Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-06-13
PtrMAN GROVE.

prettlly terraeed.
Colored peoples day, June 90, at Alcyor
Park has been dubbed razor" day. ~
The gas company has opened an Office in
Harmon Dukes new building.
Arson Atkinson is teaching in Phila-
delphia business college three evenings in
the week.
Mount Vernon avenue has been put in
fine shape by the borough.
John Hates, Esq, of Camden, has rented
the Parsons residence on Holly avenue for
the season.
Lorenzo sayre, of MorganvilIe, W. Va,
has been spending a few days with his
mother.
Prof William MacFarland, Of Borden
town, opens his summer home here this
week.
The new steel boats on Alcyon lake are
being tried BY the young people. u
Editor Albright of the Constitution has
rented a cottage, corner Holly and 4th
avenues.
Miss Mamie Atkinson, Cooper hospital
nurse. spent Tuesday with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Atkinson.
Mrs. Harry Rulon entertained number
Of Vineland and Pitman friends on Thurs
day.
Mrs. Robert Murphy was in Bridgeton
Sunday and Monday the guest of relatives.
Woodlynne avenue has been accepted by
Council and placed on the borough plan
Joseph D. Carr received postal shower
on Tuesday the eighty-frst anniversary of
his birth.
Miss Sibly, teacher in the Mantua
schools last year, has been elected primary
teacher in place of Miss Estelle Oliver, re-
signed.
Harry Atkinson has erected building
and installed his new cement block mach I
inc. -
Asbury Scott limps and uses cane, the
result Of mixup Of man, horse and auto
mobile.
G. G. Justice has secured the Covington
lots on South Broadway recently purchased
by Eli Heritage.
Miss Sallie Batten, of Mullica Hill, was
guest of Mrs. Maria Apologize and Mrs.
Martha Lord. a part of last week.
Notwithstanding the cool weather quite
a number Of boarders have registered at the
Grove House for the season.
The first song service of the season was
held in Summit Park Sunday evening. The
Sunday-school was organized in the morn
ing with one hundred and thirty-eight
children present. u
Contractor Anderson is putting the
finishing touches to Miss E. E. Rulon's
double house. He has the contract for
Howard Keebler's new residence on Pitman
Highlands.
Our local hackmen haye combined against'
paying the license fees and not wheel is
turning. On Decoration Day after finding
they must pay or quit they made few
trips for the accommodation Of some of their
customers but collected no fares.
Elmer Lacy has sold his property on
South Broadway TO party whose name we
have not ascertained. Isaac Bowers sold
the lot adjoining to the same party for
$3.50.
Rev. William Grumm, Of Mantua, and
his mother were present. at the Thursday
evening service in the NJ E. Church and
the large audience greatly enjoyed their
singing.
a number from here attended the COM
mence exercises and reception at the We
nonah Military Academy Monday after
noon and evening Cadet Floyd Clark, of
this place, received honorable mention for
ranking second in competitive drill on
Monday morning. Nv
The skating rink at Alcyon Park is prov
ing very popular. The crowd Saturday
evening at the resort resembled that of
holiday. The fine train service allows
people from neighboriDg towns to enjoy
the attractions of the park. 70
The borough has advertised for bids for
laying about 81, 900 feet Of cement pave
ment and $50 lineal feet of curbing at
street intersections. Property owners
generally seem willing to have the borough
do the work for them as they will get re-
duced prices and the work is guaranteed
for year.
Undertaken Seeds and Rhodes Davidson
had quite thrilling experience in the
heavy storm OF Thursday. They were near
Franklinyille returning from the funeral
of Mrs. Hustled and took refuge in the
wagon shed of Marshall Campbell, when
the roof blew off over their heads and
boards, rails and farming implements were
scattered around them they Thoughts their
time had come. Strange to say neither
they nor their horses were injured.
Harry Pancoast has named his tract Pit
man Highlands very appropriate name.
We now haYe Pitman Highlands on the
north, Pitman Summit on the west between
the Grove and Alcyon Park, Pitman Grove
Terrace on the southeast. Glen Lake on the
south west, and the Roberts tract Of which
we haye heard no special name on the
northeast, and in the market ~
DR.. Wood, of Camden and Pitman, was
severely injured at Asbury Park on Friday
II IL - I. ekN
friend skidding into ditch. He was
thrown against telegraph pole and SO in
iured that ais physician, DR.. Fl. Fl. Carr,
marveled that he stood the trip FROM As
bury Park to Pitpan.
Pastor Jewett gave all of Sunday to the
children. The junior choir sang both
morning and evening. The decorations
were beautiful. He had arranged a novelty
in shap of series Of waterfalls on which an
electric light shone Six babies were bap-
tIzed in the morning. Special exercises by