Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-12-20
THoRoFARE.


But what have we brought to-day2
We shall give to truth grander birth, III
We shall feed the hungry souls of earth;
But this is the thing our hearts must ask:
What have we done to-day"
Many Of as have already bought the
Christmas presents which will delight the
loved ones, or pay the debts still standing
since last Christmas. To what extent they
will appeal to the taste or answer the needs
of the recipients we have not time to con-
sider Everything is in such rush at
Christmas time. There is a little old an
tiquity shop in the busiest part of New
York City, which a lady know, calls the
| ssShop Of Dreams - She cares nothing for
modern trinkets, however costly, and gives
not glance to the tempting jewelers. win
dow as she walks the street. Three parts
of the pleasure lin her various bibelots is
the touch of human history upon them,
the faint fragrance of forgotten dreams
Modern Jewels, however beautiful, are TO
her way Of thinking mere raw material.
They have never lived, = she is fond OF
saying, wait till they come, as some day
they surely will, to the Shop of Dreams,
with the mark Of tears upon them, tar
nished with signs, worn with kisses-then
they will be really beautiful, but as yet
they mean nothing. Their value is still to
come. And so whenever red letter day
corner which she wishes to celebrate, and
at the same time give herself treat, she
turns her steps to the Shop Of Dreams, and
after long inspection of its storied window,
all that romantic wreckage thrown up there
by the sea of life as upon a shore, she enters
into hades of Empire frivolities, the fan
that once waved in the hand of the Pom
padour, or the slippers that once held the
little feet of Marie Antoinette. There will
be purchance damascened armor, canoes
from the bosoms of our grandmothers, old
snuff-boxes. and dead mems rings. But
should the someday come to add OF her
store to the tear strained relics, and the
dreams of the past; What then Who
will pity her? Will her bibelots filled with
bright associations, and tender memories OF
the past and drenched with tears because
of an arid present. find favor in anyone's
eyes, or does blessing only come after
death? In the meantime we will hope
| ssMerry Christmas for all the readers Of
| the DEMOCRAT, and that each one may on
Christmas morning receive the desire of theI
heart.
The ReY. Thomas A. Farley was quite
| i'll last week and unable to fill his pulpit
as usual. The Rey. Isaac L. Fowler preach
ed in his place and gave the people an ex-
cellent sermon.
The business meeting of the Epworth
League was held on last Thursday night in
she basement of the church. The follow
ing officers were elected for the coming
year: 81. A. DeHart, president; Charles
w. Platt, 1st vice president; Mrs. Geor-
giana Chew, 2nd v. p; Mrs. Rebeccs
Gleason, Sd ". P. MRS. Emma Bowers, 4th
v. p; Miss Kizzie Wilkins, secretary;
Leslie Gibbs, treasurer; Mrs. Susie Reed,
organist; Miss Laura DeHart, assistant or
ganist Mrs. Thomas A. Farley and Bel
mont Farley joined the League as new
members. Renewed courage, and greater
enthusiasm will mark the efforts of the
League during the coming year.
At a recent meeting new officers were
elected by the Grange for the coming year,
as follows: Master Charles FL. Budd; over
seerer, Josiah Eastlack; steward, Charles
B. Leonard, Jr.; chaplain, Mark Clement;
secretary, Rodman Clement; treasurer, Mr.,
Elmer Clement; assistant steward, Richard
Wilkins, ceres, Mrs. Annie Budd; pomona,
Mrs. Elsie Eastlack; fora, Miss Alice
Gibbs; lady assistant Stewart, Miss Francis
McGill; and gatekeeper, VIM. Mullen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Windish, the present
Worthy Master, and his wife talked pleas
antly of the doings and sayings at the
meeting Of the State Grange in Trenton.
Everyone predicts a great future for the
Grange.
The Christmas window of Mr.. Augustus
S. Truncer, grocer, excites unusual atten-
tion, and is the delight of the children.
There is a real Santa. Claus loaded down
with toys, and ornaments for Christmas
trees, and beautiful things for Christmas
presents, more than poor Santa could
carry. 1t is the first effore Of the kind
made in Thorofare, and we already feel
that we are making rapid strides toward
metropolitanism. 1t is the first step that
counts, you know.
Mr.. Royal r. Richards, from Norfolk,
Va, will spend Christmas week at his
home in Thorofare.
Mrs. Kate Huff has returned after having
spent some weeks with her son, Mr.. Jacob
Huff and his family at Darby, Pa.
Mr.. H. A. DeHart realized something
over $4,000 at the sale Of shelvings, car
riages, carts, etc., held at his mandatory
on Saturday December s. A large num-
Der took dinner with him.
Mrs Ella Mehrfeldt was called to the
death-bed of her husband, Mr.. John Mehr-
feldt last week Mr.. Mehrfeldt has been
patient in the Insane Hospital at Trenton
for some months.