Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-01-19
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Milton w. Buzby Of Philadelphia paid a
brief visit to our village on Friday.
Smith Buchanan Of Gwynedd Pa, visited
Benjamin Heritage last week.
James c. Dawson and Walter L. Tomlin
bought new horses last week at Bridgeton.
Walter and Albert Heritage were among
those who attended the State Board of Ag-
riculture at Trenton.
class of about fourteen will take first
and second degrees at the Grange this
evening.
A portion of the visiting committee of
Salem Quarterly Meeting OF Friends will
attend to-day's regular Fifth day morning
meeting.
John and Hannah A. Heritage attended
the funeral of Mrs. Elweod Haines OF Had
donfeld. Her husband was formerly of
this county.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union supplied last week all schools in this
Township with temperance banners and
water lilies.
There was large attendance at the
Grange Literary last week; several visitors
being present from other Oranges. The
music was especially fine, our local talent
being assisted by Miss Lizze Ridgway Of
Mullica Hill and Miss Rose Bahman OF
Swedesboro.
The following are the newly appointed
officers of the Young Friends Association
President, Mary Owen; Vice President,
Benjamin Heritage; Secretary and Treasur-
er, Hannah L. Peaslee; Chairman of History
Committee, Gideon Peaslee; Chairman Of
Literary Committee, Mary A. Heritage.
Annie W. Heritage, at the Meeting
of the Assn on the evening OF the 18th,
read an interesting sketch OF Hannah
class graduated by the Woman's Medical
College Of Phila. From girlhood she was
possessed by a desire TO study medicine
and after her marriage had the full symp
ath of her husband in this ambition and
received much practical help in her home
Studies from his brother practicing ply
sician; consequently she was we'll prepared
when opportunity offered for women tc
take a Medical Course. After graduation
prejudice seemed almost insurmountable,
few would consult woman physician and
druggists refused to fill prescriptions By
skill and conscientious service in her pro
fession she conquered prejudice and acquir-
! ed a large practice. Hannah T.. Peaslee
gave an outline of an address by Carl KEEL
sey Phi. D. Of the University of Pa s'Socia
Conditions and How to Improve Them y
Not how to give. but how to remove the
need Of giving A community will have al
many paupers as it is willing to support
] One out of every ten in New York City has
paupers funeral. Thirty per cent il
London have not sufficient for the needs Of
life. As a protection against time o.
want both the Standard Oil Co. and the
Pennsylvania Rail Road Co.. have to somt
extent adopted the custom that obtains il
! Germany, reserving portion of employee:
| wages until time of need.
Prof Benjamin Batten of Swarthmort
/ College, gave lecture before the Friend:
School on Third day afternoon the 18th
subject, The Music of the Birds 2 The
speaker, with a tuning fork had secured thu
notes of many common birds and reproduced
them most marvelously. Among those
initiated were the blue bird, cat bird, mead
ow lark, gold finch, robin, quail, flicker
and wood thrush The lecture was most
unique and enjoyable
Yesterday some of our Friends attended
the funeral of Isaac Ballenger of Woods
town. The deceased was in his ninty
fourth year.