Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-09-13
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George Weatherby and wife and Mrs
Robert Shoemaker are spending some time
at Atlantic City
A number Of Friends in this vicinity
attended the First-day school conference at
Mullica Hill last Saturday and all thor
oughly enjoyed the exercises.
The barns on the farm Of Thomas Reeves,
near Gibbstown, were again destroyed by
fire last Saturday.
William Green is having a new web dug
on his property at Mt. Royal.
Harry Murphy and family, Of Elmer, are
visiting relatives here.
Mr. Unrah moved his family back to
Philadelphia from their summer home, at
Mt Royal, on Monday. Mr.. Matlack and
family, Mrs. Duncan and Mrs. Shinn have
also gone back to the city.
Mrs. Sloan, Of Camden, has been visiting.
her son.
a big Democratic rally will be held at
Mt Royal on Saturday, Oct. Is.
Joseph 7. Siczler, who has been quite
sick for week past, is now somewhat
better
The Township Committee met On Mon
day last
Mrs Carter fell from a step one day last
week and dislocated her hip joint She is
50 Years old, and it is feared she will not
recover.
The meeting Of the Young Friends AS
ISOLATION was held on the evening Of the
sth. II was opened by chapter from the
Bible, followed by the reading Of the min
utes Of last month chapter from Jan
ney's History of Friends was read. also a
chapter from the Discipline. A recitation
was given by Hannah ]: peaslees end JOS.
3. lsIxezey prepared and read a paper on,
the book Of job, A slight verbal account
Of the late Conferences Of Friends, held at
Chautauqua, N. 8, was given by James 6.
Engle The meeting adjourned until the
18th OF next month, at Z O'Clock, D. M
All are welcome.
The annual meeting of the Clarksboro
w G. 7. q. was held in the NJ. e. church
on Friday afternoon, with a number of its
members present and four visitors Presi-
dent Ida Y. Eldridge opened the meeting
with reading part Of the 18th chapter Of
st. John, followed by prayer by Idle
Hoffman. The officers, in giving their
yearly reports, spoke with encouragement
VI eAAS PtCSsaeco 142ttAtS Ii titC WOLF lWO
new members have been added during the
year. The following officers we're elected
for the ensuing year: President, Ida " FL
bridge; Corresponding Secretary Lizzie
Duell; Recording Secretary, Martha Engle;
Vice Presidents Lizzie Shute, of the NJ. L.
church, Mary r. Brown, Friends meeting;
Mary d. Benseler, German Evangelical
church; Clara F. Hill. Baptist church
The following departments OF work were
again taken up for the year 1900, and a
superintendent appointed for each depart
ment: Literature, Anti Narcotics, Fran
chise and Craftsmanship, Flower Mission
Health and Heredity, Mothers Meetings
and Purity, Non-Alcoholics IN Medicine
Parlor Meetings, Almshouse and Evangel-
istie Work, Scientific Temperance Instruc-
ton, Sunday -schools, the Press, to receive
and distribute literature in barber shops
During the year thousands Of pages Of lit
erature have been distributed and several
temperance and anti-tobacco papers have
been taken by the Union and given out TO
the children of the community. Several
columns Of temperance matter have been
published in the county papers from time
to time. Parlor and public meetings have
been held and a constant effort made by
these earnest women to foster and promote
the grand cause for which they work both
by prayer and practice.