Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-02-01
THoRoEARE.

Monday evening did not wish to he taken
too seriously. The intention was to make
a bright Jolly evening for all, and to this
end we were favored with great deal Of
bright spirited music, the greater part Of
which came from the Misses May and Alice
Gibbs, although the yiolins Of the Messrs
Leonard and Clement played their part to
the pleasure Of all. There were two one
act farces made up OF absurd situations, aud
funny, laugh-provoking speeches The
characters were well-sustained for the most
part and added to the enjoyment Of the
audience There were several Rotations
from the you0g folks; notably, "a House.
keepers Viewu which was very well given
by Miss Mabel Clement. If a ! the World
was Apple pie g by Mollie Finger; Fairy
land, = BY Alice Windsh; The Dog Tied
Under the Wagon, by Mary Carter. and
sDon't Put Them ID the Cold Spare Bed =
by Eva G enent were all fairly we'll re-
cited. MIS- Rachel Wilkins read Read
ing Letter''--a bit Of humor which was
generally enjoyed On Monday night,
February 10, .sThe Valley Farm a.
drama will be given in Grange Hall, to
which the Changers invite their friends. Il
is expected that it will be line thing.
The Epworth League will give pop
corn social on next Saturday evening, Feb.
ruarY 8, at the home Of Mr.. H. A. DeHart,
There will be games good time, and pop
corn until you can't rest. All are cordially
invited, and large attendance is desired
There will be an admission fee Of ten cents.
Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Eastlack entertained
on Tuesday night Of last week. Mr. and
Mrs. Samuel Heritage, Mr. and Mrs. Clark
Moxv
Florence Heritage, and the Messrs. Clayton
Hart, Jr. A pleasant evening was spent
and the new piano was pronounced tile best
Of its. kind.
The new school-house is finished at last,
and teachers and pupils took possession on
lass Monday morning Mr.. F L. Dickin-
son, Of Westville, the contractor and build
er, feels justly proud Of it, as does Thoro-
fare also.
The old school house, which belongs to
Mr.. Fl. A. DeHart, will be moved, at an
early date, and placed upon the land re-
Gently bought by him from Mr.. Charles B.
Leonard He intends to haye it converted
into two dwellings. The contract has been
given to Mr.. Charles M. Titus, OF Pauls-
boro.
Mr. Thomas Powers, who married Miss
Mary Richards, OF Thorofare, died on Sum
day, January 81, in the Presbyterian Hos
pital, Philadelphia, after an operation for
appendicitis. Funeral services were held
in St. Luke's Chapel, at Glenside, and the
burial took place in she cemetery Of the
Holy Sepulchre at shat place. Mr.. Powers
was thirty three years of age aud leaves a
wife and one little boy There will be
many friends to mourn his loss. ,u-.a.s
At twelve o'clock noon, on last Saturday,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Allen became the happy
possessor of young son.
Mr. Cooper c. Thompson. OF Paulsboro,
received fine new express wagon from the
mandatory Of Mr. FL. DeHart, last week.
A large express wagon for moving furni-
ture, etc., was turned over TO Mr.. Walter
Locke, of Paulsboro, also. This would
seem to indicate that Paulsboro and Thoro-
fare are not so far apart, after all.
The most prominent social event of this
week has been the silver wedding anniYer-
sary Of Mr.. and Mrs Samuel Heritage.
Their friends came from far and near, at
their bidding, to help them celebrate it,
and the occasion was eminently joyous
one A great many invitations were sent
out, but owing to various causes, only about
ninety were present. Among those were
Mr.. and Mrs Isaac Thomson, Mr.. Carrot
Thomson, Mrs. Elizabeth Thomson, the
Mrs. Eva and Ethel Thomson, Benjamin
Shuster and wife, Harry Leach and wife,
Miss Addie Leach and Edgar G. Leach,
from Paulsboro; Smith Thomson and wife,
Clayton Thompson and wife, and Miss Cad
die Thomson, from Mickleton; Alfred Cox
and wife, Miss Elizabeth Cox and the Messrs
Mortimer and Alfred Cox, Jr., and Mrs.
Lydia Snyder, from Philadelphia; Paul
Wilkins and wife, and Helen, Mrs. Annie
Shoemaker, and Isaac Stetser and wife,
from Camden; Emanuel Barlow and wife,
from Marcus Hook, Penna; Howard Shoe
maker and wife, from Chester, Penna. !;
Samuel F. Davis and wife, from Newbold,
New Jersey; Frank G. Eastlack and wife,
William Rambo and wife, Mark Clement
and wife, and Eva, and Mr.. Franklin East
lack, from Woodbury.; Mr.. Edward Herr
sage and the Misses Rose and Emma Herr
tage, from Mantua Grove; Mrs. Mary
Farnsworth, from Iona; Mrs. Lydia Heri-
tage, the Misses Susan and Elizabeth Herr
tage, Josiah Eastlack and wife, Rev. Geo.
S. Golf and family, William Rambo and
wife Aaron Windish and wife, and Harry,
William Armstrong and swife, Harry a.
DeHart and wife, Robert E. Gibbs and
wife, the Misses Alice and May Gibbs VIM.
Gibbs and wife, Charles c. Leonard and
wife, Warren Rambo and wife, Scott Ram
DO, Joseph Platt, Charles H Budel and
wife, James Carter and wife, Ellis Reed
and wife, Clark Reed and wife, and Mrs.
Lizzie Murphy, from Thorofare- There
lnH
TO get. The supper to which all sat down
was really sumptuous something quite be-
You'd the Thorofare supper which has grown
famous. Many elegant presents were re-
eeived by Mr.. and Mrs. Heritage. The
happy guests will not only look back with
pleasure to the occasion, but will look for
ward with bright anticipations to the ff-
tieth anniversary Of these fortunate people.
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