Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-05-17
PITMAN GROVE.


Methodist Church on Sunday.
John Allen spent Sunday with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs George Allen
Charles Riley has a fine new milk wagon
Harmon Dilks' new building is sheathed
and rooted.
William Collins has been quite i'll again.
Joseph jackson and family are again at
Alcyon Park.
Mrs. Dawson, Of Clarksboro, is now here
for the season.
Or. Messick's family, Of Camden. are
here for the season
Mr. and Mrs. Winfield Strang. Of Glass
boro, spent Sunday with Mrs. Elmer SaYre.
Rev. W. 4. Peterson is filing she pulpit
Of the Hurffville Church during Pastor
Halls illness.
Mrs. Westfall, OF Philadelphia, sister OF
Mrs. Harriet virgins, is here for the sum-
mer, having rented cottage in the grove.
Mrs. Louis Hates entertained the sum-
mer sewing class on Thursday last
The warm weather Of Saturday and Sum
day brought goodly number Of visitors to
the town.
Frank Stewart and Louis Kruger have
made big Improvements to their cottages.
Chester Paneoast is terraoing his grounds
and has made cement walks and pavement.
A. c. Short has moved into his tempor-
AIRY home on Woolynne avenue, and will
build himself a residence this summer.
All the amusements will be open at
Alcyon Park on Saturday evening, and ice
o,aI <tn, lad
of the Methodist Church.
In a letter received from Robert Murphy,
Jr., now of Lindsay California, were. two
mosquitoes which Mr. Murphy sent as sam
Piles of the creatures that are causing them
considerable annoyance out there.
A number of our young people assisted
by some outside talent will give a drama
here about June first, for the benefit Of the
San Francisco suffers.
Rev. F. L. Jewett is the delegate from
his Philadelphia Lodge of Odd Fellows, to
the State Convention is session at Pittsburg
this week. He left on Monday morning
expecting to leave Pittsburg on Wednes-
day evening in order to be here in time to
take charge Of Mr.. Ell. P. Young's funeral.
The May meetings held in the Methodist
Church last week were we'll attended, and
the sermons were excellent. DR.. Heisler
was present on Wednesday evening and
preached with the Yigor and mentality shat
must have characterized his younger days.
Rev. NJ. D. Lake preached on Thursday
evening, and Rev. William Grum on FRI
day evening.
AS the regular meeting Of Council on
Monday evening, an ordinance was passed
for the purpose of regulating certain Sun
day nuisances, in addition to th0se mem
toned in previous ordinance. A large
number Of young colorod men are attracted
here on Sunday evenings by the charms OF
the many colored servant girls in the grove
and they are in the habit Of congregating
about the station and other places, and
making themselves Objectionable by their
noisy conversation and manner. A gasoline
engine was used on Sunday last in the
manufacture of ice cream in the basement
of the Pitman House during divine service
in the church Immediately opposite, and
the ordinance fits that case nicely also.
After several years Of conflict with the
grim monster, death, Mr.. Fl. P Young
passed away on Sunday shortly before rom.
We think Mr.. Young was more fully iden-
titled with Pitman Grove and its growth
than any other man. He came here as
superintendent twenty mine years ago when
few small cottages and canYas tents COM
prised the grove, and hardly dwelling had
been built outside; the present borough
being largely woodland. He served as
superintendent for twenty one consecutive
years. Mr.. Young was man of strong
Christian principles, having been converted
when eighteen years of age. He had been
class-leader for years before coming to
Pitman, and when six formed themselves
into class. In 1878 he was chosen leader
and kept the position until his death, and
the members Of his class were called to the
regular service on Tuesday evening BY the
tolling Of the church bell He was one of
the organizers Of the Methodist Church
here in 1885, and he and Mrs. Young pre-
scented the foundation for the present church
ediice in 1895. Mr.. Young was in his
eighty second year. He leaves a widow and
two adopted daughters. Funeral services
were held in the church this Thursday
morning, and interment made at Bethel
church yard, Hurffyille.