Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-08-04
PITMAN GROVE.

days. but is now convaleseent.
Mr.. Brown, Of Missouri, spent last week
with Joseph Carr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Woodruff smiled the
breezes of old ocean on Saturday.
Miss Sadie Peterson is now one OF the
post Office force.
The firemen are planning for another big
day at Alcyon Park.
r. NJ. Shoemaker has sold his ice bust
ness to Charles Devaul.
Joseph Shoemaker is greatly improving
the grounds around his residence.
Some of the avenues on .Arbutus Hill7
are being newly graded and improved.
James Pine and wife, of Blackwood spent
Sunday in town.
Andrew Mosely has bought two Of the
Kaighn lots on Railroad avenue.
Prof C. R. Evans has been in town look
ing up old friends, and working in the
interests Of the Pierce School Of Business.
There are indications that the present
lull in building operations will soon be
broken.
There are hucksters galore here now, and
so many farmers are bringing in their pro
ducts that no one is making a fortune.
The residents of Evergreen avenue expect
to have well lighted street the coming
year. Their contributors have been liberal.
Rev. F. L. Jewett and son Milton at
tended the Hammonton Sunday-school pic
mic at Cedar Brook, on Wednesday.
Dr. and Mrs. Bigsby have come east
from Illinois, and are spending some time
with the latter's mothey, Mrs. Marian
Hubbard.
Mrs. Appleby has sold her property in
Wilmington, and has bought the lot on
Broadway between Henry Ledden's and
Rev. Mr.. Somers' residences.
Augustus Moses has enlarged and other
wise improved his cottage on Fourth Ave,
and it is now one of the prettiest structures
on that avenue.
George Anderson has put up fine stone
coping and cement curb in front of his
dwelling. A cement walk is soon TO
follow.
jeremiah Haines is driving an artisan
well at Alcyon Park that is expected to be
ia operation for the farmers pienis.
Orel Jackson, only sixteen years old, has
broken the alley records at Alcyon four
times since Friday morning with runs
ranging from 246 to 258.
Red Mems Day at the park proved big
success, and the horse race drawing card.
We understand there were 400 paid ad-
missions to the race, the same number that
paid to see the ball game on Junior Me-
chanic's Day. Liveryman Fox reaped
quite a harvest from the event.
The gentlemen who has been here for
some time soliciting residents to have their
houses numbered, has met with good sue
cess, and the greater number of residences
hereafter can be readily identified.
! Mr. Toland, whose illness we mentioned
last week, died on Wednesday night. He
was new resident of the grove, but had
made many friends. He was a firm believer
in the steady growth and future prosperity
of the place, and had already planned for
investments.
! Edward Sweeney lost a purse on Sat
urday morning which contained one hun
dred and thirty dollars Miss Simmerman,
who has position in Whitney's Office,
Glassboro, while out driving, saw the purse
in the low ground at Pitman avenue and
the old Woodbury. road, and picked it up.
Mr.. Sweeney now has the purse, and we
understand that Miss S. received a sub
stantial reward
Two coach loads of base ball enthusiasts
went to Clayton on Tuesday afternoon and
saw the Cuban Giants defeat the Clayton
boys.
Mr.. Joseph Cornelius and family, of 50th
and Baltimore avenue, Philadelphia, are
spending few weeks in a tent which they
have put up on the Boulevard. This is the
first tent seen here in years.
| DR.. Knowlton's, of Camden, have been
/ here for weeks, and have enjoyed the peace
and quiet of their cottage home undis-
/ turbed, little dreaming that an enemy Of
small proportions but strenuous habits was
preparing to oust them from their home.
On Monday the enemy claimed ownership,
and the family kindly decamped, leaving
the yellow jackets to their own sweet wills.
Neighbors sheltered the Knowltons ON Mon
day night, but the fumes Of burning sui
phur candles settled the inruders on Tues
day, and once more the family have home
The third annual banquet of the Pitman
Masonic Club was given in K. G. E. Hall.
on Wednesday evening of last week. The
| banquet room was beautifully decorated,
and about one hundred and forty persons
partook of the sumptous repast The oc-
casion was delightful one in every respect.
Each lady was presented with tiny gold
slipper decorated with the masonic EN-
blems
! The entertainment at Summit Park the
past week was denominated The Pike
and cleared $40 for the Summer Cottagcrs
Association There were some surprising
and curious creations and great deal Of
fun was gotten out of the occasion.
Thieve broke into Joseph Lodges store
on Saturday night and carried away the
cash register, chewing g-gum slot machine,
some mems clothing, shoes, cigars. and a
considerable quantity Of groceries and
bread. They gained access through cellar
window, and pried open the trap door
which was fastened with an axe handle,
although they had to exert enough force ID