Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-12-14
PiTMAN GROVE.
Frost Bros. are enlarging their Summer
home on Pitman ave.


Frost Bros are enlarging their Summer
home on Pibman ave-
Chris Behnng has rented Charles W.
Seeds house on South Broadway
E. G. Champion has the contract for Rev
p. B. Harris new residence, and ground
Was broken on Monday
Councilman Cattell, Of Woodbury., visit
ed our local council at the regular meeting
on Monday evening.
About fifty new books have been added
to the library Of the public school.
John CLARK and bride were entertained
by Mr. and Mrs. e LinWood Clark on FRI
day.
Mrs. Isaac Haines spent Thursday with
Mrs. Cassie Heppner, of Bridgeton.
! While playing skinny" on the school
grounds Oh Thursday lass Wallace Robin
son was severely hurt on she ankle.
Oliver Downs has curiosity in live
black duck which be crippled in the wing
whilo cunning last week. Il is a beauty
| Several from here attended meeting at
Clayton on Wednesday evening of last
Shoemaker was appointed to look up the
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E L. Ostrander's new iewelry store is
open for business and his goods are Of high
grade. Anyone desiring TO make fine
Christmas or wedding present can now get
t in town. MIR. Ostrander is an expert
matchmaker and his business will supply a.
long felt want.
MIR. Buys has distributed poles about
town for the extra street lights, but Coun-
Gil refused to pay the bill for lights for the
past few months until the new lights are
up and the current turned on. This is a
drastic measure, but will probably result
in lights on the side streets.
The chanffeure of Vansciver's delivery
car had troubles of his own on Friday. In
stead of reaching here in the afternoon the
machine of its own accord stopped so often
that arrival was delayed until 10. so in the
evening. The desired parties were called
up, the goods delivered, and then that
pesky machine refused to 70 until 6 a. N.
By that time the chauffeur's temper was in
fully as bad condition as the car, and the
next time he appears ia town he will be.
/ holding lines instead Of lever.
=. G. Rulon aud Harmon Dilks, Jr., at
tended the funeral OF Thomas P Covington
on Monday. He died on Friday, just a
week from the time he suffered his third
stroke of paralysis. For many years he
speut his Summers here in his beautiful
cottage on West ave. He was a member of
/ Pitman Masonic Club, was progressive
citizen, and had many friends among the
Summer and regular residents.
Miss Edna Lord died at 8 m. Thursday
Of lingering consumption, and was buried
at Mount Zion on Monday. She was
stricken with hoarseness nearly three years
ago and grad aaliy faded, although she
| fought heroically for life She died the
death Of christian and her last whispered
words were, is is all right A large
lumber gathered to pay their respects to-
the remains Of this girl Of only twenty-five
and TO show Sheir sympathy with the fam
| lily, particularly with the father, Marcellns
Lord, TO whom bereavement and iniu les
have come oftener than is the lot Of the or
binary person.
Among the fine wedding presents being
received by Miss Nellie Saraub and Mr.
| John E Hewitt, who will be married IN the
NJ. E. Church as high noon on Saturday
next, none will be oil so much value as the
results Of the notoriesy given Mr.. Hewitt
ia the Philadelphia papers last week. Two
| hours after an article appeared stating thai
he had been advised BY the cashier TO resign
his position in the Fourth Street National
Bank because be Intended marrying on q
salary Of 5000 per year, he received mes
sage from another bank Offering him $500
To us who count our worldly goods in three
or four figures the question naturally arises
| Which would prove the more trGsty bank
official, the one ready to marry and live
modestly on six hundred year, or the
young man who is probably flying high
kite" On Thousand dollar salary?