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

Mr.. and Mrs. J. R Sickler spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Nichols at
Woodstown.
Albert Owen has discontinued his milk
route through this section.
Miss Annie O'Brien graduated from Oak
Lane Seminary on Tuesday Harry O'Brien
will graduate from Princeton College June
IA.
George Undreus and family moved TO
their summer home at Mt. Royal last
week.
Miss Emily Coale, Of Hartford, Mary
land, has been engaged to teach the
Friends school at MickIeton the coming
term.
Mrs Nathan Hoffman has been elected
superintendent of the Junior Epworth
League.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus Brown, and Mr. and
Mrs. Wilbert Sloan, spent Sunday with
relatives at Point Pleasant
Smith Thompson and wife were guests
of Mr.. Charles Bishop and wife, near
Woodstown last Sunday.
Samuel Haines and daughter, and VIM.
Underwood and wife, Of Philadelphia, were
guests Of Mickleton friends last week.
Mrs. Pratt and Mrs. H. " Rogers, Of
Woodbury., visited Mrs. George GIand6eld
last week.
There was large attendance at the w.
G. 7. U. on Friday afternoon, June 2
| NJ embers from MuIlica Hill, Woodbury.
and Tioga Unions were present, and a
number of interested visitors from the
community. The young folks delighted
everyone with their singing. The violin
accompaniment added greatly to the
musical part of the program. The COM
mittee on new members had an encourag-
| ing report, and while they have not been
able to call on all whose co operation is
desired, it is believed much good will come
| from their efforts An annual fee of six y
cents is absolutely all that is required or
expected of each member, all of this goes
directly into temperance work. Because
of the liberality of the trustees of the Nj
E. church, nothing IS required for rent OF
| fuel. A fine paper was prepared and read
by Martha Engle, naming the Red Letter
Days, and stating the principles or line oil
work each represented. An extract from
Giimpses of Fifty Years. outlined the
organizations scope of work though It's
forty departments reaching out to penal
and dependent institutions, State and
county fairs, halls of legislation and yari-
GUS educational bodies when the interests
of humanity may be ordained. l. Mother
Day" was illustrated by a delightful
story. The New Day." emphasizing tbs
law Of heredity fathers and mothers
by.beiDg good and great-in the high.senss
make it easy for the children to be good
and great. Neal Dow's birthday, Prohi
bition rally day, was commemorated by 8
4 reading by Martha White on Neal D0w'G
| life and the principle for which he stood
These important facts were brought out.
Ia Prohibition Kansas, there are forty five
counties where the poor houses and rool
farms are without single pauper. At ths
last sitting of the district courts there weIs
thirty seven counties where no criminals
were found. The Prohibition law of Yer
| mont has stood the test for forty sever
years. There are only thirty-five polict
officers in the entire State, and the tota
expense of all jails of the State tor 1885,
was less than SIG 900. A strong state
ment, Why l am White Ribboner" was
read by the President, Ida V. Eldridge. il
spoke from the standpoint of wife and
mother whose highest interests are the
home and its inmates both of which ars
imperiled by the liquor power. The
paper also emphasized every woman's duty
to the little children left without mothers
and surrounded by numberless evil infn.
ences against which the w. G. T. U. il
arrayed, and appeals for the support o.
every woman who desires to help make
this world better. safer place. Rev
Charles Bensler and Thomas Adams made
excellent speeches at the close of the
meeting.
There was a larger gathering at the chill
dren's picnic of the Mickleton Grange,
than ever before About three hundred
and fifty pereOns were present. The fine
program which had been prepared, wa
well rendered.