Gloucester County Democrat., 1907-07-11
PlTMAN GROVE.


The Mcdonnell residence on the Pam
coast tract is enclosed.
N A big dance was held at Hotel Pitmau
|gSaturday night. re
w. s. Rink has about finished the i'm
provements to his store and dwelling.
A birthday postal shower was given Mrs.
Anna Dare on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs Watson Michael entertain
ed about 40 guests on the fourth.
Ground is broken for John Griesinger's 8
new residence on Oak avenue.
Mrs. Maria Shute, Of Mullica Hill, was
a guest Of Mr.. T. l. Dunlap and wife, last
week.
Albert Cramer entertained stag party
of about fifteen Saturday afternoon.
W. D. Carter's, of Camden. were Inde-
pendence Day guests Of Mr.. Fletcher Carter
and wife.
The most beautifully decorated structure
on the Fourth was the bell tower Of Fire
Company No. l.
Mr.. and Mrs Lorenzo Riley have been
guests of his parents, Mr. James Riley AMI
wife, for several days.
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den and Gloucester were at Alcyon Park on
the Fourth. Two parties came in electric
vans.
DR.. George Simmerman and wife, Of
Philadelphia, spent the Fourth with Mr..
Harry Rulon aud wife.
Miss Bessie Lefeyre has entered the
Children's hospital, 22nd and Walnut
streets, Philadelphia, as nurse.
Mrs. Ella Walton, proprietor of the
Grove House, had about a hundred and
seyenty-fYe guests on the Fourth.
Fire company No. held stag social at
Tenth avenue restaurant Tuesday evening
which was well patronized. This company
has charge Of the original Association ap-
paratus.
G. g. Justice has presented to the fire
patrol, a desirable lot little south OF Glen
Lake to be disposed of as the company
thinks best. It may be chanced off.
The business men are so busy that new
help is necessity, but a man in the en-
ploy of barber Cline and another in the
empty Of John Goorley haye each skipped
with little slice OF their bosses profits.
w. B. T. Roborts and Sop have large
force of Italians and teams working on their
tract.
This Is baker Haegelis' first summer here
and he has found out what it is to go with
out sleep for two consecutive days.
"Loyer's Lane,'' running from West
Eavenue to Cedar, will soon be lined with
Rcottages. Several lots are sold and Charles
kShaeffer is building summer home. L<o
John L. Wilson has the cellar dug for
his new residence which will be built of
cement blocks which Mr.. Wilson constructs
himself.
Mrs. Ida Pleasanton and daughter have
returned from an extended stay with Della
ware relatives
The stork brought little boy to the
home of Harry Pancoast, last week, and he
has been named Robert Comey Pancoast.
The funniest feature of the parade on the
Fourth was fife and drum corps, compos-
ed Of Councilman virgins as the one lone
fifer, S. G. Lefevre manipulating the sticks
on snare drum, and Jack Donnelly with
base drum.
The boys brigade Of Pastor Conell's
church, Bridgeton, visited the Philadel-
phia boys in camp at AlcYon Park on Tues
day. A ball game was played, the Bridge
ton boys winning by big margin.
A block party was given the Pitman
boys brigade on Webb avenue Monday
evening and about the time everything was
in full sway, the heavens opened and the
torrents fell, but for all that they cleared
about $40 toward their new suits.
Mrs. Anna Fries entertained on the 4th
her niece, Mrs. ]. S. Soyenson, Mr.. SoYen-
son, and daughter, of Brooklyn. Mr..
SoYenson is vice president of the Kansas
City Southern Railroad.
The boys brigade of the Olivet M. E.
Church, Philadelphia, were guests of Grove
friends oyer the Fourth. They were under
the charge of Rev Thomas Latimer. They
did good marching in the parade on the
Fourth.
Base ball had its full share Of attention
Jon the Fourth. Two games were played at
Ethe Athletic grounds. Glassboro beat
Paulsboro 8 to Lat Alcyon and the Pitman
hboys brigade made six runs to the Olivet
f boys brigade's one.
3 The united boys brigades of the first regi-
ment, Philadelphia division, about sixty
strong are are camping at Alcyon Park and
are doing full justice to the good meals
served there. They will be the chief par
ticipants in sham battle to be held at the
park this Thursday evening.
Mr.. David Fraser and wife gave an all
day lawn party to about thirty relatives on
the Fourth. Mr.. Fraser's parents were
present from Salem County, and Mrs.
Fraser's near relatives, who all reside here,
were guests. A delightful entertainments
was given by different guests in the late
afternoon, and the festivities broke up with
display Of fire works.
The Fourth in Pitman was a great day.
In the first place the weather was in charm
ing mood, and the many spectacular feat
ures passed off without flaw, and with
out an accident as was the lament
able feature of the Fourth OF 1906. The
whole town was in red, white and blue.
The parade was the prettiest ever given
here, the hundreds OF children in line being