Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-06-08
MULLICA HILL.

Mr.. Isaac Lippincott and wife, of Cam
den, visited friends here on Tuesday.
Mr.. Samuel Moore and wife. OF Phila-
Wednesday.
Robert and Lydia Comfy, of ..Philadel-
phia, have been guests of Warren Atkinson
during the past few days.
Wilbert Reed in coupling cars at Glass
boro, had the flesh torn from his arm, bat
no bones broken. He is said to be i'm
proving.
Misses Emma and Ella TOian, of Phila-
delphia, daughters of the late Rev VIM.
Tolan, have been renewing acquaintance
in this town, which was their home for
several years
June, with its manifold charms, is with
as once again, its calm days of sunshine
its nights delightfully."- cool. its wonderful
harvest of strawberries, cherries and roses,
its promising gardens, its choirs OF birds.
Surely no other month is so fair and so
laYish as this beautiful month of sweet
June.
Misses BeuIah and Hannah Pancoast are
visiting their niece, Mrs. Isaac Haines, at
Clarksboro.
Mrs. Alice Stratton is spending the
week with her daughter, Mrs. Lawyer
Acton, of Salem.
Mr. and Mrs Edward Beal and children,
of AIloway, and Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Evans. of Mantua were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Evans on Sunday.
An exciting accident occurred near the
railroad station on Saturday morning
Michael McMahen and wife after crossing
the railroad going north, were overtaken
by Joseph Mood and his sister, Miss Clara
Mood, in buggy The horse of the latter
couple became frightened at an engine
standing near the crossing, and ran into,
and overturned McMahen's carriage, throw
ing him against an iron post which cut
quite a cash in his cheek, and rendered
him insensible for time. Mrs. McMahen
received rib fracture. The buggy top of
Mr.. Mood was crushed fiat down, with the
occupants imprisoned beneath it. Mr..
Mood held the horse until it became quiet,
and he and his sister we're liberated from
under the buggy, and though the buggy
top WAS badly crushed, they received little
injury. Mrs. Mood emerged from the
encounter with her hat properly adjusted
and no detriment to her costume. Mr..
Moods coat was slightly injured. After
securing another carriage they proceeded
on their way to Philadelphia. A physician
was called whose opinion was that Mr.. and
Mrs. MeMahen were not fatally injured,
and another wagon being provided they
were taken to their home
number of our citizens are attending
Friends Quarterly Meeting at Salem this
week.
Our little town is looking its prettiest
just now, and the numerous strangers that
visit it weekly are proof that it's beauty
and healthfulness are receiving growing
appreciation.
Children's Day at the Grange will be
observed next Saturday afternoon, june 10.
Many persons visited the trained horses
in Town Hall on Monday afternoon and
evening, and all were surprised and
delighted at the wonderful intelligence
displayed by these sagacious animals.
The Board of Agriculture, which held
its regular session in Patrons Hall on
Monday afternoon, was as usual an occasion
of enjoyment aud instruction. Not only
farmers and their wives, but all classes
should be interested In the profitable ques
tions selected and discussed.
Edwin Borton aud wife, Clark Flitcraft
aud wife. aud Samuel Flltcraft and wife, Of
Wcodstown. were guests Of Mrs. Anna
Gaunt, on Monday.
Rain is greatiy needed here, vegetation is
suffering, but it is said not SO much so as
10 some adjoining counties.
Children's Day will be observed at the
Baptist church next Sunday, y uue eleventh.
and at the NJ. e church on the following
Sabbath, June eighteenth. These festive
days are delight TO young aud old.