Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-05-23
MULLICA HILL.

Mrs. Lizzie Ridgway and children, of
Philadelphia, has been spending few days
with relatives here.
| Mrs. Frances Iafferty and child, of At
lantic City, are guests of Mrs. Martha
Lafferty.
Fires, overcoats and furs were in reqnisi-
ton on Sunday.
Alice Evans of Harmony school, and
Anna Hazelton, of Union school, each
passed the third grade at the recent exam
ination.
John A. Ballinger has improved his prop
erty by building a substantial new fence at
the top of the embankment, near the rail-
road. The location is a fine one and the
views from the residence very attractive.
The new schedule for our trains here
went into OBJECT on Sunday, giving us an
additional train, which will greatly accom-
modate the public.
Mrs Fulcher and children, Lewis and
Melbern. of Salem, were over-Sunday visi-
tors of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Melbern.
AS the team of William Allen was being
driven out of his lane on Friday morning a
trace came unfastened, which frightened
the horses and they started and ran. After
running a short distance one of the horses
began to kick and broke its leg so that it
was necessary for it to be shot. The horse
had been valuable one and it is quite
loss to the owners
Mrs. r. b. Parker has been the guest q
friends at Swedesboro for several days.
Mrs. Hiram Shute is visiting relatives at
Hurffville this week.
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an entertainment in the school building on
the closing day, next Friday afternoon,
May "a, at 2 O'Clock. cordial invitation
is extended to parents and friends of the
children.
Jacob Brosehard moved his family to the
North end of town on Monday.
An interesting program is being arranged
for Memorial Day among its attractive
features will be duet by Misses Davies
and Heritage.
| Miss Maude Mills has received a special
prize for story written for the EUening
Telegraph, of Philadelphia. The little girl
has the congratulations of her many friends
and schoolmates.
Several of our citizens attended the Ep-
worth Pentecostal meeting at Pitman to-
day.
Clarence Winner and Miss Amy Streeper,
of this place, were united in marriage on
Thursday evening by Rev. Ell. G. Conover
Some of their young comrades gave them a
hearty serenade on Friday evening, also
gave the jewellers on the North side share
of their music, at a late hour.
Members of the Junior Epworth League
celebrated the twelfth anniversary of their
organization on Sunday evening. The
scene was very attractive one when the
children marched up the aisle to the music
of the organ and took their seats. Singing
by the children was much enjoyed by the
congregation, also the recitations by Misses
Edna Duell and Laura Firman. A vocal
duet and a solo and chorus were well appre-
ciated. There was full attendance and
the occasion was very pleasing and sue
cessful one.
Misses Mary and Alice Moore have a
handsome new Haines piano. We congrat-
inestimable value.
Messrs. Frank Moore and Edw. Schwebel
enjoyed the first gathering of strawberries
from their gardens one day last week.
These gray days, with their dearth of bright
sunshine, are not conducive to the season.
able ripening of that delicious fruit.
Thos. Brown, of Philadelphia, has been
visiting friends here.
Several well-dressed tramps visited our
town on Monday and Tuesday, with no
apparent object in view, unless to beg from
door to door.
Members of the Grand Army Post and
Junior Mechanics will attend divine service
in the M. E. church next Sunday evening.
A dance social will be held in the town
hall on Friday evening, May "a.
Rev. H. J. Conover delivered an Assem-
sion Day sermon on Sunday morning from
Acts 1 20.
The tennis club is arranging for the sum-
mer series of games.
Lawyer, Acton and wife, of Salem, were
guests of William Harker on Sunday.
The M. u. church will hold twentieth
century thank offering service on Sunday,
June 3 There will be an all-day service,
and an interesting one.
Between eighty and eighty-fve dollars
were raised at the progressive euchre in the
town hall for the benefit of the Catholic
church fund. The first prize, handsome
picture, was won by John Dougherty; Sec
ond prize, S. L. Pancoast, Jr.
Mrs. Harry Ashton and children spent
Sunday in Camden.