Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-10-06
CLAYTON.

Helu Brown one day last week.
Miss Elizabeth Hoffman has accepted
position as miliner in Oxford, Pa, and
left for there on Monday
Irwin Hustled spent last week as the guest
of his parents in Cedarville.
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Harrison and
daughter, Prof J. W. Harrison, wife and
child, and E. D. Harrison and wife, all of
Boston, are visiting R Harrison, and fam
lily, here.
Mort Coleman has accepted position in
Richmond, Va and left for there on Sat
urday.
On Thursday Charles Turner moved in
the house vacated by Wesley Ingersol on
New street, and Harry Essler moved into
the house vacated by Lewis Leob on the
corner Of Pear street and Clayton Ave.
The remodeling of Mrs Mary Lawson's
property on Central Ave has been COM
peted, being made into a double house
and repainted. William Pomelear has
moved into one side of it,
William Shreye has improved his prop
erty on Central Ave. by laying fine ce-
ment walk.
William Pomeear is now abe to be
about after suffering for long time with a
broken ankle
! William G, Miller died at the home of
his mother here on Friday morning from
the result of falling down an elevator shaft
while working in Atlantic City. He was
taken to {. hospital and there 1T was dis
covered that his spine was broken, and as
there was no hope for his recovery, be was
brought here on Thursday and died on
Friday, and was buried in Cedar Green
cemetery here on Monday.
Samuel and Elliott Buteher and their
sister Reba, have returned home after
spending the Summer with their parents in
HoIlyville.
Leon Rown and Miss Sarah Cant, both
OF this place, were married on Sunday
4 evening at the home Of Edward Gaskili BY
the Rev. Eli Clifford.
The following are the delegates who will
attend the NJ. E. Sunday school convention
/ to be held in Glassboro on Thursday, the
\ 9th inst. Rev. Eli Clifford, A. G. Silver,
4 James K. Potter, Samuel English, Lewis
4 FISHER, Mrs. A. q. Silver, Mrs. A Sparks,
/ Mrs. Hannah LewalIen, Mrs. VIM Souder,
4 Mrs. George H. Chew, Mrs Samuel Eng
fish, Misses Bertha Steelman, Ray Fiser,
and Verna Souder.
! The town has been in darkness for some
I time and will be for a few nights to come,
as it is necessary to cut off the electric
\ lights while the company is erecting a new
smoke stack to replace the one that was
blown down by the recent storm.
Miss Mae Dubois is now graduate of
the Union College of Phila.
I Miss Rebeeca McNeal was taken to the
Methodist Hospital in Phila. on Tuesday to
I have tumor taken from her breast.
The FIRE that is burning in the swamp on
the Isaac Shute farm near here, has eaten
along the roots of several hundred trees
None of the recent heavy rains seem to
have any effect on it,.
For the first time in quarter of CEN
fury there are four glass factories in opera
ton here before Presidential election. Dur
ing a Presidential year there has always
been little business until she result of the
election was known, but this time things
are booming here.
Isaac Pancoast, one of our prominent
farmers, after having several dollars worth
of crops destroyed by trespassers, has
4 caught two or three in his watermelons and
also has list of about twenty-five names
who will be made to pay the amount OF So
or suffer the penalty Of the law.
Samuel Williamson spent Sunday as the
guest OF his brother John in New York.
Harold Otterson has returned home after
spending two weeks with relatives and
friends in Spring City, Pa.
Samuel Silver spent Tuesday with friends
in WilKesbarre, Pa.
\ Charles Lohr, Of Phila., has bought the
4 Wallace homestead here and will occupy
the same next week.
4 There are three children sick with ty-
4 phoid fever in George Gaskill's family.
j Stephen Crane, of Willow Grove moved
4 here on the corner of Maple and Pearl SITS
on Wednesday
\ A dancing class Of about fifty members
has been organized here aud will meet
every Wednesday evening during the Win
ter months
County Superintendent Eldridge visited
our public schools on Friday.
The Rev. ]. s Cleeland has resigned as
pastor of the Baptist Church here, and
preached his farewell sermon last Sunday
evening, and will hold his last meeting on
Thursday evening. He has accepted a
charge as pastor of church in Chester, Pa.
and will preach his first sermon there next
Sunday morning. Since Mr. Cleeand has
been here he has proved to be eyerybody's
4 friend, and has gained a host OF friends.
4 During the two years Of his pastoral work
here the Helping Hand society, Of which
his wife was also member, has succeeded
in raising $500 and have bought building
i lot for parsonage. We all regret 10 see
him go.
Nj. and Mrs Charles p Keen and Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Keen attended the funeral
of Edward Brown at Salem on Monday.
The misfortunes of a travelling troupe
! that came here Monday were sucn that the
4 fifteen players walked out of town.
BASE BALL.
The base ball association has recognized
I for next season and are fixing the diamond
4 far rI,oxr Mo In vel