Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-08-27
TH0ROFARE.


This is Temperance week at the camp at
National Park, and Th0rofare will be we'll
represented. The thought of water is
especially agreeable to us during these last
hot days of August. The water that Gibbs
and flows, and breaks on sandy beach, or
pebbly shore, softly, with sound like
the wish ton-wish" of silken dress, and
is always cool; and that which:
"Murmurs under moon and stars
In brambly wildernesses.
And this reminds me Of the rock which
was smitten in the wilderness and how
eagerly the waiting throng must have
pressed forward for the first drink; and
do hope it was ice-watef- nothing short Of
it will quench ones thirst in hot weather,
and theirs was hot climate. And so,
wonder, sometimes, whether plenty Of ice
water wouldn't cure as many inebriates as
temperance speeches. However that may
be, this is good time for temperance
work. On Thursday afternoon, August 81,
there will be a HMatron's Contest for q
silver medal, at National Park The con-
testants will be Thorofare ladies' And on
Friday afternoon, August %, there will be
contest for a gold medal. The contest
ants must be those who already hold a
silver medal, and they will be largely from
Thorofare These contests consist Of elocu-
| tionary efforts on the subject of temperance.
On last Wednesday night, Mr.. Ernest A.
Boom, from Washington. n j., lectured to
us, ON the subject of Temperance, in the
Town Hall. lie entitled his lecture, "The
new Shibboleth, = and made 'tShibboleth''
the test-word of total abstinence for the
individual, and prohibition for the nation.
The title of his lecture is based upon the
story in the Old Testament where '.Shib-
boleth' is made the test-word between the
Ephraimites and the Gileadites He spoke
stirring words, and was able to impart some
of his own enthusiasm to his audience.
While it is true, that the w. G. T. U.
did not adjourn during the summer months,
it was not very ''loud-spokenn during the
early days of August. Still the good work
has gone quietly on, and Membership
Contest" will be held in the church early
in September. This is in the hands of two
ladies, and the one who gets the fewest
new names, will furnish the refreshments.
The Rev. George S. johnson and wife
returned from their visit to Elwood, N. j.,
last Friday, and the usual service was held
in the church on Sunday morning.
After visiting many places in New Jer-
sey, both in the mountains, and by the sea,
Miss Julia DeHart has returned, and pro
claims Thorofare best.
MISS Annetta West, and Miss Nora
Beegle, OF Asbury Park, will spend fort
night with Miss kizzle Wilkins, and Miss
Laura DeHart.
Miss Mamie Harrigan, Of Philadelphia,
is visiting the Misses May and Alice Gibbs
IN the home OF their father, MI Robert e.
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The sale OF furniture and household
effects, held by Mr.. Winfield Allen, at his
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Mr. Claude Daniels, OF Mantua, is
vlslgor IN the nome OF ms aunt, Mrs. Geo
IL. FarKer.
Miss Agnes Croly, of Philadelphia, will
be guest for some days, of Mrs. Howard
Phifer.
There is no greater proof of the need
which Thorofare has of more houses than
the fact that Mr.. William McGill has
rented hnnGn NV Nh.