Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-06-28
PITMAN GROVE.

W. A. Downer is spending few weeks
in Chicago.
Miss Lizzie String is assisting in the
post Office.
Evangelist TushiDgham is here for the
greater part of the season.
Rev. A. DOwner has curbed and graYeled
his sidewalk.
Four new cottages are being erected on
Webb avenue.
Miss Carrie Biddle is spending several
weeks in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Beidemann ia having her East Ave
cottage painted.
David virgins has purchased the Senior
property on Pltman avenue.
Both railroad tracks have been oiled.
Milkman Shoemaker has new separa-
tor that is perfect even to its buzz.
Mr. P.W. Hirst entertained about twenty
Camden friends on Tuesday.
Mrs. DIR. Carr and daughter Evelyn, OF
Mullica Hill, spent Thursday in town.
The Association is graveling the walks
leading to the station.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rice, of Bridgetou, are
occupying the "Rice Box" on Broadway.
The first regular song service of the sea-
son was held at Summit Park on Sunday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard KeebleT are spend
ing the summer with Mrs. KS parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Parker.
Mrs. Snyder and son Richard, of Allen
town. have been guests OF Mrs. JOS. Lodge
for the past week.
Last weeks Iooting made the third time
within two years that the local bicycle
shop has been robbed.
The NJ. E. S. s picnic will go to Wild
wood about the middle of July-date not
yet determined.
Mr.. Walter Patton, of West avenue, was
quite severely cut by broken glass in the
accident at Sewell on Wednesday afternoon
of last week.
Mrs. Boothby, of Phila., came direct to
Pitman on Saturday from New York, where
she had just landed after trip to the Holy
Land.
Miss Nellie Surran was the happy recIp-
lent, on Friday last, of pony and cart
the generous gift of her uncle, Mr.. William
Fox.
The Philadelphia and Camden schools
close this week and the next few days will
witness the second great influx of summer
eottagers.
A concert will be given at Summit Parh
tonight Thursday. The proceeds viii
be presented to the Dilks family who wer'
burned out at EVAN few weeks since.
Florist North says the What is it?D il
Rulon's yard is neither cabbage, beet o.
lettuce bed, but bed of asters which
should be bower of beauty in few
weeks.
Mr.. Heist, large contractor of Philada.
visited the Grove for the first time las
Sunday, and was 80 delighted with th'
place that he purposes spending the month
of July here.
On Monday little son of Mr.. Atkins, o
West avenue, was struck by shovel which
was welded by little playmate. and 81
severely cut on the head that seYera
stitches had TO be taken in the wound.
Through the generosity Of the Associa
ton the playground has been enlarged t,
five acres and is to be fitted out for game
of all kinds. Fifty dollars have ALREADY
been subscribed toward the purpose.
The citizens of the place are making
quite elaborate preparations for the obser
vance of the Fourth. The special featur
of the morning will be parade to be LEI
by the Pitman cornet band The parad
will form at 10th and Chestnut Aves., ant
march on Chestnut, West, North East ant
Laurel Aves., on Broadway to Evergreen
countermarch to Second avenue, thence 4
| Epworth Park where it will disband. TIL
afternoon exercises will include patrioti
address by a speaker of ability, solos, ful
choruses, quartettes, selections by the ban.
and sports in the field.