Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-03-05
CLAYTON.

Miss Linda jess was taken sick on Fri
day and had to be helped to her home Sh
has fully recovered at this writing.
The condition of the streets Of our towr
after the rain last week is just lovely.
George Yeiter,a breakman on the freight
was seriously injured in Moore's yard or
Saturday. While assisting in drilling til,
cars he fell between a car and the Woo
tanks and was rolled around number o
times and badly bruised. He was taken t.
his home in Millville by Joe Corsiglia III,
would not permit them to take him to tn,
hospital.
Mr.. Taggart, Of Williamstown, visited
his uncle, Samuel Tweed, over Sunday.
Our local lodges are enjoying prosperity
and are initiating new members nearly
every meeting.
1t seems to De almost positive fact thai
we will have a gas house in our town, il
only remains for Council to finally pass the
bill which will authorize the company tt
go ahead. The plant will likely be located
near the station. The mains will be laic
in time for the summer consumption.
F. f. Pierce & Co. have presented Hope
Fire Company with $50 as token Of theil
appreciation of valuable service at the fire
at that plant last week. The Company
have new building and equipment in
mind, and this sum will help them to Sc
cure it.
Council has ordered the new fire bell tt
be erected on the front of the Town Hal
instead of the rear as originally intended.
Samuel Ledden, an old resident of the
town, has been lying very ill at the home
of his daughter in Camden. He is now 8
little better.
The coal supply is at last catching VI
with the demand.
week, has gone with his family to Montana
to engage in the insurance business.
The play given by the daughters Of
Liberty entitled "a Noble 0utcast, was
quite a success.
John Risley and Miss Lottie Hillebrand
were married by the Rev. F. w. johnson
d. D., on Saturday evening. Both are
we'll known here.
DR.. Fisher has begun to enlarge his drug
store.
The last meeting of the Literary Clul
was held at the home of John Ashbridge.
R. Harrison entertained Mrs. Alice vii
son, of Fulton, N. Y, last week.
The revival services were closed in thu
NJ E. Church on Sunday evening.
The NJ E. Sunday-school will elect new
officers on Friday evening.
Laborers are scarce in this place-a mum
Der of men could secure employment at thu
works.
A band Of gypsies is located near town.
The streets are occupied by the boys
playing marbles in the evenings.
The voters of the borough will be givel
the privilege to say whether or not we are
to have a new fire house. 1t is proposed t.
raise IL money at the rate Of $500 eacl
year until the cost is paid.
Election is at hand. A new Mayor will
be elected at this election to serve three
years. A great many people seem to thinl
the local elections are of small Importance
and not worth the trouble which they incur
bnt the welfare of our town depends mucl
on the character of the men elected to fiji
these positions. In the next three years
unless all signs fail, this town will pas
though scenes and improvement that viii
be of more value and benefit to it than any
thing that has happened since the railroad
was built Even the changes which seen
very near, will make a good deal of differ
ence The necessity for electing men wh'
will fill the offices of the town, which ar
without salary, to the best advantage of tn
community is apparent to every one. Judg
ing from the past the town could not d.
better, at this time at least, than to re-elec
the present Mayor, F. R. Nichols, who, a
every one knows, has made very good off
ciaI, and has served the town we'll.
Quit number of people have come her
to work from Downingtown and Salem
where factories have closed. A new furnac
will be put in blast here in the near future
giving work to a number of men. Whel
this is started more people will be employs
in the town than for many years.