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

The blizzard Of 1905 is past, hut the
chill remains.
DR.. H. II. Carr was not able to get here
for several days.
The coming of winter weather again has
stopped all building operations
Oyerseer Shoemaker had gang Of men
shoeyling out some Of the roads on Friday
and Saturday.
The plumbers have been busy repairing
broken pipes. The cylinder in w. L.
Petersons printing press froze and burst.
Frank Carter went out with his snow
plough and kept the streets fairly open in
spite of the dreadful weather.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Champion, of New
ark, are visiting Mr.. G. Is parents on Broad
way.
Joseph Young, one Of our octogenarians, is
critically i'll with pneumonia.
Ralph Porch has sold out his stock of
five and ten cent articles at auction, but it
took four afternoons to do it.
Harry Shoemaker has the cellar walls up
for his new house, but the cold weather
has stopped further work
The Epworeh League held delightful
social at the parsonage on Friday evening.
W. G. Fox's carload of horses arrived
about ten O'Clock Saturday evening. Jos.
CARTS is expected in on Friday.
We are surprised to find that some peo-
pie in Gloucester county still cling to the
ground hog myth.
A ten-cent lunch given by the local
branch OF the w. II. NJ s., at the Ware
Ellick home on Evergreen avenue on Fri
day, Melted nine dollars for the contingent
fund.
Rev. F. L. Jewett was at Pennington
Seminary Thursday, with other ministers.
as it was the day of prayer for colleges. We
are glad to hear that President Moore is
placing the Seminary on a firm foundation.
An orchestra is new feature in the M.
E. Sunday school. Eugene Doughty cor
net Miss Elizabeth Phillips, Francis Wea-
therby, Charles Riley violins, and E. Lin
wood Clark bass horn.
The golden anniversary of the wedding
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph ID. Carr occurred
on Wednesday OF last week, the 25th. Mr..
and Mrs. Carr have always been useful
members of society, loyal to their home,
their country and their church, and have a
host of friends who trust that they may live
W. ooSCisC many uiUAO lco VI
their wedding
Josh" Smith, for years stage and mail
driver between Pitman, Redwood and
Evan, is dead after months of illness.
Josh had dark skin, but was always
genial and gentlemanly, and had many
friends along his route, and among the
regular and summer population Of this
place.
The Calhouns beside having the care of
triplets are now quarantined as Ethel
Caulk, Mrs. Calhoun's daughter, is i'll
with scarlet fever. Mrs. Calhoun's nurse
was the nurse of the Peterson children
during their illness with scarlet fever. The
germs were undoubtedly carried in her
clothing.
The trick of giving us no electric lights
during the evening and then turning them
on at midnight was again tried one night
last week, and the lights in the NJ. E.
Church, the lodge room in K. G. E Hall,
and in number Of private houses burned
from midnight until after daylight 1t is
natural to forget whether the lights have
been turned on or not, but the fact is patent
when the bill comes in at the end of the
month. The consumers are tired of such
service. 1t was unnecessary even for street
lights, as the moon shone after midnight.