Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-04-04
PITMAN GROVE.

Our new bank is making fine showing.
We are glad to state that DR. Slaughter is
improving.
Mr. and Mrs. David virgins were Easter
guests Of Jacob Steeiman and family, OF
Clayton.
The cellar is dug for Richard Thompson's
new residence on Holly avenue.
James d. Kelly is having his residence
improved by adding spacious yeranda.
MI. and Mrs. David Fraser spent Easter
with his parents at Deerfeld.
Contractor Anderson is raising the frame
work for Miss E. e. Rulon's big double
house on Mount Vernon avenue
Assemblyman Jones and familW Of Cam
den, spent Easter in their summer home on
West avenue.
Were she weather human it could hardly
have played better first of April joke
upon us.
Mr.. and Mrs, Harry Rulon and Miss E..
E. Rulon enjoyed the delightful weather at
Atlantic City on Thursday.
Joseph Carr returned from the West Oh
Saturday morning, having been gone less
than week. His fourth carload OF horses
arrived Monday afternoon.
The former officers Of the local school
board have been reelected. H. G. Will
Jams is chairman of the committee on
teachers.
Joseph Shoemaker is having his residence
painted.
Mrs Arson Atkinson attended the funer-
al of her niece in the CITY of Brooklyn on
Friday.
The infant daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis Hess died on Wednesday Of last
week and was buried at Manahath ceme-
terry Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Lorenzo Johnson and little son re-
turned from Florida on Saturday. Mr..
Johnson's business requires him to stay
south little longer.
John j. Habeker and family opened their
summer residence on Monday Several
West avenue families also are here for the
season, the longing for Pitman ozone being
strong within them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Treat, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. G.. Rulon and Mr.. and Mrs. B. F.
Allen were among the number from here
who went to Atlantic City on Sunday.
Milton Jewett was seventeen years old on
Thursday and about dozen Of his youth
ful friends helped him to celebrate the
event in the evening.
A. P. String has made an agreement with
the Suburban company relative to his
property on Railroad avenue. 1t lies on
She line OF one Of their avenues, and is is
necessary for them to have the site in order
to open the avenue to the railroad.
A hearty reception was given the Rev.
and Mrs F. L JeWett on Friday evening.
The members OF the Thursday evening
class presented them with handsome bou-
quet, and the different church auxiliaries
gave an attractive oil painting.
Mrs. D. B. Harris is spending the Easter
season with her son, Paul Harris, Of Attain
tic City. Mr. Harris has commenced his
work on the Camden district for Presiding
Elder Moore.
John Abbott, Of California, SOD Of Mr..
and Mrs. Enoch Abbott, Of this place, was
taken ill in Cleveland last week, and while
in delirium, jumped out a window Of the
hospital to which he had been taken, and
fractured his skull, causing his death with
in few hours. He was buried from the
residence Of his father here on Friday after
noon.
A lady from here, who is dreadfully
afraid Of the elevated in Camden, and has
refused to 60 on it, had occasion to go TO
the City on Friday. and her son-in-law, a
railroad man, urged her not to think Of
danger and she would be at the ferry before
she hardly knew it. She happened to take
the train which had the shoes" snapped
off and had the pleasure ~ of waiting on
the elevated for more than an hour.
Howard Shertel, one of Pitman's best
known summer young men, died at his
fathers residence in Philadelphia on Thurs
day morning Of consumption, and was
buried Monday afternoon. He was mem
Der Of the S. G. A. fire patrol, many Of
whom attended the funeral. The floral
tributes were exceptionally fine and largely
filed two rooms.