Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-02-16
PITMAN GROVE.

Joseph Dung IS gradually improving.
The local Knights Of the Golden Eagle
enjoyed set out on Thursday night of
last week.
Rev. Harry Lopez aud wife are engaged
in eyangelistic work in Patterson.
Mrs Lavinia Appleby has moved into
her new house on Broadway.
MI and Louis Hates of Camden, spent
Sunday with Jos. Lodge and family.
Geo. AIcClelland has sold lot corner
Oak and MeClelland avenues to Alfred Rose
of Camden.
Mrs. T. L. Jewett entertained her Sun
day School class on Tuesday evening.
Mrs. David Barton, former resident,
was the guest of Mrs. c. P. Carly last.
W. II. King and Geo Anderson haye
A. S. Conover is still very i'll.
1t is now definitely stated that John P
Whitney has refused to sell the turnpike at
any price.
A blue jay was seen here on Sunday
morning, but it evidently made mistake
in the season.
Jacob Kuhn's children have both had
pneumonia. There has been an unusual
number of instances of the disease this
winter but no fatalities
Some of the boys use the roads and side
walks for skating although the ice is not
very smooth
The Junior o. u A. NJ had public in
stallation on Monday evening followed by
an oyster supper at the Pitman House
Jos. Carr sold twenty Western horses on
Saturday at an average price of $145. His
entire sale amounted to 1904 so.
The Association has sent a protest to the
Legislature against making the place bor
ough. This was expected but Pitman has
out grown the Grove.
Jacob Greer seventy-six years of age, one
of our summer residents died at his home
in Philadelphia on Wednesday last Mr.
Greer was a brother in-law of O. B. Moss, of
this place.
We are sorry to hear that Charles g.
Justice has been critically i'll and has re-
quired the care of two physicians and two
trained nurses.
Ice thirteen and fourteen inches thick
has been cut on Alcyon Lake in the past
few days. The old resident is not brag-
ging now about the winters when he was
young.
G. w Carr has driven a line of piling
near the dam for the to be widened walk.
When G. w. especially needs ice to aid in
his work he seems to be Accommodated.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. H. Focer, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Rulon, Warren Forcer and Harmon
DiIks attended the winter banquet of the
Pitman Masonic Club in Philadelphia on
Thursday evening last
Hannah c., wife of Rev. Arthur Downer,
died suddenly on Wednesday night of acute
gastritis Mrs. Downer was sixty-four
years of age and to all appearances promis-
ed to survive her husband, who is seventy
five, By many years. Mrs. Downer was
Christian woman and unusually charitable,
and many in need and distress have been
aided and comforted by her. One of her
unfinished works is quilt intended for the
home mission society. Mr. Downer's age
and dependence upon her wifely care and
ministrations make his loss great indeed and
an unusually large number have called to
express their sympathy The funeral
services were held in the M. E. Church
Monday morning her pastor, Rev. F. L.
Jewett, Rev. D. B. Harris, of Asbury Park
and Rev. j. Morgan Read, of Atlantic City,
were the speakers. Rev. Fl. G. Williams
read the scripture lesson, and Revs. Geo.
Powell and w. l.. Peterson offered prayer
Notwithstanding the inclement weather a
large number gathered to pay their respects
to this woman who delighted in doing good
Her remains were inferred at Downer