Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-05-24
PITMAN GROVE.

Mr.. Dilkes and family, of Millville, are
on Ninth avenue.
Da, id virgins is painting the Storey
cottage on West avenue.
The Association has placed new gates al
the Laurel avenue entrance.
Mrs. Capt. Miller, of Wenonah has been
spending few days at the Grove.
Mrs. Joseph Lodge is visiting relatives
at Allentown.
DR.. Reed and family are here for the
season.
/ Mr. Poole and family, of Camden, took
possession Of their West avenue cottage on
Tuesday.
Mr. aud Mrs. Harry Burkett, of Wood
bury, are on East avenue for the summer.
The Pitman Cornet Band will play at
the festival to be held at Redwood next
Saturday evening.
! About fifteen members of our local
Epworth League attended the rally at
Wenonah on Friday evening.
Mrs. Fries has been spending few days
at Wenonah as the guest of Mrs. William
Badger.
Mrs. Webb and family are in their West
avenue cottage for the summer.
Rev. Daniel johnson, of Port Republic,
has been spending few days in town, and
preached before the NJ. E congregation on
Sunday morning.
w. D Carter has secured from the Read
ing Railroad Company the contract for
extensive improvements to their property
in Ocean City.
The Hewitt cottage, West avenue, has
been rented to Mr.. Miller, of Camden Mrs.
Hewitt will visit relatives at Beaver Falls,
Pa, during the summer.
Mr. Archer, wholesale druggist, hila-
dtlphia, is having an addition built to his
cottage on Asbury avenue.
man who worked for Staley BeIch, a
farmer living near here, died from heat
exhaustion during the torrid spell of last
week.
The Association and Electric Light Co.
have arrived at settlement. and the wires
have been put in proper condition for
lighting the Grove.
Mr.. Citizens and family are on Ninth
avenue. Two little boys of the family are
excellent singers, and sang in the M. E.
church on Sunday evening.
Mrs. Ackley, eighty-nine years of age,
whose death has almost been hourly expect
ed for weeks past, died on Tuesday evening
of last week, and was buried at Zion, near
BarnsbOrO, on Saturday.
Marcellus Lord was severely injured
while helping move piano at Alcyon Park
on the first of July last. He has done
few days work during the past week, the
first he has been able to do since the acci-
dent. Mr. Lord is an energetic man, and
his enforced idleness has been severe
trial to him.
Isaac Bowers, who owns nice property
on Broadway, has purchased lot adjoining
T. A. GOodwin's property, and expects to
build soon. Let others follow suit. The
demand for houses is much greater than
the supply. We know of no place that
offers greater inducements to careful in
yestors than Pitman Grove.
w. A. Downer and Rev. W. L. Peterson
have been putting up neat fence between
their lots. Mr.. Downer has also enclosed
portion of his large yard, and has made
his grounds model of neatness, certainly
a great improvement upon the unsightly
corner which occupied the same space
year ago.
Pastor Walker preached an able sermon
to the large congregation which assembled
in the M. P. church on Sunday morning
The local G. A.R.and American Mechanics,
together with a large delegation from
Glassboro, were present. the veterans of
this place will attend services in the NJ. P.
church, Glassboro, next Sunday.
Mishaps among the children seem to be
getting common. Master Willie Souder
was severely bitten by a dog few days
since, Master Earl Newkirk, while visiting
Camden last week, got two of his fingers
crushed, and little Elsie Krug fell from
hammock on Monday afternoon and cut
his head quite badly. Each of these cases
has been serious enough to require the
attention of physician.
The Association-You suit was post
poned until to-day Thursday. The
Association is likely to get into a deal OF
trouble over their license ordinance, as
they have refused to license several mer-
chants, although the ordinance Distinctly
states that merchants are to pay fee of
twenty dollars. One of our local merchants,
who was refused license, has been driving
in the Grove for week past. The further
action of the Association is awaited with
interest.