Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-05-26
PITMAN GROVE.

| Mrs. Henrietta Lodge spent Monday
afternoon at Mantua, visiting old friends
Mrs. William Kerns and Mrs. Martha
Lord are quite i'll at this writing.
Sunday trains stopped here last Sab
bath for the first time in the history of
( Pitman Grove and while some are more
than pleased with this arrangement, others
do not think SO highly of it.
| A number of Mrs. Harriet virgins,
| friends gathered at her home last Friday
afternoon and proved themselves very help
full by quilting three quilts and sewing two
carpets before supper time.
| Harold Jester, of this place, while play
ing at the gravel pit near by, fell and broke
/ his arm last Friday, but under the care of
DR.. Phipps, is now doing very nicely.
Messrs. Philip Focer, Joseph Lodge, and
| Linwood Clark, went TO Mantua creek
fishing on Monday and brought back
several fine herring.
Miss Rulon wrote from California that
the party would leave San Francisco on the
18th instant for the home-ward trip. So
friends are looking for her and Rev Arthur
Downer and wife to arrive at Pitman on
Saturday, May %.
AS Laurie ESickler's ice wagon was COM
ing into town last Saturday morning. the
horse became frightened at an automobile.
and short time afterwards, while still
nervous, in throwing its head, caught a
glimpse of the top of the wagonand began
to run. S. held firmly and did not let 90
of the reins. butt he frightened animal soon
ran into tree, upsetting the wagon, break
ing the top and spilling the ice on the
ground The man escaped uniniured.
The new building in Joseph Lodges coal
yard is now raised, and few boards nailed
on. While some say when finished it will
be saw mill, others are wondering what !!
Mark C. Hubbard, of Second avenue, who
had been in poor health for some time,
passed away on Saturday, May 21. A
short service was held at his late residence
here on Tuesday morning, and further
service in Philadelphia where interment
took place at FernWood Cemetery. He was
an officer in the Civil War, and is the third
one OF the old veterans from this place to
leave the rank and file since asst Memorial
Day.
After a few days illness, Mrs. Joseph
Young, of Twelfth avenue, passed from
time into eternity on Tuesday morning,
leaving husband and nine grown children.
She was lady highly respected in this
community, being member of the official
board CT the Methodist Church, and the
first vice president of the w G. T. IT,,
where she was faithful worker, giving her
time and service at the Grove House last
Thursday in helping the ladies prepare and
serve lunch to the delegates and friends Of
temperance. Thus has she gone from
labor to reward.
The White Ribboners'' had charming
day for their Convention last Thursday. and
sixty-three delegates besides number Of
friends arrived on the o'clock train and
were escorted to the Methodist Church bv
members of the local union The decora-
tions arranged by the sexton, Mr.. Frank
Sayres, and consisting OF numerous flags,
with boQuets of roses, sweet peas, ferns,
etc., with picture of their beloved Fran
ces Willard as centre piece, was strangely
beautiful. Mrs. Bourne, the State Presi-
dent, conducted conference on questions
in the morning which was particularly
interesting and helpful. Presidents from
Gloucester and Camden counties were also
| present, and Rev. Ernest Boone, the tenn
| perance lecturer, with his wife, gave them
glad surprise by unexpectedly coming
among them. The L. 7. T., Of this place,
took part in the services of the afternoon,
and Mrs. Nichols, of Glassboro, sang several
solos during the day in her usual sweet and
soulful way. While the luncheon served
at the Grove House for ten cents was boun-
teous, and the whole program was replete
with good things, yet once again the best
OF the wine come at the last Of the feast
when DIR. Fl. w. Bolton gave his earnest
and stirring address in the evening.