Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-07-07
MULLICA HILL.


/ The termination of the shot wave" OF
| Monday evening by refreshing shower
was great relief, especially to the sick
and infrm.
A more quiet Fourth, it is said, than we
have had for years, the only expression Of
patriotism being an additional display Of
flags and bunting and the sound OF an oc.
casional fire cracker.
Visitors from neighboring cities, having
| fled from their noisy surroundings, remark
ed upon the delicious quietness of this
place.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Evans spent Sun
| day at Alloway.
Albert Parker moved to Cape May on
Tuesday.
Edward and Oakford Acton, of Salem are
visiting their uncle, VIM. S. Harker.
Some of our farmers have had excellent
wheat crops and fine weather for harvesting.
Thomas Burning is reported improving
at the present time.
DIR. Samuel Ashcraft and bride arrived
at their beautiful home on Friday aud
received most enthusiastic serenade in
the evening, a fife and drum corps, horns,
and various other instruments, a display OF
fireworks, ending with quartette of male
voices composed the program which was
enjoyed by large part of our citizens At
the close of the performance the crowd
quietly repaired to their respective homes
having been courie0usly received.
Misses Anna Parker and Alice Moore are
at Cape May for week
Christian Citizenship" will be the topic
at Stokes Union this Thursday afte noon,
Miss L. Fl. Colson Superintendent.
DIR. Anna E. Griffith and Miss Sarah E..
Roberts, of Camden, were guests of E. r.
Chatham on Monday.
Mrs Joseph Brown is visiting friends in
Philadelphia,
class of four persons was initiated at
the Grange on Tuesday evening.
Mrs W. H. Burning spent the day with
friends here on Tuesday.
Miss Lillian Fox returned on Tuesday
evening after an sbsence of several weeks
Miss Hannah Hoffman, Mr.. and Mrs Jos.
Iredell and Miss Ella May Mankins are
possessors of bicycles.
Next week our Sabbath-schools will en-
Joy their annual picnic at AcyoD, Wednes-
day, July 18Th.
The congregation of the M E. church
gladly welcomed the return of the wife OF
their pastcr, Mrs. Kulp, who returned to
them on Thursday last, after months of
absence from serious illness. Mrs Kulp
was able to be at church ON Sunday, and
presided at the organ in the evening.
The following pupils of our schools were
rewarded for regularity in attendance dur
ing the past year Clara Iredell and Frank
Mounce each received copy of Whittier's
poems from their teacher, MISS Sarah
Hazelton Anna Hazelton, a book entitled
Sweet Content; Vernon Burning, Geoff and
Jim Miss Florence Copestiok. teacher.
Temperance day at Pitman will be held
August 18th, afternoon and evening, VOL
ney B Gushing, of Maine, win be the
evening speaker.
Louisa, youngest daughter of Michael
Melber, was Frustrated by the heat on Sat
urday, suffering intense pain in the head.
The child is recovering since the abatement
of the heat
Mrs. Rosana Pine, who has been i'll for
several weeks, has not been 40 we'll for the
past lew HayS
Quite a plumber of trangers are sum-
mering in our quiet, healthy, beautiful
little town.
That was very lively party that passed
through here on Wednesday morning to
the music of merry bells, on their way to
the picnic grounds of fair Alcyon, surely
the day was an suspicious one, with its cool
refreshing hreeZea and akv crrkainpd nv
light clouds that protected from the scorch-
ing sun rays.
Mrs. George Hays and Mrs. Sides, OF
Phila, are guests of Mrs. George Coles.
The Baptist church held its services on
the lawn on Sunday evening.
Walter Burning left home last week to
take charge of the ice cream saloon OF
Charles w Elkinton at Pitman
The township Board of Education will
convene this evening in committee rOem.
at town hall at 7.30. full attendance is
desired.