Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-29
PlTMAN GROVE.
Iurday.

Ice formed in several places here on
Thursday morning last.
Frank Pznlin's hase returned from
two weeks outing on Maurice river.
Samuel Veal. OF Bridgeton, mas boughta
lot on Holly avenue below Joseph Cars
residence. We predict that Holly avenue
will be built up solid nearly to Aleyen
within three years.
Joseph d. Carr is having his Broadway
residence frightened by liberal use Of the
paint brush.
Miss Emma Rulon has bought three
Mount Vernon avenue lots Of r. II. Cemey,
Mr.. aud Mrs. viii Gale, Of Atlantic
City, weze guests Of Louis Gaae's ever
Sunday
pr Sc is hsigs lszels aea
Sc made Eue road
Two cottages on Webb avenue and one
on First avenue are being enlarged.
Three new cottages are to be built on
West avenue North before next Spring.
Mrs. Sarah Davenport expects to put up
dwelling corner Holly and East avenues.
L. A. Goodwin has sold his store fixtures
to Charles Bozarth, who expects to continue
the business.
Rev. Mr.. Braddock and family, OF Ger
mantown, has been spending a few days
with E. c. Champions and other relatives
in town.
Pitman relatives and friends of Benjamin
Williams, of Blackwood, were shocked to
hear of his sudden death on Saturday.
] NJ. MCGOWAN has bought Ford auto
mobile, and will bring it home as soon as
he can secure jersey license.
Little Norman Buzby, about six years of
age, is fond of horses, and often gets up be-
fore daylight and accompanies Charles But
cher over his entire milk route.
The Association is curbing Pitman Park
along the railroad line, and an old gentle
man who stumbled oyer it, and was hurt,
threatens to sue for damages.
Mrs Elizabeth CASTOR is spending few
days in Allentown with her niece, Mrs.
Jelly, whose husband Or. Jelly, is seriously
i'll with typhoid fever.
The following are the selected officers of
the Pitman branch Woman's Christian
Temperance Union President, Mrs. Mary
Simpkins; vice president, Mrs. Catharine
Styles: recording and corresponding secre-
taries. Mrs. Louisa Hopkins; treasurer,
Mrs. Martha Lord.
Mrs. Joseph Woolly, adopted daughter of
one of our best known Summer residents,
w. P. Simmington, died of consumption
at the Simmington home, Philadelphia, on
Saturday Mrs. Wooley spent the Sum-
mer here. This is the tenth death in the
ranks Of the summer residents of 1904.
Mrs. Charles Williams, of Philadelphia,
daughter of J. w. HoletoE, and sister Of
Mrs j. D. Kelly, and Mrs. George Swyler,
all of this place, died in Philadelphia
hospital on Saturday, and was buried at
Fernwood on Tuesday.
Notwithstanding declarations that the
station is not to be moved, many are Won
dering whether there is not Something in
the wind = in railroad affairs so far as this
town is concerned. Section boss, CarrigaD,
has orders to put ont the eArbutus Ave. .
station sign and to keep four lamps burning
there from Saturday night until Monday
morning until further orders, and at least
one train stopped there on Sunday last.
The annual full reunion of the Sithens
and Simpkins families was held at the
Simpkins cottage on Mount Vernon avenue
one day last week. A reunion is also
held at J. r. Sithens near Swedesboro
every Fourth of July. The day was spent
largely in outdoor sports. Those present
were: Mr.. and Mrs. d. w Sithens, Mr..
and Mrs. W. H. Sithens, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
NJ. Sithens, Mr. and Mrs. J. r. Sithens, II.
Lippincott and family, and Mrs. Kate
Simpkins.