Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-05-13
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Mr.. James Exley, of North Wales, Pa
was guest of Miss Frances R. Early on
Sunday. And VIM. A. Porch, of Camden,
spent Sunday with Mr.. Samuel L Farley.
Harry Murphy and family, of Camden,
spent Sunday at Berkeley.
Greenwich Township Sunday School As
sociation will be held in the Baptist church
at Berkeley this evening at Z 80 o'clock.
Program - Opening exercises, address by
Township Secretary, address By George W.
Hughes. Conference :" What can you do
for the non-attending children to bring
them into our schools ?n Election of off,
GERS Adjournment.
Mrs. DR.. Burk and daughter OF Phila,
Mr.. G. w. Stewart and family, of Camden,
have been visiting here.
Many Friends, of Mickleton, have been
attending the Friends yearly meeting in
Phila. during the week.
Mrs. Warner was quite i'll last week but
is now much improved.
The regular monthly meeting of the Mite
Society OF the st. Peters church, was held
last evening at the residence of G. G..
Hughes
tertained number of friends from our
town and Mickleton last Thursday.
East Greenwich Lodge No. 23O I. o. ..
f. will attend services next Sunday morn
ing in the NJ E. church in a body.
The local meeting of the w. C. T. u.
held last Friday afternoon, was well at
tended. After singing Ellen B. Haines
read the oath Psalm and Lidie Hoffman
offered prayer. The committee of Public
Well and Pump reported the work COM
pleted at a very moderate cost Several
persons having shown their interest by
contributing work, time and materials, be-
sides deductions have been made on pur-
chases. The soliciting committee reported
having met such universal good will while
asking contributions they offer the follow
ing resolution: Resolged, That Clarksboro
W. G. T. U. gratefully acknowledge the
genial interest manifested, and the practi-
cal help given them in the construction of
public well at Mt. Royal. Superintend-
emit of Almshouse work, reported that a
meeting addressed by Rev. Mr.. Fowler, of
Thorofare. had been held at the Almshouse
Flowers, books and papers were distributed
among the inmates. and the meeting was
enjoyed by all present Motion was made
and carried that the time of the next meet
ing Of the Union be changed to 80 o'clock.
Interesting reports were given of the Co.
Convention. Major Hilton, of Washington,
D. c. addressed the meeting both afternoon
and evening. A number of excellent
papers were given by Gloucester County
women Extracts from National report of
flower missions we're read by Mary Owen.
Extracts from New Jersey, report of prison
work in Camden, Cumberland, Hudson and
Mercer counties were given by Lidie Hoff-
MAJ, A paper on Reform Work was
read by Martha Epgle. Meeting adjourned
after singing temperance doxology.
Between twenty five and thirty persons
attended divine service held in Clark's
Hail. under the auspices Of the Baptist of
this vicinity, last Sunday. Rev. j Chill
drey. of the Baptist Church of Woodbury.,
gave an excellent sermon.
Our correspondent was wrongly in
formed in regard to the number of speci-
mems of maple leaves shown by Benjamin
Heritage on Arbor day to the pupils of
Mickleton public school. The correct
number was thirteen.
The teacher, scholars and patrons, of the
Friends Private School at Micklet0n, held
an enjoyable picnic on the grounds of the
school house last Sixth Day, the school
closed for the season on the day previous.
Mrs. Demerett of New York, spent last
Thursday here with her bother Harry
Graham.