Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-02-13
MULLicA HILL.

OF Bucknell University, at Lewisburg, Pa,
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Benjamin
r. Black, for an indefinite time.
Mr.. and Mrs George Ridgway are being
congratulated on the advent of a daughter
born Wednesday, February 5.
George H. Horner is off for Maine. He
proposes spending much of bis time at
Fort Fairfield looking after the shipments
of seed potatoes that he has sold to our
farmers
Rev. q. M. Smith will hold revival SER
vices this week Methodist Divine, Rev.
G.. VanNetta, OF Clarksboro, will assist on
Tuesday evening, and Rev. F. L Jewett,
of Pitman Grove, is expected to assist on
Friday evening. Come out.
New seats have been purchased for the
Friends meeting house. They arrived on
Monday These new benches look very
pretty, and have plush cushions. They are
now being arranged in the meeting house,
A new milliner has arrived in town, and
will open millinery parlor in Mrs Pris
ella Hazelton's house near the post office
She is Miss Anna Carney, from Woodstsw1,
Mrs Sarah Blake, who keeps the board
ing house, is i'll with the grip. DR.. S S
Ashcraft is attending her.
/ The new tin and stove store of EIwood
Kier is enclosed, and will soon be ready fol-
business.
Mr. and Mrs. John Fl. Shiyeler haye is
sued invitations to their twenty-6fth wed
ding anniversary to be celebrated at thei
home this Thursday evening, February ID
from six to ten O'Clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wells Green and daughter
OF Philadelphia, were guests of Mr.. anC
Mrs. David Borton this week.
Charles Bell, who is fireman on the pas
senger train, met with an accident.
heavy iron pin fell on his finger and mashed
it on Wednesday, causing him much suffer
ing
The Young Friends Association will NEE
in the Friends meeting house on Wednes
day evening, the 18th instant.
Mr.. Maskell Dubois is in receipt of
pension under the age law.
William Evan, the blacksmith. is busy
as bee sharpening shoes, because oul
streets are glare OF ice. "It's an il
wind, etc.
Mrs. Priscilla Hazelton is spending 8
week with John Reed.
Mrs Walter S. Harley, nee Straston, OF
Brooklyn, New York, who has been i'll fol-
several months, is gaining strength slowly
Spelling bees have become feature in
the Burlington Grange, Patrons Of Hus
bandry.
The Mullica Hill concert band will soor
have an entertainments in the Town
Hall.
Swedesboro has the roller skating craze.
The annual meeting OF the Harrison
Township Horse Protective Association was
held in the Town Hall Monday, the Sd
instant. About half of the members were
present. No losses were reported for the
past year. The following officers and
directors were elected for the ensuing year
President, j Joseph ]. Brown; vice president
Joseph W. Moore; secretary, A. Clark
Gardiner; treasurer, DR.. S. F. Ashcraft
directors, Joseph 5. Brown, George II.
Poinsett, E T. Ridgway, John Gaunt,
George III. Horner, Joseph w. Atkinson
Aaron B. Somers.
Stacy L. Panooast. Jr., and Mrs Pan
coast are enjoying life in Jamaica where
the thermometer gets up TO so and sc
degrees about MONDAY.
Ex-senator Stacy L. Pancoast was q
guest at the Chalfonte, Atlantic City, OF
Sunday and Monday.
The 80th birthday anniversary of Johr
Gaunt and Elizabeth Pancoast, widow OF
the late Benjamin G.Pancoast, twin brother
and sister, took place at the home of Eliza.
beth Pancoast, in Mullica Hill, February
z, 1908 They haYe survived their mar.
ried companions, and six brothers. They
were children of John and Elizabeth Gaunt
John Gaunt and Elizabeth Pancoast are
both residing in Mullica Hill and enjoying
good health John has been widower Is
years, and Elizabeth widow four years.
Those present were John Gaunt, Elizabeth
Pancoast. G. w. F. Gaunt and wife, Anna
and son, Weber, Clark Pancoast, Alex
Owen, wife and sons, S. P. Owen, Jr. and
daughters, Florence, Marion, Sara and
Jennie Owen, of Mickleton; Clayton Moore,
wife and daughter Josephene, of Bridge.
ton; Parker Stewart and wife, Edward
Gaunt and wife, and daughters Sara and
Hannah, Thomas Borton and wife, Luells
Pancoass, Amanda Parker and son Lewis
Mariana Parker and Beulah Pancoast, oil
Mullica Hill. Owing to the severe cold
many who were invited were unable to be
present.