Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-07-27
PiTMAN GROVE.

Camp meeting begins next Tuesday
| Straw and coach rides are everyday affairs.
Miss Berthe shertel has been very i'll
with peritonitis
| Mrs. P. W. Hurst is at Thousand Islands
| for a fortnight
| Rev. F. e. Jewett is entertaining his
sister. Miss Lura Of Phila.
Rey. David FISHER aud wife Of Bridgeton,
are spending some time here.
| The grounds around the NJ. E. Church
have been nicely graded.
! George McClelland is adding room to
| his dwelling.
| Harry jenkins has heen quite i'll. but is
now able to be ont.
A week of services will follow the ded-
ication Of the NJ: E. Church, August 20.
The DeMaris family held their annual re-
union at the Grove House on Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ledden, Of Clayton,
are in their Eleventh Avenue cottage for
the summer.
Mrs. Simpler, of Collingswood. is spend
ing her first summer here aud is delighted
with the place.
! Mr.. Rushing Bgnell, Of Pensaukin, is
boarding on Pitman avenue for the months
OF July and August.
Rev. f. B Lynch, D. D., pastor of ST.
Lulze's M. G. Church, Philadelphia, visited
his parishioners in the grove one day last
week.
The many picnics at Alcyon draw almost
equal crowds from this place.
One Of our former respected citizens, Mr.
To- M
Thursday last.
Rev. F. L. Jewett gave an illustrated
sermon to the Junior Epworthians at Sea-
vile Camp Meeting on Thursday last.
Lorenzo Johnson has purchased one of
G. G. Justices houses on Highland Teri
ace
A summer resident, Mr. Champion Of
North avenue, has purchased Ell. FL. Halls
six cottages on Holly avenue for So, 600.
Robert MCGOWAN is considerably better
and his daughter, Miss Lizzie, has returned
to her hospital duties at New Brighton,
Pa.
The cylinder Of an engine blew out when
near the station on Sunday evening and in
a few minutes four express trains were
stalled here.
Mrs. Fenner and daughter Evelyn OF Cape
May City are with Geo. MeCleIland and
family for some time.
Harry Devaul has received an excellent
offer in Trenton and shipped his goods on
Tuesday. He has rented his house to a
Philadelphia party.
A young divinity student named At
kinson is working for barber Williams, and
James Eckersley, son of Rev. James
Eckersley Of the New Jersey Conference,
has also been earning something toward his
divinity course by selling household
article. The young man who is willing to
work his way through college will be apt
to show considerable energy in his minis
terial work.
The sham battle at Alcyon Park on Mon
day evening was the best eyer given at that
popular resort, and reflected much credit
upon Messrs. Cole and Wood Mr. Coles
boats were fair imitation of the modern
gunboat and Wood S Russians did s3me des-
parate firing which the echoes from the OPP
posite side of the lake returned as counter
shots from the japanese. 1t was quite a
realistic naval combat and was greatly en-
joyed by the thousands who lined the shores
Of the lake.
After eighteen years of practical helpless
ness from paralysis, death unexpectedly
claimed Mr.. Charles Wyne of this place on
Saturday morning. He passed away very
peacefully. Services were held in the III.
E. Church yesterday Wednesday, and his
body laid to its final rest in SIanahath
Cemetery. Mr.. Wyne purchased what is
now CARTS mill at Alcyon Park about
thirty eight years ago. Pitman Groye was
then unknown and what is now prosper
Gus town was dense woods or farm land.
The mill and two or three houses were
standing then as now, but the modern park
and its many interesting gatherings were
undreamed of After running the mill for
about twenty years. Mr.. Wayne became
financially embarrassed, and the great men
tai strain incident thereto caused paralysis
from which he never recovered. Mr.. Wyne
was man of good deeds and had many
friends who have sympathized with him in
Affections He was blessed with the kindly
ministrations Of loving wife who survives
him.
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