Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-02-08
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Mrs. Philip Burnett has been visiting
friends in Brooklyn.
Mrs. William Haines is quite sick at this
writing
We are glad to note that Charles Platt,
who has been seriously i'll with typhoid
fever, is some better There are now hopes
of his recovery.
The extra meetings held in the Berkeley
Baptist church are well attended. On
account of illness, Rev. P. S. Davis is I'M
able to be present at these meeting, and
Rev. A. A. Farrant is conducting them.
Miss Ella Green spent Sunday with
friends in Camden.
Miss Mary Figg, of Philadelphia, was a
guest at the Rectory last Sunday.
Miss Alice Brown attended wedding in
st. Peters church, Philadelphia, on Satur-
day.
Holy communion was celebrated 10 the
Episcopal church last Sunday morning.
Joseph Clark has been on the sick list.
Rev Charles Mayhem has SO far recovered
from his recent illness as to be able to
preach on Sunday.
Miss Edith Mosley was given a surprise
last Friday evening by number of her
young friends
Mrs Howey. of HarrisonYille Station, is
staying with her sister, Mrs. Edward
Steward
Meridith Owen has moved from his farm
to the house he recently purchased at
Mickleton.
Mickleton Grange will hold Literary
next Thursday evening.
Harry Murphy was much surprised on
Wednesday evening of last week, to have
number of his friends come in to spend a
pleasant evening with him.
Rev. ]. Y Burk attended the reception
given Bishop Scarborough in honor of the
twenty fifth anniversary of his conservation
last Tuesday evening at his home in
Trenton.
Miss Maud Eldridge is quite sick-there
are symptoms of typhoid fever
Frank Shute and wife who were married
last Saturday evening, were selenaded on
Tuesday.
The W. G. T. U. met on Friday after
noon. The President read the first chapter
Of james and offered prayer A COM
mittee was appointed to ascertain whether
our literature would be received at the
railroad station. After transaction of other
business, the President read interesting
portions of State Presidents annual adj
dress tracing the work through twenty
FIVE years to the present. The Secretary
read the report of the Superintendent of
Scientif Temperance Instruction. The
past year has made unusually severe de-
mands upon workers along the line
Educated people having tried to prove that
alcohols is sometimes a food, but the
National Supt,and others high in authority
have fully answered these statements. DIR
Hewee says To class a substance among
the foods we must know that the total
effects OF its use are beneficial to the
body" In 1899 Arkansas Joined her sister
State IN giving her children Scientific
Temperance Instrnctionsan 1900 has seen
Virginia wheel into line. A reading en-
titled William" was given by Clara
Reeder, and Mary Owen read The Heroic
Death letter from the Union Signal
from the National Supt of Legislation,
was read stating that petition representing
the wealth and intellect of the Hawaiian
Islands, had been seat to Congress stating
that the new Constitution tor the Islands
prohibit the manufacture and sale OF
alcoholic liquors, and TO continue the pro-
hibiting of gambling and the opium trade.
As President Mckinley in his me sage
made no allnsion TO anything connected
with moral reform for the home land or for
our new possessions. she urged that we
who are responsible for the welfare of these
Islands so wonderfully brought under the
folds OF the Stars and Stripes, should petit
tion Congress to accede to the wishes Of the
people who come pleading with as to shield
their island from the vices which we rs a
Christian natlan protect BY Law.