Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-03-09
PITMAN GROVE.

w. c. Fox happened upon another stormy
day for his horse sale on Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Lord spent Sunday
with Philadelphia relatives
c. w. Kersey is building a pork factory
on New avenue.
Wood Eastlack will have the manage
ment Of DIR. H. Fl Carr's farm.
Miss Marion Lefevre was badly bitten by
a dog on Thursday last.
We hear that ]. W. James will take
charge Of the bakery, but will continue to
sell Rudolph's bread.
James Irwin is now working for the
Rural Telephone people We are glad to
hear that Bert Mounce has been made mana
ger for this section.
Oliver Chew has been caused considerable
trouble and annoyance by a Downington
party who forged Mr.. C's name to several
checks.
Marmaduke Bowker has rented c. NJ
Carty's residence on Pitman avenue for the
summer season.
Considerable lumber, and that of an es-
pecially high grade, has been placed on the
ground for c. G. Justices new residence.
Harry Shoemaker has moved in with
VIM. Simpkins until he eau get his house
built John Cooper is now living in the
house vacated by Mr.. Shoemaker.
The report in the Philadelnhia papers
last week that burglars bad tried to break
into the railroad station and w c. Fox's
harness room, dwindles down to the state
ment that there were some indications that
the lock at Fox's bad been tempered with
A mistake not our own in the punctua-
tion Of one of our items last week made it
appear that S, P. Clark, r. NJ. Shoemaker
and john Sayre were representatives OF the
ASSOCIATION with Rev. A. E. Ballard and
opp0 ,ed to the borough. That it was a
mistake was patent to all, we suppose
Mr. Buys has an immense engine on the
siding and the problem is how to get it
over to the electric lighes8ant The engine
alone weighs twenty tas5, and the access
series ten tons. A Philadelphia party has
offered to move it for 5000, and MIR. Buys
thinks he can improve on that price The
freight was a little over S271, the largest
amount ever collected here on single car
Rev. F. L. Jewett gave a full report of
the past years work on Sunday morning ;
Nearly $500 were raised and all obligations
a prosperous condition, and the gain in
membership eighty There is much enthu-
siasm over the enlargement of the church,
and indications point to a year of great
effort and prosperity. Pastor Jewett has
endeared himself to all, and will be gladly
welcomed back for another year
We quote from a communication in last
weeks Enterprise signed by the township
committee OF Glassboro township. Look
ing into the future, real estate in that part
Of Glassboro township Tin and pear Pitman)
is likely to increase more rapidly than any
other part of the township, hence will pro-
duce more tax. This fact is apparently
realized by Pitman people for obvious
reasons We certainly appreciate this
compliment. People seldom courageous
enough to openly admit that neighboring
town, just in its infancy, promises more in
growth and taxes than their own. But the
portion of our town which lies in Glasshoro
township has grown so slowly that we won
der at their optimism. There have been
built in Pitman during the past seven years
and nearly all of them within the past FIVE
years., about ninety new houses, only two
of that number being IN GlassbeTo town
ship. The town has grown in all parts but
that, yet ground is apparently as desirable
and as near the station as lots doule the
value Why the lack Of growth Because
the Pitmanite living in Glassboro township
is supplied with neither light nor water
yet he pays the same rate of tax that the
inhabitant Of Glassboro does who has both
The report states that the financial loss to
Glassboro township per year would be sos
as the roads within the borough limits are
in good condition, and no money need be
spent on them for years. With the excep-
tion Of the taxes on a few lots owned by
the Association, this sos is paid by seven
taxpayers, all of whom have signed the
petition for the borough. The people of
Glassboro have perfect right to object to
foot Of their ground being taken, but these
seven tax payers also have their rights. The |
Golden Rule should more frequently be !
applied in business, and had these people
been furnished with light and water when
Glassboro itself received them it would
have been splendid stroke of business
that would have caused the town to grow
in that direction, and would have netted
Glassboro township several times $9S. |
Whether we get the be ugh or not we can /
state that the various amittees and the T
many voters interested in it have proceeded I
in the matter in an open, straight forward I
manner and no resort has been made to
trickery and deception. Many Glassboro
people think it but just that Pitman |
borough should include all Of Pitman and I
do not think that that part Of the township I
is wanted for aobyicus reasons 7