Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-04-13
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i Mr.. William Green, who has been con.
fined to the house for some time with the
i grippe, is able to be out again Mrs. VIM.
Ford is also improving.
The annual meeting of 81 Peters ?. E,
church was held Easter Monday when the
following officers were elected: Senior
Warden, Charles Shoemaker Junior War
den, Edward Steward Vestrymen, Samuel
Reed, Cyrus Brown, Copeland Brown and
Samuel Stetson; Sexton, E G. Brown.
Miss Emma O'Brien, who has been spend
ing the Easter Holidays here with her
parents, returned to Oak Lane Seminary on
Monday.
| Mrs. w. H. Burning and SON are spend.
| ing few weeks with relatives at Harrison
vile.
Mr.. Gum, of Philadelphia, is having
improvements made to the property he
recently purchased of Thomas Borden at
Mt Royal The family will spend the
Summer here.
John Bell lost a valuable horse last
week.
Ga account of the storm last Friday
afternoon, the attendance at the w. G. 4.
U. was not so large as usual after the
devotional exercises the business OF the
organization was transacted. The program
for the day was deferred, and instead re-
ports of events showing an advance in
temperance sentiment were given. Notably
by vote of the freshman class of Cornell
University, no liquors were served at their
annual banquet the first time such
departure was ever made. and the largest,
most successful banquet ever held. In
California the bill passed, giving the
inaugural bali committee use of the
Capitol building for that function. was
amended, providing that no liquor be
used in connection with the ball; the
amendment was carried without vote in
opposition.
Corbet Hoffman, of Mickleton, left for
West Point on Monday.
Post master Ogden, of Mickleton, Is very
i'll.
At recent meeting Of the Grange,
Theodore Brown gave the members an
interesting account OF his trip in Florida.
Mr.. ]. 7. Moore moved to Wenonah last
week. William Atkinson now occupies
the house vacated by Mr.. Moore.
Jacob Mehlhorn will dispose of bis stock
of goods, and retnrn to New York to live.
Rev. Tyre G. Whitehurst, of Virginia,
occupied the pulpit of the Berkeley Baptist
church on Sunday.
The Easter offering of st. Peters, Sunday
school Tor home and foreign missions,
amounted to SIS SO.
Mrs. Elizabeth johnson has rented part
of Mrs Gould's house.
The entertainment given on Saturday
evening 10 the Baptist church at Mt. Royal
was enjoyed by all present, and neat little
sum added to the treasury.
The Board of Education has re-engaged
Miss Rae Hinchman for the Mt Royal
school, and Miss Sara Peterson for Mickle
ton Teachers for Clarksboro school have
not yet been engaged.
The address given recently by Miss Ella
Thacher in the III. E. church, under the
auspices of the W. c. T. u, was much
appreciated. She gave an account of her
work among the soldiers. aud as National
Superintendent, she had visited the Con-
federate Soldiers Home to urge temperance
and good morals among its inmates. A
Christian Temperance Union has been
organized by the veterans 10 the National
Soldiers Home in Hampton. Virginia Miss
Ihacher stated that the w. G. I. u. was
opposed to war, and to our nations present
spirit of conquest, yet it is Christian duty
to minister to the moral needs of those
engaged in the service. Members of the
Jr. o. .. A. NJ attended in body, which
was gratifying both to speaker and Union
After they meeting, signatures of voters
were obtained to petition to William
Sewell, manager of National Soldiers
Homes, asking that he remove from these
homes the drink canteens, because they
encourage the veterans who would not go
outside the gates for alcoholics. bat will
drink when the temptation is in their
midst.
A meeting of the Young Friends Asso-
citation, of Mickleton, was held last Satur
day evening.
Miss Love, of Haddonfeld. spent the
Easter holidays with Miss Lucille smith
Miss Mabel Haines, of Mickleton, has
been visiting relatives in Swedesboro
The neat yeranda and change in the
roof of Henry L Hsine's house adds much
to its appearance. A coat of paint will
soon be added.
Mr.. Isaac Haines, of Sewell, is making
improvements to the Warner property in
the way of fences, arbors aud paper. Later
on he will convert the shop into double
house.
There is considerable building going on
in this vicinity just now, and lumbsrman,
Il. c. Green, is Kept very busy filling
orders for lumber
A number of the friends of Albert Myers,
of Mt Royal, gave him surprise last Fri
dly evening.