Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-04-11
MULLICA HILL.

The April showers on Tuesday and
Wednesday were very heavy, some of them
at least, and succeeding weather has been
very cool.
Mrs. M. A. Atkinson spent few days
with her daughters in Clayton last week.
Mrs W. H. Burning and little son Stew
art, of Mt. Royal, visited friends here on
Monday.
Isaac and George Ecret, of Camden,
spent Easter Sunday with their parents
here.
Norman Parker was so unfortunate as to
cut his foot very badly with an axe on
Thursday afternoon, cutting through the
boot and infiicting deep wound, which
was dressed and sewed up by DR.. H. III.
Carr.
Mt. Vernon Council, No. 81, Jr. O. U.
A. NJ, will hold its 25th anniversary in the
Town Hall on Monday evening, April g.
Rev. J. Morgan Read, Of Atlantic City,
will address the meeting. All who possibly
can should make an effort to hear this gifted
speaker.
"Four novel exhibitions in one" will be
given by Prof. H. III. Hall, employed by
the Baptist Sunday school, in the Town
Hall on the evening OF April 90, at 100
Among the "novel exhibitions are scenes
from the ''Life of Christi and Ten Nights
in Bar-room.' This entertainment is
well worth seeing.
A number of Easter parties were held on
Saturday evening Among them were
those held at the homes of Alfred French,
William Dilkes, Frank Ballinger and Mrs
Hope Moore These annual gatherings at
the great Easter festival become more pop
ular yearly and afford great pleasure to
those who attend.
Miss Lizzie Wallace, who has been an
invalid for some time, has been much worse
since our last writing.
Easter services were held in the M. E.
church on Sunday morning. Rev. H. J.
Conover, the pastor, delivered an excellent
sermon, appropriate to the occasion. In
the evening special exercises, consisting of
Rotations and singing by the children,
were enjoyed.
Mrs. VIM. Madciff has been quite sick,
but is improving.
Charles Bill has left the employ of Ru-
dolph Benezet and accepted position with
a firm in Philadelphia. Leon Atkinson has
taken the clerkship in Mr.. Benezet's store
The infant class of the Baptist Sunday
school will give an entertainment in the
lecture room of the church next Sunday
evening, the 18th. The little ones have
been working very faithfully to get their
little 'sbarrels" filled to increase the library
fund They have also practiced and re-
hearsed, out of school hours, the parts
assigned them for the entertainment. Both
teacher and pupils merit encouragement.
On Saturday evening, between 10 and II
o'clock, while Mrs. Louis Bittle was await
ing her husbands return, she heard foot
somebody trying to open the second-story
window. Mrs. Bittle courageously fired a
revolver, and the man sprang to the ground
and fed In the morning he was tracked
for some distance.
Do not forget the annual Easter supper
and fair given by the M. E. church this
Thursday evening in Parker's hall. There
will be an inviting menu and a great variety
of useful and fancy articles for sale, and an
opportunity to help a good cause.
On account of the Loyal Temperance
Legion State Conference at Woodstown to-
day, the regular meeting Of Stokes Union
was deferred until Friday.
Edward Gardiner, of Woodbury., was in
town calling on friends on Tuesday.
Over fifty young persons participated in
the Easter festivities at the home of Miss
Rachel French on Saturday evening.
There is little change in the condition of
Samuel Iredell, except that he grows grad
ually weaker.
Mrs. William Carter, of Woodbury., Wis
tied her relatives here on Monday.
A number of visitors were entertained
over Sunday at the various homes through
out the town.
Louisa, youngest daughter of Michael
Melber is quite sick at this writing