Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-03-17
PiTmAN GROVE.
sleighing, Tuesday, March IS.

Sleighing, Tuesday, March IS
A. p Gardiner has aa1 his house
painted
A Mr. Harmon, OF Camden, has pua
chased the Tourtelot cottage ON West
avenue for $1,000.
Mrs Montgomery, residing near
Princeton, is spending several days
with her sister, Mrs. w IL Ogborn.
Jonathan Kindle with a gang Of men
is grading and cleaning up the
grounds on Mr., Comey's new purchase
at Wenonah
for house which he will build to
rent.
Handley Butcher draws the lines
over a young black colt, recent par
chase.
Rev. Archer Steele preached IN the
NJ B. Church on Sunday morning. and
Rev. A. P. String in the evening
Miss Edna Hayes has returned from
an extended stay with relatives at
aretown, N. ].
Saeob Kuhn's house is being plast
cred, months later than expected.
A sour krout dinner was given at
Mrs Josie Wright's on Thursday for
the benefit of the NJ P. Church.
Miss Dobbs, of Collingswood. is
spending some time with Miss Anna
Williams. Rev Mr. Williams is at
tending the entire conference session
James Bradford and family, of
Swarthmore, Pa, spent Sunday with
Al. Hess and family. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hess entertained large number Of
friends on Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Paulin, Arthur
Fricke and Miss Emma Bowker, all of
Philadelphia, were guests of Harry
Rulon over Sunday
The town is getting to be such a
center for horse sales that even the
children in their play sell each other
in realistic fashion.
A Jew, who has stores at Elmer and
Paulsboro, has rented ]. NJ. Meow
ans store property recently vacated
by S. P. Clark, and will keep a gen
eral dry goods store.
A. P Gardeners sale OF personal
property on Tuesday drew big crowd
and many things brought phenomenaA
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William Simkins has rented the
small farm belonging to the SybilIa
Elkins' estate The farm will be of
fered at public sale in August
Joseph Carr starts West again this
week for another carload of horses.
Mr.. Carr's last sale was big success.
and he has a number of prospective
purchasers waiting for his next sale.
The County w C. T. U. will be held
in the M. e. Church here on May 19.
r.f h lo1
will have exceptional privileges this
year with the county meeting here the
State convention at Woodbury.. and
the National at Philadelphia
Fifteen carloads of fertilizers have
already been delivered here this win
ter. This Is a new feature as Pit
man has never been much of place
for farmers supplies. In quantity
sold it is stand-off between Warren
Atkinson and the N. ]. Mari and
Trans Co.
Mr.. Grounding has been true TO his
reputation, even finging some ''beauth
full snow as farewell Patrick andS
Shelah are to be heard from this week
but whether their mood be kind or
not we are going to take courage and
trust that gentle spring will soon be
here
R. M. Shoemaker is ready to take
up his duties as township committee
man, and promises to give this town
the benefit of a share of the money
raised for road improvements For
years this end of the township has
been paying the greater portion of the
taxes and getting very little bene
| fit. Pitman avenue is in bad condk
tion and wagon can hardly be got
ten through to the stone road
Mrs. Mary String, &c years of age,
widow of Charles String, who resided
for many years at Lincoln Mills, near
| Harrisonville, died at her cottage
home here on Thursday of dropsy of
the lungs. She had spent the greater
part of the winter with her children.
but returned about three weeks since
fand contracted severe cold which
ended in DEATH Mrs. String was
woman of deep piety and delighted
in all good works Funeral services
were held in the M. E. Church Mon
day morning. interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Camden.
We are sorry to record the death
of Miss Ethel Garrison at her fathers
home at Laurel Springs, on Tuesday
Miss Ethel was very attractive
young girl and had many friends in
this community as she had made her
home with her grandmother, Mrs. S.
A. Davenport, the greater part of the
past three years. She went to her
fathers home several weeks ago to
help care for her brother, who was iii
with typhoid fever. The brother died
and her parents wished her to remain
with them. She later contracted the
dread disease with fatal results. While
the sympathy of this community goes
out to the parents. it especially goes
out to the bereayed grandmother and
Aunt Emma who cared so lovingly
for Ethel's interests.
There is general satisfaction over