Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-08-31


PITMAN GROVE.
The fremen's picnic last week Melted.
$3.50 for fire company No. |.
VIM. Fraser has been quite i'll, but is
again on duty in Clark's store.
Mrs. LinyilIe is building herself a home
on East avenue, South.
About fifty persons took advantage of the
Atlantic City excursion on Thursday.
John Kate's new house on Holly avenue
is raised and sheathed.
Mrs Harry Springer was in Ocean Grove
for several days last week.
Wilmer Madara is working for the New
York Ship Building Company.
Richard Homer, of New York City, is
visiting his sister, Mrs. George Cowan.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. /. Dunlap haye been in
Ocean Grove for few days.
! Contributions to the NJ E. Church i'm
proyement to date amounted to $2369. 20
Miss Bessie Leftover rolled score Of 224.
at the Alcyon alleys on Saturday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Carton is enjoying an
outing with friends in Swarthmore and
West Philadelphia.
Charles Carly has bought cottage at
Clermont, and he and Mrs Carly are en-
joying the salt air.
Louis Hates and family again went TO
Cape May in his auto on Friday to witness
the automobile races
August has been giving us all sorts Of
stunts in the line Of weather. Trust Sep
TENDER will be more merciful.
Dr. and Mrs. Eldred Gilbert and daugh-
ter Nina,are in New York State, are visiting
scenes dear to Mrs. Gilbert in girlhood
days.
The sewing circle took coach ride on
Thursday afternoon, and later enjoyed a
potpie supper.
Miss Jennie Champion has spent the last
few days with relatives at Maurice River
and other South Jersey points.
J. NJ. MCGOWAN has placed an additional
bulk window in the store rented by Sam'l
hotter.
Malaga camp drew its full quito from here
on Sunday. E. L. Lacy made several trips
with his auto.
Rev. DR.. Haslam, pastor Of the Gethse-
name Baptist Church, Philadelphia, preached
an exceptionally able sermon in the
NJ E. Church Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Carney, Of Phila-
delphia, spent the latter part Of last week
with his sister, Mrs. Harriet virgins.
P. W. Hirst will be busy man during
the next few days as the laundrymen's con-
yention meets in Philadelphia, and he is a
member of the reception committee.
The ladies of the M. P. Church served a
potpie supper in the Grove House on Tues
day evening, and it was well patrionized.
A porch party at the Oaks, the West
avenue home Of Mrs. L. B. Moffett, on
Wednesday evening OF last week, Melted
$50 for the Methodist Hospital, Phila.
Rev. Mr. Steele, of the Central Penna.
M. Z. Conference, is spending his vacation
period with his parents, Rev. and Mrs.
Archer Steele. Mr.. Steele's wife and two
children are with him.
Mr.. Parent, of Germantown, who has
been summering here for the first time. is
is so delighted with the place, that be will
build cottage on Snyder avenue.
The souvenir postal fad is on and Pitman
and Alcyon Park are getting quite a little
free advertising. We have many attractive
localities and are glad to have them thus
exploited.
A coach load Of members Of the local M
P. Church plcnicked at Eriel, one of the
charges Of Rev. John Watson, on Thursday.
It was extremely warm and they drove six
miles out Of their way, but all had a Jolly
time nevertheless.
Despite all the previous picnics held dur
inc the season neanIa hravc1 fho Laa& -,
Wednesday last and multitude gathered
at the annual picnic Of the Gloucester Co.
Sunday schools at Alcyon Park.
Miss. Laura Daugherty will not return as
teacher Of the primary department of our
public school, as she has accepted a position
at Gloucester. Miss Daugherty did good
work during the past year and her MANY
friends regret her departure
The Board Of Education has had quite
number OF the trees in the school yard taken
out and part Of the yard graded, making
adecided Improvement.
Mr.. Duncan, Of Webb avenue put bis bio
automobile il Jacob Kuhn s wagon shed on
Saturday evening, and in few minutes sew
eral boys discovered fire under it. Milton
Jewett and Harrison Brace pushed the auto
ont and had all signs Of fire out ia iiffy.
Had the gasoline tank exploded matters
would have been serious.
Rev. +. +. Jswett is on two weeks va
cation and will take in one or two sea-shore
points, then 60 from New York to Boston
by water and will hunt up relatives il |
Massachusetts,, the boyhood home Of bis
father