Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-12-01
PITMAN GROVE.

being lowered.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Simpson have gone
to New York City to live.
Oliver Downs has gone into the tin and
plumbing business for himself
J. D. Kelly and family spent the latter
part Of last week with Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Swyler
Mr.. and Mrs Isaac Tillyer, Of Vineland,
were guests Of /. ID. Haines last week.
VIM Fox had another big sale on Sat
urday afternoon. Household goods brought
high prices.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Rnlon and Mrs.
Elizabeth Carton were guests of Mrs G. r
Wiley at her Vineland home on Thanks
giving Day.
Mr.. Henry Stanton and Miss Gussie Saw
been the banner year for marriages in this
town.
David virgins has sold his two lots on
Arbutus avenue to Harry Shoemaker for
$500 Mr. Shoemaker expects to build
this winter.
Thomas Tozsr, of Philadelphia former
Gloucester county boy, was ia town last
week
Our local poetess, Mrs Marian Wendell
| Hubbard, has published a book of poems
entitled The Inner Voice Mrs Hub
bard poems haye considerable merit.
On Saturday night Rev, f. e. Jewett
united in marriage Mr.. Wm. G Warlow, Of
Redwood and Miss Alice S. White, Of
Muiica Hill
Mr.. and Mrs. George Swyler will spend
the month of December in Philadelphia as
he guests of Mr. and Mrs j D. Kelly.
Aaron String has opened barber shop in
Mrs Hopkins property on North Broad
way
The first regular meeting OF the newly
formed banch Of the Woman's Home Mis-
sionary Society, was held at the parsonage
on Tuesday afternoon.
The fremen are making every effort to
make their stag supper on Saturday night a
success. Wash Carr knows how to make
good stews, but the ability of the others is
question.
Two more of our summer young people
have lately been married, Mr. Abner Hirst
and Miss Ada Read
The annual Thanksgiving reunion of the
Carr family was held as usual at Joseph
Cars on the Association farm.
DIR. and Mrs. T. E DeGrofft, of Woods
town, ate turkey on Thanksgiving Day
with Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Sharp Of Holly
avenue
Master John Hayes was eleven years old
on Thanksgiving Day, and his parents in
vited about fifty young people who manag-
ed 80 completely surprise him.
On Thursday morning the fog was so
dense before daylight that the crew Of the
paper train were unable to see the station
and took the papers to Glassboro.
che Faunces and Sheppards, some of our
well known summer people, took Thanks
giving dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Herman
Lord
Snyder avenue, on which the Habeker
and Dubois cottages were built this Sum
mer, is being put in fine shape by the
Association.
The electric light service still continues
good. The plant is to be disposed of at
public sale at the power house on Deem
Der 23rd.
Joseph Lodge and family spent Thanks
giving with Charles Bees of Chew's Land
ing. A short cunning trip was feature of
the day. Mr. Lodge saw a rabbit sitting
and held his gun for his S-year-old son
Bowman to sight and shoot and the boy
brought the cottontail down like an old
hand
A band of serenaders made things lively
one night last week, and the following
newly welded couples got up and greeted
them; Mr.. and Mrs Oliver Downs, Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Thompson, Mr. and Mrs
Sheppard Calhoun, Mr. and Mrs Frank
Lapp, Mr.. and Mrs Henry Stanton
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ledden entertained
the following members of their family on
/ Thanksgiving Day; Ira Shute and family
Of Camden; Israel Davenport and family of
| Manlna; Harry Miller aud family, of Rich
woad Charles Ledden and family. OF
Redwood
Another borough meeting was held in
X. G L Hall Friday evening The solicit
my committee reported 13S names in favor
OF borough and Al against The COM
mittee was discharged A committee of
three, Charles kemmerer VIM. Kerns and
/. w. Newkirk, was appointed TO act in
conjunction with the Board of Trade
While returning from Glassboto a little
after midnight Sunday night, Chas Devau
Of this place, was heid UP by three men,
Two Whlte ana one coihfed When nearly
opposite Josiah Shuteis' Il man walking
along the road said to Devaul. Mister,
viii you give me a mateh?" Deyaul aus
wered, certainly At that moment the
man pointed revolver at him with The
words, 1t isn't match ] want, ii is you 2
Two men then appeared on the other side
OF the buggy, and one took hold Of the
horses head they then made Deyagl get
out Of The buggy and give up all the money
be had win him, about seven dollars
These high-handed eutrages are getting
rather 600 common h on comfy