Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-11-28
MULLICA HILL.


i The long looked for rain came Saturday
evening, accompanied by high wind, bu
the dust is nicely settled and mucl
good besides has been the result.
The Jr. o. u. A. NJ, also Huron Tribe
I. o. r. M, initiated several new members
at their last meetings.
Mrs Samuel Moore spent Saturday and
Sunday at her home here. She and Mr..
Moore returned to Philadelphia on Monday
for the remainder of the winter.
A meeting of the Gloucester County
Board Of Agriculture has been announced
for next Monday, at 2 O'Clock, p. M, in
Patrons Hall. 1t is desired that the
women Of the community will attend and
enjoy the program, especially the topic,
The Future Woman" by Hope L. Moore
and Mary r. Brown. Both speakers are
model, progressive women and it is doubt
full if the future will produce their
superiors.
The friends of Mrs Sarah Tomlin cele-
brated her birthday anniversary on Tuesday
evening, 10Th inst The occasion was very
pleasant and much enjoyed by all.
Mrs. Charles Aggings and Mrs. Catharine
Hamilton, of Haddon Heights, have been
visiting friends here.
Hall Saturday evening.
Several of our citizens have been robbed
of their poultry by minks and opossums.
Ex-Mayor Acton, of Salem, visited his
brother-in-law, VIM. S. Harker, on Sunday.
We are glad to state that Mr.. Harker is
reported still improving
| A great many of our people partook of
the excellent supper given by the ladies of
the Baptist Church on Tuesday evening.
They also enjoyed the social time which
| followed.
A branch of the Young Friends Chris
tian Association was organized here at the
home of Henry and Rachel Lippincott last
week. The next meeting will be held in
Friends Westinghouse Monday evening.
There are now 25 members.
A delegation from the Academy of Nat
ural Sciences, of Philadelphia, mineralogi-
cal and geological section, drove from
Swedesboro to this place on Saturday in
their search for fossils and deposits which
abound in this vicinity.
The severe storm on Saturday evening
olGuptJoihpCO AllehhJ WIN Add DiClpbOCNA
attending the entertainment given by the
pupils Of Union Academy. There was,
however, good attendance, considering
the very inclement weather, and everyone
enjoyed the interesting program which had
been selected and arranged with much care
and taste. Dialogues, recitations and
music were well rendered The scarf drill
by fourteen small girls, greatly charmed
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perfectly executed and marvel to everyone
how such young children could remember
and execute anything SO intricate and
lengthy. 1t never could have been attained
but for the patient, persistent skill and
perseverance of the teachers and pupils
and to their untiring efforts is due the sue
cess of this entertainment
| Universal Temperance Day was observed
by all the Sabbath-schools on Sunday, il
the exercise of the prescribed lesson used il
all Protestant schools throughout Chrsten
dom. We have now five churches in GU
little town, in all of which services wer
held on Sunday. The Roman Catholic
Church was dedicated on Sunday mornin,
by Bishop McFaul, of Trenton, assisted By
three other dignitaries of the church. TIL,
services were solemn and imposing.
Rev. G. L. Bishop, of st. Stephen
Church, delivered Thanksgiving sermon
from Exodus, 25th chap.
Mr. and Mrs. James Dougherty hav'
been spending few days at Atlantic City
Union Thanksgiving services will be helt
in the Baptist Church Thursday morning
Rev. Fl. J. Conoyer, pastor of the M. E
Church. will deliver the sermon.
Friends from this place attended MONTH.
meeting at Woodstown on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Burning and littl
son Stewart, of Mt. Royal, called on friends
here on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs Jonathan Batten, of Swedes
boro; Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Justice, o
Redwood, and Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Moor
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Moor
| On Sunday