Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-05-09
CLAYTON

O111A AV&N
Preston Campbell and Albert Scott
who are working at Allentown, this
fire were home over Sunday last.
Quite a number of Moose and their
friends attended the vaudeville per-
formance at the Moose Hail. Wood
bury, Monday evening.
Chas. Smith, of Camden, has been
visiting relatives here the past week.
Thomas CarVen continues to be SER
iously i'll at his home on Academy st.
The hot1bed on the Wm. Peterson
farm was destroyed by fire Sunday af-'
ternoon. The bed was large one
containing over a hundred thousand
sweet potato plants.
J. S. Fisler and son, road contrac
tors, have been in Wenonah the past
week constructing and repairing their
streets and highways.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. John Den
mis-, a girl.
Mrs. Brewer, formerly of this place
and wife of the celebrated crack
shooter, J. l.. Brewer, was brought
here last Saturday for interment in
Cedar Green Cemetery.
We noticed that at the minstrel
show last Saturday evening that the
audience contained a large number OF
people from other towns.
Miss Issoben Campbell, of Glass
boro, visited Clayton relatives over
Sunday.
Miss Mason, teacher in the High
School, is suffering with the mumps,
and judging by the number OF peo-
pie with swelled heads about half the
town has had this affliction.
Miss Rose May Peterson is on an
extended visit among relatives in At
lantic City.
Rev. James Burns will commence
revival meetings in the Methodist
Church next Sunday evening. He
will be assisted in this work by
Miss Armstrong, an evangelist from
Brunswick.
! The minstrel show given by Har-
rison and His Band last Saturday
evening was a pronounced success in
every particular. The attendance
was large about four hundred tickets
were sold for the occasion. Every
body present was outspoken in their
praise of the program and the man
ner in which it was rendered. The
general makeup and cast of charac-
ters was received with appreciation
The wit and jokes of the two end men
Wilson and Penn-kept the house
in continuous uproar of laughter
and mirth. Chester Steelman, the
interlocutor, acquitted himself like a
knight of the stage, in fact, each
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appreciative manner This was the
first performance of its kind and like
each one in the past was big finan-
cial success.
Lynn Kier and wife were over Sun
day visitors with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. J. N. Kier.
We are pleased to announce thru
the columns of this paper that the
hourly arrival of d. Wilson Moore
back to his old home is expected,
Mr. Moore, multi-millionaire, was
at one time pioneer glass manufac-
turer of New Jersey. He conducted
the glass business in Clayton sue
ceSsfully for a number of years, Civ
ing employment to a large number OF
men. He was an active church work.
er, contributing largely financially
and also la!bOring faithfully in the
church. A few years back his health
and also the health of his two daugh-
ters failed, and they decided to leave
these parts and sojourn in the balmy,
health-giving air of Colorado. Mr..
Moore purchased magnificent home
at that place, but sad to tell, one of
his daughters died and was brought
\ back here for interment. Several
times since the family left here, Mrs.
! Moore and daughter have returned
and spent a month or two in their
old home. The last time that they
bade farewell to Clayton was for
good as they never expected to re-
turn, MT. Moore being unable to
live here. But the spirit of unrest
ranked in D. Wilson's bosom; he had
a strong desire to return to Clayton
MT. Moore has two sons who make
their home in Clayton, David and
Charles, who at one time were asso-
ciated in the glass plant. -N<~