Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-08-15
PlTMAN GROVE.

HOWARD LefeVre new residence on WOOD
land avenue is enclosed.
Charles McDonald's new residence on
Woodland avenue is nearing completion.
Mrs. ?. S. Scott is entertaining her sister
from Dividing creek.
DR.. William Apologize and family Of
Brooklyn, are visiting his mother, Mrs.
Louisa Applegate.
The sidewalk along Lorenzo Sayre's
North Broadway property has been filled in
by the turnpike company.
The John F.. Hanlon Company have fin
ished laying concrete pavements on Pitman
avenue, also on the Broadway side Of the
station park.
The Tall Cedars spent a jolly Saturday
afternoon at Alcyon Park and held lively
initiation in K. G. E. Hall IN the evening
Il Thursday furnished a record breaking
Crowd at Alcyon Park. Beside the many
loads of machinery hauled there from near
by points, thirteen carloads were received
at the station CD
One or more of the trains which left
Glassboro with Bridgetons fine people
bound to the farmers carnival had to stop
between Glassboro and here to give the
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Mr.. and Mrs -Sparks, of Woodbury.,
were in town Tuesday. Mrs. Sparks has
bought two desirable lots at Glen Lake and
expects to build this winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Hates took an auto
"trip to Cape May on Saturday and returned
Oh Tuesday.
Mrs. Harry Jewett and two children of
Philadelphia, have been spending a few
days with Rev. F. L. Jewett and family.
A big waving American flag with the in
soription Hurrah for Georgia has expressed
the sentiments of Charles Reed of Holly
avenue, over the signal victory for prohibi-
tion in Georgia.
The bank has had several thousand cop
les printed Of the last statements and many
of them were distributed at the Granger's
picnic.
w. Z. B Roberts and son had big auto
mobile ornamented with yellow streamers
carrying people to and from their grounds
Thursday and Friday
The John F. Hanlon Company have taken
the contract to grade and cement the side
walks on two new avenues for the Suburban
Company.
S. P.Clark had quite large space for ex-
hibition at the Changers carnival Among
the exhibits was large one of the Mahood
stoves which Mr.. Clark sells, also demon
stration of Hecker's flour and buckwheat.
Three private detectives were at the stat
ion Thursday on the lookout for crooks and
two or three were apprehended. Carr Bros
had eight on duty at the park.
Burdsall Sickler, Of Williamstown, has
purchased of E. c. Champion, the property
on Oak Crest avenue now occupied by Char
les Macdonald
Mrs. Harriet Jessup died on Sunday
afternoon after lingering illness. Mrs
Jessup's estimable character won her many
friends. Funeral services were held at the
residence yesterday "wednesday morning
and Interment was made at Eglington.
Mayor MCGOWAN is supt of the NJ. E
Sunday school and he disappeared for a
while during the services Sunday afternoon
but il was his birthday aud he was in the
primary room dropping his pennies, together
with little tot, into the birthday box
while the children sang Here the Pennies
Dropping"
Harry Atkinson and ]. Levers Wilson
had exhibits OF cement blocks at the far
mers' picnic.
The camp meeting workers usually hurry
away to other fields as the close Of the
camp here. but the change in time has Civ
en- some Of them week which they have
spent here. Rev. and Mrs. Jos. Smith
were with friends until Saturday, and Mrs
Lizzie Smith has spent the entire week
with friends. Mr.. Walls, Of Seattle, WASH,
who comes east every year to attend this
oEh ole 1o1- Lo,o
through the week.
Pitman lovers OF music have had two
especially fine treats this year, the first given
by Kowalski at the hotel, the other at the
Auditorium on Friday evening last Prof.
j. Lincoln Hall, OF Philadelphia and Pit
man, is composer of no mean ability. bus
his masterpiece is the sacred cantatta oil
oratorio, "The Shepherd King, which was
rendered by the Summit Park choir Of on
hundred and twenty-five voices assisted by
the Sparta Glee Club, Of Philadelphia. The
soloists and choir were repeatedly enchored.
the stormy evening several
hundred were present,
Miss hotter, of Philadelphia, has been
spending few days with her relatives,
Samuel hotter and family. On Monday
afternoon she with several others went to
Alcyon Lake bathing. She is an excellent
swimmer in salt water, but the cold springs
bubbling up in Alcyon Lake make bath
ing there harder than in salt water, and in
some way she lost her confidence and came
near drowning. small boy went to her
rescue and she caught at him carr ying him
down with her. By that time tw 0 gentle
men got to them and rescued both, but
Miss hotter was in collapsed condition.
Last week, particularly Thursday, was
marked by accidents In collision be-
tween coach and buggy of jeremiah
Paulin, CT Blackwood, Thursday morning,
at the mill at Alcyon lake, Mr.. Paulin was
thrown and his side quite badly hurt but
no bones were broken. Charles Riley's
horse became nervous over the confusion Of
trains and ran away on Pitman avenue
scattering milk BOTTLES in every direction.
Mr.. Riley tried to jump in the wagon and
was rolled oyer in the road until he looked
like an animated dust heap The horse
strucE one az axnrassman Webh's horses