Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-08-29
PlTMAN GROVE.

FI}MAN GdONEs
Malaga camp meeting had large num-
Der Of visitors from here on Sunday.
Fletcher Carter has ground broken for a
new dwelling on Simpson avenue
Mrs. s. P. Clark and sons Percy and Neal
are at Wildwood for sometime.
Mr.. and Mrs. BENZ. Lord, Jr., of Phila-
delphia. spent last week with his parents.
Mr.. Hobson has purchased four lots on
G. G. Justices Glen Lake tract.
We understand that number Of impor-
tant business changes will take place here
within short time.
( Ernest Zahn has purchased the farm
Ehouse and some ground on the Glen Lake
Etract.
h Proprietor Peterson has added big new
printing press and the Reufe,c came out in
l:enlarged form last week. 40
William Parent has purchased of J NJ.
MCGOWAN building site corner Woodland
and Montgomery avenues.
The John F. Hanlon Company are now
laying cement walks on Broadway between
First and Holly avenues.
Mrs Ida Pleasanton has purchased a
Kenton avenue lot on the Pancoast tract and
has broken ground for dwelling.
Beside the payements being laid by the
Association along Broadway, they are add
ing six-inch cement curb.
Mrs. J. NJ MCGOWAN has purchased lot
on the Suburban tract and proposes to dab
BILE into real estate She will build and
hold the property for sale.
William F. Hensman, OF Woodbury. has
purchased OF Harry Pancoast a lot on Wood
land avenue. He intends building in the
spring.
The SEA. fire patrol carnival on West
avenue last Thursday was big success and
and about twelve hundred dollars were
cleared.
Rev. G. r Dankworth preached to the
NJ. Z. congregation Sunday morning, and
DR.. Gilmour led pleasing service of scrip
ture and song in the the evening.
Friday evening about hundred members
of the Masonic fraternity attended the mel
on and fruit feast held at the home OF Wal
ton Chew near Hurffyille
Notwithstanding the inoIement weather
Saturday morning the Ushers Union picnic
at AlcYon Park was quite success, and
they bad more fun than falls to the usual
aggregation OF the picnickers.
For the first time since the last OF June
there are no cadets or guards encamped at
Alcyon Park. Mr. Carr is beseiged by re-
quests for next year. The Camden guards
had lively time and every man had to be
initiated, which ceremony largely consisted
of ride on rail and crawling through the
subway and climbing where the balloons
are inflated
FithianS Sum.ns and Harry Campbell
and their families took a delightful auto
tonr through part of New York, Long IS
land and the Jersey seashore resorts to At
lantic City.
David Pancoast.6nds the house he recently
built two large for his needs and has it on
the market. He has given out the contract
for smaller dwelling which will be built
this fall
Arson Atkinson and family leave
this week for Port Republic where he will
work the coming year. Mr.. and Mrs. Akin
sons many friends wish them every success
in their new field of labor.
Chris. Behllng will blow glass at Brad
ford, Pa, again this year. Mrs. Behling
and son will go out later in the season.
Sunday school day at Alcyon Park drew
a large gathering but the heavy rain in the
afternoon interfered with the pleasure Of
the day. Mr.. Carr.gaye out 4, 200 tickets to
the children Of the various schools. 70
At no time have the several land compan-
les done such thriving business as within
the last two weeks. People from far and
near seem anxious for building sites and
each company reports large sales. C. G..
Justice sold four thousand dollars worth of
lots in one day last week. -.
Miss Dorothy Lightcap OF Spring City.
Pa, is enjoying several days with Miss Anna
McClelland. Mr.. Herbert Stagg of the
South Broad Street Conservatory of music |
Philadelphia, and his brother were guests |
Of Miss McClelland a few days since.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gurk, summer residents, |
had sorrowful experience in the fatal auto
wreck near Cape May last Saturday evening
There are three brothers in tie GuFk family I
and they recently made joint purchase Of /
the fine touring car. Mr.. Gurk's brother |
and sou were killed, but Mr. Gurk escaped /
with slight injuries, Mrs. Gurk had a rib /
broken.
Mr.. Wesley Brown well known citizen /
II the County died at his home about a +
mile South of Pitman on Tuesday morning
after q protracted illness.
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