Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-04-11
CLAYTON

IN the presbyterian Churcn last We'd
nesday evening by the Ladies' Bible
Class. An admission of ten cents was
charged and refreshments were served.
Miss Hoffman, a former school
teacher of this place, was an over
Sunday visitor with Postmaster Dool-
ing and family.
Several people around here are suf-
fering with form of throat trouble
that resembles glanders.
Mr.. Osborn and family, of Oak Lane
were weekend visitors with C. C.
Moore and family.
DR.. Samuel Ashcraft and family, of
Mullica Hill, came over and Joined
G. F. Fisler and wife and they form
ed an auto party and went speeding
down to Atlantic City. They returned
sooner than they had intended on ac-
count of the heavy rain.
Loern Newkirk, wife and daughter,
of Bridgeton, spent Easter with Har
ry Downs and wife.
The Presbyterians are full of music
and when they discovered that the
old piano was out of. tune with their
voices, it didn't take long to pur-
chase a new one from John Wanna
maker, So last Saturday big auto
truck Vcame speeding down to Clay
ton and stopped at the church. In
less time than it takes to tell those
big husky fellows had the old piano
out and the new one in and ON East
er the music of handsome piano
mingled with the beautiful voices of
the Presbyterian choir. 4LN
Carl Beckett and wife were Easter
visitors with their parents.
On account of the very stormy
evening last Sunday, the NJ. E.
Church choir will render their beau
tiful Easter cantata this coming Sun
day.
Miss Marie Evans, of Philadelphia
visited her sister of this place on
Saturday and Sunday.
The Easter basket given away by
Grocer Houck was won by Mrs Har-
riet Fisler, she being the one to
guess the nearest to the number of
jelly eggs in glass jar. Out of one
Thousand guesses not one person
guessed the correct number.
Miss Name Porch, who has been
seriously i'll for the past few weeks,
is slowly recovering, and is now able
to sit up a little each day. Her
brother Sylvester Porch, of Camden,
visited her over Sunday.
Miss Carrie Beck a teacher in the
Tuckahoe High School, and her sis
ter, Miss Ella also teacher at Tren-
ton, are visiting with their parents,
G.. C. Beck and wife.
Easter morning dawned bright and
beautiful, but before noon strong
Southwestern was blowing, and at
three O'Clock the rain was falling in
torrents, and we who stayed at home
were very thankful that we were un-
der shelter and not parading the
boardwalk at Atlantic City.
Lorenzo Porch is visiting his son,
VIM. Porch, at Cape May Court
House.
George Wilson, wireless telegraph
er on the City of Savannah, which
plies between New York and Savan-
nah, Ca, is home for few days
with his mother, Mrs. Ruth Wilson.
Councilman Charles Stephenson,
who few weeks ago suffered a ner-
vous breakdown, is now able to be
around. Just how Charles has en-
dured his quiet life for a few weeks
we are not able to guess, for he is
not the kind of man for inactivity,
but always on the job.
Lee T. Hallock spent the greater
part of last week in New York look
ing after his business interests
Roxana Early, of Camden, spent
Easter with w. S. Crane and family.
While Harry Downs, the express
man. was delivering a barrel of mo-
lasses for J. Howard Crane the
grocer, it fell out of the wagon on
the cement walk and both ends were
knocked in. Fifty gallons of the
best New Orleans molasses ran away
and not drop could be saved The
whole barrel was a total loss.
The winters course of lectures be-
ing over, the progressive people of
the Baptist Church decided it would
be we'll for the people of the town. to
have a Spring course. So through
the months of April and May we will
have something to look forward to.
The first lecture will be given Mon
day evening, April Is, in the Opera
House. All who attend will have the
pleasure of listening to Frank Nc
Donald. the CHEEKY native born
Scotchman. who will lecture on
Scotland in Story and Song"
"a The State road between here and
Malaga, is being rapidly put in first
fclass condition by force of work
men under the supervision of our
well known road contracting firm
Z T. S. Fisler & Son. 90
Norman Lewis, of Tansboro, call
ed on his old friend, T. c. Miller,
one day this week
Harry Fry and wife, who have been
living in Atlanta Ca, for the past
year or more, have come back to
their old home. Harry says no more
Southland for him.
Mrs. Samuel H. Carter, of Bridge
ton, called on old friends and relat-
ives Tuesday of this week.
By those who claim to know it is
said more than thousand automo-
biles passed through here Easter Sun
day on their way to the seashore
points.
We are sorry to record that Elwood