Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-08-08
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Rev. Edmund J. Burk, of Zion P. L.
church, Philadelphia, assisted at the SER
vices at st. Peters, on Sunday last. He
preached most excellent sermon.
John Kerns, Of Mt. Royal, has been very
sick, but is now somewhat better.
Charles Blensinger has very sick child.
Charles Green, ST., was one of party
who spent some days recently at Barnegat
on fishing trip. A good time was re-
ported.
Dr. Charles Burk and family have gone
to Cape May for an extended outing.
Randolph G. Brown and family have
been spending several days at Atlantic City.
A commodious club house is being built
on the property of G. B. Gum, at Mount
Royal.
Herbert Hele, of Philadelphia, is spend
ing some time at the rectory.
Rev. J. Y Burk and wife will spend
some time at Cape May. In the absence
of Mr.. Burk it is expected that his son Ed
mund will conduct the church services.
Miss Frances Ford is spending the month
with her parents.
Misses Belle and Lou Owen left for the
Pan-American Exposition, Niagara and
other points of interest on Wednesday.
Joseph Liyezey and family spent Satur-
day at Pitman Grove.
Mrs Sloan, of Camden, spent the week
with her son at Mt Royal.
Mary A. Heritage was given surprise
last Wednesday evening at her home, in
Mickleton.
Susan Linton, of Woodbury., has been
visiting at the home of A. L. Borden.
Emanuel Schurbel is spending some time
at Ocean Grove.
Rev. j. Z. Shaw recently received ter
volumes of american Literature" from
the young people of his charge at Jefferson
The annual Sunday-school picnic of the
German church will be held in Tatum's
grove on Aug. ID.
Miss Nettie Smith is at present filling q
position as stenographer at the Reading
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The w. G. 7. U. was held on Friday
afternoon Part of the eighth chapter Of
Proverbs was read and prayer offered by
the president The topic, Scientific Tenn
perance Instruction" was then considered
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course of study. Georgia and Utah are the
only States having failed to provide this
education for their children. The drink
trafickeis of the nation have struck back,
having tried to prove the temperance text
books in error in claiming that alcohol is
always poison, but at the meeting OF the
American Medical Association, held at St
Paul, resolutions were passed repudiatine
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Atwater as being contrary to evidence de
duced by experimentation. His teachings
are source of danger and contribute to
the increased consumption of alcoholic
beverages by giving supposed reasons fol
their safe use. A great triumph for scien-
tifc temperance teaching was reported at q
meeting of the National Educational Asso-
citation, held at Chicago, Feb. 26. Recita-
tions were given by Martie Kircher and
Ethel Eldridge. A reading by Mrs. l. v
Eldridge, who also announced that the
W. c. T. U. rally would be held Aug. Il
at Pltman.
The heavy rain on Wednesday morning
prevented a number from going on the
excursion to Atlantic City.
Thomas Kircher and family, of Camden,
were guests of his brother Elmer last Sat
urdav and Sunday.
Misses Sarah Weatherby and Sarah Ridg
way are spending some time at Atlantic
City.
| Joseph Lodge visited J. r. sickler al
Dorchester last Sunday.
Charles Wolferth has been appointed the
Democratic member of the County Board
of Registry and Election for two years.
Professor Rismiller and wife, of Penns
grove, are spending some time with Mrs
Rismiller's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. DAME
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