Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-07-12
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Miss Lizzie Test has been visiting friends


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Miss Lizzie Test has been visiting friends
at MerchantviIle.
Miss Name Taggart, Of Washington
came home on Saturday She and hel
sister, Miss Lucy, are now at Atlantic City
for the week.
Miss Carman, of Cramer Hill. epent Sat
urday and Sunday With Miss Ella Green
OF Mt. Royal.
John Stewart, of Camden, spent Sunday
with relatives here.
Isaac Jones won watch and chain in 2
bicycle race at Bridgeton on the Fourth,
Miss Cordelia Ward, of BEADING, Pa, is
visiting her mother, Mrs, Samuel Pine.
Seth Packer, of Philadelphia, was an
over-Sunday guest at Meredith Giyen's
The Young Friends Association win
meet at the Westinghouse on Seyenth-day
evening. 14th.
DR.. Charles Haines visited Salem last
week.
A new roof is soon to be put on the Epis-
copal church.
The game of base ball, played on the
Fourth, between the men aud boys, resulted
in favor OF the former. Score, IS to 8.
The Methodist and Evangelical churches
held social on the NJ. E. parsonage lawn
on the Fourth.
The W. C. T. u met on Friday after
noon Hannah A. Heritage, superintend-
emit of mothers meetings, read portions of
the LIST and ID chapters of lst Samuel One
of the committee on public well and pump
reported that the people Of Mt. Royal had
built roof over the pump, which was
greatly appreciated The committee ap.
pointed some time since, 10 learn if litsra-
ture would be received at the stations.
presented letter from the superintendent
OF the railroad, which stated that the rules
of the company would not allow the grant,
ing of such privilege. Since the last meet
ing of the Union, the beloved superin-
tendeut of franchise and Christian citizen
ship, Elizabeth T. Holmes, has been called
to her last home, and while her death is a
severe loss to the organization, her life and
influence were such that the workers will
take courage from her example and press
forward. A reading, What can we do for
Our Children ?" was given. People have
long been led to the study and practice of
scientific agriculture and horticulture,
while not until very recent years has any
considerable attention been given to scien-
liic child culture. If ii we're generally
known how much character is formed by
the clothing, food, drink and society of a
child. hundred times more care would be
bestowed upon them. Some discussion
followed the reading of this paper, Rev j.
E Shaw being one of the participants.
Parents were urged to be correct themselves
in endeavoring TO train their children and
make home so attractive that they will not
want to go to undesirable places. Extracts
were read from an address given by Belle
a Mix before the National Purity Congress
on "Purity's Greatest Foe" Because the
twin reforms of temperance and purity are
not yet wrought out into success the world
is bewildered by crooked thought
and besmirched by personal uncleauliness.
1.-THE Lost Art of LEISURE from the New
National Crusade was read and proved
that even IN these hurried busy times leis-
ure may be enjoyed if essentials to
happiness aud comfort be dispensed with
Meeting closed with singing There's q
Wilderness in Gods Mercy.s