Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-05-30
PITMAN GROVE.


The drug store is open for the season.
Rev w. n Ogborn continues to inn
prove.
S. B. Golf and family are here for the
season.
Joseph HarRer has put soda water
fountain in his store.
Harry Garrison has position at Atlantic
City for the Summer.
George Anderson has built workshop
on his Simpson avenue lot.
Lewis Cade has good position with the
New York Shipbuilding Company.
James Kelly and family have moved into
their delightful Summer home.
Rev. w. L. Peterson was in town few
days since, greeting his many friends.
w. ID. Carter is overseeing the construc-
tion of a large wharf near Walnut street,
Philadelphia.
The walls are up for CARTS new livery
stable.
DIR. Shallcross, of Philadelphia, is here
for his second season.
The Ellis cottage on West avenue has
been purchased by Mr. James Mccall, OF
PnlladelpIla.
The Prickett cottages ON West avenue
have been entirely finished, and are now
being nicely furnished ready for occupancy.
Balloon ascensions will be a feature of the
Alcyon Park programme on Memorial Day
and the Fourth of July.
Mrs. Hopkins new house is raised and
sheathed.
"Kirk" Garron, of the DEMOCRAT, was
i'll town on Friday evening.
Miss Jennie Campbell is assisting Miss
Gertie Madara in the post Office.
Focer & Paulin have new delivery
wagon
Benjamin Barrett has rented the veg
etable stand in the Grove.
Oliphant Shoemaker has accepted posi-
ton as carpenter on the railroad.
| Charles Lynch will clerk for Howard
Biddle during the Summer.
Haines & Bro have finished boring an
artesian well for r. I'll. Comey.
Large audiences were present at the
pentecostal services held in the M. E.
church on Thursday afternoon and evening.
The band will play at Hurffyille on
Memorial Day in the morning. and al
Swedesboro in the afternoon.
The 'sViolets,n class in the M. P.
Sunday school, held festival in K. G. E.
Hall on Saturday evening, and Melted a fair
sum for the church.
Allen S. Conoyer has moved into the
house he purchased few days since, and
David Paulin will occupy the house vacated
| by Mr.. Conover.
| Mr.. Valette, owner of the burned bakery,
has had the oven (which was uniniured)
covered, and will begin baking before
| Thursday.
Thomas Covington and family are in the
vanguard of the Summer contingent, hav-
ing come in last week.
Mrs. Drake, of Railroad avenue, has had
her sidewalks cut down and the front yard
terraced, adding greatly to the attractive
ness of her place.
Jonathan Kindle has the contract for
laying 100 feet of water pipe in the Grove,
and has the work largely done.
The Association has posted another or
dinance similar to that of last year.
Quite large representation of the G. A.
R. and Junior Mechanics attended the
special church service at Glassboro on
Sunday.
| Owing to illness in the family Of Rev. J
B. Westcott, he was unable to preach il
the M. E. church on Sunday as anticipated
Rev. Mr.. Ogborn and others gave addresses
morning and evening.
| The local w. F. M S. of the M. E
church held delightful service at the
residence of Joseph Lodge on Friday
evening, May II. About sixty were pres
ent, and collection of $40 was taken, Tho
same to be devoted toward the maintenance
Of the little India famine girl that til,
society is caring for. The child has beer
named Armenia Pitman, in honor of til,
president, M. H. Armenia Kelley, and o
the town.
Charles Justice commenced work on hi
Honeybrook tract on Monday. The small
lake has been drained and will be deepened
enlarged, and stocked with fish. A large
hotel is contemplated and a railroad station
is a possibility.
| Howard Biddle's horse made thing,
lively for its owner, Oliphant Shoemaker
and Charles Sellers on Thursday night aftel
being driven about twenty miles, Whei
they undertook to take the harness off
there was general mix-up. Mr.. Biddle
was thrown down, striking railroad tie,
and was rendered unconscious for a time
Mr. Shoemaker found himself under the
wagon with one line in his grasp, and Mr.
Sellers was sent on an exploring trip in
another direction, and has been nursing
several cuts and bruises.
Seven car loads of water pipes have been
distributed in the streets, and Contractor
Mathis of Pemberton, has about twenty
workmen laying them. The we'll bosses
have met with unlocked for difficulties A
stratum Of about fifty feet of mari and
clay has been drilled through, and it clings
to the eight-inch pipe like so much putty
and the machine is not powerful enough to
force the pipe down. The eight-inch pipe
is driven to depth of one hundred and
ninety-fve feet, and for the remaining
distance six-inch pipe will be used. The
present estimated cost of the entire plant is
$4,000