Gloucester County Democrat., 1905-05-11
CLAYTON.

At meeting Of the glass blowers here
on Monday evening, Joseph H. Patterson
and John Essler were elected delegates to
represent the Clayton local at the Annual
Glassblowers Convention at Terre Haute,
Indiana, on July 10th.
The eight O'Clock tea club met at the
home of William Scott on Saturday even
ing there were about thirty present and all
report good time.
Jacob Berchard has reopened his pool
and barber business on Centeral ave.
little boy baby arrived at the home of
William Bowers on Wednesday.
The stone wall in front Of the Cedar
Green Cemetery is now completed and the
lot holders are having their lawns taken
care of, SO there is probability OF Clayton
having the finest cemetery in South Jersey
by Decoration Day
Mrs. Mary Brewer of Lawrence, Mass, is
visiting George Crane and family.
Mrs. Sarah Baker has returned home
after spending month with relatives at
at Atlantic City.
The Clayton Concert Band celebrated
their seventh anniversary on Friday even
ing and gave free concert in the opera
house, which was beautifully decorated for
the occasion, and was crowded to the doors.
An elaborate program was rendered and a
banquet was served to the members and
| friends in the lower room.
The strawberry festival held by the
helping society on Saturday evening, proved
to be grand success. Every thing was
sold out before ten o'clock.
The term OF Ben. M. Turner as Justice Of
Peace, expired May 1st, but on the same day
be was appointed by the Mayor Recorder
of the Borough, which gives him about the
same power as a Justice Of the Peace.
Frank Beyier visited old friends in town
on Friday. He is suffering with a very
sore leg the result of sliding to base on the
Lebanon team.
BASE BALL NOTES.
Clayton has scheduled to play at Vine.
land on July 1st, and will play two exhi-
bition games with Glassboro on the 4th ol
July, at Clayton in the morning and al
Glassboro in the afternoon.
Keough has signed to play for Clayton
this year.
Smith and Boogar will play for Clayton
on Decoration Day, exclusively.
The base ball association will hold q
meeting in the Town Hall on Tuesday
evening, May 18th, at which every one in
terested in base ball is requested to attend
A report of last years business will be read
and several other matters Of business will
be discussed.
The fans are all glad to hear that they
will probably see Ward in his old position
as s. S. for Clayton.
With Brady and Robinson and another
pitcher whose name the management is
holding back, Clayton will have strong
pitching staff.
The fans are all glad that Billy Simmer
man is going to play in the League and
wish him grand success.
Manager CAMPBELL and catcher BevieI
witnessed the game at the Elm A. A.
grounds lin Camden on Saturday and
were very much pleased with the work OF
their pitcher, Robinson.
The Clayton and Glassboro High School
boys will probably play on the Clayton
diamond next Saturday.
Wonder if weare going to have schedule
with the Country Club.
Several of the local base ball managers
have got their eyes on Marshall and Essler
who played on the Clayton team nearly all
last season and who haYe got all the ear
marks of the base ball professionals.
The Clayton and Glassboro High School
boys crossed bat at Glassboro on Saturday.
Glassboro won by score of - to II.
in ten innings.
Robinson, who will pitch for Clayton,
played with the Camden Elm A. A. on
Saturday and held the opposing team down
to three hits and struck IA men out.
Lumber has arrived for the Clayton base
ball fence, and it will be completed in
about week.
Wonder if Elmer is going to get the base
ball fever and try to trim Clayton.