Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-05-16
PITMAN GROVE.

The Grand Army men will attend SER
vices in the NJ. E. Church Sunday morn
ing.
J. C. Rulon has been quite i'll with
peritonitis, but is somewhat better.
Mrs. Jacob Ridgeway and daughter, Of
Mullica Hill were in town Tuesday.
Mr.. Morris, of Hazel avenue, has moved
into Mrs. John Birch's new dwelling.
Mrs. Walton has opened the Gorge House
and her patrons will receive excellent
service.
The lawns Of the Hewitt and Golf resi-
dences on Pitman avenue are being
prettily graded.
The skating rink at Alcyon Park is
prettily enclosed.
Rev. and Mrs. F. L. Jewett spent Satur-
day and Sunday with Hammonton friends.
I An effort is being made to get the rail-
road company to place station in the
northern part of the town.
Rev. Mr.. Golf, Of Hurffyille, preached to
the NJ. E.. congregation Sunday evening.
James Kelly's residence is under the
painters brush. David virgins has the
contract.
DR.. and Mrs. E. E. DeGrofft, Of Woods
town, were guests Of Joseph Sharp and
family on Tuesday.
A number of local veterans and American
Mechanics attended divine service at Hurff
vile Sunday morning.
Howard Lefeyre and Howard Keehler,
both contemplate building on the Pancoast
tract this summer.
Rev. Joseph Simpson, Of Monroeyille,
preached in the M. E. Church. Sunday
morning He was the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs Hustled of Oak avenue.
George Tolbert, Of Philadelphia, has
again invested in Pitman real estate, this
purchase being four South Broadway lots
Of the Suburban Company.
Rev. Carpenter, the edoriferous Hamil-
ton, Delaware, preacher, was in town Mon
day under the name Of Simmerman trying
to sell bibles.
From no meeting OF council has mem
Der been absent until Monday evening
when councilman Rulon could not attend
on account of illness.
Mrs. Ada Sibly, Of Woodstown, has con-
valesced sufficiently to come to the home Of
her parents and is already greatly benefited
by Pitman ozone.
David Pancoast, formerly of this place,
has given up his insurance business in
Camden in order to look after his sons
real estate interests here.
Not so much opposition to the ordinance
providing for improved streets was present.
ed before council Monday evening as was
expected. The ordinance passed third
reading and good streets will come in the
near future.
Invitations are out for the opening Of the
new Hotel Pitman Saturday afternoon and
evening next Mr.. Golf has spared no
money on gradings and walks, and the
hotel is one Of the prettiest structures in
South Jersey, Mr.. Henry T. fuller, for
merly Of the Ebensburg Inn, Ebensburg,
Pa, is manager. The opening is expected
to prove quite social affair.
The protest Of citizens against the sale Of
the small park at the station for CONNER
cial purposes has resulted in statement
from the Association that it will not be sold
for some time. One is amazed to think that
the Association would ever contemplate
having the thousands Of cottagers and
visitors who come here and step off the
trains and, instead Of pretty grove to
greet their eyes, be confronted by the out
buildings and litter usually seen in the rear
Of stores and too often of dwellings.
Joshua L. Eastlack, former Gloucester
County boy now residing at Lindsay, CAL,
has written home as follows: ] don't sup
pose yon know that we have heavy sand
storms out here and the wind blows dust
and dirt all through the houses. The
best bulls houses are not tight enough to
keep it out. We had bad one on Friday,
May 8. II commenced in the afternoon
about three O'Clock and lasted until twelve
at night, and what do you think we found
had happened aftel we got the sand ont Of
our eyes /? It brought us a fine baby boy
and that ia all the damage the storm did
here. Wife and son are fine.