Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-12-01
MULLICA HILL.

The Gloucester County Board of Agricul-
ture will meet In Patrons Hall on Monday
afternoon, December 5, at 2 o'clock. A cor
dial invitation is extended the public to
attend.
John Bill has been on the sick list fol
several days, suffering from severe cold.
The storm on Saturday and Sunday was
extremely severe in this locality, the old.
est inhabitants can recall nothing of like
severity so early in the season. The first
sleigh bells were heard on Saturday night
and on Monday number of sleighs were
out.
Miss Alice Moore spent Thanksgiving
holidays at Cape May City.
The annual meeting of the Farmers
Reliance Insurance Company met here on
Wednesday afternoon and elected one
director.
Mr.. William Harker entertained al
Thanksgiving dinner, Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac
Stratton, of SWedesboro; Mr.. and Mrs Ed
ward Stratton, Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Moore,
Mrs. Meribah Harker, of Mullica Hill Mr.
and Mrs. 1. O. Acton and sous, Edward
Oakford and Harker, William and j. Har.
ker Hazelton, of Salem; Mrs Rebecca Kirk
bride and daughter Martha, of Merchant.
vile.
The stormy weather on Thursday pre-.
vented many from attending the union
Thanksgiving services in the NJ. E. church
There was also a very slim attendance in
all places of worship on Sunday, owing to
the blizzard-like weather.
Several persons we're received into mem
bership at the Grange on Tuesday evening.
Harry Ridgway and family were guests
of relative here last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reading Margerum and
son Howard, of Bordentown have been
visiting their nephew, Joseph Evans.
The team of Edward Ridgway met with
quite fortunate escape on Saturday morning
One of his c0lored men had taken the milk
to the station and was ready to return, Just
as the train was about to leave the station,
and regardless of the calls of persons st and
ing near the man, led the horse across the
track in front of the engine. The trigh-
tened animal started to run, the man still
clinging to the bride for some distance
when both man and horse tripped each
other, and both fell to the ground. The
horse was assisted to its feet by those
who had fastened to the spot. The man
was somewhat hurt, but not seriously. The
horse was uninjured and the wagon little
damaged.
Mrs. Martha DeCou, of Trenton has been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Brown during the
past week.
Miss Anna Parker returned home on
Monday after several weeks absence in
Philadelphia.
The c. E. society of the Baptist church
held very pleasant social at the home
of Mr.. and and Mrs. Isaac II. Lloyd on
Tuesday evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Moore left here
last Thursday to visit their son Clinton, at
Winston, North Carolina.
Miss Martha Cole, Mrs Lizzie Horner
Mr.. George Cole, wife and little daughter
4 of Philadelphia were guest of Joseph Cole
on Saturday and Sunday.
A profitable meeting was held by Stokes
Union on Wednesday, two topics being
discussed, the departments of Flower Mis-
sion,o and "Capitol aud Labor How the
latter affects the childhood of our land
IsMultitudes of children are employed 10
the United States, many of whom greatly
need protective sympathy from our white
ribbon motherhood. In few States there
is good leg Station regarding the employ.
ment of children with labor inspectors to
enforce the law. But in many States
children are not protected by law from The
ayarice of ignorant parents or greedy EN-
ployers." The next meeting Of the Unior
will be held December Sth, topic Tobacco
and Narcotics