Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-04-22
CLAYTON.

The monthly dance given by the
Still Run Boat CT ub, in the town hall
was a most elaborate one, and was a
grander success than all the former
ones given by the above organization,
The numerous guests came froM
Philadelphia, Camden, Williamstown
Vineland, Elmer, Franklinville, Glass
boro, Woodbury. and Clayton. John
A. Steelman, president of the club
was master of ceremonies, and over
looked the serving of the refresh
ments. The boat club will give an
other dance on the goth of May.
Crescent Military Band will give an
entertainment in the opera house on
the Both of this month, aThe show is
to be managed by Mr.. Wallace Neal,
a former resident of this place, but
now living at Ridley Park, Pa.
Mr.. John NJ Plum and M. F. Du-
Bois gave a baked shad supper at the
home of Samuel Walker on Thursday
evening of last week Sixteen shad
were baked to satisfy the palates of
the one hundred guests.
Here in this quiet, clean little viii
lage a gambling den has been raided.
A number of our young men have been
disappearing one by one in the even
ings of late, and at last the mystery
has been solved. One young sport
recently lost forty dollars in one even
ing. By skillful detective work the
Mayor has found out, with the aid of
one of Clayton's prominent business
men, where the young men have been
spending their evenings. The house
in which the games were conducted is
situated in the northern end of the
town and was run by man who has
lived in Clayton for number of years
and whom everybody trusted as an
honest and upright man. This man
was notified by the Mayor one day
this week to move out of town and
never return. 1t is too bad that the
young men of this place should de-
light in such pastime. 1t is hoped
that this will prove a lesson to all
who are concerned.
Mr.. J. N. Kier recently cabled from
New York to Europe for rug to be
sent to him for his room which he has
recently had re-decorated.
Moore Bros. ware sheds were never
before SO full of ware All persons
ordering ware made ar e instructing
them to hold it for future shipment,
Pierce's factory has lots of orders and
plenty of shipments, but broken pots
are constantly throwing men out OF
work for two or three days at time
Rev. Mcconnell, formerly of Clayton
Baptist Church, has moved to new
charge out in Pennsylvania.
Work is being pushed ahead on the
new house of Chas. Essler on E. High
street.
Mulford Crane, of Pennington Semi
nary, returned to his studies on Mon
day.
Cayton Concert Band is open for en-
gagements this summer, this being oc-
easioned by their being euchred out OF
the Ocean City job.
Reuben Hall will build a house on
the lot owned by his father-in-law, DR.
Albert Porch and adjoining that oil
Benz. Stanger on w. Academy street.
Mrs. Eugene Doughty, of Glassboro
spent Saturday with her sister, Mrs
Alonzo Focer.
Many automobiles are going through
( Clayton every Sunday now since the
new Malaga and Downstown road has
been completed and that connected
with the Atlantic county road. If il
were not for the toll gates on this
road there would be much more traffic
as it Is judged by automobilists as the
finest in the State, especially the
stretch between Glassboro and Malaga
Mr.. J. S. Fisler spent Sunday with
his family at Clayton. Mr.. Fis1er is
building the new road from Elmer te
the Gloucester county line.
We are glad to announce that the
persons who were dumping the con-
tents of their cesspools in the ditch
which runs through Moore's meadow
have realized that they were polluting
the streams of the State and had bet
ter put stop to such work. The ditch
runs into Still Run and from there to
the Maurice river.
Harold Otterson was up to the new
Shibe Park on Saturday to see the
Athletics play the national game.
Mr.. John Kille has sold out the en-
tire stock of his five and ten cent
store to his son, Joseph Kille, who
keeps furnishing store at Maple
and Pearl streets.
The international Correspondence
Schools have rented window of r
u. CampDell IOT ulSpldy.
A. G. Silver patiently waits for his
automobile.
oscar Downs is tearing out and re-
modelling his bungalow on Maple St
Miss Julia Ingersoll, Of Glassboro
is now living in North Clayton with
her sister, Mrs. Garfield Brown.
Mrs. Harmon Nathan has gone to
her girlhood home in Virginia for a
lengthy stay.