Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-10-06
piTMAN GROVE.


William Watson is having his house
painted
Mrs Annie Fries spent Sunday with
Charles Fiser's. of Clayton.
Fl A. Knisell's moved into Ralph Porch's
house on Monday.
William Simplin's house has been newly
painted.
R. S. Richman and family were in Phila-
delphia over Sunday.
Edward Bangham and bride have been
spending several days with his parents on
Broadway
Mr., Lippincott, former engineer for the
Association, is clerking for Focer & Paulin.
Frost Bros have purchased John Broad
waters property on Pitman avenue.
Quite a number from here attended the
STATE Fair at Trenton last week
The boys of the town have been struck
hard by the foot ball craze and there are
five or six different teams here.
J. NJ MCGOWAN brought his new anto
down on Thursday, and can run it like a
professional.
Seventeen W. G.. T. IT, ladies of Ptman
attended the convention at Mullica Hill on
Thursday last. Fifteen of them had the
pleasure of hearing the pastor of our local
M. E. Church deliver the splendid address
of the evening.
Insurance agent Doughty has moved his
main Office from Paulsboro to a room in the
Reriea0 building.
Mrs Mary Wentzell has sold her cottage
corner East and Twelfth avenue to Mrs
Mary Tillack, of Philadelphia, and has
bought the Habeker cottage on Broadway.
Last week William Reed had the pleas
ure of entertaining his sister whom he had
not seen since she went West sixteen years
ago. She was accompanied by her daugh-
ter.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Treat have been
visiting New York and other points during
Mr.. Treats vacation. William Filler is on
special duty at the station while Mr.. Treat
is away
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Clouds. Mr.. and
Mrs. j. d. Kelly, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Paulin and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Rulon
attended the annual Field Day outing Of
Masons at Belmont on Saturday.
Sunday trains at Pitman make it unneces-
sary to stop at Lambs road and that ste
tion has been abandoned. Sunday trains
first stopped at Lambs road eleven wears
ago. Previous to that time persons from
here had to drive 10 Sewell or Glassboro if
they wished to take train on the Sabbath
day.
Mrs.. Herbert Rihl. of Philadelphia, who
was decoyed to New York on the pretense
of an engagement with an opera company
and had her Jewels stolen, spent several
summers at Pitman, and her fine voice gave
pleasure to many.
Charles 7. Allen, many years ago a we'll
known Gloucester county farmer, died ab
the home OF his daughter in Atlantic City
on Thursday last, and was buried at Black
wood on Monday Mr.. Allen was in his
eighty-fifth year. He was the father of
Thompson Allen, of Woodbury., Mrs. J.
G. Rulon, of Pitm n. and Mrs. Joseph
Campbell, of Atlantic City,
Che following are the recent elected
officers Of the Junior Epworth League
President, Francis Weatherby; first vice
president, Sadie Peterson; second vice
president, Bessie Lefevre; third vice presi-
dent Edna Hayes; fourth vice president
Iona Conover; secretary, Myrtle Green
wood; treasurer Milton Jewett; organist
Sadie Peterson; chorister, Rena Lord
Three months and four days was the
weaFisome period Of Leon G. Reakirt's life
as widower. He was married in Whining
ton on Wednesday evening, September %
The Reakirts were from Philadelphia, and
have had their summer home on Broad way
for years. Mrs. Reakirt died on June "a.
If Philadelphia is slow, it is evident that
some of its representatives brook no delay
in matrimonial affairs. A party of boys
serenaded them ON Monday night and
being received with buckets of water and
warm language, let themselves loose and
made things lively for the happy couple.
Old bottles, einware, dishes, decorated
gasoline ovens, ETC., ETC., were hunted up
by the boys, and the place was decorated
with them By morning these things had
all been placed in the middle of the turn
pike by the indignant Mr.. Reakirt and re-
manned there menace to travel. Several
horses were frightened, but no damage
done. Boys tossed most of the articles back
in the yard on Tuesday night, but future
action, may be matter of interest