Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-11-03
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Mr.. and Mrs Nathan Hoffman are
spending the week with Rev. and Mrs. II
j. Zelley, at K eyport, N. j.
Mr.. Charles Ford, of Salem was the
guest of his brother William Ford on Mon
day.
Mr.. Cyrus Brown has been appointed a
of Henry Haines who resigned.
Mr.. Howard Reeder has moved into the
house lately occupied by Mr.. Candy.
A large audience is expected this even
ing in the M. E. Church to hear Rev. J.
Morgan Reed 3 lecture on peculiar people,
At the regular meeting of the w. c. T.
o. tomorrow aftrnoon, Miss Laura E
Holmes will give report of the State Con-
vention.
Mrs. Ida Edwards, of Denver, Col. has
been spending a few days with Jeremiah
Haines at Mickleton.
Henry o Brien, of Princeton college spent
Saturday and Sunday with his parents
here
Susan Linton, of Woodbury. visited
Mickleton friends last week.
School children are enjoying three days
vacation this week while teachers are at
tending Institute, at Atlantic City.
Mrs. George Heritage and Mrs. Walter
Tomlin visited friends, in Morrestown last
week.
The following questions were discussed
at recent meeting of the Grange: (which
affords happiness luxury in food or dress ~
1T was decided that luxury in fDod pro-
duced more happiness (which result
should be considered in the estimate OF
successful farming? Would better. roads
decrease property ?" The social features
with those of to. day, this brought forth
lively discussion, older members said while
they did not have SO many pleasures they
epjoyed what they did have more than the
young people of to-day do. A very interest
ing paper, comparing the wealth and
amount of tax paid by our farmers now
aud thirty years ago. was read by Benjamin
Heritage.
Charles Shoemaker, of Ardmore, Pa, is
visiting his parents.
Joseph Pancoast fell at Mickleton station
last week, and had shoulder dislocated.
Rev. and Mrs Burk spent last week
Win AOtatAVCo LIZ pnio.
The property of the late Mrs. Ann Kurtz
at Berkeley, was sold last Saturday after
noon. Jacob Whelhorn purchased the
house and lot for $546 Twelve acres Of
land was sold to Jesse Thomson for $25 an
acre.
Mr.. Samuel Farley visited friends in
North Wales, Pa, last week
Beside a number of other Improvements
Mr.. Joseph Clark has had heater put in
his hall.
Miss Mary Lodge and George Hendrick-
son. of Berkeley, were married last Saturday
evening.
On Monday night Halloween masque-
raiders enjoyed themselves in their own
way on the streets until a late hour,
manifesting an enthusiasm which was not
at all contagious.
Mr.. Henry Shute has one of the finest
lettuce beds in the county. He has one
hundred sash now ready for market.
Last Friday afternoon as Mrs. Nathan
Smith and her little grandson were driving
to Paulsboro, the whip dropped from the
carriage, as she alighted to pick it up the
horse started and her dress became en-
tangled in the wheel Mrs. Smith held
the lines for some time when she found il
was impossible to check the horse, fort
nnately her dress was torn loose from the
wheel or very serious accident might have
occurred. The horse, with the child in the
wagon, ran quite distance when it was
stopped by Mr.. Welk.
Quite number from here attended an
entertainment at Paulsboro on Monday
evening; all were well pleased.