Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-10-13
CLARKsBORO.

Miss Ella Brown, Of Paulsboro, is spend
| ing some time with Mrs. Elizabeth Brown
Rev. H. G. Williams and family, arr
visiting friends. in Camden this week.
The annual meeting of the Ladies Mite
Society, of st. Peters church was hello
last evening at the residence of Mr.. Ed
ward Steward.
Mr.. Thomas J. Craven and wife, who
have been away for the past two weeks
returned home on Friday.
The Misses Caroline and Margaret Kni
sell, of Camden, and Miss May Coles, Of
Black wood, visited friends here last week
Miss Martha White has been quite sick
and unable to attend to her duties in The
public school part of last week. During
her illness, Miss Ruth Peaslee had charge
of her room
Mr.. Joseph Clark is enlarging his hall
adding fourteen feet TO its length.
Newton Moore and wife. of Woodstown
with their friend, Miss Anna Mahon, Of
Fairfield, Iowa, were in Mickleton on
Sunday.
A meeting of the Young Friends Associa-
ton was held in Mickleton on Saturday
Oct 9Th. Accounts were read of the lives
of Edward Hicks, Friend and John Au-
dubon, a natural st.
Mrs. James Hill, of Berkeley, attended
the funeral of her sister, in Philadelphia,
on Tuesday.
Edward Kincade, of Philadelphia, moved
into one of Joseph Livzey's houses last
week.
The children and grandchildren of Hope
Owen, gave her a surprise on Saturday
Oct 1st, it being the 18th anniversary of
her birth
Rev. Fl. G.. Williams has been elected
secretary and general superintendent, of
Pitman Grove camp meeting In the
spring he will give up his charge here,
build home at Pitman and give his entire
time to the work. He has been in the
ministry forty years
Rev. Charles Williams preached ia the
Berkeley Baptist church last Sunda
morning.
The w. C. t. U. was held on Friday
afternoon. Among other items claiming
attention, it was decided to offer book as
a recognition of merit for the best original
essay prepared by any pupil, in the town
ship, on the subject Reasons why Total
Abstinence from Intoxicants Prolongs Life
Usefulness" superintendent of literature
reported having purchased the book !:
Thoughts for Mother" to be circulated
among members and friends. Supt of
Narcotics was directed to renew the sub
scription for Is copies of the ANTI Tobacco
GEN." A committee was appointed to
make arrangements, if possible, and have
the Beveridges come again to ClarksbOrO,
they having been SO favorably received
when here before. Ellen B. Haines gave a
foe report of County Convention which
was supplement by remarks from others
Poem, "a Knot of White Ribbon" was
read by H. A Hert ge The Superintendent
OF the department reported very satisfac-
tory meeting at the Aims House. A cor
dial welcome is ever shown, by the steward
and his family, and the inmates seem graf
flied for the service rendered.
Misses Roe and Hannah Stewart, who
have been spending sometime with friends
at Rox borough, Pa, and Camden, returned
home on Saturday.
Mrs. Howey and daughters, of Harrison
vile Station, were guests, of Mrs Edward
Steward, ~Cn Friday.
The Public school opened on Sept 5.
with good attendance. Pupils glad that
the vacation was gone and eager to get to
work again. The following pupils were
meritorious during the month of Septem-
Der. A Glass;, Abbie Shoemaker; 2.
Walter Brown; 8, Nettie Smith; 4, Lille
Shute 5, Mary Heritage; 6, Eliza Grand
field !; Z, Martie Kircher. B. Glass;, Ger
trude H. Reeves 2, Halle E. Taggart; 3,
Lille Cherry /; 4, Lula Clark 5 Lizzie Test
q. Glass;, Elsie Mosely; 2, Bessie CLARK
3. Anna Howey 4, Fred Bancher; 5, Ethel
Haines.
Mrs, JOS. t. sickler is on visit to friends
in the West