Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-02-13
CLARKsBORO.

The property of the late Rachel Roberts
was sold to VIM. Hoffman for 5000.
Mr.. John Kerns, who fell on the ice last
Friday morning, and received some pain
full bruises, is about again.
The Quarterly Conference of Greenwich
and East Greenwich Township Sunday
School, will be held this evening in the
German Church. Mr.. Thomas Hartman
will make an address on ''How can we get
the cooperation of parents in the Sunday
school. Mrs. S. s. Shute on 'How to
bring our scholars to conversion
Mr.. George Walters has been appointed
one of the carriers for the rural free mail
delivery.
Mrs. Stewart and daughter, Mrs. Elsie,
spent Sunday with relatives in Mt Royal.
The pupils of Mantua Grove public
school, will give an entertainment III the
school house next Friday evening at T. 80
O'Clock. Proceeds for the benefit of the
school library. A program consisting of
songs, Rotations, dialogues, drill, ect., has
been carefully arranged. Admission adults,
Is cents; children, 10 cents.
The w. c. T. U. met on Friday after
noon. The first seven verses of the sixth
chapter of Deuteronomy were read, being so
applicable to the days program on Scientific
Temperance Instruction. A committee was
appointed to arrange for the meeting of
Lille E. Bailey, a national organizer and
lecturer, who is to go through the county
next month. An article against the State
Regulation of Vice in the Philippines, was
read, and on motion it was decided to send
protest to our representatives in Congress
A letter was read from the Union Signal
stating that Belle Kearney of Miss, spoke
to joint session of the House and Senate
after the Governor had sent to the legisla-
ture special message Empowering the
consideration of a bill for State prohibition,
the bill has been introduced and it is not
believed the liquor forces are strong enough
to defeat it. Questions and answers pre-
pared by the National Superintendent Of
Scientific Temperance Instruction were re-
sponsively read. Every State in the Union
now has compulsory law on this subject.
An article "a Factor in the Industrial Com
petion of Nations" which has been pro-
hlbited in Belgian, French and English
papers, gives as reason for the CONNER
cial supremacy of the U. S. The compul-
sary study in this nation of the effect of
alcohol and tobacco on the human system.
This article was printed in the GLOUCESTER
COUNTY DEMOCRAT in the issue of Nov. T.
Revival services closed in the M. E.
Church last Sunday evening
Thirty-nine members are soon to be
added to the Mickleton Grange.
Miss Carrie Osmond, of Bordentown, has
been visiting Miss Else Hoffman,.
Ards Kircher--i is suffering with an attack
Of tonsilites.
Miss Christiana Owen, daughter of Mr.
Joseph Owen, was married yesterday after
noon to Mr.. Joseph C. Williams of Centre
Square. The ceremony was performed by
the Rev. ]. E. Shaw at 3 o'clock, and i'm
mediately after the wedding supper the
happy couple went to their new home in
North Camden.
Seven persons were baptised in the M
E. Church last Sunday morning.
Rev. and Mrs. Strickland, of Millville
have been guests of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D
Hoffman.
Joseph Willetts, of Trenton, ATTENDED
the Young Friends Association at Mickle
ton last Saturday evening, and gave some
stereoptican views of the Life and Times O
| Jesus.
| In the absence or the Rector, Rev. Rob
E. Windley, curate of st. Peters, conduct
ed the services at the church of the Ascen
ton, Gloucester City, on Sunday last
On Sunday morning next Bishop Scar
borough will make his annual visit to st
Peters, at which time there will be pre-
sented class for confirmation. Servic
will commence at 10. 80
Mrs. Broadbent, wife of the proprietor o
the hotel, has been quite i'll.
During the present cold spell there ha
been skating on Mautua creek. A humble
of young men having skated from Pauls
boro to Mt. Royal. This is an unusua
occurrence.
A new club house is soon to be built a
Mt. Royal on Mantua creek.
Services appropriate for Ash Wendesda,
were held in the Episcopal Church yester
day