Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-12-20
CLAYTON.

The Presbyterian Sunday -school will give
the cantata entitled Santa Claus VISIT on
Christmas Eve.
Miss Hattie Justice, formerly bookkeeper
at f. NJ Pierce & Sons store, and now em-
ployed in Philadelphia, was visiting friends
in town on Sunday.
Sunday night DR.. johnson preached to
one of the largest congregations that has
greeted him in this place His subject was
Heaven Our Home, the fourth Of the
series. Next Sunday evening he will
discourse on The Perils Of America
The attendance at the Y. NJ. C. a. for
the past nine months has been over 1900.
Our stores are now open later in the even
ing and look very bright with the holiday
goods.
at his trade of glassbloWing at Brooklyn,
has returned to Clayton.
The Red Men are comforting the hay
makers degree upon a number OF new
members
The attendance at the Y. NJ. G. a. rooms
! last week was 225.
The Methodist Sunday-school Will give a
cantata in the Opera House on Christmas
Eve and repeat it on New Years Eve, q
Whitii an admission will be charged.
Y.M. c. A. Day was great day in our
town Services we're held in the forenoon
III the Baptist church, addressed by j. G.
McCracken, of the University Of Penn,
and in the Presbyterian church by Rev. /
Alex. Leo, Of Philadelphia In the after
noon the largest crowd on record filed the
rooms OF the Y NJ c. A. and listened to
the same gentleman. IN the evening a
large mass meeting was held in the Aietho-
dist church.
A very curious phenomena is to be wit
messed here A large maple III the centre
of the town has large bunch Of mistletoe
growing on one of its top branches.
Miss Lizzie Hoffman, of Burlington, n.
j., is visiting her father at this place.
The Daughters of Liberty had large
visiting delegation present Thursday eyening
from Swedesboro, Elmer and other towns.
After the business of the lodge was con-
cluded the company went in body to
Ringers restaurant where they were served I
with lunch. A good time was reported by I
all.
Borough Council is having the crossings
on Central avenue repaired.
The entertainment for the benefit of the
Methodist choir, ON Wednesday evening, !
was pronounced success
Miss Sallie Pollard, who has been visiting
in town for some time, has returned to her
home in Cross Keys.
Rev and Mrs Thomas Brock, of Bradley
Beach, are visiting friends and relatives in
town.
The case of Durham vs.. Knor, for
alleged damages by chickens, was decided I
by a jury as no cause for action.
There is some skating on the ponds here.
Wesley Hillebrand had narrow escape t
with his life at Moore's Lake one night |
this week. He was skating and went into
the pond and escaped drowning only by /
swimming ashore where the pond was not I
frozen.
Miss Josephine Nichols vas married on
Thursday evening to VIM. Lutz Of Glass
boro
Mr., Stanley Williamson, who is study
ing at Princeton, is home for the Christmas
holidays
This borough was thrown into consider
able excitement Thursday by the discovery
OF fire IN the barns on the place occupied
by Mr. Klinger and owned by E. Neule.
The barns were in the most thicl1ly built
part of the town, being surrounded by
many other buildings, particularly the
large new barn of Chas Seeds, John Kille
and also the residence and barns of DR.
Porch. The wind threatened the buildings
of Dr. Porch. The prompt response to the
alarm and excellent water service saved
thousands Of dollars worth Of property,
without doubt, as the wind would have
carried the fire to the post office and the
Presbyterian church. Oscar Downs, Vim.
Smith and Councilman Chew were hurt by
falling timbers. Clayton was given an OBJ
ject lesson in the value Of water protection
right at tax paying time.
The undersigned wishes to thank the
people Of Clayton, and especially the fire
company and those who helped at the fire
at his place last Thursday, as it was due to
their efforts that the house and bakery were
saved. EwALD KLINGER.