Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-02-06
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and Mary Ellen Hendrickson and call
ed on her many friends here.
Grace and Walker Bond, of Balti-
Peaslees family.
Freebooter George c. Tonkin ard
daughter, Anna, were visitors at 10
seph T. Carriers on Saturday.
Clark and Beulah Gardiner, of Null
lica Hill, were entertained by Elmer
Bradshaw and wife on the first
Mr. and Mrs. Jerre Haines entertain
led at tea on Friday, Mr. and Mrs.
William Sithens, of Woodbury.; Mr..
and Mrs Barley Kelley and Mr.. and
Mrs West Gill, Of Swedesboro; Mr..
and Mrs Charles Steward and Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Tomlin.
Ruth Engle and little daughter, EN-
ma, of Williamsburg, Pa, arrived at
Gideon Peaslee's last week. In ac-
cordance with the way of babies, En-
ma has made considerable advance
ment since her last visit and is I'M
doubtedly most welcome visitor at
her grandfather's home.
| There was a good attendance at the
Young Friends Association on Seventh
day evening, the first After the open
/ ing scripture reading by the president,
Mabel B. Redrow read "The Chimes
of st. Nicholas from Glimpses'
Through Life's Windows" In the
absence of the secretary, Eta T. Car
ter served for the evening. Edwin L.
Mankin read an excellent selection
from 1.-THE Life of Isaac T. Hopper"
J. e. Haines, Swarthmore, then gave an
intensely interesting account of a trip
through England, Ireland, and Scot
land The speaker must surely have
been gratified at the size of his au-
dience taking into consideration the
roads and unfavorable weather, but
all were well repaid for the effort
made. Our tourist landed in beautiful
Queenstown HarbOr, where are to be
| found the best harbor facilities in the
world. One of his first impressions
was the exclusiveness of the houses,
instead of being closely built as in
most of our villages they stand back
from the street surrounded by large
plots Of ground and hedges, sometimes
as high as the second story. In Cork
| the people were mostly poor and it
was possible to see children following
your coach for half square in the
hope of having pennies thrown to
them. It was delightful surprise to
find palms and other tropical plants
growing in the south of Ireland, among
the rest hedge of fuchsias twenty
feet high covered with bloom. The
lakes of Killarney were not more beau
tiful than our own Lake George.
Ground in Ireland is very fertile and
| it Is not unusual to see a few square
yards or even a few square feet util-
lied to the limit for farming purposes.
In the south of Ireland conditions were
deplorably bad. The family cow, and
pig occupied the same building with
evident lack of desire for anything
better. North of Dublin marked
change was apparent. Fine farms
were the rule, much fax raised and
the products of the linen mills could
be purchased at very reasonable rates.
Belfast, the greatest shipbuilding city
in the world, mad many characteristics
of an American city.
Edinburgh was the most beautiful
city visited.
Giants Causeway, Melrose and Abb
botsford were of much interest When
you reach London you have the feel
ing that never before have you seen
real city. There are no street rail
ways in the heart of London, CABS and
busses handle all the traffic The
speaker rode on buss marked TWEEN
ty-seven thousand and was told by the
driver that there were about thirty
FIVE thousand in the city. The cheer
full unquestioning obedience to law was
most gratifying and in marked con-
trast to conditions on Dock street, |
Philadelphia, during the busy season.
In London an officer by lifting his
hand could stop a line or two lines of |
buses as far as you could see and no
word of disrespect or objection heard |
Oxford University is made up of |
twenty-five or three colleges, the walls
of some of which were so old that they |
were being repaired.
The twenty foot wall surrounding |
Chester and the docks of Liverpool |
were interestingly described.
Roads were unusually good and |
coaching a delight.
The comparison of their railroad sys-
tenn with ours was striking passenger |
and freight cars seemed flimsy; |
freight was usually carried on five ton
cars, road beds were better than ours |
and stations much finer, no grade
crossings; no checking of baggage,
twelve men at Broad Street Station
could handle more baggage than fifty
as baggage is managed in England.
yet it seemed never to be lost or
stolen.
The speaker believed that on the
whole the people were happier than
the Americans. They were satisfied
with their position in life and not con-
stantly striving for something better.
Development and change are not char
acteristic Of their life, il a thing had
been done for hundred and sixty
years that was reason enough for its
continuance, even though the cause
for instituting the custom was thing
of the past
Many important points have, of
course. been omitted In this report.