Gloucester County Democrat., 1907-10-17
PITMAN GROVE.

0f(A pl4 &C Al4Attt Eu new UQbhS a1fC
been added to the Ne. e. Sunday school
library
| E. G, Champion has the cellar dug for a
dwelling adjoining his residence on Broad
way.
| Louis Hates and family spent part of
last week with their daughter in New
York.
| Over hundred summer residents spent
Saturday and Sunday in the GROVE.
Mrs. Fl. G. Dearborn is spending few
days with relatives at York Pa.
s Master Warren Nicholson fell out Of a
tree on Saturday and broke bone in one
| forearm.
The stork brought little stranger to the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hitchner on
Friday night.
A jolly house party OF thirty made their
headquarters at the Brosino cottage over
/ Sunday.
E. Frank Paullin has completely remod-
4 eled his Pitman avenue residence. Mr..
Paullin has one of the most desirable prop
critics in the town.
At the Jessup sale on Wednesday the
property was bid in by Mrs. Viola Adams
for So, 900.
/ Handle Bros. are stocking their lumber
| yard and will commence business Nov. lst.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Hurff will remain
here during the winter. He has purchased
building site on the Kindie tract.
Daniel Purnell has commenced the erec-
tion of dwelling on Grandyiew ave-, next
A. P. Strings residence.
William Madara, Of Redwood, will in
the near future become resident OF Pit
man. He has purchased a lot on Holly ave.
c. G. Justice has leyeled the lot corner
Pitman and Railroad avenues, thus remoy-
| ing an eyesore which has been there for
about three years.
Ned Smith has purchased building lot
on Summit Avenue Of Miss Anna Williams
and expects to build soon.
! r, s. Richman moved into his new resi-
dence yesterday, and John Cowan will oc-
cupy the house vacated by him.
Mrs Charles Naylor who has summered
here practically eyer since the institution
Of the place was buried from her home in
Philadelphia on Friday afternoon.
Volunteer fire company No. 2 is holding
a carnival in the rink at Alcyon Park this
evening. The prizes have been on exhibi-
tion in Focer & Sons store.
More than one hundred guests took din
ner at Hotel Pitman on Sunday. Special
rates are being made for the winter and a
number Of families are booked for months
ahead.
The Ladies Auxiliary Of Pitman fire
company No / now numbers one hundred
and nine. The ladies are leaving no stone
unturned to make their oyster supper and
bazaar next Saturday evening success.
The following ladies spent delightful
afternoon with Mrs. A. P. String on Thurs
day: Mrs. Frank B. Ridgway, Mrs. Mill
ard Parker, of Mullica Hill; Mrs. Parker
Steward, Mrs William Gooden, of Jeffer-
son; Mrs. William Carter, Woodbury.; Mrs.
Jos. Carter, Miekleton; Mrs. Israc Bowers,
and Miss Mabel Bowers, of Pitman
The horse Miss Eta Comey was driving
one day last week became frightened at an
auto and ran up on a sidewalk throwing
Miss Comey and her companion, Miss Giles,
ont. The animal broke loose but was cap
tured before it had run far Neither girl
was injured.
The many friends of Rev. F. L. Jewett
are sorry TO hear that he will probably sever
his connection with the local church at the
close OF the conference year. Mr.. Jewett
is not believer in very long pastorates.
John BroadwaSer's fine dwelling on Pit
man avenue is completed. Mr.. Broadwater
| has the gift of making the interior of a
dwelling housewives paradise, and he has
been at his best in fitting up this one.
J. M. MCGOWAN is having terrace wall
constructed that is one Of the finest pieces
of stone work to be found anywhere. The
Hanlon company under the supervision OF
Mr.. Hubbard is constructing it. When
completed Mr.. Hubbard will photograph it
| for exhibition in his Phila. Office
A party living on Snyder ave. undertook
to turn of the gas Sunday evening about
ten o'clock and turned it on full instead.
He then used hatchet on it with results
to be expected. His wife is excitable and
her blood cries of fire could be
heard for several squares. Someone caught
her spirit and rang alarm after alarm and
the whole town was soon on the spot. The
iremen responded promptly and someone
turned the gas off at the main making an
end tothe affair.
ne Iailroau company mas at last moved
the fence out a distance from the residences
along the railroad south Of the Broadway
crossing Ever since the fence was put there
these people have been unable to get We
hicle OF any kind TO their doors. The rail-
road claims overlapped the ground decided
| by the Association, but they bave given up
the disputed strip The Association is
lowering it and making roadway and
walk along their ground which connects
with the Glen Lade tract.
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