Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-07-13
PITMAN GROVE.

Contractor Fletcher Carter is building
cottage on the Boulevard
Jonathan simpkin s cottage is resplendent
in new paint.
Mrs. Harry Rulon is spending the month
of July with relatives at Monterey, Mass.
A. J. Mosley has commenced work on
his proposed new residence.
Rev. H. W. Bolton, Of Absecon, was in
town on Friday.
Rev. John Goorley and family, Of Tren-
ton, are again summering here.
George McClelland win build a house on
his tract for H. G. Deardorf
Rev. George Powell is nearly recovered
from his recent severe attack of illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Haslett, OF Mill
vile, are now here for the season
R. S. Richman, now of Elmer, was in
town on Friday greeting old friends.
Joseph Nicholson has bought G. w. Ker-
sey 3 cottage on Third avenue.
Miss Lizzie Taylor, of Woodstown, is
spending some time with Mrs. Harriet
virgins.
Watson Michael has purchased the lot
adjoining his residence making a frontage
Of 100 feet.
We hear that four new dwellings are to
go up this Fall on the Holly avenue extern
sion.
DR.. Cars property on Holly avenue is
very pretty since the carpenters and pain
tiers have finished their work.
The ball games at the Athletic grounds
draw enthusiastic crowds on Saturday
afternoons.
There is less driving here than for several
years, but automobiles are rapidly coming
into favor.
Rev. F. L. Jewett was i'll on Sunday, but
pluckily filled the pulpit both morning
and evening.
The receipts for monthly tickets for the
month of July are reported much greater
The Tabernacle is almost remodeled.
having new roof, floor, windows and
shutters, and is being painted inside
Mrs. Kier is lying at the point of death
at the residence of her sister, Mrs. Humph-
rey Fullerton
Mrs. Elmer Sayre is the guest Of her
daughter, Mrs. Jennie Strang, Of Glass
boro
Henry Reeves and family, of Camden,
are suffmering here instead Of at Ocean
City as has been their custom.
Mrs. Snyder and son. Of Allentown, have
been the guests Of Joseph Lodge and wife
for several days.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Spear, OF Terre
Haute, Indiana, will spend some time with
Mr.. Spears sister, Mrs. F L. Jewett, and
with South Jersey friends.
The Margaret Drake estate on RAILROAD
avenue was sold on Saturday last at public
sale for $3.50, the price being very reason
able for the location.
Howard, the little son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Russell Treat, was severely burned on the
face on Thursday by running against bot
iron which some one was carrying.
Rudolph, the Camden leather manu-
facturer, is on East avenue for the summer,
and has one OF the finest autos in town.
| Mrs. NJ E. Brosius, on the Boulevard,
held birthday reception on Saturday even
ing, and three hundred guests gathered in
honor Of the occasion.
Robert MCGOWAN, father OF Mayor Nc
Cowan, has been very i'll for several weeks
and does not improve. Mr.. MCGOWAN is
veteran Of the Civil War, and since that
time has had periods of great suffering
from gun shot wound in the arm.
| A lookup will probably be ordered by
the Council. G. w Carr has offered cite
near Aleyon Park. It's presence may have
deterrent influence upon some who have
made themselves offensive in the past.
| Mr. and Mrs George Anderson report
delightful trip across the continent. They
were in a wreck with freight train but
as no lives were lost their pleasure was not
marred. They are now in Frisco.
Rev. Joseph Smith will again be the
leading evangelist at the camp meeting
About fifteen New Jersey Conference minis
tiers will preach during the progress of the
meetings.
bounds made things lively in the kitchen
Of the Pitnan House on Friday evening,
but Mr.. Chew coolly deadened the flames
with salt, and the stove was carried out.
Mrs. Spear. mother Of Mrs. f. L. Jew
stt sustained slight stroke last Wednes-
day. She is eighty years OF age, and has
been blind for more than twenty years, but
sustains her Affections with remarkable
Christian fortitude
Charles Bozarth's store was again broken
into on Monday night. It is supposed the
faithful watch dog was Quilted with chic.
roform, or else they could not have entered.
The thieves got away with two bicycles, but
little else was missed.
Rhodes Davidson received such blow on
the head on Wednesday evening OF last
week that his physician ordered him to bed
for several days, fearing complications. A
ho Sc which he was assisting in caring for,
suddenly tossed its head striking him in
such way as to throw his head violently
against partition.
II two, or possibly three men, are seen
talking together con6dentially and with
countenances indicating grave response
bility, they can reasonably be set down as
Councilmen, OF the Mayor and Councilmen,
planning for the good Of the town coupled
with the determination to keep taxes down.
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