Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-11-28
PlTMAN GROVE.


Clark
E. Linwood Clark is busy these days
with his wood saving machine.
Henry Ledden has suffered excruciating
agony from gathered hand.
The first carload Of oil for the electric
lighs company arrived on Saturday.
Il The skating rink at Alcyon Park con-
#tinues to be we'll patronized. On
! The handsome stone wall around Mayor
McCowan's lawn is about finished.
! A big foundation is up for the Mowbray
residence on Cedar avenue.
Pitman Fire Company, No. 1, held q
carnival at Alcyon Park rink last Wednes-
day evening.
| Rev. F. L. Jewett preached at Stratford
Thursday evening.
The cellar is dug for Rev. Joseph CARR
sons new residence on Oak avenue.
Handle Bros are getting in big supply
of lumber, and are also getting busy.
Charles Kemmerer is raising his cottage
to conform to the new street grade.
w. D. Carter has the foundation up for
a new dwelling on Summit avenue.
Mrs. Martha Lord has been spending
of Jessup's Mills near Lincoln.
Gibbons LLOYD has the foundation up for
his new dwelling on South Broadway, and
has commenced work on the framework.
Some of our residents are feeling the
blight Of the stringent money market, some
in lessened business opportunities and a
few by being thrown out Of work.
Although seyenty-eight years of age, Rev.
Arthur Downer occasionally walks from
here to Downer and back, distance of ten
miles.
The children of Editor Peterson, of the
Reuiesc, are all down with measles, and two
of the Young men have been very ill. The
disease is epidemic here.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Rolon, Mr.. and Mrs..
Isaac Tillyer, and cadet Harry Rulon, at
tended the opening of the new drill hall OF
the Wenonah Military Academy on Friday
evening,
Mrs. Elizabeth Carton and Mrs. E. c.
Champion attended the convention of the
w. II. M. S., of the New Jersey Confer
ence at Camden last week.
A part Of the frame work OF the new
a hotel is raised. Several more carloads Of
i lumber arrived this week. 1t is said thirty
carloads in all will be required for its con-
struction.
Rev. and Mrs. Joshua Tushingham moved
their goods from here yesterday, Wednes-
day. They will spend several weeks with
their children, and will later probably To-
cate at Collingswood.
Superintendent Hubbard is rushing the
work on the new surface sewage system IN
order to forestall freezing weather. The
work is already largely done in the grove.
The pipes are so large that it takes fifteen
cars to transports them here.
John D. Clark has gone back to farmer
times, and gets his tactical fluid from his
own COW. His new possession was the
property of his deceased father-in-law, Geo.
Lashley, and she walked sixteen miles to his
new home on Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rulon and Eugene
Doughty were over-Sunday guests OF Mr..
and Mrs. Oscar Souder, of Williamstown, at
their cunning reservation. Piney Hollow,
four miles from Mlnatola.
The young men of St. Bridget's Church,
Glassboro, held their fifth annual ball at
: Alcyon Park rink Friday evening. The
dance has formerly been held in the rink at
GIassboro, but it's destruction by fire neces-
STATED their seeking another location.
Rev. a. E. Ballard has issued his annual
report. He is sanguine of the future OF
Pitman Grove. He says new $4,000
gallon water tank will take the place of the
. present one which is becoming unsafe.
When this work is done the grove will have
splendid water equipment.
Miss Edna Green, Of this place, and Mr..
, Ernest Reed, Of Glassboro, were married in
their new home at Glassboro on Thursday,
the ceremony being selemnized by Rev.
!, Mr. Craig, assisted by Rev. Mr.. Dubell.
: The young couple haye many friends here
who wish them a long and happy married
) life.
c A very pleasant surprise was given Mrs.
Charles Edwards Friday evening last at her
home on North Broadway, when her chill
dren and a number Of friends from Wood
: bury and Philadelphia visited her on the
fifty sixth anniversary of her birth. Dinner
was served at 80 and enjoyed by all. The
hostess received many congratulations and
: wishes for many happy returns OF the day.
Those present beside Mr.. and Mrs. Edwards
and daughter Eva, were: Mr.. and Mrs. j.
] M. Edwards and children, of Woodstown
! Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Redfeld and children,
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Heaton and son, Miss
Gertrude Budd, Mrs. L. v. Garron, Mrs.
t A. M. Redfield, Mrs. Levi Heaton and Mrs.
Q Luther Jones, of Woodbury. Miss Laura
Lawrence, of Tioga; Mr. and Mrs Joseph
| Dawson and Mr.. John Schloer, of Pitman.
. Mrs. Edwards received number of gifts,
beside forty birthday cards.
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