steak Shop

I concur with Jackie that it seems almost impossible to locate this site unless someone actually sends you the link. I don't know how all that works but maybe Linda knows how to remedy that. The site is certainly a welcomed one; it just needs to be easier to find.

If Jimmy Gardner was called Whitey, then Dale should have been called Smiley. I don't think we ever saw him without a big grin on his face. It tickles me to see his pictures.

I remember Dave Wilson riding his brown and white horse Mickey through town, and us walking down to his farm hoping someone would give us a ride. Occasionally we got lucky in that regard.

I also remember Eddie Henshaw's (sp?) Penny Candy Store that was a few doors up from Wheeler's Market. I would go there to buy red licorice shoe strings -- I think they were about five strings for a penny -- not sure. And Kitts candy that came in chocolate, strawberry and vanilla. And Blackjack, Clark's Teaberry and Clove gum -- all things that my dad didn't sell in his store.

In later years, Emery's opened a steak shop in the apartment building between Sheets and Gardner's and Herman Russamano's Barber Shop. Mostly the boys in town would use the fence in front of Russamano's as a gathering place. I guess they couldn't get in too much trouble there because it was a center point of town and everyone could see what they were doing.

Hi friend from Bloomsbury

Hi all! I would never have known about this site if my brother, Dale Gardner, hadn't let me know about it. I was so thrilled to see it. Linda, thank you so much for starting it. Donna, I so enjoyed your precious story about my sweet brothers... we were very poor and I just said to my husband, Bob, I wonder where in the world they got the nickel, and he reminded me that they used to run all over the town selling Dainty potato chips... an old man (he was probably my age now), Mr. Sutton, who lived next to my Grammy and Grampy Gardner, used to buy about eight bags a week to feed his cats... my brothers loved going there... lol... anyway, as I learn how to use this site (I don't even text, I'm an old fashioned fart, although I work on a computer all day at work) I will share some stories and I really enjoy reading all of yours... Love and good health to all of you... Jackie Gardner DeWire... and yes, I'm still married to my fifth grade sweetheart, Bob DeWire...

1983 Bloomsbury Grammar School aka Bloomsbury Elementary School Graduating class.

This was my daughter Kimberlee's graduation class from good ole BGS.

How I Learned I Was Rich

I don't remember Ace Price as being very well off financially but Ace was rich in life enjoying the way he lived. Ace often took the time in the summer to setup tents down along the Musconetcong behind his house for camping out and night fishing with a lot of us kids. We always had a nice campfire going and totally enjoyed just being there and fishing for anything we would catch. What we did catch most often were small Shiners which are a small bony fish and something most wouldn't think of eating. As we would catch the Shiners we would throw them in a bucket of water until we had enough for everyone to cook on the wood fire. We would then clean them and rinse them off in the river. Every one of us would go around and find a stick to poke through our fish so we could hold it in the fire to cook it. As we would all be crouched around the fire cooking our fish I remember Ace often saying, "I wonder what the poor people are doing right now." I honestly believe that Ace meant every word of that statement because we were all rich in life totally enjoying what we were doing. Those fish were probably one of the most disgusting things you could ever eat yet at that time I would say we enjoyed them more then I would enjoy a Filet Mignon today. I got married very young and believe me, I went through some really tough times where I was very poor financially yet was able to find things I enjoyed doing and often said to myself, "I wonder what the poor people are doing right now." Thank You Ace!