Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-01-02
CLAYTON.

The Electric Light Co. has been improv-
ing the system the past week.
Aaron Wood has moved in the Beebe
property, on Centre street, and will open
notion store.
Mrs. Geo. Bermender, of Elkton, Md, is
visiting friends in town.
Miss Nevada McKeighan is entertaining
her cousin, Miss LIME Nicholson, during
the holidays.
]. Shep. FISHER filled his ice house with
five-inch ice during the cold snap.
David Campbell and Lewis Scott, who
are employed in the glass works at Olean,
n. Y, spent Christmas with their families
in town.
Alphonso Wolf had his foot badly
crushed by grinding-of plate falling on
it in the factory.
Herman Newkirk has purchased the farm
of Thos. Iszard, north Of this place and
now occupied by Isaac Pancoast. Mr.
Newkirk will move there in the spring.
Forest Grove Lodge, F. and A. NJ, ha.
chosen the following officers: w. NJ, Johr
Farley; S. W., Chas. Farley, Jr.; ]. W
John R. James; Treas, p K. Dubois
Sec'y, Edw. S. Leigh; Chap, Robert M
Tweed; S. D., Chas. H. Stephenson; J. D.
Jos. H. Patterson; Tyler, N. V. Getsinger
S. D. Fisher has purchased the farm re
Gently owned by his father, Nathanie
Fisher, Sr., and will move there in March
1t is understood that his brother Nathanie
will carry on the livery business in Glass
boro
Chas. Rouse and family, of Royersford
Pa, were in town Christmas.
There are more empty houses In tow1
than fer some yeas past.
The Rev. DIR. Bailey will assist DR.. John
ston in the extra meetings to be held in thu
Presbyterian Church during and after thu
week of prayer.
| Harry Weber, who has been in the 12tl
q. S. Infantry for the past three years
returned to his home in this place OF
Christmas night. Harry has seen activ'
service since leaving here. He was frs
sent to Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, ant
from there to Manila by the way of New
York and the Suez Canal. He returned by
way of the Pacific, completely encirclinl
the globe. He won promotion to corpora
and for the last year has been MOUNTED
orderly at departmental headquarters a
Manila.
The regular monthly business meeting
and social of the Presbyterian Christian
Endeavor was held at the home OF P. 7
Beckett on Tuesday evening.
Miss Lillian Stranger, who was for lonl
time teacher in our public schools, bu
who now resides in Jamesburg, is yisitin;
Miss Eta Campbell.
The ordinance giving the Inter-Stat
Telephone Co. privilege to use the streets o
our town has been passed and we now hop
we may be able to have better telephon
service.
Allie Wilson and friend, of Reading, Pa.
have been visiting Allen Wilson, on Broa'
street.
Mr.. Dolbow and Miss Dilks were marie,
by Rev. Eli Clifford at the M. E. parsonag
on Saturday evening.
The Literary Club held its regular meet
ing at the home of Mrs. DIR. Fisher on Fri
day evening.
Preparatory services will be held in th
Presbyterion Church on Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday evenings Of this week.
The Y NJ. C. A. meeting will be led
David Martin on Sunday. Subject, Ere
pentance and Confession" All are we
come.
Leonard Costill will remove to Millvill
: on Thursday. He has secured employmer
as packer at Whital, Tatum & Co. g.
The Presbyterian Sunday-school wi
organize an orchestra.
The wife of Daniel Harris has returne
from the Trenton Asylum very much in
proved.
Mrs. Ida Davis has been visiting Mr.
Alex. Trout, on Clayton avenue.
John Shearer is entertaining his niec'
Miss Nellie Hunter, of Philadelphia.
Miss Hannah porch spent Christmas wit
friends at Railway.
} Miss Mamie Rhubert is visiting Mr.
VIM. Mclaughlin.
81 = GERMANTOWN, IA, during the holiday
large pile Of soft coal in Moore Bros
yard has been burning from spontaneor
combustion. It is removed from all built
lipgs and no other damage beside the loss ,
the coal has resulted. ----------