Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-07-05
pIrMAN GROVE.
The N Z ehureh is being painted.

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July IS is the date Of the s s. excursion
to Wildwood
The Georgia watermelon has made its
appearance.
The auditorium is practically finished
and is greatly improved indeed.
Murphy & Sheppard, successors to G. w.
Elkinton, opened their ice cream parlor on
Friday.
Another cottage, making the fifth or
sixth for this season alone, is being put up
on Webb avenue.
Mr. Biting and family have taken
possession of the Gardiner property for the
months of July aud August
Capt. Powell has had the pleasure of
leaving his vessel Tor few days visit to
his family on Broadway.
De. Parker and family, of Asbury Ave.
have the knack OF getting deal OF solid
comfort out of summer outing.
Mr. James Haslett and family. of Mill
Vile, took up their residence in tneir East
avenue cottage on Saturday afternoon.
Mr. Haslett finished his forty -ninth con-
secutive year of work with Whitall, Tatum
& Co., on that day.
The Association has posted ordinances
regulating the riding of bicycles in the
Grove, the use of explosives, the tying of
horses to trees, the running of hand express
wagons on First avenue, and the opening
and closing OF entrance gates for vehicles.
The spirit of improvement has struck
First avenue Several cottages have been
raised, some have been enlarged, No. has
been beautified, and No 4, the Hudson
cottage, is having roomy porches added and
is being prettily painted,
The concert at Summit Park on Thurs
day night was interrupted (hut not until
after q neat collection had been taken for
the DIlks family by a shower which
scattered the large gathering and wet the
seats sufficiently to prevent its re-assem-
bling. Here, for the first time, the men,
bers of the local band faced company
largely composed of musicians, and they
would be excusabie had their heads become
somewhat enlarged st the fine reception
given them and the words of commenda-
tian showered upon them. Their Instructor,
Mr.. Dntield, received his full share OF
favorable criticism.
Never have so many families moved into
the Grove in such short space of time as
during the last few days, and there are
more people here than ever before at this
time. On Saturday the milkmen could
not meet the Notwithstanding we
have never-endiDg supply of water, and
of the many bakers, not one had an once of
bread for the late corners, and resort had to
be made to the time honored hapjack and
short cake.
Two important changes have been made
this year in the camp meeting speakers.
Rev. G. NJ Boswell will be in Europe, and
Seth Rees will not be present. In place of
the former, Rev. Furman A. DeMaris, an
evangelist of the New Jersey Conference,
will conduct the morning and evening
altar services; and instead of the latter,
Rev. Clarence B. Strouse, an evangelist OF
Salem, Va, will have charge of the after
noon services and will be assisted by his
wife, soloist Of note.
This summer Pitman residents will have
the privilege of going to the seashore
whenever they see fit, as the daily excur-
sion train is scheduled to stop at night to
let off passengers. AS before, anyone going
will take the early morning train and con-
meet with the excursion train at Glassboro.
Last year it was understood that if party
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stop at night, but ii was not carried out
for the entire season, and some had the
unpleasant experience of being put off at
Woodbury. or some other station, there to
wait for an hour or two for q train for Pit
man. This new arrangement will be
highly satisfactory to the surrounding
community as well as to the inhabitants
of Pitman Grove.
Miss Ruth, daughter of ex-Sheriff Col
Inns, came near being the principal i'll
tragedy on Tuesday morning While
standing on the south bound track waiting
for train to pass, the Cape May express,
unheeded by her, came bearing down upon
her. The engineer, seeing her danger,
blew the whistle and made every effort to
stop his train, but the engine grazed her
dress as she stepped off the track.
cycler on his way to Alcyon Park on
Wednesday killed a rattlesnake near
Handles mill and brought it into town
wrapped around a stick fastened TO his
handle bars. 1t was over three feet long
and had eleven rattlers.
THE FOURTH.
Notwithstanding the intense heat and
humidity, Pitman had rousing Fourth.
It started at ten a. m. when chief marshal
Bowker, dressed in the garb of colored
dude, sitting on an Anticipated mule, led
the large parade, which was headed by the
local bsnd, and included figures dressed in
almost every conceivable style. Svengales
balr would have delighted DuMaurier
himself, and Trilby's feet were just "im-
mense:" DR.. Gilberss pug, fed on Shoe
makers milk, was fair sample of the
high grade meat which was being fed into
the hard-worked sausage grinder Dewey
and Miles were present, the heather Chinee
also; Pat had just arrived the man with
the hoe was in line the "Pll be your
washerwomanp was in fine shape, but one
really must not take time to consider
the many other grotesque figures, except
to say that "Sam" Golf is great" in what
ever way you take him The afternoons
exercises were held at Summit Park, and
included the reading of the Declaration of
Independence by Mr.. McBurney, racy
speeches Big the Messrs Symington, an
original patriotic selection, given in alpha
betical order, by Mr.. Wood; a recitation by
Miss Mack, and several musical selections,
both vocal and Instrumental There were
several private displays of fireworks in the