Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-02-11
MIckLEToN.

Mary K. Brown was guest last week Of
her nephew, Hampton, and her niece, LUCY
Irwin, of Phila.
Sue Coles and Frances Moore. of Woods
town, were guests Of John and Hannah A,
Heritage on the seventh.
Joseph E. Haines, of Swartbmore, for
mer resident of our village, has recently, re-
turned from a trip 80 Florida and Cuba.
Young Friends Association at recent meet
ing decided TO invite Mr.. Haines to give
the Association the benefit of his obserya-
lions and experiences at future meeting.
Prof. Bachelor was greeted by an ap-
preciative audience on the evening of the
sixth. Ms. Royal, Clarksboro, Mullica
Hill and Swedesboro were represented in
she audience With, of course, good at
tendance from our immediate eighborhood.
The speakers Hour with the Poets',
proved to be two brim full of good thoughts.
he said, TO many, poetry was not attIac-
tive, some considered it an excuse for bad
grammar, others sort of license for the
use OF many words to express little TO
him, the poet was one who could see in the
common place the divine. LOngfellow was
the household poet of america, possibly no
writer was ever more beloved in his own
hearts Of the people responded Hiawa-
tina is destined 80 stand out in literature as
a story of people of the past The speaker
gave s,Qld Clock on the Stairs,'' .sThe
Singers and Excelsior y Prof. Batch
ellor finds in his contact with many chill
dren few are memorizng the best in liter
allure. Oar new system of education, get
ting hold OF ideas rather than words, is
good, but our children are going to miss
much in after life il memorizing is entirely
ignored. James Russell Lowell was our
typical American poet THE Finding of
the Tyre, "The Vision of Sir Launfaln and
The Present Crisiso were especially noted;
the last-named political poem OF his time
is as applicable to present conditions as at
the time 1t was written. Oliver Wendell
Holmes was popular in his own time an6
will probably be most remembered by his
HCbambered N4utlus - Lincoln was
spoken of az one of the greas souls Of the.
ages. and the speaker gave with much feel
ing Walt Whitmah's o Captain, Nv
Captalnr Emerson, our lover of nature,
was illustrated by 1.-THE Humble Bee, and
Each and All " Goldsmith is second TO
none in the use of language 1.-The Deserted
Village, THE iraveler'' and sThe Mad
Dog" were referred TO Your reporter
would say that ''Mons Blank before Sun-
rise' was the finest Interpretation given
by the speaker. Coleridge never saw Mt.
Blanc, bus it was described 80 him by many
friends until it became perfect mental
picture. To many he said Browning was
obscure, but the obcurity was in their own
brains He could say as much in six words
as some could think out in six hours This
literary.treat closed with Tennyson's' Gross
ing the Barr We certainly can commend :
Prof. Bachelor, asa West Bringhurst ST.,
Philadelphia, to Literary Clubs and Church
Societies. Years Of thought and literary
work and CONTRACTS with many minds has
fitted him for the Interpretation
Of the best in literature.
The social event OF the week was the
in the Friends Meeting House on
Fourth-day afternoon at two o'clock of An
ma Hope Pancoast, daughter of Joseph Pam
coast and William Dunn Iredell, son of
Jonathan and Annie Iredell, of Mullica
Hill. A large circle of friends witnessed
she impressive ceremony of the Society OF
Friends after which reception was held at
the home of she bride. The happy couple
will take up their residence soon on one of
she most attractive farm homes Of tie coun-
by, and take with them the best wishes and
hearty congratulations of the entire COM
munity. While we will greatly miss the
bride in our activities we are heartily glad
Der future home IS so near us.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Hanes we're guests
,f Mr.. and Mrs Edward Joyce, at Lans-
1owne on unday