Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-08-16
81 GROVE

| All Of the rest safants did a good bushes
on sunday
Miss Welletta Grier rides in town quit
frequently on her new wheel.
G. W. Elkinton and wife, Of Mullie
Hill, spent Sunday at the Grove.
Mr. and Mrs. Dawson, Of MonroeyiIle
were Sunday guests OF Elmer sayr
and family.
Miss Mary Rudderow and mother, 0
Blaekwood, are spending week viii
friends on Broadway
Mr. Chas Haight, formerly of Glassboro
passed through town on an automobile OF
Sunday
The NJ. f. parsonage is being painted
the colors being the same as those On tn
church.
A boot-black, who had his stand in from
OF Biddle's store on Sunday, made eigh
dollars during the day.
Quite number OF residents and srlmme
visitors went TO National Park last weel
to hear Sam Jones.
Rev Daniel Johnson's little son, Fenni
more, fell and dislocated his arm while
playing at Alcyon Park last Wednesday.
Willie Badger, now with Strawbridge
Clothier, enjoyed visit to former school
mates and friends on Sunday
Mr. F. Parker, of Mullic Hill. was ii
town on Wednesday last, and his sister
Miss Cora, was the guest Of relatives OF
Saturday and Sunday
Professor Ferguson, who has been thu
organist at the Auditorium or several years
left on Monday to fill another engagement
Mr.. Goger, who has beef coming to the
Grove for several years, is having a cottage
built on Webb Ave. and expects to occupy
it next year
Strawrides to and from the place are Of
almost nightly &c. a jolly party
of West Avenuers went to Clayton "
Thursday evening
G. S. Haslett, editor Of the Ocean County
Democrat, visited his parents at their Eas
Ave. home few days since,
The business men were prepared for Satur
days rush, and although Sunday furnished
a record breaking crowd, all were provided
for.
OF hundreds of turnouts which have
been put up at the hitching grounds, very
few were old-fashioned, shabby or UMPIRE.
sentable.
The threatened shower of Sunday even
ing caused those who had come in carriages
to hurry away, and the grounds were al
most clear of vehicles at ten O'Clock.
The shirt waist man has been almost as
common here as the shirt waist girl We
also have with MS the palm-leaf fan, sun
bonnet girl, and one young man who looks
cool in a Filipino hat
The excessive heat of the week had its
climax in this section ON Sunday when the
thermometers did their best TO give the
assembled thousands warm reception, and
succeeded in dealing out 1902 to 1862 Of
heat without apparent trouble.
A concert for the benefit of the North
American Children's Fund win be held al
Mr.. Whipple's residence, Webb Ave, on
Friday evening. The band will be present
and give several selections.
For some reason the spirituality and
power usually shown during the exercises
had been noticeable for their absence this
year until Saturday and Sunday, when the
meetings were permeated with the old-time
spirit. Some kept up their shouting until
Monday and made things lively at the
station as they took their departure.
The Griffith and Warner families who
lived in the cottages which were blown
from their foundations in last Tuesday
evening storm, have returned to Philada.
There were fourteen in the Griffith cottage
at the time of the occurrence, and one OF
the party says it is impossible to describe
the sensation they felt when they found
they were moving. They instinctively
sprang to their feet and grasped each others
hands. But the building settled down al
most without jar, and about the only
thing broken was lamp shade. These
cottages are attractive ones, but are exposed
to the northwest winds, and being placed
simply on brick piers, would be shifted
from their supports when an ordinary house
would hardly feel a shock.
There have been three cases of typhoid
fever in the Groye-all people who have
come here with the disease-and one case
outside, that of Mr.. Shoemaker's son,
Frank, who was buried last Wednesday.
People became somewhat panic stricken
over the matter, and members of the State
Board of Health visited the town last week
The water where Mr. Shoemaker resides
has always been of poor quality, and the
Board ordered a new well dug and the
order has already been complied with. II
is stated on good authority that the Asso-
system within the coming year and to flusf
all closets. This would be a costly but
much needed improvement.