Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-06-25
PITMAN GROVE.


We can now boast Of having well lighted
streets.
We are glad to say that Clyde siokler is
able to be out again.
Mrs. Joseph Lodge and son, Bowman,
are spending two weeks with Allentown
relatives
Howard Keibler has contracted for a new
house which will be built this Fall.
Charles Elkinton opened his ice cream
saloon on Wednesday last.
Harry Rulon badly strained muscle in
his leg while playing tennis on Thursday
evening, and now has decided limp.
Mrs. s. P. Clark and children, Floyd and
Percy, are spending some time with Mrs.
Clark's parents at Bennett, near Cape May
City.
The grand stand at the Pitrnan play
ground, has been enlarged, and is now
large enough to accommodate the large
crowds which gather there occasionally.
Rev. W. L. Peterson's building, corner
Pitman and Simpson avenues, is almost
finished. Frost Biothers, of Camden,
opened their branch store in it last week.
Rev. B. G. Lippincott, of BIackwood,
will deliver his lecture, wesley and His
Times, = in the NJ E. Church tomorrow,
Friday night. The church services next
Sunday will all bear on Wesley and his
life.
Harry Linyille died on Wednesday night
of last week at his temporary home in the
grove. Friends fitted up his new house
which he was not destined to enter alive,
and his funeral was held there on Monday
morning. His body was taken to Phila-
delphia for burial.
The Board of Trade some time ago took
up the subject of Sunday trains, and a
committee was appointed to confer with the
Association. Both sides presented their
arguments to Mr.. Lowell, Superintendent
of this division. According to his instruc-
tions the committee are now getting the
signatures of those who desire the trains to
stop here. The petition will be very gen
orally signed. Many church members will
do SO as they think the hack nuisance a
greater evil than the Sunday train.
An illustration of the fairness of the
Philadelphia Record has been shown in its
summary action regarding the case of Miss
Halle Heubbard whom communication in
its columns represented as having done the
| painting of their cottage. Miss Heubbard' i
mother wrote protest to the Record, and .
speedy reply was received apologizing fol
the error, and stating that no more com
munications would be received from the
correspondent who sent the article
| Arrangements for the Fourth are practi
cally completed. The committee is q
ponderous one, consisting Of fifty-fys
gentlemen and twenty-three ladies' It wa.
intended at first to have military parade
in which all the different uniforms of thu
Army and Navy from 1876 to the presen
time would be represented, but that ide;
has been abandoned in part While Their
will be some fine uniforms yet, the maio
portion of the parade will be of conf
nature Many funny creations will be il
line including band Of twenty-five of tn
most discordant music instruments that cal
be gathered together: One pretty featur
of the parade will be company of abou
three hundred boys each carrying sword
Several lodges will probably be in line
Mr.. w E. Schermerhorn, Of Burlington
Nj, will be the orator Of the day.
One of the jolliest parties that ever as
sembled in Pitman Grove completely SUI
Eprised Mr.. and Mrs. George Swyler on Fri
day evening. Mr.. and Mrs. Swyler hav
many friends here, having boarded in th
town for more than year. They hav
been housekeeping for a few weeks, an
their friends thought it about time for
genuine housewarming OF course the oil
trick of getting them away from home an
securing the key was resorted to. AL
assembled, lights were turned out and th
unsuspectiag parties sent for. As the
entered the vestibule they were startled b
the strains of 1.-THE Gangs All Here.
Then followed an evening OF pure fun i
which all became boys and girls again, th
Oldest ones present becoming the younges
Refreshments followed, and about II. 80 a
dispersed after singing The Soldiers Fart
well' and "Good-night, LADIES' Thos
: present were E. Frank Paulin and wife
Harry Rulon and wife, Frank Clouds an
wife, James d. Kelly and wife, John M
pier and wife, DR.. and Mrs. R. w. Hewitt
A. W. Hess and wife, Carl Woodruff an
wife, Nelson Thompson and wife, Wm
Paulin and wife, VIM Biting and wife
James Bradford and wife, John Broad
water and wife. Benjamin E. Mellor an
wife, Mrs. Charles Justice, Mrs. J. G. Ri
Ion, Mrs. Clayton Hewitt, Mrs. Soul, Mrs
Lizzie Carton, Mrs. Conner, Miss Ella Pau
lin, Miss Emma Rulon, Miss Addie HiI
pie, Miss Alice Townsend and others.