Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-01-22
CLAYTON.

w. A. Hess, while serving his customers
in Williamstown one day last week, was so
unfortunate as to lose his team and stock
OF goods. Thinking his team had come
back to Clayton he walked the long dis
lance home and not finding them made
another trip to Williamstown and back the
same day. They were afterwards found at
farmhouse where they had strayed.
Miss Lizzie Early has accepted position
out in Pennsylvania.
An entertainment Of literary and musi-
cal character will be given in the Presby-
terian Church on Wednesday evening, Jan.
%. The exercises will be under the au-
spices Of the Women's Home and Foreign
Missionary Society of the church. Re-
freshments will be served.
Drs. Porch, Hustled and Fisher attended
the meeting Of the Gloucester County Med
ical Society in Woodbury. last week.
VIM Stanlcup and Theo. Kier Of this
place, were chosen on the jury which de-
oided the fate Of the negro on trial for MUIR
der at Woodbury..
Miss Dorotha McKeen, who has been on
the sick list, is again able to be out.
Two men interested in cranberry grow
ing have been looking over sites in this
vicinity recently.
The Daughters of Liberty will give
drama in the near future entitled "Noble
Qqteast.u
The coal supply Of our dealers Is again
getting alarmingly low. Quite number
of out-of-town people have been supplied
by our dealers
Calvin Usinger, Of this place, and Miss
Jessie Hall, of Vineland, were united in
marriage in Vineland at the home of the
BRIDES brother last Wednesday evening.
They will reside at the corner of High
street and Central avenue.
Miss Frances Porch has returned after an
extended visit with relatives in Millyille.
The Jr. O. U. A. NJ. of this place are
organizing company of guards.
Miss Lizzie Rouse and friend, of Phila.,
spent Sunday with her. family in this
place
Quite large surprise party was given
Miss Ada Nelson by her young friends on
Saturday evening, over sixty attending
from this place and surrounding towns. A
very merry time was expressed by all pres
ent.
Most Of our icemen took advantage of
the fine quality of ice in the ponds last
week and most of the ice houses were filled
Chimney fires are becoming very COM
mon in town caused by the burning of
wood more generally than in past winters.
There were at least ha + dozen last week.
Much interest is being felt in the extra
meetings being held in the Methodist
Church, and large congregations are present
every evening.
Presiding Elder Hewitt was present at
the Methodist Church on last Sunday.
Quarterly meeting was held on Friday
evening
Washington Warner, the new milk man,
started out with fine new wagon. Sue
cess to him.
CLARENCE smallwood, who has been en-
ployed in the butcher shop at Moore Bros,
we understand will go into business for
himself,
A correspondent to the Phila. papers was
so kind to our townspeople as to say that
the reason many 90 to church is because
they have no coal to keep warm at home.
Such articles are, as some imagine, up to
date and serve to upbuild our town.
The last meeting of the Literary Club
was held at the home of Mrs Stetson, the
subject Of the evening being Tennyson's
'Idylls of the King" ateF
DR.. Frank FISHER is attending the Poly
clinic College and Hospital in Phila. every
Thursday
The people Of the town are much excited
over report that huge land deal was to
be consummated shortly. Is this COM
panion piece to the great post-hole enter
prise that swept over onr town some time
ago.
The shirt factory started up here today
employing quite number of hands.
The Jr. O. U. A. M. will soon give an
entertainment in the Opera House.
R. T. Beckett, of this place, has an
orange tree with number of ripe oranges
on it, some half grown and about fifty buds
and blossoms He also has lemon tree
with over one-hundred buds and blossoms.
The lemon tree is one Of the Pondevasa
variety. va 49,.