Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-08-20
PITMAN GROVE.

| One Of A. $. Clark's new houses is en-
closed.
| Capt E. Z. Stratton, Of Mullica Hill
was in town on Saturday.
The automobile is now in Camden fol
repairs.
Trips to National Park and Malaga are
now the thing.
Prof Fischer has sold his cottage and lot
on Broadway to Mr.. Reading who has
occupied it this summer.
Hosea Casio, Of Camden, was buried
from the residence Of his son-in-law, I. W.
Newkirk, on Thursday
Mr.. and Mrs Edward Carly spent part
of last week with friends in Quakertown,
Penn.
The National Biscuit Company has fine
display in one Of CIark's store windows.
The annual Pitnan Grove reunion will
be held in the Tabernacle M E. Church,
Eleventh and Jefferson streets, Philadel-
phia, on Thursday evening, Nov. 12.
Joseph Shoemaker is digging the cellar
for his new house on Simpson avenue. This
makes the third house in course Of con-
struction on adjoining lots.
c. P. Carly has sold house and lot on
Holly avenue to gentleman who is specu-
lating in Pitman property. Edward Carly
has also sold a building lot on Mount Yer
non Ave.
Negro camp meeting is in session at
Dennett's place near Alcyon Park. The
attendance is so large (?) that the brethren
in charge were elated over Sundays COM
bined collections -$10.71.
The combined councils of Gloucester
County, Jr. o. U. A. NJ, expect to have a
fine parade and exercises on Monday even
ing next. They expect to have seven hun
dred and fifty men in line, four brass bands
and three fife and drum corps. The par
ade will move over the greater part Of the
town and finish at Summit Park where the
exercises will be held. The people of the
town are taking decided interest in the
event, and the orator Of the evening, Rev.
J. Morgan Read, will undoubtedly be
greeted by an immense audience.
Miss Lizzie String, only child of Rev. A.
P and Myra String, died on Wednesday
evening and was buried at Manahath ceme-
terry on Sunday afternoon. The funeral
services were held in the M. E. Church.
Lizzie, who was in her nineteenth year,
had been poorly for a long time, but hasty
consumption developed few weeks since
and she sank rapidly. Her parents are
bereft indeed in the departure of their only
child, but they are comforted by the know
ledge that she died triumphant Christian
death. She was gifted in music and had
been the organist of the primary Sunday
School for ahO11t two wears
The social event of the season was the
banquet given by the local Masons in K.
G. E. Hall on Friday evening. Each
Mason was accompanied by wife or sweet
heart. The banquet room was beautifully
decorated and the handsome gowns Of the
ladies completed the picture. The special
guests Of the evening, Mr.. Balleng +, Of
Wenonah; Mr.. and Mrs. Crawford, of
Mantua; Mr. and Mrs. Westcott, of Glass
boro, and Mrs. Kellar, Of Pitman, widow
of thirty second degree Mason, with the
ladies, formed the receiving line in de-
lightful reception. Caterer Leng, of Cam
den, furnished the repast in highly salts
factory manner. The Glassboro Orchestra,
with Mrs. S. p. Clark, of Pitman as accom-
PIANIST, furnished the instrumental music.
The five Symmington brothers were at
their best in speech and song. Toastmaster
Kelly was in a merry mood, and the re-
sponses were bright and sparkling. About
one hundred were present and all declared
it to be one of the most delightful social
functions they had ever attended.
An automobile party consisting Of Geo.
Altemus, Casper Altemus, J. c. Rulop,
Harry Rulon, S. P. Clark, W. L. Farms
~ Lob r MooMr1lon
Maurice Hirst, and Miss Pearl Hirst), the
cutest doggie in town, started out on Sun
day morning for a trip to Salem expecting
to be home for late dinner They had a
delightful time and dined at Hotel Ford,
Salem. On the way home, however, that
horseless showed all the kinks stub
born animal could. They were stranded
at Fenwick, negro settlement between
Salem and. Woodstown for three hours and a
half, and, while the chauffeur hammered
and fumed and said naughty things, the
party had jolly time guying the negroes
who gathered around, listening to the all
around accomplishments of Mr.. MacMullen
and getting Miss Pearl to give an exhibi-
tion of her tricks OF course that machine
continued to be obstreperous, and the way
those men pushed up hill and coasted down
was caution. What if they didn't get
home until II 80 p. M, what if they were
a half hour in coming from Alcyon Park to
Pitman, what if, at least one man, to use
his own words got it where the chicken
got the axe" when he got home, what if
they did pay dollar for all this, the fun
compensated for it all, and more than one
says he would not have missed it for five
times what it cost.