Gloucester County Democrat., 1902-12-25
MULLIcA HILL.

The Christmas entertainment OF the Bap-
tist Sunday School will take place on
Christmas night in the church. A very
pleasing program has been arranged.
County Superintendent Eldridge visited
Union school on Tuesday.
Mrs. DR.. Brown, Of Plainfeld, returned
home on Friday after spending a week
with friends here.
William Chew is having his house nicely
painted, and G. w. Elkinton is remodelng
his vacant property. Both improvements
will add to the appearance of that end of
the town.
The Dramatic Entertainment given
under the auspices Of the American Me-
chanics in the Town Hall on Thursday
evening, was fairly well attended.
Mrs. J. ]. Davies has been visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Warren Stranger, at Glass
boro. The many friends of Mrs. Davies
are glad to see her out again after her long
and serious illness.
Rev. D. E. Clair gave an illustrated ser
mon on Sunday evening, entitled "Bethle-
hem's Guest" most interesting beau
tiful and appropriate theme, which all
present enjoyed. The very stormy even
ing was the means of OBTAINING many at
home.
The new trees and hitching posts just
placed in front Of Mrs R. Ridgway's prop
erty are an improvement worthy of men
tion, for the planting of wayside tree is
an invaluable blessing to the pilgrims of
the future.
Mr.. Frank Moore managed his four horse
team with admirable skill on Monday
morning.
E. r. Chatham attended the Crusade
Meeting of the Women's Christian Tenn
perance Union at Glassboro, on Friday
afternoon, and reports most delightful
occasion with very interesting exercises and
excellent attendance.
Miss Gooden, teacher of Harmony
School, has been training her pupils for a
Christmas entertainment to be held in the
school room on Wednesday afternoon. She
extends cordial invitation to patrons and
friends of the school to be present.
Mr.. Isaac HI. Lloyd entertained his Sun
day school class at his residence on Satur-
day afternoon. Each member of the class
received a handsome book as Christmas
gift, and the class, in turn, presented their
teacher with very nice, comfortable
chair.
The Union Store Company is distribut-
ing among its customers very neat and
attractive calendar for 1903.
Henry and Rachel Lippincott are spend
ing part of the Christmas holidays in
Philadelphia with their children.
The sale of William Costello took place
on the premises near here, on Monday
afternoon. The proprietor will leave the
farm and move to Gloucester.
Christmas preparations are claiming the
time and attention of our citizens. The
old, old proclamation, "Peace on earth,
good will to men," is not only echoed and
re-echoed by the music of those invisible
bells that have been sounding through the
ages, but the human heart responds to the
divine message in its desire and effort to
bestow gifts, of some description, upon its
fellow beings, and to express its good will
in making some one happy. Those who
have lived many years upon earth tell us
that their observation and experience prove
to them the beautiful fact that the Christ
mas festival brings each year an increased
manifestation of its appreciation and of
Christ love in the heart for humanity, and
the effort to bring the reign of peace on
earth in abolishing war, and in settling all
disputes by arbitration. May all the
blessings Of Christmas tide descend upon
each home in this little town, for in this
world of sin, Where meek souls will
receive Him still, the dear Christ enters in. !"