Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-06-29
+ PlTMAN GROVE.
Masons are now plastering the churt

Mas0ns are now plasterlng the cnufcn.
Eugene Doughty now holds high score at
the casino alleys, 259
Rev. George Powell's large circle Of
friends will be glad to hear he is somewhat
improved.
Prof. William MacFarland and wife, Of
Bordentown, are now here for the season.
i A few hail stones fell here on Tuesday
morning, but the shower was light one.
Mrs. John Napier entertained on Tuesday
the Philadelphia Euchre Club Of which she
is a member.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lorenzo Riley haYe been
spending few days with Mr.. Riley's par
ents on Pitman avenue
4 William Brandes, Of Camden, is building
| the first cottage on the the Prickett tract.
Oliver Chew gave out 700 small boxes of
ice cream last Wednesday as an advertise
ment.
John Hewitt, Of Bridgeton, has again
opened his bakery in the old drug store on
First avenue.
/ A Camden team beat the Pitman team at
bowling on Friday evening, and Camden
base ball club defeated the Pitman club on
Saturday.
Jacob Kuhn had another runaway on
Tuesday, this time with the milk wagon,
but no damage was done.
A big crowd attended the graduation
exercises OF the Pitman studio of music in
K. G. E. Hall Monday evening. Miss Anna
Frain Morton, Of Camden, was the grad
uate.
G. w Carr surrendered his interest in
the lumber business on Saturday night and
Mr.. Deardroff took possession on Monday.
They began taking an account OF stock on
Friday.
| Miss Lucretia White, formerly Of Mullica
Hill, is boarding here for the Summer with
| the Camden family with whom she has been
making her home
The new school board will have the selec-
ton of three new teachers, one being for
principal, on account of the resignation Of
the former teachers.
Mr.. and Mrs Woodford Shreve, of Cam
den, were guests of Harry Pancoast and
family over Sunday. Mrs. Shreve was for
merly Miss Edith Lynch Of this place.
Master Solomon hotter had his upper lip
severely cut and a hand injured in fall
caused by the breaking of his bicycle on
Sunday. DR.. Phillips has been attending
the boy.
A large audience assembled in the NJ. E.
Church Sunday evening to hear Pastor jew
ett's address to the members of Prospect
Castle knights Of the Golden Eagle.
Strawbridge & Clothier will furnish the
carpet for the main audience room of the
NJ E. Church. The new addition will not
Hn ot,11r For.
Sunday school room.
The many friends Of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Anderson are glad il is their good fortune
to go to California for a stay more or less
brief, but farewells were not prolonged
when they left on Monday as the rub comes
right there.
Mrs Priscilla Applegate was seventy
five years Of age on Wednesday Of last
week, and a number of her children and
friends gathered in honor Of the day. Mrs.
Apologize received several tangible tokens
of regard.
A boy, whose name we have not secured,
lighted a cannon cracker on Monday, and
when it did not go off, picked it up and
pounded it on the ground. The result was
the end of one thumb blown off and two
fingers split, making ugly wounds.
A horse driven by Hugh Carey was
frightened by an auto on Monday, and ran
away breaking the buggy badly and throw
ing out Carey and S. A. Barto who was
with him. Barto was somewhat hurt. The
frightened animal ran through Iiyerman
Cars yard into field where Mr. Carr had
two or three horses pasturing They be-
came frightened and one cut himself con-
siderably on barbed wire fence.
Elmer Sayre, whose critical illness we
mentioned last week, died on Saturday
morning Mr.. Savre was well known and
greatly respected throughout the lower
section Of the county He followed the
milling business at Malaga for number OF
years. He was veteran, but beng only
sixty-four years Of age, no one thought he
would be the first in this section to answer
the final roll CALI since Memorial Day
He was laid to rest in Manahath Cemetery,
yesterday, Wednesday.
The Summer Cottagers' Association have
arranged the following program for the
Fourth Sunrise salute and flag raising;
$50 cnildren's exercises at Summit Park
8. 30 parade Of children, headed by Jen-
ning's band; 1890 base ball at Athletic
grounds; 200 concert by Jennings band at
Summit Park; 800 base ball at Athletic
ground; 200 patriotic exercises at Summit
Park; $50 grand display Of fire works by
Mr.. J. D. Kelly on his lawn; music by
jennings band.
Until Tuesday morning il was supposed
a very light vote would be polled for Dor
ough officers, as there was but one ticket in
the field, but after the voting commenced
it was found that considerable cutting was
being done, and then interest awakened
157 votes were polled The citizens ticket
was elected by the following vote Mayor,
]. NJ. MCGOWAN, 1856; Assessor, Joseph
Lodge, 1913; Collector, VIM Collins. 1871;
Council, C.P. Clark, 1913, G. ~. Carr, Isl IS
j. G. Rulon, 1872; Edward Walters, 153;
William Watson 100. David Wrisrerirls 5fi