Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-03-10
.THoRoEARE.

where as continuously as 1t dld IN
Thorofare on last Tuesday. | wonder
whether anywhere the mud became as
deep, and sticky, and slippery as it
was here, and whether in any other
place in the world the people would
have turned out en- masse under such
conditions to see little play put upon
the stage by amateurs. 1t is entirely
due to the reputation which the Gran
gers have so justly made in their
dramatic representations that crowd
ed house greeted them on so disagree
able. a night as that of last Tuesday.
The familiar quotation, from Shakes
peare:
"All the worlds a stage, and every
man a player; and each man in his
time plays many parts" occurred to
me with unusual force as ! watched
Mr.. James Carter, in the character OF
Josiah Perkins, making love to every
pretty woman in sight The play is
called "Josiah's Courtship," and Mr..
James Carter, as Josiah, played the
star part, and played it well. His
makeup was excellent. If he has had
no stage training should like to know
where he learned to fall. Mrs. Susie
Reed, as Priscilla Brown" was as
good as she always is, and she had
dressed the part to perfection She
was an old maid in love with Josiah,
and looked so lovely that one wonder
ed that Josiah's fancy should stray for
moment even to the pretty girls
round him. The other ladies who
took parts were Mrs. Isaac C. Low,
Mrs Elsie Eastlack and Miss Lydia
Heritage. They all did well and all
dressed their parts in character.
There is no room for criticism among
the gentlemen either They all bore
their parts we'll. Everyone claimed
that the entertainment was the best
of its kind, and there were those, |
think, who enjoyed the walk home.
But we do not allow the stones of
Thorofare to gather moss, and the
next on the program will be the sold
Maids Convention for the night OF
the seventeenth of March. Every
preparation is being made, and old
chests and bandboxes, stored away in
garrets, are being ransacked for suit
able garments to give dignity to the
occasion. Each participant desires to
say on that momentous night:
Sure my shadow on the wall
Isn't like myself at all"
And then the Junior EpWorth
League, not wishing to be left entire
ly out of sight, will give shortly a
pIumpudding social Fancy articles.
made by the def fingers of the pretty
members, viii be for sale, as well as
homemade candy, pies, cakes and
many other good and toothsome things.
Not nix h6 cd Ia
er.
The w. C. T. U. held its usual
monthly meeting on last Tuesday at.
ternoon. The president, Mrs. Mary R.
Low, was in the chair and other Off.
GERS were present, and an unusual
number of the members. The day was
called "A red letter day" and was con-
secrated to the anniversary of the
birth of the present National Presi-
dent of the w. C. T. u, Mrs. Lillian
NJ N. Stephens. After the usual de-
votional exercises and business mat
tiers had received the attention Of the
union, a poem called, "A Long Letter
from Home" written by Katherine
Lente Stephens, sister of the presi-
dent, was read by Mrs. Emma Will
kins.
The Rev. George S. johnson has
been quite i'll for some days, but, we
are told, is growing better.
The church service on Sunday
morning was conducted by the Rev.
Isaac l. Fowler, who preached from
the text: "The fear of the Lord is
the beginning of wisdom" He found
space for words of tenderness and
sympathy for the absent pastor.
The little son of Walter L. Budd,
Wso was named Walter L. Budd also,
was buried at Eglington on last Sat
urday The funeral service was per
formed by the Rev. l. L. Fowler.
Mr.. VIM McGill is quite ill with
grippe or some kindred ailment
Mr.. Edward E. Morris, ST., who was
thought to be on the road to typhoid
fever, is recovering.
Mabel Giles, the -year-old
daughter of Mr.. Ambrose Giles. was
buried on Sunday morning.
The school report for February is
as follows: Pupils present every day,
Charles Leonard, Maggie Gibbs and
Marion Armbruster;; so or more, in
department, Anna Carter, Florence
buuu, Maggie OlDuS, Auuie Leach,
Hannah Cutler, Primus Cutler, Rebee-
ca Armbruster, Frances McGill, Beu-
lab Kircher and Lizzie Clement.
Those who have obtained 80 or more
in recitation are: Addie Leach, Anna
Carter Edna Bowers, Beulah Kircher,
Rebecca Armbruster, Martie Arm
bruster, Marion Armbruster, Maggie
Gibbs, Joseph Wilkins, Louis Wilkins,
Charles Leonard and Jesse Mullen.
MIcKLEToN.