Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-09-14
MULLICA HILL.


George and Emma Hcrner, of Woods
town, and Elsie G. Homer, of Colorado,
were the guests of Anna Gaunt on Sunday
Mrs. Albert Sullivan, of Philadelphia.
was the guest of William Harker on
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert West and daughter,
Mrs Anna Gaunt and little son, Webber,
have been spending week at Atlantic
City.
A number of Friends from this vicinity
attended Quarterly Meeting at Woodstown
on Thursday.
Misses Beulah and Hannah Pancoast are
visiting relatives in Salem.
William Gray, of Brideeton, spent
several days with friends here during the
past week.
A meeting of the Board of Education
was held on Thursday evening.
Services was held in St. Stephens church
last Sunday. DIR. Sutton, of Swedesboro
Officiated.
Miss Jennie Ledden, of Philadelphia,
has been visiting relatives here.
Edward Borden and wife, of Sugar
Valley, Ohio, were the guests of Thomas
and Anna B0rten, on Tuesday.
Mrs. Rebecca RidgwaY is visiting her
son at Wenonah.
A mammoth watermelon was on exhibit
ton at the Union store few days since.
II weighted fifty pounds and was raised on
the farm of Thomas Mounce.
George Ecret and wife, and brother,
Isaac Ecret, of Camden, have been spend
ing few days with their parents and
sister here.
Mr.. and Mrs Ira Cole visited Amos
Peterson and wife, near Daretown, on Sun
day last.
The rainy day Monday was gladly well
coined by the farmer, although it incon
venienced the weeks washing, or rather
the drying, by coming at that inopportune
time.
Our school children find the Union store
window very attractive, in which is dis
plays great variety of supplies for the
school room.
Several movings haye taken place in our
town and vicinity during the past two
weeks and it is said there are to be more
Vacant houses are being re opened and
occupied.
Miss Alice Hazelton spent Sunday at
Salem.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph Benezet and
children visited relatives in BIackwood on
Sunday.
Stokes Union. W. c. 7. u, held its
annual meeting on Wednesday afternoon,
September 9Th. Reports of department
work given by the various Superintendent,
and the annual address of the President
showed very encouraging work done dur
ing the past year, and a hopeful outlook
for the future The following officers
were elected for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent, Elizabeth r. Chatham Correspond
ing Secretary, Margaret Colson Recording
Secretary, Anna E. Borton Treasurer,
Lille II. Colson Vice President of the
Baptist church, Mrs. Anna Kahn; M. E.
church, Mrs. A. Atkinson Society of
Friends. Rebecca p Moore; Christian
Citizenship, Miss L. Colson Tobacco and
Narcotics, Mrs. r Ridgway Peace and
Arbitration, Mrs. M. Colson Scientific
Temperance instruction and Press Work,
E. R Chatham Literaries and Periodicals.
Hannah Chatham. The next meeting of
the Union will be held September 2lst, at
three o'clock.
Eugene Gardiner, of Minneapolis, Mimi,
is the guest of Postmaster, William F. Ire.
dell He is the son Of Nathan Gardiner,
of Richmond, Indiana, former resident of
this place.
Mrs. Joseph Shaw, who has been absent
from home during the summer on account
of i'll health returned on Sunday evening
Dillwyn Gaunt, of Philadelphia, has
been spending fortnight's vacation with
his mother and sister. here.
Mrs. Rebecca P. Moore has been isitine
friends in Salem and Cumberland counties.
There was large attendance at the
Grange on Tuesday evening.
Isaac Hall, of Philadelphia, is visiting
his sister, Mrs. Charles Fullerton.
Martha v. Bogg, of Camden, spent the
day with friends here on Tuesday.
There are forty-eight children in the pri-
mary room at Union Academy. A large
number for the beginning of the term.