Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-08-02
PTTMAN GROVE.

8 There are four BARRIERS IN town.
The First avenue restaurant has beer
newly rooted.
A The seating capacity of the Sunni
I Park pavilion hes been doubled.
Il Mr.. and Mrz Morton. of Glassboro, tax,
| frequent trips awheel to Pitman.
/ n. s. Lloyd, of Mullica Hill, was ii
town Saturday.
Mrs. Susan Park fell on Friday and re
eeived very severe bruises on the face anC
i body.
Mr. Will Dilks and family, of Mulsics
4 HILL are here for the month Of August
Miss Blanche Girard seems TO be en-.
joying her Summer outing.
Mrs. Sarah Jsggard has had the veran
das Of her newly purchased cottage greatly
enlarged.
The Blackwood and FerreIl M. E. Sun
| day-schools picnicked at Alcyon Park or
Thursday.
Rev. Mr.. Denlingsr. of Cross Keys cir
cult, is having months recreation at th.
Grove
1 Mrs. P II. Focer has an attractive novelty
4
Win Curtin has been on the sick list, bui
is now able to attend to his work.
Rev. Mr.. ReIyea and family, of Clayton
are pleasantly situated in the Moss cottage
on Embury avenue.
Mr.. johnson has severed his connection
with the Electric Laundry, and has &C
cepted position in Philadelphia.
Miss Marie Fischer gave fine rendition
of Alards 1Berceusen at the song service
at Epworth Park on Sunday evening.
Peterson and MCGOWAN have issued
their Souvenir Pitman Directory" and an
attractive and valuable little booklet it is
| An immense amount of machinery was
taken to Alcyon Park on Monday and
Tuesday to be in readiness for the Grang-
ers' picnic
| There is quite number of Free Masons
in the Grove as evidenced by the two
coach loads which went to Mantua on
Thursday evening to visit the lodge at
that place.
The portion of the coaching party which
went to Pennsgro,e last week, returned in
high glee late on Wednesday afternoon, and
missed the deluge by about fifteen minutes
only.
Mr.. Harry Poole. desiring to be under
DR.. Carr's treatment, came to Pitman last
Week suffering with typhoid fever. His
sister and a nurse are caring for him. Mr..
Pool is very estimable young man., and
his many friends hope for his speedy
recovery.
The heavy shower of Wednesday even
ing of last week, was the only rain Of any
consequence which had fallen in this vicin-
ity for three weeks,and was greatly needed
The large dynamo at the electric light
plant was sufficiently injured to render il
imperative for several days, and the
drainage system in the Grove was badly
crippled by the large quantities of sand
which washed into the pipes. The thunder
and lightning were nol especially severe.and
the panic stories published in the daily
papers were exaggerated.
! Miss Margaretta Martin, of Philadel-
| phia, came to Pitman a few days since as
the guest of her brother-in-law, Mr.. Chas.
Kemmerer. About midnight Sunday, Miss
lMastins' room. innate heard her moving
about, and knowing her sonnsmbulistic
| tendencies, tried TO awaken her, but was
Mortified to see her jump out of the window
before she could reach her. Her screams
brought Mr.. Kemmerer who was out
expecting to find his sister-in-law killed
but TO his surprise she was Fastening
towards a neighbours Veranda. Mr.. Kem-
merer caught up with her and had some
difficulty in preventing her breaking away
| from him, and In awakening her. She
awoke moaning, and it was discovered that
her arm had been so badly splintered by
her fall that the bones were protruding
from the flesh. How she could pass through
such an ordeal without awakening is a
mystery to her physician and friends.