Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-08-30
PITAAN GROVE.
The annual exodns is now on.

/ The annual exodus Is now on
Professor Fischer is painting his cottage
The iron fence around the M. E. church
grounds is being painted
Rev w L. Peterson preached at Ocean
City last Thursday evening,
Quite number went from here to
Washington Park on Farmers Day
Rev A. Downer and wife were over
Sunday visitors at Ocean Grove.
Notwithstanding the heat quite num-
Der went from here to Malaga
The many showers of late have greatly
intefered with the Alcyon Park programs.
Rev Or. Marshall led the prayer meet
Fl ing in the N. E. church on Wednesday
evening
| p w. Hurst and family left the Grove
on Friday, and will take trip to Thou
sand Islands and to Buffalo, TO attend the
Laundrymen's Convention.
| Mrs. Henrietta Coles, Of Mullica HILL
spent Monday with friends in the Grove
Mrs. Coles is past ninety-one years Of age.
The entertainment given by the Summit
Park Association for the benefit Of the band,
Melted them over fifty dollars
The Bossler automobile has gracefully
glided through town several times during
the past week
Mrs. William Kerns was suddenly taken
seriously i'll on SATURDAY morning, but is
slightly better at this writing.
Seventy persons went on the NJ P. S. S.
excursion to Wildwood on Thursday, and
found the weather and bathing just right.
Oliphant, son Of milkman Shoemaker,
had runaway on Saturday, and there was
a sudden fall in cream and milk
If few spots on the sun cause such
weather as we have had for weeks past, we
propose that old Sol keeps his face clean
hereafter
Mr.. and Mrs. s. H. Thompson went
from here to Ocean Grove where Mrs
Thompson led the ehiIdrcn's meeting for
the first time.
Special services were held in the Taber-
nacle on Sunday evening, the speakers
being Revs Washington, Powell and
Marshall.
As our local camp meeting had closed,
Sundays shower came very near the town.
but SHE'D of and visited Malaga where it
left too late to be told.
About fifty persons went from here to
National Park on Thursday, and helped to
nearly double the morning congregation
The only mishap was broken wheel, but
another was secured with bnt little diff
ficulty.
The Pitman Driving Club went to Vine
land on Thursday and took dinner at the
Baker House. They have handsome red,
white and blue badges, and with the
National colors also on their whips present
quite a patriotic appearance
Oliver Downs did neat piece Of bicycle
riding on Friday when he carried large
box Of merchandise ON his shoulder, stead
led it with both hands, and guided his
wheel solely by the motion Of his body.
William Norris who has been a resident
of this and nearby towns for years past,
and who now works at Champs shipward,
was married last week, and he and his
bride are spending their honeymoon in the
Grove.
Frank Owens, Of Redwood who has a
huckster route through the town and Grove,
met with singular accident while leading
his horse on the driveway between the
Broadway and East avenue cottages on
Thursday. A new clothes line had been
stretched across the way, and he walked
under without seeing il, The line was
strong and well tied, and the result was
fruit and vegetables scattered in every
direction, and badly wrecked wagon