Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-05-25
PiTMAN GROVE.
be grove is now well lighted.


Mrs. Lewis Hates has been veryNill with
heart trouble.
| John Hutchinson and family are again in
Steel Villa for the summer.
| G. 6. Justice has improved several Pit
man avenue lots by grading them.
| Harry Allkire was suddenly taken very
| i'll on Saturday, but is somewhat better.
Rev. Jesse Stiles suffered severe attack
of vertigo last week, and is quite poorly.
| Quite number Of cottages in the grove
are being enlarged or altered.
Col. ". w. Wood is again here for the
season.
Master johnson Justice holds the lines
over a fine pony.
Mrs. Dawson, Of Clarksboro, is now
making her home here.
/ Mr.. Archer, the druggist, is having one
or two more cottages butt.
! Five workmen from New York are put
ting down the alleys in the new casino.
Mrs. Elmer Carriers new house an Holly
avenue is occupied by Mr.. Schofeld, Of
Philadelphia.
We hear that Samuel Greenwood has sold
his residence to G. W. Kersey.
| Mrs. Allen, Of First avenue, has returned
| from Washington where she spent the
winter with her daughter.
Thomas Goorley, OF Ocean City, has
moved his family here on account Of the Ill
health of one of his children.
| Mr.. and Mrs. ] ohm Mounce spent Sunday
| in their summer home on Asbury avenue.
Rev Marshall Owen has the foundation
up for cottage on Fernwood avenue.
! John Hates, Esq, of Camden, has bought
a very desirable lot on Holly avenue, and
the lot back Of it extending to Walnut
avenue.
| Mr. DR.. Carr, Mrs. Bert Moore and Mrs.
Parker OF Mnllica Hill, spent Tuesday
with Mrs Dawson.
Jonathan Simpkins and family, Of Cam
den, spent pleasant Sunday in their sum
mer home here.
We understand John Napier's broken
limb is healing nicely. His many friends
will be glad to welcome him back to Pit
man,
The Association has finished the reserve
basin in way that makes it q very slightly
object,
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Bruce residence on Thursday last. He is
recovering satisfactorily from his attack of
typhoid.
A Philadelphia party has contracted
with Fletcher Carter for ten new cottages
to be built in the grove. He has already
finished two or three
a diamond ring which Miss Kate Moses
lost last August was found few days ago,
and after passing through two or three
hands, was returned to her,
About thirty young people spent
delightful time as the guests of Miss Jen-
ME Champion on Monday evening. They
are planning for picnic on Decoration
Day.
The pupils Of the Sight Singing Glass of
the Pitman Studio of Music, acquitted
themselves splendidly in an entertainment
given by the management in K. G. E.
Hall, Friday evening.
Miss Carrie Schoch, who was operated
on for appendicitis about two weeks since,
has been very seriously i'll, but is now
slightly better. She is very anxious to be
brought home.
Cement pavements for ] G. Rulon. r.
S. Shoemaker, and A. s. Clark, on Broad
way, are being constructed, also for Harry
Rulon, Rev. FL. G. Williams, Frost Bros,
Frank Clouds and E. F. Paulin, on Pitman
avenue.
Mr.. Clinton Packer, Of Buffalo, is i'll at
the home Of his brother-in-law, Z. NJ.
Gardiner, of Pitman avenue. A sister
from Connecticut is assisting in the care Of
Mr.. Packer.
Rev. f. Z. Jewett was with the large
number of ministers that marched TO
Mayor Weayer's Office on Monday after
noon to assure him of their support in his
action on the gas steal.
Friday evening will be the occasion Of
the experience social of the Epworth
League. 1t will he held in the church.
Each one giving dollar or more to the
church Improvement fund will tell how it
was made.
The veterans of this and surrounding
towns escorted by the American Mechanics
listened to stirring sermon by Rev. F. L.
Jewett on Sunday morning. The veterans
are getting pathetically few, and the tot
tering steps of some indicate their early
response to the final roll call.
Ii is nearly three month since tie borough
bill was passed, and still the Governor has
neither signed nor vetoed it. The delay
has in one way been effective for good
since the differences that first existed, have
been practically alleged, and if.ssome voters
would possibly use better Judgment in their
selection Of borough officers. But the de-
lay must soon become a hardship Only q
few weeks more and the contract for light |
ing the streets expires, and the town will
probably be in darkness. The compare
lively few who contribute toward the lights
are tired Of bearing the burden. They are
largely the men who worked so untiringly
for 4 borough and II the measure is vetoed,
larkened streets will likely result. Our