Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-05-16
CLAYTON.


Samuel Sites buried his two-year-old
and-a-half-old son Morris, on Thursday.
Rev. DR.. johnson addressed the annual
convention of the Cumberland County
Sunday-School Association at Vineland on
Wednesday. His subject was the "Bible
Glass;
Clayton Branch, No. %, Green Bottle
Blowers Association has selected Charles
Farley and Jesse Potter to represent them
at the annual Glassblowers Convention at
Milwaukee early in July.
The Annual Sunday-School Convention
of Clayton, Glassboro and Elk Townships,
will be held on May 81. The place Of
meeting was not determined upon, but
will be at Aura or at the Presbyterian
church in this place. DR.. johnson will
make the address of welcome, and Rev. S.
M. Nichols will respond. The Rev. Eli
Clifford and Rev. H. G. Sperbeck will be
expected to make addresses.
The Decorating Ten of the Kings Daugh-
tiers of the Methodist church held an enter
tainment on Friday evening in the church.
Notwithstanding the bad weather, it was
quite successful. Several young ladies
from Bridgeton were present and gave
musical and literary selections.
A show is billed to appear on the base
ball lot next Friday evening.
Raymond Crane has completed his school
year as teacher at Mt. Pleasant.
Levi Smalley, of Wilmington, Del, has
been in town making repairs to his property
in North Clayton.
Miss Linda Jess, who is employed in At
lantic City, visited her parents here on Sun
day.
There will be eight graduates at the
Clayton schools this year, as follows: Bessie
May Welch, Reuben Blanchard Hall, Eliza
beth Clark Madden, Elizabeth Wilson Ash
bridge, Verna Souder, Mabel Rebecca
Marley, Frances Rebecca Porch, Erma
Christine Bozarth
Miss Rae Fisher has been very sick the
past week.
Leonard Costill~ has moved from the
homestead property to the house formerly
occupied by William Shreeves.
The Literary Club met at the home of
Miss May Janvier on Friday evening.
The Epworth League gave an apple
blossom social on Wednesday evening The
rooms were crowded and the entertainment
much enjoyed by all.
The Board of Education met on Monday
evening and elected the following teachers
for the coming year: Principal, Walter t.
Fox; assistants, May M. Janvier Hannah
r. Porch, Phoebe S. Miller, Abbie L. Kidd
and Lille Mclaughlin. The Fries Mill
school was not supplied.
Albert Farley, who has been teaching
school near Woodstown, is home on his
summer vacation.
Some counterfeit money has been discov-
cred in circulation in this town the past
week.
Charles c. Moore is improving his prop
erty.
Harry and Richard Fry, who blow win
dow glass in the West, have returned home
for the summer.
A clothier has opened store in the Cos
till building.
The Y. NJ. G. A. meeting on Sunday
afteraoon will be led by VIM. Bowen. His
subject will be wise Counsels for Earnest
Christians. " All are welcome to this
meeting.
The V. M. c. met at the home Of John
Wallace on Friday evening.
Alien COfSOn, OF princeton, mas Deen Wis
iting his sister, Mrs. P. K. Dubois, and
friends in town since Friday.
Last Sunday Rev. Mr. Botsford, of Wood
bury, preached in the Presbyterian church
in the absence of DR.. johnson.
The Christian Endeavor society of the
Presbyterian church will hold their ami
versary next Wednesday evening.
The shop ON Maple street, to be occupied
by Walter Staulcup, is being repaired.
Landlord Plum, of the Clayton House,
has purchased the Davis House of G. A.
Davis, and will soon occupy the same.
Mr.. Stilson, of our town, is one Of the
graduating class at the Medico Chi. Coll
eye in Phila this year.
! George G. Hewitt is very low at this
writing, and is continually getting weaker.
Last Sunday was a big day in the M. E.
church. Rev. DIR. Beale, formerly of Bos-
ton, was present and in the evening gave a
sermon to the Epworth League, which was
present in a body. During the day a col
lection was taken to pay off debts and ex-
penses on improvements at the parsonage.
Over 81, 900 was pledged at the two meet
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