Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-03-03
MULLICA HILL.

a The fine weather on Sunday was espe
cially enjoyed BY churchgoers and wheel
1 men.
j The regular monthly meeting of teachert
of Friends First Day school was held on
Wednesday evening at the residence Of
Howard Avis.
The friends of DR.. and Mrs. James T
Brown gladly welcomed their return home
after their long absence at Steelton.
Postmaster VIM. F. IredelI has resigned
his position as Director of the First Nation
al bank, Woodbury., which took effect
March list, 1898.
Miss Emma Pine of Philadelphia is
spending few days with her mother.
Friends Monthly Meeting was held here
on Tuesday, several Friends from Woods
town were in attendance.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Stratton, of Kent
county, Md, are guests of Mrs John Reece.
Schools of the townships, with few ex-
ceptioDs, observed the birthday of Wash
ington by patriotic exercises. At the Rich
wood school, Mr.. Stratton, principal, COM
menmorated the anniversaries of both Lin
coin and Washington by debate on the
question, Which was the greater charac-
ter ~ The following program was rem
dered by the pupils of Union Academy,
under the supervision of the principal
Oscar Thomson. Singing, Star Spangled
Banner; selection, welcome the Day. by
Emma Scott recitation from O W Holmes,
W. N Burning music; reading, Wash
ington's Public Life" by Allen Shivler
Extracts from the Life of Washington, by
Glass B; singing by the school my Own
Dear Native Land''; recitation, Good Old
Times," Elsie Schwebel reading, Lord
Brougham's Opinion of Washington. Nor
man Parker; Extracts from Life of Wash
ington"; singing, America REGULATIONS
were given by the pupils of the Primary
Department.
Mr.. and Mrs Calvin Horner and children
and George Kay of Philadelphia were
guests of Mrs. Eizabet Kay on Sunday.
Mrs. Rachel Bill has been speniDg few
days with friends in Woodbury..
Mr. and Mrs Charles Turner and daugh-
ter Anna of Hurffsille were guests OF JOS
eph Brown on Sunday.
The Mullica Hill Grange will hold
public entertainment in the Town Hall
next Saturday evening, March 9th, pro-
ceeds in aid of the suffering Cnbans. Exer-
cises will commence at 745. They will
comprise music, tableaux. drills, dialogues
and Rotations. General admission, 10 CTS
Tickets may be obtained of William Mum
yam.
About $50 voters attended the Repub'i-
can caucus meeting held in Town Hall last
Saturday. The special contest was in the
offices of the Township Committee and
Chosen Freebooter. The successful candi-
dates were Nathan S. Lloyd for Township
Committee and Andrew J. Nichol for Free
holder. A resolution was adopted to raise
$4,000 90 for township purposes, $500 of
which was to be used to encourage the use
of wide tire wagons, by allowing 81 so TO
each person who would change his wagon
to wide tires or get new ones with wide
tires. II the $500 was not used during the
year for that purpose it would be used for
road Improvements
Next Sunday morning Friends First Dav
school in honor of Frances E. Willard will
devote the hour to the expression of senti-
ments, selected from her writings.
Rev H. G. Vincent of Paulsboro will
officiate at St Stephens church every Sun
day afternoon during the Lenten season
Services at o'clock.
George Ecret and wife and Isaac Ecret
visited their parents on Sunday last riding
from Camden on their wheels
Very interesting services are being held
this week in the M. E. church.
Miss Lille Rivel is visiting relatives at
Woodstown.
A cake and Ice cream social will be
held in the lecture room of the Baptist
church on Friday eve, March 18th, proceeds
for the benefit of the primary organ fund
Come and help make the little folks happy
Average for pupils of Union Academy for
month of February: averages are for those
who in no subject fell below 80: Edna
Scott 49, Emma Scott 81, Anna Ballenger
80, Waletr Burning 49, Wash Warner 95,
Jos. White 81, Sara White SO, Jas. Bill So,
Lucretia White SO, Elsie Schwebel 88
Lydia Folwell 49, Rena Avis 96, Anna
White SO, Annie FoDpeson So, Martie Avis
SO, Bernice Williams SO