Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-01-10
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j. Omar Heritage installed the new
Grange officers at the last meeting Of the
Grange, also assisted with tie installation
at Swedesboro ON Wednesday evening, the
second. Omar has been appointed Deputy
by the State Master for six GraBgeis in
this county, Micklet0n, SwedesboTo, Bridge
port, Thorofare, Mantua, and HurffYille.
Mary Elliot, Of PHILADELPHIA, gave an
interesting lecture before the Friends
school here Oh the 4th, subject, st. Peters,
the Vatican, and Michael Angelo. The
speaker had many pictures OF Rome and OF
St. Peters built at coast of $50 1000, 900
and requiring $50, 600 a year for repairs;
we were surprised to learn that there is but
1 oil painting and that in state in St. Peters,
all other pictures are mosaic. Michael
Angelo from early childhood showed a
strong inclination to sketch, mould and
chisel stone, buB not until one of the
masters of his day who accidently learned
the child's gifts offered his father money
compensation to allow the child to become
his pupil would his father consent, work of
that kind being considered below one OF
noble rank. Michael Angelo did not
sketch his conceptions but with strong
sharp missions would develop in stone bis
mental creation. But one piece of work
bears his name, that of the Virgin holding
in her lap Christ after be was taken from
cross executed when Angelo was twenty
two and now in st Peters. Michael Angelo
felt that his work was SO strongly character
lied by his own individuality that no mark
or name was needful The lecturer had
with her many good picturer. We were
impressed with the benign countenance of
| Pope Plus the 10Th and much interested in
the Royal family group.
| The newly elected trustees of the Library
| Association are: William Dawson, Anna II.
Pancoast, Mary Owen, Esther L. RulOn,
Bessie V. Ogden, Rachel L. Borden, Laura
| Z. Holmes, who have organized by APP
pointing the following officers William
Dawson, President; Enoch V. Lock, libra-'
rian; Mary Owen, secretary; Laura E.
| Homes, treasurer; book committee, Anna
FL. Pancoast, Bessie v. Ogden, Rachel L.
Borden. Shares in the library can be OBJ
tanned on the following terms, one year,
| fifty cents; six months, twenty five cents;
three months, fifteen cents. A carbon copy
of catalogue can be obtained upon appli-
cation.
| The Meeting House here was we'll filled
on the evening of the 9th at the Fifty-frst
Annual Meeting of the Library Association
to hear Benjamin G. Heritage's address on
his recent western trip which extended
as far south as Mexico City and north as
far as Vancouver. His remarks were con-
fined almost entirely to the week spent in
the Yosemite Valley and the description OF
its large trees The speaker was glad to
have made the trip while stage coaches
were still in use. These are soon to be
superseded by trolley lines. The present
stage line has 400 horses and they are kept
in good condition. We can scarcely realize
the possibility in our crowded eastern life
of eyer being able to haye an extended
view without any evidence of the works of
man yet such was the speakers experience,
much the same as the first settlers must
/ haYe had many of the trees IN the Mari
posa tree grant, United States Govern
ment Reserve of $500 acres were named
for various states, cities, noted people, and
colleges; their symmetry, wonderful growth,
and majesty is an inspiration to do some
thing and be something, to stand erect and
meet what ever may come with steadfast
! purpose and courageous heart. A detach-
ment of the U. s. Army looks after Uncle
Sans interests in the reserve. During the
summer they broke camp and left for san
Francisco, the same day our tourist left the
1 Valley. The speaker spoke of visiting one
saw mill that turned out 100000 #. of
| lumber per day; no railroad within forty
miles; the good lumber was freighted out by
teams, the cheaper through fumes dis
lance Of fifty three miles. Reference was
made to one freight team of eight pairs of
mules on duty. All were interested in a
sugar pine cone oyer one foot in length,
some are as long as twenty one inches. The
/ speakers uncle, Benjamin Heritage,
brought to the meeting fine mounted
| specimen of the Sequoia Gigantea (Californ-
ia red wood also specimen Of the bark
which is sometimes thirty inches thick.
William Mccullough, of Swedesburo, who
had been over the route taken by the
speaker gave few interesting incidents in
connection with his trip and Of his visit 80
Salt Lake.
| Mrs. Enoch V. Locks sister and brother
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. d. ]. Turner, of
Hastings, Nebraska, bave been spending
several days with Mr.. and Mrs. Lock.
! They left for their western home on Tues
day.
Several members of this Grange attended
Pomona Grange at Mullica Hill on Tues
day,
The next meeting Of the Young Friends
| Association will be held in the Meeting
House on Seventh day evening, the 12th,
at seven o'clock. A good program has been
arranged, all are cordially invited.
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