Gloucester County Democrat., 1904-11-17
CLAYTON.

former pastors wife, Mrs. j. >. Cleelanu,
now Of Chester, Pa, appeared in their
midst. After a very soeiable evening they
were invited to the dining room where
very excellent supper was served.
Oscar Campbell has accepted position in
Bridgeton and went to work on Monday.
Charles P. Keen moved his family on
Thursday in the house vacated by Mort
on High street.
Honest Hitler, manager of the Diamond
Bottle Works at Royersford, was the guest
of friends here on Thursday.
George Batten and Lewis Batten and
wife, of Allentown, were over Sunday
guests of their parents here.
There will be a chicken pot-pie supper
served in the town ball this evening under
the auspices of the Helping Hand Society.
Harry Alkier, who is working at Allen
town, spent Sunday with his family here.
James A. Kille has had large bay win
dow built to his store and is having both
his store and residence painted
Francis Batten is visiting his son, Lewis
Batten, and family at Allentown.
DIR. C. Frank Fisler is having new
room and bay window added to his house
on Central Aye, and will move there as
soon as it is completed.
DR.. Webb moved his family to Camden
on Friday.
Mort Coleman moved his family to Mill
Vile on Tuesday where he will work this
year.
The New Jersey State Board of Agricul-
ture Farmers Institute cooperating with
County Boards and Grangers will hold a
session in the opera house here on Saturday
Nov 10TH This meeting is to be held
under the auspices of the State Board Of
Agricu ture. 1t is free to all. A large at
tendance of farmers and all others interest
ed in agricultural matters is requested.
Ladies and young people are especially in
yited.
The Ladies' Sewing Circle Of the Presby-
terian Church will hold fair in the town
hall ON Saturday evening, Dec. Sd for the
benefit Of the church.
Mrs. Charles Crane and mother, Mrs
Henry Morey, of Harrington, Del, are
visiting relatives in Atlantic City.
John Risley, i'll his SD year, died on last
Thursday at his late residence in North
Clayton, and was buried on Monday in
Cedar Green cemetery. He was resident
of Clayton for number of years and was
also manager Of Pierces glassworks for a
number of years.
Matthew Sayre is wearing a broad smile
over boy that arrived on Friday,
Factory No. A at Moore Bros. was block
ed on Saturday on account of bad glass
The Rev. Eli Clifford and wife were the
guests of their daughter at Trenton a few
days last week.
To pay an election bet, Alfred Usinger
and Albert Crane pulled buggy about the
town on Wednesday evening with Lenton
Silver and Robert Dooling sitting in it.
Usinger and Crane were the Democrats and
Silver and Dooling the Republicans.
Oscar Downs and wife were oyer-Sunday
guests of relatives in Woodbury..
Samuel Atkinson and family were oyer
Sunday guests with relatives here.
The regular monthly business meeting of
the literary department of the Epwoi th
League was held at the home of Miss Nell
lie Essler on Monday evening.
Some person shot at the 6.45 north bound
and the 7 80 south bound trains just south
of Clayton on Friday evening. The weapon
used was a revolver and the bullet pass ed
through both car windows, and on the 1872
train escaped hitting a negro in the head by
about inches. It is said that the glass
from the window cut his face badly.
Miss Estella Walker has returned home
after spending month with her sister, Mrs.
Lewis Zanes and family, in Bridgeton.
John Madara has accepted position at
Port Allegheny and he and his wife started
for there on Monday morning.
Mrs. Abbie Gleason, of Gloucester City,
attended the funeral of John Risley here
on Monday.
Mrs William Sickler is now at the St.
Louis Fair.
Joseph johnson, Of Gloucester City,
spent Monday as the guest of John Wins
and family.
Harry Bossler and family are visiting
William Sayre and family.
The strong wind on Sunday night COM
pletely destroyed the Republican banner
that hung across Central Ave.
Miss Estella Harris was the guest of rela-
tives in Norman over Sunday.
Miss Rhoda Crane spent Sunday as the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Walter Nelson, in
Camden.
Samuel Silver is on the sick list at this
writing.
Mrs. Edgar D. Chamberlain, of Mount
Pocono, Pa, is visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. G. Silver and family here.
Isaiah Owens, negro, employed by Pat
rick Mitchell, went into the woods adjoin-
ing the farm after game on Friday and was
found with his head badly torn
by shot He was taken to the house and
his wounds dressed, and is now slowly i'm
proving No one knows who did the shoot
ing as Ovens gun was loaded when he was
found.