Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1911-09-14
CLAYTON.

[pathy OF the entire community.
The fires have been put under at
Moore Bros. glass factory, also at
lPierce's, but thus far the blowers
Ehave absolutely refused to go to work
lat Moores. 1t is reported that Pierce's
will start up in few days. tn
Milton G Silver, of Washington, d.
c., has been spending a week with his
relatives here. He went back to that
place Sunday evening.
Quite a number of the bottle blow
|ers of this town have gone elsewhere
to work for the coming fire. Garfield
Browne and John Farley left on Sun
Eday for Salena, where they will worDp
A temperance speaker was in charge
of the morning service at the Method
list Church on Sunday morning. After
giving a very fine sermon a collection
was taken for the fighting of the Ii
quor traffic, which amounted to nearly
ten dollars In the evening Pastor
Burns preached temperance SER
mon which proved acceptable to quite
a crowd.
The new house of John Farley is
rapidly nearing completion, the car
penters being at work on the inside
and the painters on the outside. Mr..
Farley hopes to occupy it by the first
of November
G. w. Stewards new house and al
so the one of Garfield Brownies on the
Carvin tract, are being pushed as rap
idly as can be. Mr.. Stewards house
is offered for sale.
Walter MerWin, part owner of the
New Idea Sanitary Brush factory, who
has been spending some time at his
home in the Pocono Mountains, has
returned.
Mrs. Howard Kille, who has been
very sick with typhoid fever, is about
again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Penn are
again about the house. Mrs. Penn is
doing the better of the two, although
Mr.. Penn. is slowly pulling together.
The Spectacular in which moving
pictures are shown every Saturday
Ievening, is not attracting very much
lof crowd. Last Saturdays attend
Fance only counted some 70 odd people,
1t is hoped by the proprietor to get
a good vaudeville to show during the
winter months. If. this is done many
more would attend. 60
An electric car with a hot box was.
pushed on the siding back of the sta
tion on Sunday night, but was pulled
away Monday morning.
Harry Mitchell, son Of James Nit
chell, prosperous farmer of Little
Mill, small place near here, while
crossing the track at the north end
of the station was instantly killed by
coming in contact with the third rail.
He was accompanied by his sister. In
going from town to their home they
undertook to cross at this point The
sister jumped over the rail, but Harry
stubbed his toe and fell face down
ward on the rail. The sister who
was very much terrified, ran to the
station and notified the agent who inn
mediately got out the section gang
who after much difficulty got the body
from the rail. Nearly every bit of
clothing was burned from the body
and it was badly burned The body
was taken to the undertaking estab-
lishment of Mrs. F. R. Savacool, and
then to the home of the boy
Mrs. Belle Davis has taken down
her front fence and has had the back
of the lawn cemented. 1t presents a
very fine appearance and adds much to
the beauty of the property.
Roy Miller is able to sit up in a
chair at this writing. Ebert Fisher
is also able to sit up
James Roun moved his goods from
his fathers home on Tuesday.
VIM. L. ROM will move from the
house he now occupies and Christie
pher C. Beck will move into the house
now occupied by Mr.. Roun.
The house on Central ave., which
Charles Dilkes is rebuilding is nearly
completed.
NC. Shreve entertained his nephew
from Fitman over Sunday
The farm of Mrs. Joseph Locke has
been sold to Edward Hill, of Newfield. |
Mr. Hill moved there one day last
week.
Miss Jennie Cranston who has been
spending a few days at the home of
Richard Turner, returned home Friday
morning.
The house of Miss Ella Beck on
Centre street, will be renovated and
rebuilt and will be occupied by her
father, G.. C. Beck.
Mr.. Pierce Dubois, of Hurffyille,
spent one evening last week at the
home of his grandmother, Mrs. John
Dubois, here.
Sheppard Fry is among the new
owners of automobiles, he having pur-
chased Hupmobile.
William Laid, of Philadelphia, was
a visitor at the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs f. G.. Ladd here, over
Sunday.
Hiram Beckett is very much improv
ed at this writing, also is Mrs. War
ner, who has been. very feeble for the
past few days.
H. H. English and family, who have
been spending the summer at Atlantic
City, have arrived home after a pleas