Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-07-25
CLAYTON.

Mr.. VIM. Pierce has gone to Cape May
to spend his summer vacation.
Miss Nan Scholer, of Phila., has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. DR.. Johnston.
Alfred Richmond, who has been employ
ed at Albany, Ind, spent part of the week
with friends in town, and has gone to his
home in Bridgeton.
A small child of Mary Valentine was
found dead in bed on Monday morning
The Coroner was notified and after investi-
cation gave verdict of death from natural
causes.
John Dooling is spending the summer in
South Seaville.
Chas. Essler is learning the freight bust
ness under j. Alexander.
Calvin Usinger and family have gone to
Atlantic City for ten days soiourn by the
sea.
Miss j. Morrel is visiting Mrs. John
Essler on Maple street.
A large tallyho party, enroute to the
Feeble Minded Home in Vineland, passed
through town on Friday.
A disastrous runaway occurred here on
Wednesday. The horse of Chas. Scott be-
came frightened and ran away, throwing
Aaron Stewart, who was holding him,
under his feet and badly bruising him.
After breaking loose from him the horse
ran down Central Ave, colliding with a
tree in front of Smiths, breaking the
wagon to pieces and injuring itself so that
it was necessary to kill it. Mr.. Scott lost
about $175 by the accident.
Miss Eva Fish, of Phila., is visiting Mrs.
Jos. n Patterson.
Chas. White, formerly of this place, was
married at the home of his father in this
place to young lady of Philadelphia.
Franklin Fisher, infant son of DR.. G.
Frank Fisher, of this place, died on Sunday
morning after brief Illness The funeral
which was private, was held on Tuesday
afternoon.
The feed wire on the electric light cir
cult broke on Sunday evening near the
water fountain, causing quite little ex-
element and badly impairing the lights
over town.
John Lovejoy has purchased the house
on Maple street adjoining his fathers prop
erty now occupied by Jos. H. Patterson.
Mr.. L. will move into his new home in the
near future.
Misses Louisa and Carolyn Corson, of
Princeton, are visiting their sister, Mrs. P.
K Dubois, and friends in town.
Chas Costill is making decided inn
provement to the property at the corner Of
Central and High streets.
Firman Crist, of Salem was in town on
Sunday visiting his father.
The attendance at the Y. M. G. A. rooms
the past eighteen months exceeds 10, 500.
The Sunday evening Christian Endeavor
services in the Presbyterian church will be
discontinued during the month Of August.
Edwin Leigh, who is employed as a
mould maker at Wallacebury, Canada, is
visiting his parents on High street. He
took in the Exposition on his way home
Poles are laid on Central Ave- for the ex-
tension of the telephone line to the new
exchange at VIM Schreve's news stand.
Miss Mary Cain, OF Camden, is visiting
friends in town.
A party of young people held very
pleasant picnic at Fries Mill on Tuesday
afternoon.
Miss Vanderslice, of Winnipeg, Canada,
is visiting her grandfather, John Brosser.
| John Madara is going to Pitman to at
tend to the 18th st. restaurant as he has
done for several years.
A number of our citizens will camp at
Pitman during campmeeting services.
Jesse Potter and Chas. Farley, delegates
to the glassblowers' convention at Milwau-
kee, Wis, have returned home.
Daniel Harris has been laid up from in
iuries received by being kicked in the
stomach by his horse.