Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-09-15
PIT MAN GROVE.
H. P. Young is somewhat better.
Charles WYne is very III.


II. P. Young is somewhat better
Charles Wyne is very i'll.
The rain on Monday night was very well
come indeed.
John Barracliff moved back to Elmer last
week.
Frank Cloud is remodeling his Pitman
avenue property.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. P. Clark are at the
Delaware Water Gap for ten days.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Rulon and son Harry
spent Sunday in Atlantic City.
Miss Stout, number of the faculty of
our State Normal School, was a guest OF
Miss Anna Williams last week.
The annual harvest home at the old
Friendship Church, Salem county, has be-
come popular event with Pitmanites, and
about fifty were in attendance last Wednes-
day.
Misses Ella and Emma MCGOWAN, and
Miss Emma Rulon, took a trip on the sight
seeing Philadelphia automobile on Satur-
day afternoon, and enjoyed the ride very
much.
DIR. VIM. Applegate and family, Of
Brooklyn, visited Mrs. Priscilla Apologize
and other relatives last week.
There has been a mistake in finding some
of the curb lines on Pitman avenue, and
considerable work will have to be done
over
Joseph Harker sold his restaurant fix
lures and furniture on Thursday last at
good prices. He has moved to the prop
erty he bought last Spring.
CLAYTON Eastlock has bought two lots
adjoining his Holly avenue property of Miss
Delevau. We are informed that Miss
Delevau paid $500 for the two lots about
two years ago and. that Mr.. Eastlack gave
$1,000
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Carr, DR.. and Mrs.
H. II. Carr, and Mrs. VIM. Lacy and J. G..
Mack went to Coney Island on Thursday
last, AID had their eyes open for possible
future attractions for Alcyon Park.
Benz. Lord, Jr., formerly of this place,
and - Miss Simpkins, of Philadelphia,
were married last week. Both have many
friends here who wish them we'll. Their
wedding tour includes several days at the
st. Louis Exposition.
Mr. and Mrs VIM. Watson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chris. Bailey and son, Mr.. and Mrs.
Herman Lord and daughter, are enjoying a
unique outing at Atlantic City. Mr.. Wat
son is boss of the carpenters on the New
Jersey Railroad, and his cabin.car has been
placed on siding for their use. The car
is fitted out with all convenience, and they
are having thoroughly good time rough
ing it.
A beautiful white Maltese cat, about
twelve years old, is the special treasure of
the Hiles family on West avenue, and
Mrs. Hiles vigorously protested when some
young men Kissed dog on the cat one day
last week. The alteration became heated,
but the young men have apologized through
the advice Of the Hiles' attorney, and
they will probably be more thoughtful IN
the future.
Eleven-year-old Viola Vannote, daugh-
ter of Rev. Vannote, of Waretown, New
Jersey, after spending several weeks in the
family Of John Hayes, was to return home
on Wednesday of last week. Mrs. Hayes
took an early train for the purpose Of max
ing few purchases, and Viola was to
follow on later morning train. Through
the insistenee of another little girl that she
was in Camden, Viola got off at Haddon
avenue. Upon her failure to appear at
the terminal, Mrs. Hayes became worried,
telegraphed to various places, came home,
and then went back to Camden all to no
avail. Viola spent the whole day at the
Haddon avenue station. One Of the assist
ants became interested in the lonely look
ing child, and toward evening made in
quries ard brought her back to Pitman.
Death has entered three homes in this
place during the past week. The first to be
taken was Mrs. Mary Chew, who died at
the home of her son-in-law, William S.
Rink, on Wednesday night, after months of
suffering from internal cancer. Mrs. Chew
was modest, christian woman, and leaves
several children to mourn her loss. The
next to be taken was Mrs. Mary Carter,
aged seventy-two years, on Thursday after
noon after short illness. Mrs. Carter was
an earnest christian, and was taken i'll on
Sunday after attending the morning service.
She attended family reunion at Swedes-
boro last week. Her Winter home had
been in Philadelphia for some years, but
she had expressed the wish that she might
die in her cottage home. The third to be
taken was the infant child of Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Ferris, which passed away on
Monday afternoon.