Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-03-20
MULLICA HILL.

Mrs. Rebecca Barker visited her home
here on Saturday, returning to her Atlantic
City home the following day.
Mrs. Isaac Lloyd has been visiting rela-
tives and friends in Camden.
S. L. Pancoast, Jr., of Hammonton, spent
Friday and Saturday at his old home here
Some of our teachers attended the Asso-
citation at Camden on Saturday.
A class in Fourth Degree was initiated
at Grange on Tuesday evening.
The funeral of Mrs Rachel Beckett, who
died in the Penn Widows Home, took
place here on Saturday morning was
largely attended by relatives and friends
and neighbors in this community, where
the greater part of her life had been passed,
and where she had been highly esteemed
and respected. The funeral services were
held in the Baptist Church Of which she had
long been a valued member. Interment in
Baptist cemetery.
This entire community was greatly
shocked last week at the sad news of the
terrible death Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Gar
diner, which occurred near their home.
Mrs. Gardiner lived here in her girlhood,
and was we'll known as Miss Edith Wood.
After her marriage to VIM. Martin she was
still resident here until after the death of
Mr.. Martin. Since her marriage with Mr..
Gardiner, number of years past, they
have resided at the old home of Mr.. Gar
diner, several miles from here, but Mrs.
Gardiner has always been held in memory,
and esteem by her old friends and neigh
bors here who grieve and lament the sorrow
f,,I Of hor, ror1OUo1 from thiC life
Miss L. Bartholomew has been spending
few days with relatives.
The social in Town Hall on Friday even
ing was one of the largest Of the season.
Visitors came in numbers from adjoining
towns. Swedesboro guests drove into the
town in large coach to the music of merry
bells.
Stokes Union observed the Frances Will
lard memorial day on Friday afternoon, the
Loyal Legion taking part in the exercises.
Mrs L. E. Bailey, of Staten Island, Ma
tional Lecturer for the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, addressed o meeting in
W. c. T. U. Hall on Saturday afternoon,
and spoke to the Sunday-school children on
Sunday. In the evening the rain storm
disappointed many who had expected to
attend, but good audience greeted Mrs.
Bailey and listened with undated interest
to her eloquent address. She is a person of
wide experience, and possesses the rare
faculty of entertaining all ages and glasses
of people.
Walter Jones moved his family on Mon
day into Warren Atkinson's property on
the hill at the north end of town.
Ne 1olo ~, -,
town calling on old friends on Monday.
VIM. Harker left home on Monday morn
ing to enjoy the ocean breezes at Atlantic
City.
Services at st. Stephens Church next
Sunday afternoon, March %, at $50.
A number of the friends of George F.
Madara called on him on Wednesday even
ing, March IL, to congratulate him on his
28th birthday, and to wish him many
happy returns of the day All enjoyed
the pleasant social occasion.
Miss Emma Pine, of Gloucester, spent
the day with friends here on Saturday.
Rev. D. E. Clair, who comes from Lum-
berton is the new pastor of the M. E.
Church. Mr.. and Mrs. Conover go to
Midtown, New Brunswick District
The annual school meeting on Tuesday
afternoon was very poorly attended, and
no changes were made in the election of
members of the School Board. The follow
ing constitute the Harrison township
Board of Education: John C. Hazelton,
Edward Ridgway, Jacob H. Mounce, Aaron
W. Knight, B. R. Black, Samuel Kier,
Israel Evan, John Foster, Isaac Allen.
The moving season is here and many are
finding new homes.
| The lovely moonlight nights at present
render electric lights unnecessary.
Farmers are very busy hauling fertilizers
from the station.
There was good attendance at the
Young Friends Association on Wednesday
| evening