Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-11-14
PITMAN.

Practically every man who owned a
gun went after cotton-tails Monday
and some of our local sportsmen met
with good success.
Miss Bessie Lefevre is assisting her
brother Arthur in the office of the Pit
man, Clayton and Glassboro Gas
Company.
Volunteer Fire Co., No. 2, the small
est of the three fire companies here,
received the gift of hose cart from
one of the Gloucester City companies
aud it was placed in it's new quarters
Tuesday evening.
Hotel Pitman is fast gaining in pop
Rularity under Manager divers diree-
tion. The menu of last Sundays din
ner, we feel safe in saying, was not
equaled in any hotel between Philadel-
phia and Atlantic City. 60
The County Board of Assessors met
here Tuesday and a number of COM
plants were brought before them.
J. D. Kelly and family left Pitman
for their winter home on Wednesday
of last week.
James MacFarlane, of Monroeville,
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Jo-
seph Dawson.
A delightful social was held in the
temple of the M E. Church Monday
evening under the auspices of the gen
eral social committee of the church.
s Two carloads of lumber have been
sunloaded for the new hotel Brent
WOOD on the Roberts tract This
looks as though another fine hotel is
assured us. Ell
Jonathan Garrison is critically i'll
the result Of the fall he sustained
few weeks ago. Indications pointed
for a time to his recovery but it is
not now looked for. His son, Rev.
Harry Garrison, of the N J. Confer
ence has been here for several days
Frank Harry's health is so poor that
he and Mrs. Harry will spend the next
few weeks with relatives, and if he is
then able to work will move to Aura
and clerk for Mr.. Gardiner of that
place as his work will be easier there
A meeting of Sunday School work
ers of Mantua Township was called
in the M. q. Church, Tuesday evening,
but other schools throughout the town
ship Except Sewell Baptist were not
represented and no organization was
effected. County corresponding secre-
tary and Treasurer Brown, of Wood
bury, and S. w. Downer, a member of
the State executive committee, were
present and made addresses of prac-
teal value.
Linwood Clark has a new wood
saving machine and an assistant, Rich
ard Barry, while kicking away some
sawdust on Friday. came in contact
with the saw and cut hole as big as
saucer out of his overalls and trou-
sers, and his leg was cut so badly. that
DIR. Slaughter used six stitches on the
wound
Engineer Carter has commenced the
Survey of Holly avenue. From Broad
way to the turn near Clayton East
lacks residence the road will be TWEEN
LYNNE and half feet wide in order
to trespass as little as possible upon
the numerous properties in that sec
ton, but from the turn to Alcyon Park
1T will be thirty-two feet wide as no
injury will be done to properties there,
as they are placed well back,from the
sidewalks. ~
The electric lights have either been
out entirely or in an intermittent state
for several evenings This is owing
to the fact that the old machinery is in
bad state and the new has been in
the trial stage. The new oil burning
machinery cost $4,000 and we are as
sured excellent service when 1t is In
perfect running order. The company
expect to build brick structure over
the entire plant.