Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-05-06
CLAYTON.


The entertainment and concert
given by the Crescent Military band
on Friday evening last was grand
success. The band has improved inn
mensely since last fall. Among the
pieces which were played were sew
eral classic selections and the boys
mastered them ALL Messrs Wallace
and Benjamin Neal won round after
round of applause through their clever
acting and numerous jokes and comic
songs. The members of the band are;
Roscoe Kindle, alto; John Crane and
Reed Skinner, bass; Harding Crane
and Alfred Burgess, comets; Chas.
Kille and Roy Corsiglia, clarionets:
Stanley Young, bass drum; Jasper
Jenkins, snare drum: Fred. Crane,
baritone and Raymond Cliff, trombone.
Messrs. Stephen and Frank Crane
are improving their homes by the lay
ing of Mosaic and quartered oak floors
The work on the new club house at
the lake is progressing very fast. The
club wants to occupy the boat house
by the first of June. 70
The Mayor has had the lawn at the
town hall regarded and rolled. Mr..
Nichols is a good Mayor and believes
in improvements.
There are number of small boys
making practice of robbing birds
nests in and out side of Clayton. 1t
would be a good thing if the parents
of these youngsters would put stop
/ to it before the authorities take hold
/ of the matter. %
Many Clayton fishermen are an
xiously waiting for the re-opening of
Moore's lake for angling Last sum
mer the lake was well stocked with
perch and bass and there promises
to be some fine sport as the fish are
breeding fast. The largest pike ever
caught in this lake was captured by
Edward Young last summer. 1t meas
ured nearly two feet. Does it sound
fishy? 10
There will be a commencement at
the Clayton High School this year.
The Clayton Concert band will fur
nish the music for the occasion.
Mr. ]. S. FISHER is improving very
fast after his accident.
Rev. Hallowell, formerly of the
Baptist Church, was in town on Mon
day..
Crescent Military band are rehears-
ing Memorial Day music and are TAX
ing long marches nightly prior to the
strenuous work ahead of them.
J. Harold Otterson and John Cliff
were among the apprentices taken in
at Moore Bros. last week.
Mr.. Stephen Crane, at this writing,
is confined to his bed suffering with
rheumatism. Mr.. Crane has been af-
fected for a long time but was re-
Gently taken worse and shows no i'm
provement of late.
The station at this place was broken
into and robbed on last Friday night
by inexperienced burglars, as the me-
thods of entering and working indi-
Gated. The slot box on the pay tele-
phone was torn off, and found at the
school grove, about a quarter of a
mile from the station. The box con-
tanned only small amount of change.
Joseph Alexander, the agent who Ii yes
in the station building was awakened
by the thieves and when coming down
stairs saw the men taking leave. An
entrance was forced by taking out a
small pane of glass from one of the
doors and reaching down and un-
fastening the latch.
The plasterers are about through at
the new school house, and the car
penters will soon have the finishing
completed. The furniture and all
necessaries will be in and ready for
Sept. l, in good time for Fall opening.