Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-11-21
THoRoEARE.

the Grange, and is celebrated with all the
pomp and circumstance due divinity SO
necessary to the farmer, and who, through
him, brings comfcrb and winter sustenance
80 ALL This feast was held in the Thorofare
Grange on Monday night of last week
Mrs. Charles H. Budd is the Ceres Of the
Grange this year, and addressed her faith
full adherents as follows:-s Ceres was the
daughter OF Saturn and Vesta, and Goddess
Of corn, harvests and tillage. She came TO
earth in search Of her daughter, Proserpine,
and landed in Attica, as Greece was then
called. It happened, at this period, that
an extraordinary and awful sensation
struck, one night, through the streets Of the
royal city. It was felt both by those who
slept, and those who were awake. The for
mer dreamed great dreams; the latter, es-
pecially the reyellers who were pursuing
| their profane orgies, looked at one another
and Thoughts Of the young Prince, who was
a confirmed invalid. He too heard the nm
usual sounds, and while he too trembled, it
was with pleasure because he felt that
some extraordinary good was approaching
both for himself and his fellow-creatures,
and be begged his father, the King, to go
ont and meet whateyer was coming. The
King, his wife and his daughters went out
trembling. There was great light in the
air which moved gradually toward them,
and presently two gigantic torches appeared
round the corner, and underneath them,
sitting in chariot, and looking earnestly
about, was woman of more than ordinary
size and beauty. She had large black eyes,
ard profusion Of golden hair, which was
garlanded with ears Of wheat and corn. In
one hand she carried a lighted torch, and
in the other a poppy which was sacred TO
her, and as she approat he'd she looked here
and there with an intentness and depth
OF yearning Undesirable. 1t was Ceres
| looking for her lost daughter, Prosepine.
| As she passed chorus of youths and dam
sells, who dared to lift up their eyes as well
as their voices, she gave such a beautiful
smile as none but gods in sorrow can give.
This SO embroidered the King and his FAM
| lily that they begged her to accept their
hospitality. She did SO. A temple in the
! Kings palace was her chamber, where she
lay on the golden bed usually assigned to
| her image. The most prescious fruits and
perfumes burned constantly at the door;
and at first no hymns were sang but those
OF homage and coincidence. But these the
goddess commanded to be changed for hap
pier songs. For, = said she, 1.-THE voice of
happiness arising from earth is a gods best
incense. A deity lives better on the pleas
ure Of what il has created than in return
for part Of It's gifts" As time went on,
and she did not find her daughter, she
/ learned of the sad state of the young Prince,
and determined to heal him. When re-
stored his parents died, and he became the
King. Strong in body, cheerful to all,
cheerful to himself in most things, he felt
melted to SOW Joy to others wherever he
went Ceres gave him the seed Of the first
corn wheat that makes bread, and sent
him in her Chariot round the world, to
teach men how TO use it. 1T am not i'm
mortal myself, y said he, "but let the good
l do be so, and shall yet die happy" A
short program followed. The Grange
sang Seed Time and Harvest A duet
| from Mrs. Elsie Eastlack and Mrs. Susie
Reed, and solo was well sung by Edward
Heritage. Mrs. Julia Gibbs recited most
effectively, when the Farmer Goes to
Town. and the Misses May and Alice
Gibbs gave a charming duet. Laura S.
Budd sang very sweetly, 'Little Dolly
Driftwood, !" and Mrs. Ida Heritage created
roars of laughter with her reading of ssHow
to Manage Hog" The material feast
consisted ofpumpkin pies-''the best ever;;u
popped corn, and corn cake and candy.
There may have been other things-I only
know that the feast was abundant, and all
bowed to the goddess Ceres.
Frank futile, wife and daughter, Mrs.
Lille Tuttle and son, Frank Burgess, all
from Camden; Mrs. Lizzie Smith, from
Gloucester City; Miss Lizzie Leonard, from
Thorofare, and VIM. Yanneman, from
Paulsboro, were all visitors in the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Tabor Rambo last week.
Mrs. Phoebe Wilson and son, William
Wilson, from Pleasantville, are spending
some days with Mrs. CLARK Reed.
| The Misses Lima and Lizzie Beaupain,
from Phila., Mr.. and Mrs John Tussey
and Mrs. Margaret Haines. from Bridge
port, are visitors this week with Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Phifer.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Harry L. Stokes and son,
I'll. Benton Stokes, from Germantown, visit
ed their aunt, Mrs. Lillian Rogers, and
their uncle, Jos. w. Benton, over Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hummel, Miss
Lizzie Weller, and Fred Weller, Of Pauls-
boro, Charles Schomber, Miss Anna Amos,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Chas Myers, Of Wood
bury; Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Carter and
family Of Thorofare, and William Noll, of
fauisDOTo, were guests, lass week, IN bne
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Otto.
1 The largest hog-killing heard from was
THAT at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ellie G.
freed last Wednesday. Eleven hogs met a
Etimely end and about thirty guests took
Idinner.
| VIM. ], Carter was the happy recipient
of beautiful new rubber-tire buggy given
him by his father on Wednesday Of last
week. Is came from the carriage works Of
| III. A. DeHart
Frank 7. Eastlack and family, VIM. r.
Page and family, VIM. G. Eldridge and
family, Of Woodbury., and John Parker and
family, Of Thorofare, were royalty enter
tanned Saturday evening and Sunday at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah Eastlack.
PEDRIckToWN.