Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-01-18
CLAYTON.

MISS -LuSy i}tLiudit, y tcdCuCf III lie
public school at Pennington, was
visitor at the home Of Miss Lottie Love
on Friday evening.
We are very sorry to lose Mr..
William Davis, from our town, He
has purchased a hotel at Absecon, and
moved his family there with the ex-.
ception Of his sister, Miss Name Davis
who is a teacher in our public school,
and is still living at the homestead.
Mr. Eugene Doughty and wife have
closed their home at Pitman and are
staying at the home of Mrs. Dougty's
sister. They expect to remain until
Spring.
Mr.. Matthias Richman, of Philadel-
phia, and an old veteran of the Civil
War, was brought here Tuesday af-
ternoon and was inferred in Cedar
Green Cemetery.
r.. G. Ladd's laundry has cut out
their Salem work, and discharged
most of their help.
Mrs. Jennie Winn and daughter Alb
bic, of Millville, are visitors at the
home of Postmaster Dooling.
Clayton is blessed with large num-
ber of stores, but taking the old adage
that there is always room for one
more we are about to have another
Mr.. William Kindle is about to open
up the building that was formerly oc-
cupied by the Ladies' Store of Moore
Bros. Co. And it is runored that
Grant Garwood has purchased the
building now occupied by the Brush
factory and will open grocery store.
Lee T. Hallock is confined to his
home with slight illness.
Albert Crane has been off duty for
few days owing to a sore throat and
very bad cold
Our pastor, Rev. Mr.. Burns,
preached on the Epworth League last
Sunday evening. He took for his
topic the League motto: Look up,
Lift up and we listened to a very
interesting talk. One thing our pastor
told US, and we should all take heed,
and that is, as the weather grows
warmer, the congregations should
grow larger; and in truth, / think we
should all turn out and help in the
great cause of Christianity
A man by the name of Foreman
was brought here dead from Malaga
on Monday and taken to Mrs. F. r..
iSavacool'S morgue. This man Fore
man and his son lived in a portable
house just below Iona. He may have
been trying the open air treatment,
at least he was there for the benefit
OF his health. He was taken to Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Philadelphia, on
Wednesday for interment.
'Tis an i'll wind that blows nobody
some good, and the plumbers are GER
tainly coming into their own this cold
spell. | believe it is safe to say that
every person in town with pipes in
their homes, have had some trouble.
John Madara, of Wenonah, is stop
ping few days with his mother, Mrs.
Madara.
Mr.. Wyckoff, who farmed the DR..
Dubois farm last year, has rented the
Christopher Beck farm where he will
move as soon as Mr.. Beck vacates
Last Thursday afternoon fire broke
out in one of the large outhouses on
the farm of John Warrick, one mile
and half from town. The call was
sent in by telephone and the fire alarm
sounded. The firemen promptly re-
sponded; attached their hose carts to
automobiles and were carried to the
scene of the fire which they quickly
extinguished before much damage had
been done.
A large number of auto enthusiasts
from this place have been taking in
the big auto show at Philadelphia this
week
Gottleib Wolf, who has been laid UP
with lumbago for the past week, is
able to be about again.
George, Albert and Harding Crane,
who have been blowing glass at Will
cox, Pa, this season, have returned
home reporting the poor condition of
the trade.
Robert Harrison, one of Clayton's
foremost chicken fanciers, won two
blue ribbons for his Buff Wyandotte
exhibits at the Camden Armory Poul-
try Show last week
]. N. Kier, Joseph S. Fisler, Wash.
Warner and Clarence Hibbard filled
their ice houses with ten inch ice this
week.
Much interest is being taken in the
revival services now being held in the
Mission Church. Rev Joseph Bowen
is very much pleased with the good
work and the religious fevor thus far
manifested.
Chas. C. Moore who purchased
1912 Hudson automobile, a few weeks
ago, has sold it to parties in Philadel-
phia. 1t is rumored that Mr. Moore
and family will leave these parts, in
few weeks for Colorado Springs,
where his father, D. Wilson Moore.
now resides.
Report has it that Whitall- -Tatum,
the big glass firm at Millville, are ne
gotiating for the purchase of the
Moore Bros. works, which recently
went into the hands of receiver.
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BLACKWOOD.
Mr.. Rudolph Benezet and family
will raf1lrn thic 1nnnlz 70 thair hama