Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-04-03
CLAYTON.

Stewart Dare has moved on the farm
recently vacated by Hiram Newkirk.
Miss Ida Lawson has returned to her
home after an extended visit in New York.
The Rev. s. G. Mead, of Princeton, has
been occupying the pulpit at the Baptist
Church for the past few Sundays.
DIR. Duffel visited friends in town on Sat.
urday.
VIM. McMullen is progressing with his
new grocery store.
Our town must be going backward, not q
single new house to be built this year az
far as we know.
Wonder what is the matter with the
trolley people? Do they forget we still
need them?
and business meeting was held at the par
sonage Wednesday evening.
Miss Mary Crane spent Easter with
| friends in Bordentown.
Norman Pierce, who attends the West
Jersey Academy, is home on his Easter
vacation.
Mr.. Handle, who is employed by Samue
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end off one of his fingers.
Wedding bells will ring in town mex
week
Benz. Coleman will soon move into thu
Newkirk house.
| fakir by the name of Johnnie Macl
amused quite crowd with his talk OF
Thursday evening.
The entertainment, entitled Hiawaths
and the Adoption Degree Of the 1. o. r
M, was repeated in the town hall on Wed
nesday evening with success.
An entertainment was given in the town
hall on Saturday evening by number o
Salem people, entitled Life in New York.
A man by the name of Lloyd has beer
engaged by the borough as dog catcher
He will be on duty Monday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Skinner gave thei
daughter Beatrice surprise party las
week. Her many little friends that wer
present spent an enjoyable evening.
What might have been very serious
accident was happily averted by quicl
action at the home of VIM. Smallwood
Mrs Smallwood was filling her oil stow
when it exploded, setting fire to child
clothes that was near it. She wrapped thu
child in a coat and called for help which
was luckily close at hand.
Special Easter music was given at tn
churches on Sunday.
Mrs. N. V. Getsinger has returned afte
an extended visit at Bridgeton.
Miss Lizzie Rouse, of Phila., spent Taste
with her father, Mr.. John Rouse.
The appearance of Central Ave. is bein,
much improved by the removal Of some o
the dead trees.
The Firemen's Benefit will be held Oh
Saturday evening instead of Wednesday a
previously stated. The celebrated Dale,
quartette will be present.
Miss SCHUYLER, of Phila., visited her sister
Mrs. DIR. johnson, on Sunday.
Mrs Pennington Corson has been visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. P. K. Dubois.
Chas. Scott has been very ill.
The following officers were appointed b.
the Mayor: Borough Clerk, L. R. Ledden
Marshall, Thomas Grice. Overseer of Poor
S. G. Roselle; Poundkeeper, Edward New
kirk
The Literary Club met at the home Q
Miss Ashbridge on Friday evening the sub
ject being Julius Caesar.
Harry Clifford, son of Rev. Eli Clifford
has been visiting in town.
Alex. Corson, of Princeton, was in tow
this week.
Mrs. Adams, of Jersey City, visite
relatives in town last week.
DIR. johnson will resume services in th
Franklinville Presbyterian Church on Tues
day evening, April 1.
The Epworth League rendered the Rev
Eli Clifford reception on Wednesday even
ing.
The election of officers of the Presby
terrain Sunday-school was held Sunda
afternoon resulting as follows: Supt., DIR
johnson; Asst Supts., Chas. c. Moor
and Raymond Crane; Treas, D. Wilso
Moore; Sec'y, Harry Beck; Pianists, Mabe
Marley and Mrs. Patterson; Supt. of Infan
Department, Miss Smith and w. A. VII
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