Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-08-09
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very trying for our elderly people and
those who are i'll.
Mount Royal coal merchant, H. Gus
tavus Green. is putting coal in our
cellars this week 1t is rather com
Portable to be reminded that it will be
cooler some time.
James B. Cooper sits up occasionally
| for a short time
We are glad to report John Owen is
| improving, able to be about his room.
| Ann o. Borden does not suffer so
much and is gaining strength slowly,
| it is hoped.
Priscilla Chrispen has not been in
| her usual health and is spending some
time with her son in law William Daw-
son and family.
Hannah L. Peaslee has been visit
ing relatives at Bridgeton.
Mr.. Harry Keen, formerly of this
place, has purchased the boat owned
and run by the late Howard Craig and
| is now engaged in carrying truck from
| Mt Royal
John Atkinson and wife, of Earring
| ton Kentucky, have been visiting
their Heritage cousins in this section.
A portion of the visiting committee
! of Salem Quarterly meeting will at
tend meeting here on Firstday morning
at ten o'clock, the twelfth. Ali are
cordially welcomed.
/ Our aged friend, Hannah R. Cooper.
passed away about ten o'clock
First-day evening, the fifth, in
/ the eighty-third year of her age. She
was downstairs the day previous.
Death was due to gradual exhaus-
ton of physical strength, rather than
any organic disease. For many
months deceased has been almost en-
tire1y dependent upon the loving care
! of her family. Her active life was
| characterized by tireless energy and
devotion to duty.
| She came to this community, with
her now deceased husband, Edward
| Cooper, in 1857, from the state of
Ohio. Since that time she has been
a regular attendant at the Friends
meeting here whenever health would
permit and will be greatly missed from
her accustomed place.
The funeral was held at the meeting
house on Fourth day the eighth at 2.30
p m.
Because of a funeral and other cir
cumstances beyond control and sure
to make a successful meeting impos-
i'sible, the executive committee of
Clarksboro w C. T. u, directed the
postponement of the August meeting
until Wednesday afternoon, the fif-
teenth, at three o'clock. An enjoyable
program is arranged, one number of
value will be a report of Mont Lawn
Happy Fourth the home at Nyack on
the Hudson for little tenement waits
where two members of ClarksborO Y,
Lydia and Margaret Grandfield, are
/ teachers. All are cordially invited
Wednesday afternoon, August the 18th
at three o'clock p m.
Several interesting numbers consti-
/ tuted the order of exercises at the
Young Friends Association on Seventh
day evening, the fourth. In answer to
/ the question, why did Friends distin-
! guish the days of the week and of the
months by NUMBER" Benjamin Herit-
| age gave full exposition of the deri-
walton of the names of months, and
days of the week showing that they
were chiefly derived from the names
of heather Gods Friends preferred
to adhere to the simple numerical de-
signation
In answer to the question rs any
principle sacrificed by the discontinue
ance of this custom?" BENJAMIN G. Her
litage felt this must depend upon the
individual conscience rather than any
fixed rule governing all alike. While
some Friends. for convenience in the
4 business world, are using terms in
common use and generally under
stood, they cannot be said to be violat.
ling any principle The principles OF
Friends are far deeper than any pc
culiarities instituted by our ancestors
Gideon Peaslee read an interesting
article by Rufus Jones A visit to the
Birth Place of Quakerism in America
lin which the writer said 1.-THE old or
j der has changed and has yielded place
to new.
God is fulfilling Himself in many
ways. The Quaker prophet of to day
must deal with the present age and
q the existing conditions; he must exhi
bit religion as vital now as that Of
Jour ancestors in the early days"
Bessie V. Ogden read an interesting
letter giving an account of the erup
ton of Mt Vesuvius Hannah A. Herr
tage gave a good literary salad read
ing portions of extracts from variou:
writer's, whoever was able in the audi
ence completed the extract and gave
the author.
Gideon and Emma w. Peaslee will
their son Amos expect to leave home
for New England trip on, thu
eleventh This trip will also include
visit to Gideon's sister Hannah ant
. her family, well known to many in thi
community On the fifteenth the par
lty hope to attend the annual reunion
of the Peaslee family held near Ames
!, bury, Mass. Neal Dow and Johl
Greenleaf Whittier were descendant
of branch of this family. Our com
, munity will be glad to be represents
at SO distinguished gathering
The body Of man found in the Delawar
Ct.-~. IL,