Gloucester County Democrat., 1906-01-25
PlTMAN.

/ What remarkable weather. May In
/ January; Florida in New Jersey. 70
degrees on Monday and Tuesday One
man resurrected his straw hat Porches
once more in use Thin shirt waists
! ana no jackets common. Hats again
1 discarded Crimson ranblers putting
out new leaves. Lawns getting beauti-
/ fully green Dealers in perishabIe
goods again resort to ice. And one
\ year age twelve-inch Ice was being
/ cut on Alcyon lakel
1 Joseph Carr.returned home. on Tues
day
Rev. D. B. Harris new house is
raised and sheathed.
Road scrapers were in evidence on
! Tuesday
MRS. Sadie Hunten OF Paulsboro,
spent Sglday with Mrs. p. L. Ostran-
der
a w. Hess is on business trip
through the middle West.
Clarence Thompson has accepted a
position with the Pennsy.
George Ham has been recent suf-
ferer from vertigo, but is now recover
ed.
BENZ. Phillips has contracts for
twelve cottages and one plastered
house.
Mrs. a. w. Hess entertained the
sewing class at lunch on Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Owen, of
North Cramer Hill spent Sunday with
relatives
The Clearview, the burned Stanton
cottage on West avenue has been re
built.
Milton Percival's new cottage on
West avenue is finished and alread
rented to DR.. Wood, of Camden for
the season.
Frank Creekmore is confined to the
house with rheumatism, an unusual
thing in one SO young.
Master Percy Clark was given a
party on Wednesday evening last, and
the tots had jolly time.
Mrs. Anna Dare is here for a period,
the guest of friends. Her winter home
is in Philadelphia.
Rev. Jesse Stiles has been quite
poorly, but is now able to be out. Mrs.
Stiles suffered a severe attack of heart
trouble last week.
Frank Clouds W.T. add one or two
rooms and bay window to his house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clouds will return to
Pitman about March first.
Word has been received that Mrs.
&c. Crowley has been successfully oper-
ated on at St. Joseph Hospital and is
getting along nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Percival and
w A. Rulon, all of Philadelphia, took
dinner with ]. G. Rulon and family
on Sunday.
The M. E. Sunday school has out
grown the capacity of the temple, and
three Bible classes have been trans
ferred to the church.
Mrs. Jos. Carr, of Holly avenue, was
visitor last week at the nome Of
her sister, Mrs. Barbara Adams, at
Ocean City. Mrs. Adams is brides5
Rev. f. L. Jewett preached to the
aged on Sunday morning, and Presias
ing Elder Hewitt preached helpfuE
sermon in the evening.
Oliphant Shoemaker is very anxious
for his father to come out to Caiis
fornia and take care of his orange
grove, and Mr.. s. really seems to have
touch of western fever.
A mad dog created a scare on Sat
urday and came near biting John Al
len The dog escaped, going toward
Redwood. Two of Joseph Carr's dogs
were bitten and they were chloroform-
ed on Monday. It is said that several
others were bitten
Mrs. Mcneil and daughter gave a
turkey dinner to number of friends
on Sunday. Some had never seen the
place before and were delighted with
it.
The Ushers Union met at the par
sonage on Friday evening with the
understanding that they were to pro-
ceed to some place known only to the
committee. About nine O'Clock they
were piloted to the home Of Joseph
Lodge, where a pleasant evening was
spent.