Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-05-19
THoRoFARE.

THoRoFARE.
II took a year out Of my life and story,
A dead year land l said, I viii build
thee tomb z
But, after all, no one came to weep at
it There were friends in plenty, but ]
soon found that
.'Joy is partnership,
Grief weeps alone:
Many guests had Cana;
| Gethsemane had One.''
And so, life comes and goes, and each one
bears his own burden, should burden come
to him. / have read that: Gone can sur
vive every thing but DEATH but there
may come times when even death looks
| like happy release: "a surcease from
sorrow.n This is in our melancholy moods
and to which of us do they not, at times,
come? We may laugh in the sunshine, and
rejoice in the glowing day;-we may say to
the world, II will live above thee,u and
to SANDER, II will have none of thee;7
but to every heart comes the purple-tinted
twilight hour; when these things press upon
| it, and make life seem hollow thing-not
worth living. 1t is always:
| Here a star and there a star
Some lose their way.
Here mist, and there mist,
Afterwards-day.
For some Of us the day is long in breaking,
and the heart grows sick in waiting for
/ that which may never come; for the heights
upon which we can stand which we feel
to be ours-and overlook this valley Of
desolation, in which we find ourselves.
| Yes, we have nature When there is no
friend to beckon us, and no home to cheer
us, nature comes to us in loving mood, and
passing her arm about us, says: BE COM
| forted; II am with you always, and you
need not fear. I will be friend and
brother, and home to you, if you will learn
to comprehend me, and will give me your
heart" And SO, we learn -
''To laugh at the lore and pride of man,
At the sophist schools and the learned clan
For what are they all in their high conceit
When man in the bush with God may meet,
This may not sound altogether logical, but
have read that:-ssLack of logic is one of
the conditions Of charm"
The regular business meeting of the Ep-
worth League was held in the basement of
the church on last Thursday evening. The
President, Mr. Edmund Shirk, was in the
chair, and conducted the devotional exer-
cises. The principal theme of discussion
was the manner of observing the next
anniversary of the League. A temperance
program was arranged for, and was carried
out, as nearly as possible, in the church on
last Sunday night. After the business had
been disposed of, the League enjoyed a
social theme, in which refreshments played
a prominent part.
The Misses Amy and Mary Bell Rambo
entertained at tea on last Tuesday evening,
Miss Marion Laws, Of Paulsboro; Miss Lou
Owen, of Clarksboro; the Re-. Harold
Nm Of aff oil
Park, and Mr. Alexander L. Rogers, of
Woodbury..
Mr. and Mrs. Frank T. Eastlack have
moved into their new home in West Wood
bury.
Prof R. c. Hilliard, who had been
principal of the Thorofare school during
the past year, has accepted the position Of
Supervising Principal of the schools Of
Gloucester and Clementon townships in
Camden county. Prof. billiard is young
man of unusual ability, and his friends are
pleased that he should have obtained po
sition which will give wider field for his
talents and his influence. The salary, also,
is liberal increase over what Thorofare
paid him. He has done much to raise the
standard in the Tho1ofare schools during
the past year. The following is the latest
report Those promoted from fifth to sixth
grade are:-Maggie Gibbs, Mary Low,
Martie Armbruster, Marion Armbruster,
Ralph Lodge, Elwood Rambo and Edna
Bowers. From sixth to seventh grade
Mile Densten, Frances McGill, Bessie
Densten, Addie Leach, Margaretta Low,
and Verona Hammell, From seventh to
eighth grade:-Tillie Platt, Rebecca Arm
bruster, Louis K. Wilkins, and Charlie
Leonard. From eighth to ninth grade
Joseph K. Wilkins.
Miss Mile Densten, whose home is with
the Rev. Isaac L. Fowler and wife, will
spend the summer with friends in Phila-
delphia.
Miss Anne Clement, of Philadelphia, has
been a recent visitor in the home of Mr..
Alonza Potter Rambo.
Miss Bertha Richards is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Thomas Powers in Philadel-
phia.
Miss Margaret Hammell, from Philadel-
phia, spent few days with her mother,
Mrs. Margaret Hammell, last week.
Prof. R. G. Hilliard attended meeting
of the South Jersey Schoolmaster's Associa-
tion, at Vineland, on last Saturday
Mr.. Harrison Chew has neatly arranged
little ice cream saloon which was opened
for the season on last Saturday night, with
marked success.
Miss Mary Rambo celebrated her tenth
birthday by inviting Maggie Gibbs, Edna
Barrows, Clara Zahn, Mary Low, Mabel
Rambo and Herbert and Elwood Rambo to
make visit TO Paulsboro, to the home Of
her grandmother, Mrs. Anna leopard
There they were joined by Adalissa Mat
son, Elsie Miller and Elwood Hannold
Games were in order, and delicious re-
freshments were served Mrs Scott Ram
DO, the mother Of Miss May Rambo, chap
eroned the party from Thorofare.