Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-09-27
MULLICA HILL.

/ Miss Martha Lippincott has been spend
ing few days with relatives at Marlton-
Mrs. Sarah Roberts is visiting friends in
Philadelphia and Woodbury.
Mrs. Keturah French one of our most
aged citizens, was taken sick last week and
is now in very helpless condition.
S. L. Pancoast, Jr., is visiting relatives
at Utica N. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs Michael Melber spent Sun
day in Philadelphia.
Misses Beulah and Hannah Pancoast are
spending the week with friends at Clarks-
boro.
! Mrs. Rachel Horner and Mrs. Rebecca
Moore attended the funeral of their sister
in-law, Mrs. Mounce, at Clayton, Wednes-
day.
Miss Margaret Bill is visiting relatives at
Auburn.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Ridgway and Mr..
and Mrs. Nathan Lloyd spent a few days at
Atlantic City last week.
Mrs. Lucius Atkinson has been visiting
her daughter at Clayton.
Samuel Sharp and Miss Mary Test, of
Camden, are guests of Mrs. Rachel Moore.
Miss Emma Pine returned home on Mon
day evening.
Charles Folwell returned to his studies
at the University of Pennsylvania this
week, and Howard and Robert to Penn
Charter. All three are having superior
advantages
Willard Parker is out again, after recent
illness.
The clock tower on St. Stephens church
has been undergoing some needed repairs.
Our townsman, Elwood Kier, did the work.
The freshly grayeled walks leading to the
Friends Westinghouse add very much to
the appearance Of the fine grounds.
The West Jersey Baptist Association will
convene in the Baptist church here on
Tuesday and Wednesday next, Oct 2 and 8.
This will be highly interesting occasion
and one which has not come to this town
for many years. The Moderator of last
year, Rev. j. NJ T. Childrey, of Wood
bury, will preside, and the Rev. Mr..
MeDouglas, OF the First Church, Vineland,
viii deliver the Introductory sermon. The
arranged program is one that must prove
very edifying to all who may attend All
delegates viii leave the West jersey road
at GIassboro and take the Williamstown
branch of the Reading railroad there for
this place The association comprises forty
churches and three hundred delegates will
probably be in attendance Every possible
arrangement for their comfort and enter
tainment has been made The last meeting
of the kind held here was in 1853
] Company r, 18th New Jersey Regiment,
| held the annual reunion last Tuesday at
the residence of James White This annual
families is always O most interesting and
/ pleasant one, though tempered with sad
ness on account Of the missing heroes that
have been mustered out by the call Of the
death angel. A sumptuous repast was pre-
pared on the pleasant lawn, Of which fifty
three persons partook. Several interesting
letters, received during the war, were read
by Captain E. l.. Stratton, also number
of speeches were made, reminiscent of war
times and scenes, by veterans. Those pres
emit were George Meley and wife, of Swedes-
boro: Captain E. L. Stratton, wife and
daughter, George Duell and wife, George
Cole, wife and daughter, Enos Hahn and
wife, Of Evan; John Tonlxins and wife, of
} Aura Jacob Bender, wife and two daugh-
} tiers, Warren Somers, wife and two daugh-
} tiers, of Mantua; David Borton and wife,
Joseph White and family, Joseph Moore,
wife and daughter, Azariah Stratton and
wife, Of Absecon; Judge Miller and VIM.
, Gaunt, Of Pauisboro, James G. White and
wife, Elwood Grisconl, Of Moorestown;
James Ecret, Isaac Sickler, joseph Test,
Pastor Wales, OF Mantua.
An apple tree OF the Sweet Bough variety,
on the premises of S. L. Pancoast, Sr., is
now in full bloom.
Il The night-bIooming cactus of Mrs. r. P.
Moore has displayed twenty-eight magnifi-
cent blossoms this season.
Over 600 baskets of Kieffer pears were
picked on Monday from the orchard on the
farm OF Thomas Borton. It is thought the
entire yield win be 1000 baskets
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer Madara and son
Raymond, of Evan; John Myers and Miss
!. Linda Kier, Of Glassboro; Mr.. and Mrs
: Wilmer Titus, of Swedesboro, were guests
: Of Mr. and Mrs. George Madara on Sunday
81 Mr. and Mrs. William 2. Gibson, spent
! Sunday with Miss Emma Gibson.
4 Mrs. Molineaux, Of Philadelphia, bal
been visiting Mrs. samuel Moore.