Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-10-29
PITMAN GROVE.

Frank Dare has built an addition TO his
house.
Clyde sokler is having bis residence
painted David virgins is doing the
work
Mrs George MeClelland spent part Of last
week with Cape May relatives.
S. P. Clark moved into his new house
on Monday.
Aliens Clark is enclosing his grounds
with neat fences
S. G. Lefever and T. A. Goodwin have
each purchased Lester pianos.
A goodly number Of Summer residents
were down over Sunday
Mrs John Warren and children spent
Tuesday in Bridgeton.
Rev. w n Ogborn attended the dedica-
tion OF the Delanco Methodist Church on
Thursday.
Smith & Rink are painting Miss Roe'sI
residence on SUNNI tt avenue.
p H. Focer, Benjamin Lord, and Geo.
Anderson have all constructed cement
walks from their residence to the street.
Jacob Kuhns new house is practically
enc osed 1t promises to be a handsome,
commodious dwelling.
Rev. William Finck, Of Anderson, Ind,
has been spending a few days with his
sister, Mrs. John Braun.
Master Floyd Clark is spending few
days with his grandparents at Bennett,
near Cape May.
Joseph Carter has moved into his new
dwelling on the turnpike about a mile out
Of town.
The Association has sold Holly avenue
lot to Mr.. Sharp, Of Camden.
The day Of the sboestring is here. Every
boy in town has had a craze on shoestring
watch chains.
Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Lopez have engage
ments ahead until March, They are en-
gagged for part Of November at Schenectady,
New York
South avenue has been widened and
graded, and is really fine boulevard
F. G. Bruce, Of Camden, has purchased
Rev E. E. Hewitt's lots on Holly avenue,
and is drawing plans for new house.
Frank Sayre assisted John North in
decorating the Bateman residence at Gren-
loch on Tuesday for the Bateman Shinn
wedding.
Mrs. Pleasanton and daughter, of Little
Creek, Delaware, have rented A. p. Strings
house on Railroad avenue, and expect to
make Pitman their future home.
The Junior League held fair in Dilk's
Hall on Saturday and realized neat sum
which will be devoted to the maintenance
of the India orphan girl for whom the local
branch, w. F. M. S. is caring.
Mr. Hauser, Of the F. A. North Piano
Company, has returned to Philadelphia
after spending the Summer here, making
this his headquarters. He has met with
good success having sold quite large num-
Der of pianos in this vicinity and through
out South Jersey.
Harold Shute and bride, Of Philadel-
phia, have been spending a part Of their
honeymoon with Isaac Haines and family.
Mr.. Shute is son Of Prehl Shute, formerly
Of this county, now resident Of Wild
wood.
Mrs. Holdcraft, of Camden, and an aunt
Of the late Iamented Mr. Stratton, called
at the school house one day last week for
his books, and, like everyone else, pays the
highest tribute to his splendid character.
Rev. E. E. Somers, former pastor Of the
AOCebt M. 4. GuuIcu3 VIII I6sIu6 here uuIlug
the coming year. and will devote part Of
his time to the interests Of the church.
Mrs. Somer's health is so poor that they
decided to come here for her benefit, and
Mr.. Somers had decided to give up active
ministerial work for some time.
r. Fl. Comey is making japanese gar
den on his grounds facing Woodlynne|
avenue. About five hundred kinds Of
shrubs and trees will be put out, and a.
number of small lakes with cemented ba-
sins ornamented with pretty stones will be
feature. A considerable sum has already
been spent on it, and no expense will Be
spared in making the garden an object q
beauty
The autumnal services in the Methodist
Church on Sunday drew large crowds The
decorations were exceptionally fine, the
chief feature being pyramid so large that
it required ten baskets Of fruit and vege-
tables to cover it. The entire floor space
Of the rostrum was covered with baskets Of
vegetables and prize cabbage, pumpkins,
etc Frank Sayre did the decorating and
did it we'll. The home for the aged and
infrm at CollingsWood received the exhib-
its freight prepaid. Rev. Mr. Ogborn gave
an entertaining illustrated lecture to the
children in the evening. A basket Of prize
peaches was to be presented to the oldest
person in the room. Mrs. Conlin, of Bun
ker Hill, owned to being seventy -eight, but
man in the audience either through gal
lantry or delicacy regarding the subject Of
age would not acknowledge to being past
the four-score mark which he was