Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-05-15
CLAYTON.

The Board of Education has elected the
following teachers for the coming school
year: Sup. Prin., w. F. Fox; Miss May
Janvier, Lille R. McCaughan, Name
Davis, Phoebe S. Miller, Abbie L. Kidd.
Miss Hannah Porch has resigned. No one
has as yet been elected to take her place.
The yard in front of Miss Campbell's
new house on Central Ave. has been graded
which materially adds to its appearance.
Mrs. Thos. Fry entertained the ladies
connected with the Foreign Missionary So
ciety of the M. P. Church, of Glassboro, on
Wednesday.
Raymond Crane successfully passed the
teachers examination for the first grade
recently held at Woodbury..
VIM. Allen, an old resident of this place,
died on Saturday and was buried on Mon
day afternoon.
A music store has been opened in the
Henle building.
Willis Bard, former resident of this
town, buried a child here last week. The
little one died from diphtheria.
Much complaint is heard about the cleo
trio lights, especially recently.
A festival was held in the town hall on
Saturday evening by the Epworth League
in interest of the Methodist Hospital in
Philadelphia.
VIM. McMullen has opened his grocery
store on High street.
Miss Margaret Janvier, Of Phila., visited
Miss May Janvier on Sunday.
Mrs Jennie Pierce and son Eugene, who
have been spending some time in the South
have returned home.
The entertainment given by the Daley
quartette in the Methodist Church on We'd
nesday was well attended and much ap-
preciated.
A hurdy-gurdy enlivened the town and
furnished amusement for the children on
Wednesday evening.
Lorenzo Downs is enlarging his home on
Maple street by building an addition to the
rear.
An auction has been in progress in the
Henle building.
Miss Lou Nelson is very ill with typhoid
fever.
Miss Hattie Ingard, of Woodbury., visited
Miss Lulu Dubois.
Mrs. Geo. Candy is visiting her daugh-
ter in Brooklyn, N. Y.
Mr.. Cieeland, the new Baptist minister,
has moved into the Morton homestead on
Central Ave.
The ground of the Moore property looks
very pretty at this time of the year.
Three hack-loa6s of men, interested in
the electric railway, were on tour of in
vestigation over the route of the proposed
extension Of the system, from Mantua to
this place. We have been unable to learn
their decision, but earnestly hope that we
will soon see this great improvement.
Miss Julia Ingersoll, who has been an
invalid for some years, and great sufferer,
died on Thursday night and was buried on
Sunday.
Geo. Candy and Miss Abbie are visiting
relatives at Mt. Ephraim.
Louis Fisher spent Sunday visiting his
cousin in East Orange.
Mrs. Rob't Green, ST., who lives on the
Meadow Farm, died on Thursday and was
buried on Monday.
The Literary Club held their last meet
ing at the home of Miss Janvier The sub
ject discussed was the ''Courtship of Miles
Standish.''
Tuesday evening was great night for
the Red Men in Clayton. A large number
Of visiting members were present with the
home lodge. About fifty of the order
paraded in full uniform down Central Ave-,
making quite unique and interesting pro-
cession. The evenings entertainment was
followed by a banquet.
Miss Elizabeth Ashbridge is visiting
friends in Princeton, N. J.
Miss Margaret Janvier, of Lansdowne,
Pa, spent Sunday with Miss Janvier.