Gloucester County Democrat., 1903-08-13
THOROFARE.

1t is said that, Americans have lost the
language Of leisure. However that may
be, some Of us-vestiges Of forgotten age,
perhaps, still long for it. Not the leisure
which swings in a hammock, exactly
| though these warm August days, when the
air comes to us filled with the fragrance Of
ripe fruits, and garnered sheaves, bring
with them certain sense of inertia-a
longing for the dolce -fdr-niente, for the
waking dreams which shall drift through
the mind at will, and in which some
breathe from a beautiful past may come
like half-forgotten melody. But 10y
leisure, we usually mean the command Of
ones time-the freedom to do what one
| likes when one likes to do it. To read
without regard to the usefulness of the
book, and, if the month is August to be
glad that there isn't an item of so-called
information in it. 1t would be delight
to spend, now and then, a day-a summer
day, still and shadowy, in !the woods, and
listen to the humming in the trees which
serves but to render the silence deeper; or
to the song of bird in the distance some
where, which comes to us like an echo, and
which we know to be the Summers re-
Fquiem BY the way, / wonder why we
uOu HAVE ulOIC UubbClnlCc III 4uO1OldA e.
Is it because, Life is real; life is earnest, y
and we don't have time to even admire
them | have always looked for them,
"and mourned because | found them not. -
The butterfly is the ideal philosopher; he
takes his little sip Of sunshine while it
lasts, and no one hears him groan when the
frosts come. And then, he has the greatest
among heavenly gifts-the gift of beauty.
Some one wonders, whether it is JOY to
have bright scarlet spots, and to be clad in
the purple and gold Of life; is the color felt
by the creature that wears it ?' and /
should like to answer-'fyes; thousand
times, yes "To be beautiful, and to be
calm, without mental fear, was the ideal of
the gods. y
1 don't know what they wouh have
thought of Thorofare, but l am sure it IS
beautiful enough, and calm enough to have
suited the most fastidious among them.
We are a little quiet just now, but every
body went to the GrAngers Picnic, at
Alcyon Park, last week; and everybody
came home again having had the best time
in the world. Some of the exhibits did
Thorofare great credit.
There was delightful party given at the
home of Mr.. Alonzo Potter Rambo, on
last Saturday night, in honor of the
Rambo, Jr. There were about thirty
guests. Thorofare was we'll represented, and
Paulsboro, Swedesboro, Clarksboro, Mickle
ton, and Westville, each had it's quota
There was music and dancing, flowers and
refreshments, and all the concomitants of a
good time.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. K. Wilkins, and their
little daughter Ruth have gone to Asbury
Park for two weeks visit.
Miss Emily LOCKWOOD and Miss Amy
Warner, of Woodbury., have recently visit
ed Miss Bertha Richards
Mrs. Sarah Sweeten, of Mantua. is
spending some time with her daughter, Mrs
George H. Parker.
Miss Julia DeHart is making round of
visits among friends in New Brunswick,
Somerville, and other remote places. She
will be away some weeks.
Miss Jessie Brown, of Swedesboro, has
been spending--a few days with Miss Laura
DeHart.
Miss Agnes Haines of Clarksboro, and
Miss Marion Haines, Of Westville, are
visiting Miss Kizzie Wilkins.
Mrs Martha Higbee, and the Misses
May and Dora Higbee, of Philadelphia,
spent Sunday with Mrs. Charles H. Conine.
The Misses Margaret and Elizabeth Ham
mel, who are trained nurses in Philadel
phia, have been staying sometime here
with their mother, Mrs. Margaret Ham
mil, who has been quite ILL Mrs. ALFRED
Aubrey, of Westchester, Pa, who is also {
daughter of Mrs. Hammel, has been {
visitor during the past week.
The Rev. Isaac L. Fowler went to Pauls
boro last Friday to preach the funeral ser
mon Of Mrs. Anna Eliza Cole. His tex
was: ''We all do fade as leaf"
The news of the death of the Rev. Sam
M. Hudson, at Pitman Grove, last Thurs
day was received with genuine sorrow b,
the people of Thorofare. He was stationed
as pastor here, about the year 1877, ant
served in that capacity during three years
He retained his love for, and interest in tn
people here until the last, and preached t.
them as often as opportunity offered. HI
was cousin to Mr.. Robert Hudson. o
Thorofare.
The Thorofare base ball club is starting
in, in earnest. 1t went to Mantua las
Saturday and played the Mantua team il
rather one-sided game, the final scor'
standing IS to in favor of Thorofare
The principal features of the game were th
pitching of Payne for Thorofare, he having
made IA strike-outs; and the batting 0
Haines, Marpole, and Stranders. Will
the exception of an error by Marpole, ant
an overthrow by Payne, Thorofare played
a snappy, faultless game. The Thorofar'
club will have its diamond in frst-class
shape the coming week and any amateur
team having an open date and desiring {
game can secure terms by applying tt
| Benjamin Barrett, Thorofare, N. ].