Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-04-28
MickLEToN.


We wish to correct an item in last
weeks letter, the price paid for two
pound chickens should have been fifty
cents per pound not ffty-two. We al
most felt like asking for an extra edition
to get the mistake righted before it
caused trouble.
Richard Heritage, wife and son left
for their Wyoming home on the morn
ing of the twenty-hfth. They will stop
at St Louis en- route.
Walter L. Tomlin's are having their
house painted The combination of coli
ors is good and the Improvement will
add much to the attractiveness of the
north end of our village.
/ Benjamin Heritage gave an interest
ing talk before both schools on Arbor
day, concerning the formation of buds,
illustrating his remarks by specimens.
The championship of the Pennsyl-
vania Inter-scholastic Debating League
will be determined this evening Feb
ruary twenty-hfth, Friends Central
defeated the Germantown Academy in
debate, the other winner in the semi
final round was the Brown Preparatory,
whose team defeated that of the VIM.
Penn Charter School; consequently
Friends Central School will meet the
Brown Preparatory School, subject
Resolved, THAT the conduct of the
United States toward Columbia in the
recent Panama affair was unjustifiable.
Friends Central School will take the
negative and we are told that our young
orator, Amos J. Peaslee, is an easy
leader of their forces in debate.
There seems to be sort of fatality
among hot-beds this season. Clayton
Tompson's was burned last week and
on Friday morning the engine was TAX
en- out to extinguish a fire at Joseph
Pools hot-bed. No serious damage
was done, however
One of the most delightful social
events ever experienced in this commun-
ity was held on Seventh day, the TWEEN
1 ty-third, in co1nmemoration of the flf-
! tieth wedding anniversary of Charles
and Martha R. Heritage From all the
country side came neighbors, kith and
kin From city, hamlet, farmhouse, old
the wedding guests came in until one
hundred and twelve were assembled in
the home to which the host and hostess
first went taking with them an abundant
supply of physical vigor, ambition and
good common sense, attributes which
1 formed solid foundation and enabled
these new hone-builders of fifty years
ago to make a success of life in the full
! lest and highest sense of the term; I'M
/ til all their many guests could say we
Thank you for the lesson your fifty
years are teaching. The honest lives
/ that louder speak than half our noisy
preaching
4 During all these busy years they have
been identified with the best interests of
the community; not self centered or abb
Sorbed by their many and varied inter-
ests, but reaching out in sympathy and
helpfulness to those having no direct
claim upon their time or thought except
through the common tie of brotherhood
too seldom recognized.
Bounteous refreshments were eff
GENTLY served by caterer Chapman in the
home occupied by the bride and groom
adjoining the farm house which is now
/ the home of their married daughter,
Esther L. Ru1on and her husband How
ard Rulon. The long tables in each of
the two front rooms were -artistically ar
ranged, the prevailing colors being gold
duQ SiCCll. III WILL ICliuCSl
of host and hostess gifts were omitted
Late in the afternoon guests assembled
to listen to the reading of the marriage
certificate, by the eldest son, Walter, a
paper prepared for the occasion by VIM
M. Garter, of Woodbury., was read by
the writer and afterward signed by
those presnt Martha Kercher Herr
tage, wife of the Oldest grand-child,
Howard Heritage, then sang an appro-
pirate solo, after which an excellent
paper prepared by Hannah l. Hendrick-
son was read by the author The FIVE
children now living and twelve grand
children were all present Walter and
Sue r., his wife, two sons, Howard J.
and Charles T., Albert, Rebeca his wife
and their children, Clifford, Clara, Alice,
Edith and Anna; John C. his wife Eli
zabet1l B. and their children Clarence,
Martha and Ellwood; Richard his wife
/ Martha and their son Raymond; Esther
1 L. Rulon wife Of Howard Rulon and
their daughter Mary For other guests
present see article in another column.
Il WANDERING WILLIE THE HOBO