Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-06-20
PITMAN GROVE.

Mrs. Dawson, OF Clarksboro, is here for
the season.
Clyde Sickler has a new buggy
| We only have six bakers represented
here now and another is to come next week
S. S. Darmon, of Philadelphia, is Sum
mering here for the first time.
Clayton Hewitt is building an addition
to his cottage.
Jos. Carr has added fine new surrey to
his livery outfit
| The double funeral of John Curtin and
wife on Friday was largely attended.
Rev. George Powell and family, of Glou-
cester, are here for the Summer.
A dressing room is being added to the
Summit Park pavilion.
Rev. W. L. Peterson has had his printing
Office painted.
The Junior Epworthians held their an
nual picnic in Corey's woods on Friday.
Lacey Bros, of Redwood, commenced
the frame work of CARTS livery stable last
week.
The Summit Park Association has placed
a bulletin board on Harmon Dilks' lot,
facing Focer & Paulin's store.
S. G. Leftover has another ice wagon built,
as it requires two for his trade.
The Junior Endeavorers, of Blackwood,
picnicked at Alcyon Park on Wednesday
last.
Frank Dare is having the cellar dug for
new house on Pitman avenue.
r. H. Comey has 54-candle light on the
peak Of the tower of his house, and it can
be seen for several miles.
A jolly party of friends spent the evening
at ]. G. Rulon's on Thursday last and had
delightful time.
The Summit Park song services were
opened Sunday evening. The new song
book Triumphant Praises, y was used in
all the praise services on Sunday.
Stanley Dilks, while doing carpenter
work at Gloucester last week. had the mis-
fortune to have part of a finger accidentally
cut off by fellow workman.
The Summer people are making elaborate
preparations for the Fourth. There will be
a concert and speech making in the morn
ing, sports in the afternoon and sham
battle in the evening.
Contractor Mathis has almost finished the
laying Of the water pipes. The framework
of the tank is being constructed. Con-
tractor Harper has had to send a larger
engine as the former one was not powerful
enough to drill the well at such a depth
They now estimate the depth at which a
sufficient flow of water will be found at
500 feet.
Charles Justice is making elaborate i'm
provements to the place he purchased Of
William Laurie. The house has been re-
modelled inside, spacious verandas are being
built and the yards increased in size, taking
in a hollow which requires several thousand
loads of dirt to fill The view from the
house is one of the prettiest in South Jer-
sey.
Our public school closed on Friday, a
week later than usual Anna Kelly, Ella
Greenwood, Dora Shute, Frank Kelly and
Wesley Kelly were not absent nor tardy
during the entire year. Anna Kelly has
not been absent nor tardy for four consecu-
tive years, and Dora Shute for three years.
We think few schools can make better
showing than this.
Pursuant to call, about seventy-five
citizens met in K. G. Z. hall ON Wednesday
evening of last week for the purpose of
organizing a fire company. 1t being an
Interest," IN WHICH all were u1lhnlnOuS5 Tile
business progressed rapidly. The members
of the company will be divided into two
classes, as follows: Active members who
pay membership fee of one dollar, con-
tribute five cents monthly and serve in case
of fire, and contributing members, who pay
a membership fee of one dollar, contribute
ten cents month and who are not required
to render active service The following
officers were elected: President, T. A. Good
win; Vice President, Elmer Crane; Fire
Chief, Jos. Lodge; Assistant, S. G. Lefevre;
Treasurer, Rev. H. G. Williams; Financial
Secretary, o. B. Moss; Recording Secretary,
J. M. MCGOWAN; Police Captain, G. w.
McClelland; Trustees, James Kelley, Ed
ward Champion and Philip Focer A solic-
iting committee, consisting of Messrs. Crane,
Williams, MCGOWAN, James Knipe and
Harry McBurney, was appointed. The
committee on constitution and bylaws,
5. G. Lefevre, James Kelly and James
Knipe, met at the residence of Mr.. Kelly
on Saturday evening and drew up the docu-
ments, which will be presented at the next
public meeting, to be held Monday evening.
The company expects to purchase lot,
construct an up-to-date building and fur
nish it with the best apparatus. The esti-
mated cost is $4,000. Each cottage owners
will be asked to contribute one dollar toward
the fund, and he can well afford to do So
as the result Of having proper fire facilities
at hand ought to materially diminish the
high rates of insurance charged in thu