Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-08-10
PITMAN GROVE

Miss Rovilla Fry, of Camden, is or
ganist at the Auditorium.
Rev. a. e. Ballard presided at the
different services on Sunday
DR. Gilmours choir is at its best
this year. DR.. Lake Gilmour was
present with his eornet on Sunday.
The camp meeting opened auspic-
iously with audiences larger than us
nal
The showers on Sunday We're of the
Scamp meeting variety very wet, and
succeeded in keeping many away.
That Pitman camp meeting is popu-
lar is shown by the many small cot
tages now open, bur unoccupied a
fortnight ago.
Miss Helen Rumsey leads the
young peoples meetings this year,
and her quiet, modest, unassuming
Christian responsiveness is a power
for good
Rev. Frank Moore, president of
Pennington Seminary was at his best
in his sermon on Sunday evening.
His many friends are glad to see the
glow of health upon his cheek ana
glory in his achievement in saving
his beloved institution.
4 streamer Of black in the white
and red Epworth League colors which
adorn the Auditorium is a silent re-
minder of the late Henry NJ Brown.
who is greatly missed Memorial
services were held on Sunday after
noon and old friends and brothers in
the ministry paid loving tribute to his
virtues,
Mrs. William Simpkins is entertain
ing her sister from Watsenville, Cal.
Miss Rae Campbell, of Atlantic
City, is spending several days with
Pitman relatives.
Joseph Carr has had his coach, the
Mayflower, repaired and nicely paint
ed.
W. S. Rink is clerking for Joseph
Lodge.
John Larkin, OF Philadelphia, is
helping j. G. Rnlon out this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Sayre are now
with his mother at her Broadway
home
Miss Ethel Haines. of Philadelphia,
is the guest of her uncle, Isaac Haines
and family.
Nine baker wagons beside six
stores dispense the staff of life in
this town.
We are sorry to state that H. P.
Young is confined to his bed with
total collapse and the end is looked
for soon.
Master Ellsworth Colley, of Nevada
City. Cal, is spending few days.
with Master Harry Rulon.
Will IIorner, formerly of Mullica
Hill. now one of Uncle Sans Phila-
delphia letter carriers, is here during
a part of his vacation.
Undertaken Simmons has new
Stevens Duryea auto that is beauty.
He has employed the services of an
expert chauffeur, Robert Ely
Master Elmer Campbell seven
years old, of SIG Federal street, Cam
den, has been here for several days
past and can give an exhibition of
base ball pitching that indicates a fu-
ture Rube Waddell.
The splendid work done in saving
the Simmington cottage from destruc-
ton when the adjoining one was
practically destroyed by fire last
week, is shown in the fact that thes
cottages weref but three feet apart.
Beside nearly a hundred dollars in
money the Stantons lost all their
clothing and number of valuable ar
ticles. They place their total loss at
about $4,000
Mr.. Robert MCGOWAN became more
Frustrated last week and gradually
grew weaker until the end came on
Tuesday morning. Mr.. MCGOWAN was
one of the pioneers of this town and
one of its most trusted citizens. He
was a man of sterling Christian
character without an enemy for hewas
the friend Of ALL Services will be
held this Thursday evening from
his late residence and interment viii
be made in Harleigh Cemetery, Cam
den, tomorrow. Mr. MCGOWAN leaves
four children, Mayor J. NJ MCGOWAN.
and Misses Elizabeth, Eleanor and
Emma MCGOWAN, all of whom were
with him when he died and had min
istered to him with loving hand He
was a veteran of the Civil War and
a great sufferer from gunshot
wound in the arm which, he once
told us, received no attention in the
stress Of battle for three days and
he had only salt pork and hard tack
to subsist upon. The result was life
long distress which Mr.. MCGOWAN
bore without a murmur.
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