Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-07-21
PlTMAN GROVE.


The soda water and ice cream dispensers
are smiling-but perspiring.
We don't blame the small boy for want
ing to go in swimming this sort OF weather.
Well think of last winter and keep cool.
The Pitman ball club looked stylish in
their new suits on Saturday.
The Seeds residence on Broadway is
nearly completed.
The new fire bell has been placed in
position.
Rev. and Mrs F. l.. Jewett and son
Milton, spent Thursday last with Mullica
Hill friends.
The family Of Rev. John Gourley, Of
Trenton, are summering in the grove
Small private picnics are almost daily
affairs at Alcyon Park.
Jacob Kuhn has fine new milk wagon.
A little daughter of William Wood had
an arm broken last week.
They are busy at the RecieaO office getting
out the new directory.
Mrs. Harry Rulon is spending few
weeks with relatives near Great Barring
ton, Mass.
r. H. Comey and family returned on
Friday, after a weeks stay in the Adiron-
dacks.
o. L. Wagar, of Philadelphia, spent
Saturday and Sunday with ]. G. Rulon and
family.
Rev. Harry Lopez still continues quite
Ill, and underwent an operation last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Braun left for Will
mington on Saturday, and the new bakers
have taken charge.
Mrs. DR.. Carr, of Mullica Hill, spent last
week with her mother in the grove.
NThe Mite Society of the M. P. Church
gavesa pot-pie supper in First avenue res
taurant on Saturday evening.
Miss Rulon's new house on Mt. Vernon
avenue is nearing completion.
Mr. and Mrs. EIwell have taken posses
sion of their fine new residence on Broad
way.
The Red Men claim that they will have
a great day at Alcyon Park on the 30th
Horse racing will be the chief drawing
card.
E. G. Champion has the contract for a
new cottage to be finished by August~15.
Revs. Downer and Jewett attended the
woods meeting at Downer on Tuesday
evening.
Liveryman Carr has about the prettiest
and daintest little piece of horse flesh eyer
seen in these parts.
The two leading boarding houses in the
town are filled, and have to turn applicants
away.
Howard Shirtel is one Of the crack bowl
ers at Alcyon He rolled 235 points on
Friday evening, and is always good.
The Methodist Church choir, Frank
Bruce leader, and Mrs. DR.. Phillips lead
ing soprano. have rendered some fine selec-
tions lately.
A Mr.. Phifer, Of Bridgeton, has bought
Lorenzo Sayre's cottage on East avenue,
and viii fit it up for a permanent home.
Miss Milton, a worker in the Sunday
Breakfast Association of Philadelphia, has
been spending a few weeks with Mr.. and
hrs. Z. n H. Gardiner.
The Habeker family moved into their
pretty new cottage home on Thursday last.
Mr.. Habeker is in the west looking after
his mining interests.
Miss Elizabeth Mason, daughter of Rev.
j. R. Mason, pastor of the Collingswood M.
E. Church, has been spending several days
with the Prestwich family on Asbury Ave.
There has been considerable building in
the grove lately, but still more rapid
growth would come to the grove and town
were they both furnished with sewers.
A red hot game of ball was played at the
Playground on Saturday afternoon between
the home team and the Clyde of Philadel-
phia. 1t took fourteen innings to decide it,
and resulted in score of 13 to ID in favor
of Pitman.
The Epworth Cottager's Association held
a meeting last week and voted to disband
and to turn all assets over to the trustees of
the Methodist Church The latter have
bakan part of the money for furnishing
moro lights in the Tabernacle. This action
OF the Epworth Association leaves the entire
field to the Summer Cottager's Association.
The number of dogs running loose through
the town and grove making night hideous,
resulted in some party or parties taking the
laH in their own hands, and a liberal
quantity of poison was used on Tuesday
night of last week. On Wednesday morn
ing the Associations team took up twelve
stiff and cold CANNES, and another dog was
stretched out on Broadway.
The program of the annual camp meet
ing has been published, and we note few
changes Rev. Joseph Smith will not ap-
pear, as the officials were too slow in secur-
ing his services, and Evangelist Mum
hall, Of Germantown, win preach the after
noon sermonsSssom Tuesday, August 9, to
Wednesdse August II. The sunrise ser
Woes De led by j. r. VanNatta instead
ley. E. L. Hyde as formerly The
services will be led by the leaders
ave had charge during the past few