Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-05-16
PITMAN GROVE.

Miss Anna HasIett, Of Millville, was Wis
iting friends on Tuesday.
j. G. Rulon and sister have put up
pretty iron fence between their properties.
David virgins is painting Harry Rulon's
cottage, on West avenue.
G. W. Elkinton, of Mullica Hill, was in
town Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elwell, Of Camden, have
moved into their East avenue cottage.
p. w. Hurst and wife, of Camden, were
guests Of Mrs. Annie Fries on Tuesday
f. r. Brace, the Kaighn avenue, Camden,
coal dealer, is down for the season.
David Pancoast has moved into the house
recently owned by Mrs. Reed.
Chas Butcher and bride have moved into
the east side of Mrs. Levi virgins house,
on Pitman avenue
Master Russell Crane was five years old a
few days since, and many little friends were
present to help him enjoy The occasion.
Miss Lille Watson, of this place, and
Mr.. - Bailey, of Glassboro, were mar
ried last week
Mrs Chas. Stewart has at last got back
in her home, but the traces of fire are not
all obliterated.
Lorenzo Sayre and wife returned from
Smithport, Pa, on Tuesday, the glass fac
tories at that place having closed.
Benz Mellor, President of Camden City
Council, is making extensive Improvements
to his lately purchased property on Pitman
avenue.
! David Paulin entered into partnership
| Al.
and is rapidly getting acquainted with the
business.
| A new cottage is being erected near
Laurel avenue and the railroad.
| George Creekmore has purchased Mrs.
Reeds property on Arbutus hill, adjoining
the railroad.
The Association is laying water pipes on
the avenues which have not already been
supplied with them.
Charles Justice is having a new street
laid out and graded on his Pitman avenue
tract
The Chew property, ON North Broadway,
has been rented to Mr.. Kersey, who has
been residing for some time in Eastern
Pennsylvania.
There have been about half dozen hair
breadth escapes on the railroad track within
the last few weeks.
Frank Dare has bought two desirable
lots of Chas. Carly and will build as soon
as possible.
Mrs. Robert Shoemaker has returned
home after two weeks spent with relatives
in Bridgeport and Pennsgroye.
w. A. Downer has rented his property to
Frank Sitley, of Camden, for the summer.
Mr.. Downer will take his family to Bridge
ton for that time.
Mrs. Hopkins and Mother Hastings
will reside in the grove until the formers
new house is built Anderson & Nicholson
have the contract for building it,
Our primary teacher, Miss Craig, re-
signed her position, presumably for matri
monial reasons, and will be succeeded by
Miss Helene B. Skinner.
We are pleased to state that Rev. W. N
i Ogborn is sufficiently recovered to be able
to take short walks. Rev. d. B. Green, Of
Camden, preached Sunday morning and
evening.
The wife of Henry Young, Jr., is very
sick. She has been in st. Agnes Hospital
Philadelphia, for treatment, but has re-
! turned home, with slight chance of recov
cry. A trained nurse is in attendance
W. A. Rulon is at Vineland for two
weeks, having charge of the business of the
South Jersey Packing Co. during the Hines:
of the manager
The chilly weather has prevented many
of the summer residents from coming to the
grove as soon as they anticipated. The
coaches carry quite number to and from
Lambs station on Sundays.
Mr.. and Mrs Isaac Robinson and sol
/ Wallace. now of Philadelphia, have beer
spending q few days with their son Howard
and daughter Mrs. Herman Lord.
Miss Iona Conover had a very happy
friends on Saturday evening, her eleventh
birthday.
Chas. Justice is making preparations to
move the house on his Pitman avenue
property to a location back of its present
site. 1t will be turned into boarding
house.
Miss Lizzie MCGOWAN, chief nurse at tt e
Home for Incurables, at Devon, was grad
uated in the class Of nurses at the Presby-
terrain Hospital on Tuesday evening of last
week Miss MCGOWAN finished her course
of study in December.
Allen S. Conover has purchased of a
Camden B. and L. Association the house en-
Broadway, formerly owned by David Bar
ton and occupied by W. F. Carter.
The men who are boring the well for the
new water company had the misfortune to
have the pipe ''kink'' last week, and new
well had to be bored. The present one is
nearly finished.
| David Barton has taken possession of the
Thomas property, on Broadway, and his
son-in-law, w. f. Carter, who is very i'll
with consumption, has moved in with hint
The fine new building which is being
erected by r. II. Comey, and which will be
a livery stable-at least for while is
nearly finished. jeremiah Haines, OF
Mickleton, is boring an artesan we'll on
the premises, and 1900 gallon tank will
be put up.
The local members of the G. A. R., theil
wives, and the Junior Mechanics, of this
place, attended divine worship at Hurff-
vile on Sunday last, and were very much
pleased with the stirring and patriotic adj
dress of Rev. Mr.. Parker, of that place
They will meet in the local NJ E. church
next Sunday.
Joseph Carr has purchased of Samuel
Dawson the lot he recently bought of the
Association, and has cut down the trees
preparatory to building an immense livery
stable. Mr.. Carr has been in the livery
business here for more than decade and
his many friends are gratifed that he has
procured such desirable site.
After long and brave fight with thu /
dread disease consumption, Winter d.
Caulk died on Monday afternoon. Mr.
Caulk has led an upright life and made
many friends during his residence here. A
widow and two little girls survive him.
Your correspondent sent no items last
week and regrets being tardy in speaking
of the heroism of Benz. James in saving
the life of little Byron Downer on Sunday
morning, the 9Th. Mr.. James was on the
turnpike when he heard the danger signal
and the emergency brakes applied. He
could see little pink object ON the track,
and he ran as though gifted with seven
leagued boots. A misstep meant instant
death under the wheels Of the locomotive,
but he never faltered. and grasped the little
fellow, clearing the track by such a narrow
margin that the engine grazed his farm.
Scores of people, who knew something was