Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-12-13
PiTMAN GROVE.

Carr Bros. are having the toboggan slide
painted.
Miss Ella Greenwood was an over-Sun-
day guest Of Camden friends.
The Gates residence on Holly avenue has
been freshly painted
The second Of DR.. Carr's new houses on
Holly avenue is raised and enclosed
A bank meeting was held Tuesday even
ing, oashier-elect Crosse being present.
Rev Mr. Tushingam has moved into one
side of R. S. Ridman's North Broadway
property
The gas company have put up street.
| light corner Pitman avenue and Broadway
as a sample
Ground was staked out on Tuesday for
Miss E. E. Rulon's new double house on
Mount Vernon avenue.
Clarence Chew has returned from Florida
where he has been working for about three
years, and was visiting his sister here last
week.
There have been number of cases of ton
silitis lately, and four cases of diphtheria,
although the latter is said to be very light.
Miss Mary Wood and mother have moved
| from Terrell to the former Adams property
on Holly avenue, which they lately pnr,
chased of Dr. FL. H. Carr.
E.A. Griffith spent the fore part Of the
week with his uncle, Rev. Joseph Griffith,
Of Montourville, Peuna.
| Leona Lloyd is said to have diphtheria,
and this has caused the closing OF MISS
Harris room for the remainder of the week.
| Miss CIiver's room was closed the latter
| part of the week on account OF case IN her
room
h The fire patrol propose to have mid
winter gathering at the fire house at Sum
limit Park on the first Saturday afternoon
fand evening in January. A sour-krout
fsupper will be afeatureH
That the silent forces OF nature are much
more potent than any work OF man was
demonstrated on Monday morning when
the Pennsylvania railroad found its new
electric cars were almost unable to move
on account Of the thin layer OF sleet which
covered the third rail. Early commuters
were more than an hour late in reaching
Philadelphia Wonder what they will do
in heavy snow?
Mrs. William Krug and her mother,
Mrs. Bozarth, barely escaped death at the
Pitman avenue crossing a little after six
O'Clock on Saturday evening The watch
man has lately been off duty after six
o'clock, and they did not know it. They
waited for one train to pass and then start
ed to cross. almost stepping in front OF a
train coming in the opposite direction.
Mrs. Krug saw it and pulled her mother
hack. lust missing the car. Their pet dog
was killed. The company has been or will
he asked to continue the watchman until
later in the evening
Mr.. Milton Packer died of Bright's dis
ease at the home of his sister, Mrs E. M.
Gardner. our famous painter Of cats, on
Tuesday morning. Mr.. Packer came from
Buffalo, New York, to the home Of his
sister about two years ago in a very serious
condition. Under the tenderest care be
rallied and seemed to improve until lately,
when be began to fail rapidly.
The troubles of the family of W. D..
Carter scenes to be almost endless. his
son and daughter-in-law were victims OF
the Atlantic City Thorougfare disaster, and
his only remaining son, Alfred, IS thought
to be lying at the point Of death IN Hahne-
mann Hospital. He has been assisting his
father in big building operation at
Swarthmore, and on Monday morning upon
arising, his roommate, Clarence Chew,
found him practically unconscious de
revived later and wanted to go to work, but
his father sent him TO his home IN Camden
under the care of messenger boy. Upon
arriving at Broad street he fell, striking
the pavement, and badly fractured his
skull. He was hurried to Hahnemann
| Hospital. The boy did not haye their
Camden address and did not succeed in
| finding them until p. m Mr.. Carter had
arrived home and the family we're almost
! frantic with apprehension, by the time the
boy arrived, and confirmed their worst
fears. Alfred was one of our school boys,
all his younger years being passed here.
His father and sisters have the sympathy
! of a wide circle or friends