Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-05-07
THOROFARE.

THOROFARE.
He's around in the back yard, there
you might talk to him; am going to TIL
doctors, and have not moment to spare,
said the woman who answered my ring al
| the front door. She looked refined, and
! spiritual, and SO frail that felt intuitivelJ
that, perhaps, she would not go to the doe
tors always. He was square built, and
broad shouldered, and evidently possessed
the avoirdupois which his wife lacked. He
looked grim, and grum, and resolute, as
approached him, and did not raise his eyes
from his work 1t required courage to &C
on. but thought at once Of the young
man. of whom we have all read, who was
Obliged to cross certain field in which was
ferocious looking COW. AS he was in his
very best clothes, he did not feel prepared
for battle, and murder, and sudden death
so he exclaimed
30, how shall yanquish this terrible COW:
/ will sit on the stile and continue to smile
IT'LL soften the heart of this cow.
This made laugh, and enabled us to re-
mark, in our most dnleet tones, that we
were having beautiful weather, and that he
ought to have fine show Of roses little
later on. He raised his eyes, looked about
him, and agreed, evidently with mental
reservation, that it was fine day; and
then, as he glanced back at his rose bushes
he said "But the weather here amt what it
is in West Virginia, and jersey roses are
hardly worth looking at; but my wife will
have 'em. Like Jersey?-well | should
say not don't see anything in Jersey to
like. If was once back in West Virginia
YOU would never catch me here again.
Beautiful creek, did you say?-just mo-
onto breeder that's all.'' ssWhy don't
you get Mr. Loudenslager to have it dredged
for you?-If you had more water in your
creek you might have fewer mosquitoes"
"Loudenslagef! Who is he?o "Why, the
congressman from this district: he has a
genius for dredging creeks. All he has to
do, is to sit in Congress, when it is in SEES
sion, in Washington, and watch his oppor-
tunity to catch the Speakers eye," and
when this has been accomplished some
creek will be dredged without further de-
lay. 1t might as well be your creek as
another, / should say. You ought to take
a county newspaper and inform yourself
upon these matters ssNewspapersi-I
never take them, nor read them. l believe
they are the direct cause of all the crime,
and misery, and bribery, and corruption
that exists in the world to-day" by
publishing it, do you mean?" "No;-by
winking at it, and by accepting brides to
conceal it, "But no decent newspaper
will do these things. The man must be
bold indeed, who dares to approach a news
paper with bride. l suppose that, since
you come from West Virginia, you are a
Democrat. 81 am just that; but the
Democratic party will never have chance
again in this world; and the Republicans
are liars and thieves" "But if | could in
duce you to read good county paper you
would see that things are not so bad as you
think; that the chances for the Democratic
party are looking up" Looking up I!
Why the whole country is sold ut;-sold
out, I tell you; and there is nothing more
to hope for; as for mel never have taken
a paper, and l never WILL l came away
feeling that the country was not alone in
being sold out"
The Junior Epworth League held their
social, one afternoon last week, in the
basement Of the church, though the younger
members spent much Of the time in games
on the lawn; where their pretty spring
dresses made them look like animated
flowers. There was no doubt about the an
imation. About sixty were present. The
superintendent, Mrs. L. K. Wilkins, as
sisted by Miss Ella Banks, presided over
the refreshment table, where all were
bountifully served.
A very pretty surprise party was given
Miss May Gleason ON the afternoon of her
sixteenth birthday. The young people
brought the good things with them; and as
it is the only sixteenth birthday the young
lady is likely to have, they all made the
most possible of the occasion.
Mrs Thomas w. Wyne has been ill sew
eral weeks with sciatic rheumatism, and is
now considered very low indeed.
Mrs Isaac c. Lowe who has been very i'll
with rheumatism of the throat and lungs,
is able to be out once more.
Mr.. Joseph Smith is very i'll with Ty-
phoid Pneumonia.
The horse of Mr. Charles Sands, of Red
Bank ran away in Thorofare OH Saturday
last. Mr.. Sands throat was injured and
the buggy pretty well smashed, we are told.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Kruse, of Philadel-
phia, were visitors over Sunday at the home
of Mrs. Rogers in Thorofare. Mr.. Kruse is
the grandson Of Mrs. Rogers.
The Rev. George S. johnson went away
on Monday carrying, what looked like
very new dressing case. When he returns
he is expected to bring a bride with him.
Whether she will come in the dressing case
or not, we have not been informed.
Nothing so sad as the funeral Of Mr..
Arthur Skill, the supposed suicide, has
come to Thorofare in long time. His
home was in Red Bank, but the places are
SO near each other, that he had many friends
among the young men here, and he was
liked by all. He left home to go to work,
as usual, on Tuesday morning, April 28th,
taking his revolver with him. When he
did not return, his family thought, at first,
that he had gone away for short time, but
as the days went on their anxiety increased,
until, on Saturday morning last, his father,
with others, went in search of him. He
was found in the woods near his home, shot
through the heart;-his revolver was lying
by his side. The funeral took place from
his fathers house at one O'Clock on Sunday
afternoon. The funeral services were con-
Quoted by the Rev. @. S. Dufield of Ma
tional Park, and the Rev. l. L. Fowler, of
Thorofare. A large number of his friends
were there to pay their last tribute of re-
spect and love, but the coffin remained
closed to all. The burial took place at Egg
lington. He was only twentysix years of
age.
PEDRICKTOWN.