Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-09-13
MULLICA HILL.
Clinton Iredell and wife, Of Woodbury.

Clinton Iredell and wife; OF Woodbury.,
have been visiting relatives here.
Mrs Harry Ridgway and children, Of
Philadelphia, are guests of the parents of
Mrs Ridgway.
Miss Lille Rivel is enjoying an outing at
Atlantic City.
Mrs Priscilla Hazelton had the mis-
fortune to fall on Thursday, and badly
injured her wrist
Mrs. William Tomlin and children, Edna
and Roy, Of Germantown, were guests Of
Mrs. Joseph Evans, for few days.
Mrs. Mary A. Kirby, Of Woodstown, and
Miss Emma Burrough, Of Philadelphia, are
visiting Mrs. Alice Stratton.
Isaac Ecret, Of Camden, spent Sunday
with his friends.
The Harrison and SSath Harrison Sun
day school Association viii hold meeting
in the NJ Z. church this evening. An
interesting and instructive program has
been arranged.
Mrs. Jones, and children, of Camden, are
guests of Mrs. Jacob Mounce.
Grapes and peaches are abundant Just
now, and canning is the duty and occupa-
ton of all provident housekeepers
The new globes for side streets have been
| put up, and lights were burning for the first
time on Saturday night, most satisfactory
convenience to those who dwell on those
Streets and to the many others who have
occasion to walk there.
Miss Sadie Kerlin, for some time past a
resident Of this place, has left and returned
to her former home at Heightstown.
The paper route held by Jacob Broschaid
for some time, has been taken by NJ. Il.
Irby.
The agricultural meeting on Tuesday
afternoon was well attended, and an en-
thusiastic meeting resulted.
The property of William Allen has been
improved by the addition of a handsome
railing around the porch.
Friends Conference of First Day schools
held here on Saturday, was the leading
event Of the week, and a highly interesting
and instructive one Delegations were
present from schools at Woodstown, Salem,
Mickleton, and many visitors from schools
Of other denominations. The audience was
large, and manifested intense interest,
during the greater part OF each session.
paper on How can we teach the advanced
lessons in the Quarterly, so that both
pupils and teachers shall be beneitted?s
was read by Miss Emily w. Cole, Of Woods
town. The paper contained excellent
thoughts and suggestions, and was finely
read 1t was followed by lively discus
sion by quite number of persons. Jane
Rushmore, principal Of Martin Academy, a
Friends school at Kenneth Square, Penna.,
gave a most interesting address on THE
full, and which was listened to with inter
est Miss Rushmore affirmed that the
most essential qualification for the primary
teacher is, that she should be good
story teller, that she must know method,
word and matter, that she must manu-
facture her own stories for which there is
never any lack of material. She must
teach her pupils first to be something, then
to do something, and lastly to know some
thing. Every child is the centre of his own
world, and if you cannot bring him ON to
your ground, you must go to his. It
requires diplomacy to get along with chill
dren. It has been said that teachers, like
poets must be born, if so, not enough have
been born, and many must be made Avoid
higher criticism in teaching until the child
has fully matured mentally.
The following topics were suggested for
the First Day school teachers: Obedience,
temptation, books, habits companions,
courage, ambition, truth, fun, self-control,
patriotism, industry, friendship, and use
fulness The methods Of the Great Teacher
are what every teacher needs. He never
said II cannot but faithfully did his
fathers work. Above all, the life of the
teacher should ever be in harmony with her
teaching
Jacob Horner and wife and John Horner
and wife, Of Friesburg, were guests of Mrs.
Rachel Horner on Sunday.
Several worlxmen, under the leadership
of Architect Simmerman, of Camden, are
repairing the trestle work bridge.
Joseph Poole moved his family to
Williamstown on Wednesday
Mrs. Abbie Dawson returned home on
Friday after her summers absence at Pit
man Grove.
Farmers are carting sweet potatoes to the
station daily.
The funeral of Mrs. Anna NJ Kahn, wife
of Rev. Charles Kahn, on Tuesday morning
was largely attended. In the deaf of this
estimable woman not only the family and
friends, but the whole community have
sustained a severe loss. She was a lovely
christian character, thoroughly unselfsh
one who lived for others. An earnest
worker in the church and in the W. C. T.
u, she viii be greatly missed.