Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-08-17
pITMAN GROVE.

: III. III. Young remains about the same.
George Poole is still very critically i'll.
The restaurants had big day on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs Richmond, of Terre Haute,
Indiana, have been here for few weeks.
E. L. Lacy has a new Ford machine, and
the small boy hovers around him.
Oyer 1000 views of Alcyon Park have
been sold in the last few days.
Rev. D. E. Clair, of Absecon, was greet
ing old friends the latter part of last week.
Miss Anna Stiles is entertaining Mrs. Geo
Downer, of Turnerville.
Rev. and Mrs Harry Garrison, of Jacobs
town, are spending the vacation period
with his parents.
Allen Gardner, Of Atlantic City, was
visiting familiar scenes and greeting his
many friends on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John C. Hazelton, of Null
lica Hill, spent Sunday with Rev. and Mrs.
f. Z. Jewett.
Firemens' Day at Alcyon Park on the
22nd. A circus will be the chief spectacu-
lar feature.
Two coach loads of Hammonton ladies
came to camp meeting and the Changers
Picnic on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Colley, of Nevada City,
California, spent part of last week with ]
G. Rulon and family.
Mrs Steelman, of Williamstown, has
been enjoying the camp meeting the guest
of her daughter, Mrs. David virgins.
Miss Anna Hazelton, Of Mullica Hill, has
been boarding in town for a week.
The stormy, mucky weather has inter-
fered greatly with the attendance at the
camp meeting services.
In less than two months three veterans
of the Civil War, all members Of the local
Methodist Church, have died Elmer Sayre,
Charles Wyne, and Robert MCGOWAN.
Harry jenkins has sold his residence and
blacksmith shop to Samuel James. Mr..
jenkins will return to California in Oct
Little Eddie Ostrander fell from bicycle
on Monday, dislocated his elbow, and sus-
tanned severe decorations of the arm by
falling upon a sharp stick.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Rulon, and daugh-
ter Mary, Miss Gardner, and Miss Holland,
Ill CT Phila., were guests of J. G. Rulon
and family on Thursday.
When the splendid choir at the Audito-
borium supplemented by hundreds in the
audience, sings the Grown Him. chorus,
i paakes thrill 90 through ones nervous
system
Rev. F. L. Jewett drove the twenty-nine
miles to Quinton on Sunday to hold servi-
,es in order that DR.. Hewitt may give all
if Sunday next to the dedication services
If the local church.
The Council at its regular meeting Mon
lay evening granted franchise to the Bell
Telephone Company to lay poles and wires,
out the wires must be placed at least thirty
i've feet above ground.
Joseph Carr checked almost as many
vehicles on Sunday as on the corresponding
Sunday last year, Notwithstanding the
leayy rain in the early evening.
The weather seemed TO bear a grudge
against the Changers and Mechanics, but
The few Mechanics that put in an appear
snce on Tuesday had good time.
During the past week r. NJ. Shoemaker Is
nave entertained the following friends and
'elatives: Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Shoemaker
md Miss Hammil Shoemaker, Swedesbore;
Miss Lizzie MacIlvaine, of Repaupo; Miss
Lizzie Kidd, of Pennsgrove, and Abraim
Luallen, Of Camden.
About dozen people were located at
Harry Allkires' over Sunday, about the
same number at Leon Reahert's, and dou-
Die the number at David Borton's. The
family that hadn't company was rare ex-
seption.
The blaze from gasoline stove in a north
avenue cottage caused an alarm of fire to
be rung about eleven o'clock Sunday morn
ing, and instantly thousands of persons
were on the move. A small piece of carpet
put out the blaze, and the excitement was
over in a moment.
The hardest and most driving shower of
the season fell on Sunday evening while
hundreds of people were waiting for the
5.26 north bound train. Beside the dis
comfort and danger from colds, thousands
Of dollars worth Of clothing was practically
ruined. No wonder people are indignant
over the matter, when not over three hum
bred yards away was the station and shell
ter. The last two summers have demon
strated that no rough people come here on
the Sunday trains as was claimed would be
the case were they to stop here, and for peo-
pie to be forced TO stand in the open and
get drenched to the skin, was an outrage.
Many persons gathered at the late home
Of Mr.. Robert McCown on Thursday even
ing to pay their last tribute Of respect and
love. Mr.. MCGOWAN was one of the charter
of Unions Methodist Church,
Camden He with two associates, one Of
whom Mr.. Rushing Bignell, Of Pensaukin,
was present at the funeral services, started
a mission which is now the Wiley Method
isl Church, Camden. Mr.. MCGOWAN located
IN Pitman a little over two decades ago and
was charter member of the Pitman M. E.
Church in 1885.