Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-04-19
CLAKsBORo.

Presiding Elder Dobbins preached in the
N. E. church last Sunday evening.
Miss Jones, of PhiIa., spent Sunday and
Monday at the rectory.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Crane, of Camden,
haYe been guests of Mr.. II. G. Green dur
the week.
The Ladies' Guild of ST. Peters church
was held last evening at the residence of
Randolph Brown.
Peter Hughes, of Mt. Royal, has been
very sick with pnuemonia.
Mr.. Frank Mcpherson and sister, Miss
Eva, of Camden, spent Saturday and Sun
day with their aunt, Mrs. Rebecca Green.
Rev. John Davis, of Crozier Seminary,
was in town on Saturday.
Mrs Sarah Liyezey and little daughter,
of Phila., spent last week with Joseph
Livezey and wife.
DIR. Albert Shute and family, of Potts
town, have been visiting his parents here.
Some of our young folks attended the
ball at Mullica Hill on Monday evening.
Mr.. Isaac Hall moved into the Hoffman
house, near the station, last week.
Easter day was happily observed in st.
Peters church. There was morning ser
vice and address at six o'clock Sunday
school at $50. Sermon and Holy Com
munion at TO- 30 Chjldrens' festival at 8,
and Evening prayer and sermon at 7 80,
all being well attended. The church was
handsomely decorated with potted flower
ing plants. A feature of the afternoon
fe. tival was the giving to each of the par
ticipating scholars, geranium or other
ported plant, to be taken home as an Easter
memorial. On Monday after brief service
the annual meeting of the congregation
was held, at which Mr.. Charles Shoemaker
presented his report as Treasurer for the
past year. and his efforts to accumulate an
endowment fund for the care of the old
church burial ground at Berkeley. The
warm thanks of the congregation were
voted to Mr.. Shoemaker tor his services to
the church. The following elections were
made: Wardens, Charles Shoemaker, Ed
ward II. Steward; Yestrymen, Cyrus w
Brown. Harry B. Reeves, T. Copeland
Brown, Samuel Reed and Samuel Stetser
Diocesan Convention and the Convocation
of Burlington.
Childrens' exercises. consisting of singing
and Rotations, were held in the NJ E..
church on Sunday evening. The program
thr ughont showed that careful preparation
had been made. The church was prettily
decorated with flowers and large congre-
cation was present to enjoy the service.
A Union of the Friends First-day
schools ofSalem Quarterly Meeting was held
at the Mickleton meeting house on the 18th.
The morning session was occupied with the
calling of the delegates appointed, the
reading of the reports from the different
schools and new business, which consisted
of proposition that the Fall Union be
made School of Methods" and the read
| ing of the reports at that time be omitted.
A committee was appointed to have the
matter in charge. There was an ample
| lunch spread in the nearby school house to
which all were invited, and when the
hunger of more than two hundred people
had been satisfied, meeting again convened.
The afternoon exercises consisted Of reci-
| tations and concert exercises by the chill
dren, an essay on The Prophets and an
other on the subject how we should spend
our Sabbaths. 1t was thought best that
we try and be consistent and not complain
of Sabbath breaking when sometimes we
are the first ones to complain should the
Imilkman fail to deliver bis milk on the ex.
act time. Then, too, the subject of the
Sunday paper claimed some attention as the
most sensational news collected throughout
the week is saved for that issue of the
paper. as well as everything that enter
tains, SO that many prefer staying away
from their place of worship 10 read tbs
paper. After discussing the subject Of
this latter paper and the Clerk announcing
the subject for the next Unions discussion,
the meeting adjourned 10 meet at MuIlica
Hill 10 the Fall
Mr.. Samuel Kean, who has recently re-
turned from Klondike, will give an adj
dress, illustrated By sterioptican views, il
IClark's Hall this evening Proceeds sol
the benefit of the Ladies' Guild Of ST
Peters church. Admission is and IS cts.
4 A district meeting Of Odd Fellows will
be held in CIark's Hall Oh the 18th inst.
Miss Rebecca Heudrickson, of hIt. Royal
and Otto J BONN, Of Thorofare, yer.
married at Thorofafe b9 Rev Isaac Fowlel
Last Saturday evening. reception VA
Igigen them after tbe ceremony By TIL
Ibfide1s mother