Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-08-25
SINGLE copy FIVE CENTS
PlTMAN GROVE.

Vernon Clark is on a ten day trip to the
St. Louis Exposition.
Rev. F. L. Jewett and family are at
Ocean City for a vacation of two weeks.
Frank Weatherby and Mrs. Harriet Wrig-
gins are making fine walks in front of their
residences on Pitman avenue.
Rev. Jesse Stiles and wife are attending
the Ocean City camp meeting.
The Summer Cottager's Association have
reelected all the former officers,
Rev. and Mrs. A. Downer are spending
this week in Ocean Grove.
The exercises on Temperance Day were
of high order, and were well attended
a large number from here attended L w.
urday.
Three hundred and one scholars have
been enrolled in the Summit Park Sum
day-school this Summer.
Sickler's Recreation band gave a fine
concert at Summit Park pavilion on Sat
urday evening.
Pennington Day was grand success so
far as preaching was concerned, but disap-
pointing. financially as only about $3.50
were subscribed.
Mrs. Joseph Lodge entertained her
father, mother and sister, Of Allentown,
Penna., during the past week.
Orel Jackson has increased his bowling
score from 267 to 276. Oliphant Shoe
maker holds the Highest score next to
Jackson-256.
The Pitman balk team. beat the Dickin
sons of Philadelphia, IA to / on Saturday,
and afterward enjoyed the splendid banquet
given them by the ladies Of West avenue.
Ralph Souder, about eight years old, was
teasing a companion on Thursday last,
when the latter threw brick which severe
ly lacerated Ralph's scalp. A doctors SER
vices were needed
Mr.. and Mrs VIM. Watson and daugh-
ter, Mrs. G. Bailey, Mr.. and Mrs George
Watson and Mrs. G. W. Parker attended
the reunion Of the Watson family at Woods
town on Saturday.
So far as we have seen only the DEMO-
Graf had the correct names given the little
waits left on the porches OF G.. w. Carr and
James Adams We understand the little
girl has already found a warm place in the
heart Of matren Ridgway.
The Pitman reunion will be held in
Gethsemance Baptist Church, Philadel-
phia. on November II The pastor Of the
church, Rev. Henry Has'am, has spent the
entire Summer here, and has made many
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Kelly accompanied
! their commandery, the Kadosh, of Phila
delphia, on their tour to San Francisco.
They started on Wednesday last and wilB
return about September 90 The Yellow
stone is among the many attractive fea-
lures of the trip.
Miss Bess Lefeyre and Maurice Parker of
this place, and Miss Ella Nixon, daughteg
of Rev. ]. B. Nixon, of Moorestown, were
in boat on Alcyon Lake on Thursday
evening when two young men who were in
bathing, noticing that the party had on
bathing costumes, climbed into the boat
dipping it so that it nearly filed They
then dived, upsetting the boat Miss Lee
feyre caught it, but Miss Nixon's head
struck it, stunning her. Mr.. Parker caught
her as she was sinking for the second time
The closing exercises of the camp meet
ing on Wednesday afternoon drew an I'M
mense crowd. Only the children marched
around the inside circle. They numbered
240, and were led by ReY. F. L Jewett
Each carried small American flag. The
exercises consisted of reports of workers,
recitations and songs by some of the chill
dren, and selections by the choir Ii was
an affecting scene when Mrs Harry Loper
arose and sang her experience embodied in
the song, "God Knows Best Less than a
hundred yards away lay Mr. Loper crit
ically i'll, and the strain of weeks of nurs-
ing and anxiety showed in the voice which
was greatly broken. The benediction by
the aged Jesse Stiles, and the ringing Of
the bell closed the camp meeting Of 1904.
The attendance and enthusiastic on Fire
mems day, were not equal to last year, but
when accounts are reckoned a goodly sum
we'll be realized for the fire company. The
fat men won the ball game by good mar
gin. The pike was ingeniously arrang
ed and paid well. The minstrel show was
a big success. The young men acquitted
themselves spendidly and some Of the
songs were sung by we'll trained voices
Charles Mitchell showed unusual talent
with the crayon and drew several clever
sketches One Of DR.. H. FL. Carr brought
forth yociferous applause A framed pic
ture showing FIRE at 5th and Market Sts.,
Philadelphia, in the early fifties was pre-
sented to the fire company by Mrs Spieler
whose husband had made the original paint
ing, he being one OF the volunteer 6re
fighters of that period. The watch presen-
ted by W. L. Berry, Phila., to be CHANGED
of was won by Mrs. I. P. Covingten, the
suit Of clothes presented by Allison's Of
Philadelphia, was won by a Camden boot
black, and the card which drew the dress
ing table given by ]. B. vanSciyer has not
yet been handed in.
During the night thieves looted the
German village taking eleven pounds Of
coffee, sugar, frankfurters, and etc.