Gloucester County Democrat., 1898-09-29
MULLICA HILL.

| Mr.. and Mrs. David Fox and little
daughter, of Bridgeton, are guests Of Mr..
| William Fox.
Mrs. Sarah Brown and daughter Emma,
of Bridgeton, have been visiting Mrs. Jos.
Evans during the past week.
Rev. Fl. g. Vincent Of Paulsboro,
officiated at st. Stephens church last Sum
day morning.
Mr.and Mrs. Parker Brant.o LlanwelIyn,
Pa, and Mr.. and Mrs Walter Beatty and
child, OF Collingda'e, Pa, were the guests
of DR.. Samuel Ashcraft on Saturday and
Sunday.
James G. White was the delegate to Re-
publican State Conyention held at Trenton
on Thursday.
The vacant house on East avenue has
been rented by Jesse Williamson.
Mrs. Sarah Tomlin is visiting relatives
in Bridgeton.
Delegates from this place attended the
Prohibition meeting at Pitman Grove on
Tuesday, the 10th of this month
Miss Anna Parker is spending a few
weeks in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Alice Stratton is confined to her
bed with infammatory rheumatism.
Mrs. Dr. Ashcraft is entertaining her
mother, Mrs. Keithler. of Llanwellyn, Pa.
The Gloucester County Pomona Grange,
P. Of H., held special meeting on Satur-
day evening for the purpose OF initiating
members in the Fifth Degree.
At a meeting held September 80. paper
on electricity was read by Richard Somers,
h. f0l1 h. ..<kx
Has not electricity taken from the farmer
the occupation of raising horses and hay ?"
Do we consider electricity one of the
greatest powers the world has ever known?
Have people learned to use as much pre-
caution as they should in the use of
electricity ?"
The ladies of the NJ E. church are
arranging to hold a cake and pie social for
the benefit of the church, on Saturday,
October s.
Mrs Weatherby who has been suffer-
ing from injuries received by being thrown
from wagon, is said to be improving.
Charles Shoema ker, of Mantua. was the
guest of Miss Lille Rivel, on Wednesday.
Monthly meeting of Friends was held
here on Tuesday
Friends from this locality attended
special meeting, at Elmer on First Day.
Mrs. Dubree, of Philadelphia is renewing
old aquaintances here.
Miss Margaret Bill returned home on
Saturday after several weeks vacation.
Veterans of the Twelfth New Jersey
Regiment gave comrade, John Tonkin, of
Aura, d surprise visit on Saturday morning
last. The company comprised the follow
ing: Captain Edward L Stratton and wife,
George Cole, wife ard daughter Emma.
Samuel Iredell and wife, Joseph Moore and
wife, and little daughter Jessie, David
Borton and wife, George Duell and wife,
James White and wife, Joseph White and
wife, all of Mullica Hill; William Haines,
of Mickleton; Enos Ham and wife, of
Evan. A bountiful dinner was enjoyed
by all present, as also was the patriotic re-
past which followed, and to which the
comrades Haines, Stratton, Borton, White
and Tonkin contributed in stirring remini-
sciences of the war. The occasion was
most commendable, and delightfulul one,
and one calculated to interest all true
patriots, those who cherish a lasting
gratitude towards that valiant regiment
whose ranks are rapidly diminishing.
The little friends and school mates of
Miss Maud Mills celebrated her ninth
birth day, on Saturday afternoon. Among
them were: Misses Emma Cole, Alma
Hurff, Josie Kier, Delma Wolf, Msble
Ashton, Mabel Benezet, Mamie Pratt,
Idella Avis. Emma Parker, Anna Hazel
ton, Sadie Neal, Edna Duell and Pearl
niIkS