Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-12-22
PITMAN GROVE.

DIR. Howard CLARK Is sufferer from
tonsilitis
| Mrs Charles Steward has been granted
back pension Of several hundred dollars.
G. W. CARTS house is nearly enclosed,
and promises to be handsome structure.
Mrs. Sarah Davenport is spending several
weeks with.relatives and friends in N. Y.
A Merry Christmas to the Editor of the
DEMOCRAT and to all readers of the Pitman
TENS.
A four weeks revival in the M. Z.
Church has resulted in about twenty con-
versions
Miss Edna Huseback entertained Mr..
Oscar Reynolds, of Philadelphia, Thursd ay
and Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. AL Hess and children are
spending this week and next with Phila-
deiphia relatives.
Dr. Carr has bought the former LAWN
farm. and it will eventually form part OF
the Greater Pitman
Mr.. and Mrs Lorenzo Riley have been
spending few days with Mr.. Riley's
parents on Pitman avenue
Rev. w. G. Jones' the converted min
SbTHls las Dt61 Chllcu 10 tHc puSpOioOC Va uLe
local M. 2. Church, and has accepted.
The veterans of the town and a few
other friends attended the funeral OF James
W. Male near Glassboro on Thursday last
| Mrs. Debbie Ward and daughter, Katie,
and Mr.. H. Ware, were the guests of Mrs.
Debbie Huseback on Friday afternoon and
evening.
Miss Mary Simpson. of Arbutus avenue,
had the misfortune to fall on the ice in front
of Lodges store on Saturday morning. and
broke an arm.
Miss Ella MCGOWAN returned on Thurs
day after spending many weeks with her
sister, who was critically i'll for long
time at hospital near Plttsburg, of which
she is the chief nurse.
| Mrs. Louis Hates ami Mrs. Samuel Jones,
of Camden and Pitman were in town on
Monday, and no invitations could deter
them from the pleasure of taking lunch in
one of their cottage homes.
The people of this community are in
debted to George w Carr, Charles Lynch,
Frank Carter, Samuel Greenwood and
possibly others, for making our streets
passable through the snow.
zRev. Arthur Downer, although nearly
seventy-six years of age, calls himself boy
and walked to Downer and back, a distance
of twelve miles, on Thursday last, just for
exercise, and his horse was standing in the
stable at the time.
The trolley is said to be an assured fact.
The proposed route, it is said, is just west
of the grove, and will cross Holly avenue
east Of Charles Wyne's property. Although
not the best location, it is good one, and
will probably increase building in that part
of the town. A siding or spur will be built
for the accommodation of cars bringing
excursionists to Alcyon Park.
| The following are the newly elected Off
GERS of the .Pitman Epworth League: Presi-
dent, R. S. Richman; first vice president,
Joseph K. Sharp; second vice president,
Miss Ella Greenwood third vice president,
Miss Nellie Kindle; secretary, Miss Emma
Rulon; treasurer, Mrs. Julia Lodge; organ
ist, Miss Mable Montgomery.
There is a scarcity of sleighs in this
vicinity, and number have used their in
genuity to construct something that would
slip over the snow; but liveryman Carr and
milkman Shoemaker haYe easily carried off
the palm, the former with sled on which
was placed the body of buggy, but it
skins as freely as the latest fad in sleighs
when drawn by Mr.. Carts pair of blacks.
The latter has placed his milk wagon on
runners, and has a combination of wagon
land sleigh that fills the bill nicely
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