Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-08-11
PlTMAN GROVE.
Harry Garrison is home for two weeks

anu MIS-. II q. 2 pllHgct.
Miss Anna Hazelton, Of Mullica Hill, is
spending week with F. L.Jewett's.
Orel jackson has increased his bowling
record to 267
Fletcher Carter has painted and other
wise improved his residence.
G. w. Ferris new house is nearly com
pleted.
I. w. Newkirk has rented Al. Hess
house corner Pitman and Woodlyne AYES.
Miss Gertie Ogborn, now of Cranberry,
New jersey. is the guest Of friends in the
grove.
Miss Edith Parker, of Pleasantville, is
spending several days with Miss Elizabeth
Phillips.
Miss Lizzie Taylor and mother, of Woods
town. are with Mrs Harriet virgins for a
few weeks.
Five Philadelphia boys are encamping in
the grove, east of Alcyon lake.
Joseph Hopkins and wife, of Camden,
spent last week with Mrs. Louisa Hopkins.
Mr.. and Mrs David virgins were at
Norristown, Pa. Wednesday and Thursday
Of last week.
A number of the young men OF the grove
are getting up minstrel show for the fire.
mems picnic which will be held at Alcyon
Park on the 23rd.
West avenue ladies will banquet the
local ball club on Saturday evening, the
20th
The Century Wheelmen, of Philadel-
phia, will have big outing at Alcyon Park
on Saturday next.
Oscar Wilhouse is altering and enlarging
his residence on Holly avenue. 1t promises
to become pretty dwelling.
Mr.. Cornelius Crowley and Miss Jennie
Cheesman were married on Thursday eyen-
ing last by Father Farrell, of ST. Mary's R.
C. Church, Glassboro.
Mrs. George West and Misses Mary and
Ella Fierbacher, all of Camden, have been
spending some time with George Altemus
and family.
Stetson's Uncle Toms Cabin aggregation
gave quite good play on Friday evening.
Their tent was pitched on a south Broad
way lot
The speakers are announced for Penning-
ton Day, Sunday, August 81. Rev. VIM.
F. Anderson, of the NJ. E. Board of Educa-
ton, will preach in the morning, and dean
Moore in the evening.
The explosion Of a gasoline stove caused
slight fire in the cottage adjoining Rev.
Jesse Stiles cottage on Fifth avenue. Rev.
Jewett and Goorley and others SUCCEEDS
in putting out the fire before the fremen
got on the ground.
Mrs. Tomlin opened Seventh avenue
restaurant on Monday of last week, and on
Tuesday her mother, Mrs. Madara, who re-
sides with her, was stricken with paralysis,
She lay unconscious until Monday night.
when she passed away. She will be buried
on Friday morning.
John Hutchinson gave children's party
in honor of his little daughter Elsie on
Thursday. Refreshments were served at
the Grove House, and Mr.. Elkinton had the
tables daintily arranged. The little people
were afterward treated to coach ride.
John Broadwater, of Pitman and Phila-
delphia, is an organ builder, but has other
ideas in his head. He has invented and
placed on the market draftless window
ventilator, and it is said to work perfectly.
Seldom, if ever, has such large crowd
been present on the first Sunday of the camp
meeting. The restaurants have an unusual
number Of boarders for the forepart of the
camp.
Several persons have narrowly escaped
death at the Pitman avenue crossing lately.
One case, that of a woman, was either in
territorial suicide, or a desire to make a
sensation, the others were OF old men who
were indulging in brown study
The railroad authorities have evidently
determined to take care of their Pitman
1 Al 1e, s,e
gravel and cinders have been used to make
temporary platform opposite Arbutus
avenue. special train was sent down for
the accommodation Of those returning in
the evening, and at least four carloads
got on.
Serenaders broke loose on Thursday
night about 1920, and made it lively for
the newly married. John Bailey had been
married since April, but the news had just
got out, so the boys furnished abundant
noise for himself and bride. Cornelius
Crowley and Jennie Cheesman had been
married that evening, and they were given
quite send off, but Dr. Clifford and bride
had to be sought for. They were supposed
to be at P. w. Hurst's and plenty of noise
was made there, but upon finding their
prey was elsewhere, the serenaders visited
the Clifford cottage, and horse hddles, tin
pans, and horns made plenty Of confusion
until the doctor and his bride presented
| themselves.
Chalkley Haines commenced driving the
artesian well for G.. w. Carr on Wednesday
last, and had gone 165 feet when flaw in
the pipe caused it to break, and work had
to be commenced over again. He had the
new we'll, $50 feet deep, driven by Saturday
night The contractors for the tank, etc.,
had their work completed by Tuesday.
| Quick work.
CAMP NOTES.
Thursday was great day for Epworth :
aims.
Rev. Harry Lopez is too i'll to take part
in the services.
Maurice Hurst plays the cornet in the
evening services.
DR. t. p Hand of MuIIica Hill believes