Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-03-24
MULI.ICA HILL.


The long delayed rain which commenced
Monday morning was gratefully received bs
all, though the unprecedented fair weather
for March had been greatly appreciated.
i DR. Harry Broun Of Philadelphia is visit
ing his little son Eugene at the residence
of his grandfather, B. r. Black.
The township school Board met or
Thursday evening aud organized by elect.
| ing G, Hazeiton President and P. Howard
Avis Clerk. It was decided to retain the
assistant teacher at Redwood another
month.
Mrs. Mary A. Ridgway is quite feeble
and helpless from her recent fall.
Mrs. Rachel Beckett returned to her home
here on Sunday after an absence of nearly
three months in Philadelphia.
Ground has been broken and the cellar
is being dug for the house of Mrs. Anna
Clifford.
Fl. G. Chatham is visiting friends in
Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Avis and daugh-
ter Idella spent Sunday at Blackwood.
Do not forget the two entertainments
given in the town hall this week-the first
by American Mechanics will be held this
Thursday evening and the second by the
Young people of the NJ. E. church will be
held on Saturday night for the benefit of
the church.
The homes Of Joseph Coles and w. Fl.
Fox were entered by burglars on Tuesday
night week. They carried away a watch,
two pairs of gold eye glasses and pair of
oh T. H0te L i
of Mr.. Fox valuable pair of gold glasses
recently purchased, a small sum of money
and some provisions. They opened win
dow at the residence of Mr.. Harker but
were frightened away by the barking of a
dog.
Mrs Rosanna Pine visited her children
in Philadelphia on Sunday.
William Summerill has been kept very
busy clipping horses during the past wo
weeks.
The weather has been pr6pitious for
wheel riding during the present month and
wheels have been on our streets at all
hours Misses Helen Jaquette, Sadie Tay-
Tor, and Helen Woodruff rode here from
Woodstown on Saturday afternoon and
returned after calling on friends.
William Coles of Moorestown visited
relatives here on Sunday.
Mrs. Samuel Silvers of Clayton with
Linton and Milton Silyers, visited the
parents of Mrs. SilYers on Thursday and
Friday.
The new organ just purchased for the
primary room in the Baptist church was
dedicated on Sunday morning. 1t is a very
sweet toned instrument and the little ones
are very much pleased.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Ridgway of Salem
and Charles Ridgway of Baltimore have
been the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan S
Lloyd during the past week.
There was good attendance at the
regular meeting of Stokes Union on Thurs
day. Devotional exercises were led by
Mrs. Margaret Colson, Corresponding Sec
retary. Superintendent of Purity intro
duced that topic for the meeting. "Paren-
tai Responsibility" was read by Mrs. Mary
Atkinson Its Fatal Heredity," by Mrs.
Margaret Colson; Dad Hygiene versus
Virtue" by Miss Ida Dubois. The program
was enlivened by singing selections from
White Ribbon Hymnal. Mrs. Silvers and
Miss Lillian Fox sang "All Round hte
World the Ribbon White is Twined !"
Several members from neighboring Unions
were present and because of the band of
sympathy in sorrow for the loss of saint
ed leader. The hymn, @On Heights of
Power" was very feelingly sung, by Miss
Fox Mrs. R. B. Parker supplemented the
program with talk on the "Vayi" treat
ment that harmonized well with the topic
discussed
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Harms of Norris
town. Pa, were over Sunday guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Isaac Lloyd.
John Driver spent Sunday with friends
in Philadelphia.
The Christian Endeavor of the Baptist
church celebrated the sixth anniversary of
the organization on Tuesday evening,
March %, in the Lecture room of the Bap-
fist church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Poinsett spent Sunday with
friends in Moorestown.
Mrs. Kanlin and Miss Smith of Brook
Ign, New York, have been the guest of
John Ernst during the past.