Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-08-11
MuLLicA HILL.


The potato business has about come to a
close in this vicinity at present. The price
has gotten down below cost and that means
dull music to those who have not finished
digging The foreign buyers have all left
the battle ground and after the smoke has
cleared away no one left TO hold the fort
but J. A. Ballinger and r. E. Costello
representing P. S Scott, of Philadelphia
Long may their banner fly. Boys stick to
the old reliables
Mr.. James B. Parker has purchased a
very fine horse and buggy and the young
damsels are pleased to see it.
Mr. Chas. Firman. one of our esteemed
citizens and reliable sboemakers has gone on
his vacation to his sons VIM Firman, at
Philadelphia Mr.. Firman states that this
is the first time he has been away from
home for thirty years, to stay over night,
on pleasure trip. So we all hope be will
net elope or wander astray, or be kidnapped.
All Sunday schools in this county are
invited to attend the Sunday School mass
meeting and picnic, this being the third
annual summer outing Of the Sunday
Schools of Gloucester county; it will take
place at Alcyon Park on Wednesday, Aug
ri, under the auspices of Gloucester
County Sunday School Association A
programme Of special interest has been pro-
vided by the committee of arrangements At
2 o'clock p. m. there will be sacred
concert and mass meeting. Music will be
furnished by the Clayton Cornet Band,
Williamstown Glee Club, and Pitman Male
Quartette. The meeting will be addressed
by Rev. L. D. Stultz D. d., of Bridgeton.
and if Wednesday should prove stormy the
picnic will be held the following day.
After the members OF the Mullica Hill
Horse Protective Association returned from
their several routes by which they travelled
IN pairs with little success, they advertised
IN two Philadelphia papers and on Satur-
day morning Mr. JOS Chatham, of Jeffer-
soy, received a postal card stating that Mr.
Lewis Lynch, OF Haddonield, had a horse
that correspondent with the advertisement.
Mr.. Joe Chatham went Immediately to
Mr.. Lynch and identified his animal. Mr..
Lynch is farmer living about three miles
from Haddonfeld. He found the horse
pasturing along his front Wednesday morn
ing without harness or buggy. The thieves
are among the missing as yet.
Why! Did you hear we were going to
have trolleys here. In the sweet bye and
bye we shall be gliding to the city and
change our house-goods to Woodstown and
thence to Salem.
The Harrison Township Committee met
in the Town Hall Tuesday, Aug 9th, and
passed through their regular business.
Harmony Fire Company held their spec
ial meeting last Monday evening which
was a very interesting one, all members
being present but one or two. The COM
pany has decided to give an old fashioned
festival on Aug. 9th. Let us all be liberal
and come ont and help this good cause
along.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. II. Fox, of this
place, met with quite thrilling exper-
fence, but after all fortunate one, while
driving home in their runabout last Mon
day evening from Jefferson. Seeing a
loaded market team approaching they de-
clded they had plenty of room to pass on
the right, but nevertheless there was not
and the consequence was that the light
wagon was overturned with its occupants.
They were badly shaken up
Mrs. Rebecca Gardiner and Mrs. Henry
Lippincott, of this place, and few friends
OF Salem and Woodstown have gone to
Toronto, Canada, to attend Friends Con-
yentlon which is to be held there the last
part of this week.
The property Of J. Fl. Mounce occupied
by Edward Hood is improved by its new
coat OF paint and the yard graveled
Rev. ]. ]. Davies breaches his farewell
sermon Sunday morning, Aug. 28th. He
has been our pastor for thirteen years. We
are glad he has been permitted to stay with
as so long, and we appreciate the good
works done among us. He has sown the
good seed. We hope the harvest will be
great. He has not only been our faithful
and true pastor, but he has been good
citizen, and he will be greatly missed by
all He has not only been friend to us
as individuals but he has been friend to
this community, always influencing for
good. We can most heartily thank him
for his kindness, and pray Gods blessing
go with him and his wife wherever they
may 60 and that he may yet do many
mighty works for the great cause that be
has given his life and all for.
Misses Mary and Maggie Kemble and
Miss Lizzie Roberts, Of Camden. are
spending their vacation with their friends,
Mr. and Mrs. I. H. Lloyd, on North
side of town.
About five hundred from here took in
she G. A. r. and Jr. o. q. A. NJ. ex-
cursion at Atlantic City on Thursday
last.
Mr.. Isaac Ecrett, Of Camden. spent
Saturday evening and Sunday with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. james Ecrett, on
North side Of town.
Rev. J. J. Davies started for ST. Louis
Monday morning. We all wish him an
enjoyable trip.
Geo. G. Vest for 20 years U. S. sena-