Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-12-24
TH0ROFARE.

The Changers felt that the literary
given at the Grange, on Monday night last,
was not quite up to the bright and shining
mark which they have set fer themselves.
You see, when the program bad been ar
ranged, the mumps had not been counted
upon, and they stepped in. and spoiled
farce without making tragedy Even
those VIII recited, did so apprehensively,
with the mumps staring them in the face.
Notwithstanding this disadvantage we were
given some very good things, and passed
delightful evening. The music is always
good at the Grange. A comic song by the
Misses May and Alice Gibbs, called, think
Rags aud Jagsu received an enthusiastic
encore, and they very generously responded
with another song called, I'm Always in
the Way Now Mr. Rodney Clement
gave us very sweet solo on the violin;
Miss Lidie Mullen surpassed herself in
recitation called "Dolly Sulliyan;" Miss
Maggie Gibbs told us about mysterious
Santa Claus in her own sweet way; and
Miss Eva Clement interested us in The
Man Behind the Plow;" "a Memory by
Miss Mable Clement, and "a Bids Ser
mon" by Miss Lizzie Clement, were both
well given, but Lonesome Little Willie
by little Samuel Heritage, was one Of the
best things of the evening. He had learned
| it in haste, to fill some gap made by the
mumps, and the expression on his face,
when memory failed him, and he tried to
think what came next, would have made
the fortune of an actor on the stage. The
entertainment closed with screaming farce
called, ssThe Niger Night School. This
was played by six gentlemen, who carried
out their parts extremely well, and whose
DISCUSSES were so perfect that | do not yet
know who they all were. The play was
very funny, and some of the questions in
arithmetic impressed me as having touch
of wisdom inter-mingled with their wit, as,
| for instance: 'sWhat am understood by an
| impossible quantity?'' Too much money,
and an imaginary quantity was woman's
age. 1t was all very bright-very full of
fun and was heartily enjoyed by the audi
ence, but the Changers promise us even
better things when the mumps shall be no
more.
/ Mr.. Joseph Wilkins was delightfully."- sur
prised by h young friends, on last Friday
evening. The guests were the Misses Alice
Gibbs, May Gibbs, Rebecca Armbruster,
May Gleason, Bertha Richards, Laura Shute,
Frances McGill, Anna Carter, Carrie Muir
rell and the Messrs. William Armbruster,
James Carter, Charles Leonard, Walter
Leonard, Jesse Mullen, Richard Wilkins,
and Joseph Porch Games such as the
young delight in, and elegant refreshments,
served to make an evening enjoyed by all.
Miss Emma Miller, from Mullica Hill,
was the guest last week of Mrs Minnie
Obenland, in the home of her mother. Mrs.
Rudmann. They spent some days in Phila-
delphia with friends, and in sightseeing.
The Rev. John R. Boblits, and wife, from
Baltimore. Maryland, former pastor here,
has been spending some days in visiting old
friends, and in noting the changes Of Thoro-
/ fare.
A party of young people spent gay
evening with Mr. and Mrs Clark Reed on
last Thursday night.
Mrs Cliffofd Dubois, of Woodbury., was
a visitor. last week, in the home of her
sister, Mrs. Charles ". wilkins
Mr.. Charles G. Leonard, who hes sttffe-a--.,
a severe attack Of typhoid fever, is so far
recovered as to be able to pay his father a
visit, one day last week.
f Mr. William McGill, and daughter Fran
ces have returned from Philadelphia, where
they attended the funeral of Mrs MoGill's
father-in- law Mrs McGill was taken i'll
in Philadelphia, and has been obliged to re-
main.