Gloucester County Democrat., 1906-07-05
PITMAN GROVE.

Mayor MCGOWAN is i'll with rheumatism,
Fifteen hundred people attended the song
service at Summit Park on Sunday even
ing.
Mrs. Benjamin Murphy has been enter
tanning her mother and sister.
The Sunday evening services in the M.
E. Church will be but one hour in length
during July and August.
Will McClelland has position with the
Southward National Bank, Philadelphia.
L. B. Moffett, business manager Of Peirce
School of Business, is here for another
season.
The Pitman School Of Music gaYe an ex-
cellent pupils concert in K. G. E. hall on
Thursday evening.
Prof. MacFarland and family, Of Borden
town, are now here for the season.
Mrs. Edwin Gates, of Holly avenue, gave
a dinner to her sewing society on Thurs
day.
One of the pin boys "Bogey," at Alcyon
Park caught carp two feet seven inches in
length on Monday.
A large number from here went on the
Broadway M. iE. Sunday-school excursion
to Wildwood on Thursday.
A big gold lettered bulletin board has
been placed on the Broadway side ct the
Of the M. E. Church.
Mr.. John Martin, Of Aura and Miss Ger
trude Skinner, of Glassboro, were married
at the M. E. Parsonage on Wednesday even
ing last by Rev. F. L. Jewett.
The Philadelphia and Camden schools
being closed many more families have come
in during the the past few days.
Mrs. Spear, the aged and blind mother Of
Mrs. F. L. Jewett, is suffering from large
abscess.
Mr. and Mrs. Thompson Allen, Of Wood
bury and Mr.. and Mrs. Green, Of Philadel-
phia were in town Saturday in Mr.. Aliens
new autocar.
The intense heat of the past few days has
been hard on our merchants who are kept
on the jump to serve the many who are
here.
The bell on the fire house of company
No. could not be heard distinctly on ac-
count Of the surrounding trees, and a 60
foot tower has been erected. and the bell
put in place.
Harmon Dilks has rented thlee of his new
stores, one to Edward Smith, she painter,
one to barber, FL. GraYatt, and one to NJ.
H. Sprague, of Camden, a baker.
The Tall Cedars of this section of the
State, held a special session in K. G. E.
Hall Wednesday evening of last week, and
initiated about twenty-five new members.
Ice is the general topic of conversation
all over the town. Mr.. Repp can make
ten tons day, and cannot furnish for all
Mr.. Sickler will haye to pay such high
prices, if he can get itsat all, that prices tC
the small buyer must be almost prohibi-
tiye. The matter is getting to be serious
one in view of the oppressive weather, but
both Mr.. Repp and Mr.. Sickler are doing
the best they can. An ice and cold storage
plant here would be big paying enterprise
during any season, and would interfere in
no way with those Of other towns, as the
demand for manufactured ice will exceed
the supply for years to come.
The Fourth in Pitman proved to be q
great day. The parade, which covered all
the principal streets and avenues, was q
very pretty one, and the scores OF children
many Of them in the national colors, proved
an attractive feature. The parade was
headed by the fire police of the S. G. A.
patrol followed by the Citizens band OF
Glassboro. The new apparatus of the pa
troll was in line, and the boys brigade
marched we'll. Flags and bunting were
everywhere. One hundred and thirty taps
were given on the fire patrol bell at s a. m.
took place at $50, the speakers being Rey.
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