Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-09-18
CLAYTON.

Memorial services, concentrating the
life and death of President Mckinley, were
held in the Presbyterian Church on Sunday
morning. Samuel Mills Post G. A. r. at
tended the service in body and listened
to the address of the Rev. Mr.. Cleeland,
who occupied the pulpit in the absence OF
DIR. johnson. His address on the life and
death of Mr. Mckinley were very interest
ing and well received by his hearers.
The Clayton Bargain Co., who have oc-
cupied the large double stores in Chas.
Seeds building, will remove to the store
opposite and carry on the jewelry business
there.
The social and business meeting of the
Y. p S. c. z. was held ON Wednesday
evening, being postponed on account of bad
weather last week.
The Clayton base ball team went to
Elmer to play on Saturday and easily won
by the score of to 1.
Council will ask the railroad company to
enclose and heat the new station on the
south bound track. They will also be
asked to lay stone approaches to the depot.
Anyone who has occasion to cross the street
from Maple street to the depot platform
well knows how to appreciate this proposed
improvement.
John Williamson is home from New
York on account of poor health.
John Bethel has moved into the Chew
property on Centre street.
Harry Stille and family attended the
funeral of Mr.. STILES mother in Tuckahoe
last week.
The local Christian Endeavor Society is
making preparations for the Autumn con-
vention which will be held in the Presby-
terrain Church.
Albert Hill and John Campbell have
gone to Olean, n. Y, where they will blow
glass the coming blast.
Ralph, Harry and Archibald Porch have
gone to Salem for the season.
Howard Moore was quite badly cut about
the head while in the new house building
for his father
Walter Staulcup is entertaining Miss
d. G.
Mr.. and Mrs VIM. Souders gave free
dom party to their daughter Miss Verna on
Saturday evening last. Many young people
from this town, Glassboro, Woodbury.,
Camden, Malaga and Millville were in at
tendance at the glad event.
G. c. Burroughs, Jos. A. Kille and AL
fred Smally each received blue ribbons at
the Atlantic City Poultry Clubs show on
the Ocean Pier. Clayton is not behind
when it comes to taking the first ribbons.
Allie Richman, of Bridgeton, is visiting
Geo. Beebe.
Thos. Wins, Jr., who has been very ill
with typhoid fever, is again able to be
about, after almost two months
Miss Ethel EuBois is entertaining Miss
Elizabeth Philip, of Hurffville.
James Roun was married to Miss Lizzie
Tyler, of Millville, on Thursday.
VIM. Nelson and family have gone to
Alton, ILL.,, for the season.
The bad condition of the curbing about
town is about to receive the attention of
Council.
Albert Latcham and wife, of Iowa, are
visiting in town. He was at one time a
young people can remember skating on a
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Henry Dooling is attending a business
college in Philadelphia
Misses Rose and Martha Fisher of Cam
den, visited Miss Arda Fisher on Sunday.
Mrs. F. E. Mclaughlin is visiting her
daughter in Allentown, Pa.
Mrs. VIM. Angle has been visiting Mrs.
Lynton Kier at Haddonield.
Miss Ida Lawson is entertaining Miss
Lillian Chew at her home on Central Ave.
Mrs. John NJ Moore has returned from
Colorado where she has been with her sick
daughter Florence, whom she leaves inn
proved in health.
Miss Edith Fisher was given surprise
party on Saturday evening by Mrs. Jen-,
kins.
The dreaded diphtheria has again broken
out in several places in town. On Monday
a number of children in the homes Of Fred
Ladd and Israel Scott, who had been in the
churches on Sunday, were stricken There
homes were quarantined and the public
schools closed. 1t is hoped to confine the
contagion if possible. One death has oc-
CURED and about dozen are afflicted.
Norman Pierce, who graduated at the
West Jersey Academy, is attending Temple
College.
Mrs. VIM. Walls is visiting at the home
Of james Jones.