Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-06-04
PITMAN GROVE.
George Owens new house is enclosed.

George OWENS new house is enclosed.
Mr.. Clay Marks entertained his sister
from Millerton, Penna., on Saturday and
Sunday.
The cellars are being dug for the two
houses A. S. Clark will build ON Simpson
avenue.
Miss Flora Hall, of Camden, spent Dec
Grafton Day with the Misses Collins.
Mrs Mathis, of Tuckerton, spent part Of
last week with Miss Anna Williams and
Mrs. Charles Justice.
Rev. Daniel johnson, of the New Jersey
". E. Conference, has been spending few
days with his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth John
son.
Frank Champion and wife, of Brooklyn,
have been spending several days with Mr..
G. IS parents on Broadway.
William Park and wife spent Decoration
Day at their home here. Mr.. Park has re-
turned to Virginia to work until the close
of the glass season.
DR.. l.. N. Slaughter and wife entertained
a party of ten Wilmington friends on Sat
urday and Sunday.
Decoration Day drew large crowds to the
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base ball, and Redwood in Workmanship,
so the sports of this section are well salts
fed.
Howard Stone and wife, George Grice
and wife, Harry Thompson aud wife, Alfred
Wanamaker and wife Mr. aud Mrs. -
White, and Miss BERTHE Shertel all Of
Philadelphia, were guests of Harmon Dilks
on Decoration Day. They are all (includ-
ing Mr.. Dilks) members of the same pino-
chile club. They were delighted with their
visit, and voted Pitman fine place.
EIwood Priekett, of Camden, the owner
of several cottages in the grove, has pur-
chased the Casey farm of twenty-five acres
for 5000 This farm adioins the grove,
and Mr.. PricketS evidently has some i'm
provement scheme in his mind.
The funeral of Miss Lottie Adams or
Thursday last was attended by large mum
Der of relatives and friends Mr.. and Mrs.
Adams desire to thank their many friends
through the DEMOCRAT for the sympathy
and assistance given them during theii
trying ordeal.
At the meeting of the Board of Trade OF,
Wednesday last, the subject of lighting the
streets through private subscriptions was
discussed, and two soliciting committees
appointed, one for Broadway the other for
Pitman avenue. The solicitors have met
with very gratifying success, and these two
principal streets will be well lighted as
soon as the lamps can be put in position.
We presume many of the readers Of the
DEMOCRAT read in several of last Saturdays
Philadelphia dailies the startling account
of tie s'hoodop attending the local Epworth
League socials, and wondered that anyone
would be brave enough to remain a mem
Der Of the Pitman Chapter The facts in
the case are these: Rev. w. n Ogborn was
very i'll during January, but the time for
the social did not occur during the period
of his serious illness, and it was not there
fore, postponed. The social in February
was not held owing to the critical illness Of
the chairman of the social department. Mrs.
Lizzie E. Simpson, and, owing to her
death, business meeting only was held in
March. On Thursday evening last the
social was held at private house as usual.
and about seventy-five were in attendance
Miss Lottie Adams was not a member of |
the League, but was to play an accompani- /
meut for small orchestra A few of her
young friends did not attend the social on +
account of her funeral having been held in
ihe morning. This is the foundation for the /
'hodooo articles.