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

, ton and OdKldnu avenues Eibihdh A1tsu'
lands, is coming along nicely the fonnda-
tion is made Of concrete blocks and makes
a very attractive wall.
i Four new houses are to be erected at
Pitman Highlands at once
/ The contract for the cement walks on
Woodland and Kenton ayes and on Eroad-
4 way and Montgomery ayes. Pitman High
Hands were given out on Tuesday BY the
manager, D, s. Pancoast.
/ Decoration Day and no roses in bloom.
/ Allen Conoyer is very poorly indeed.
i j. D. Kelly and family arrived on Mem
orial Day.
| W. G. Shertel, secretary of the S. g. A.
is with us again
Harleigh Clark is now bookkeeper in our
new bank.
Miss Jamie Travis is one Of the attaches
Of she post office.
Mrs John COMBS has returned home
from Kansas City.
Arson Atkinson will teach at Port Re-
public the coming year.
Eli Heritrge, of Redwood. has purchased
the CoviHgton lots on South Broadway for
$500.
A north bound steam train now stops at
Z. 80 a. m. and south bound at 5.37 P. m.
Rev. 3. B. Harris gave the memorial ad-
dress at Swedesboro on Thursday.
Miss Ella Brown, of Camden, was q Dec
Grafton Day guest Of Mrs. Llnwood
Clark.
LIB. Moffett, of Peirce school and Mrs.
| Moffett are again summering on West
avenue.
Mrs. E. A. Griffith and children spent
Sunday with her grandfather, George
Lashley, near Malaga.
Rev. F. L. Jewett attended the children's
meeting at DIR. Adamson's italian mission
on Thursday evening.
! Rev. w. L. Peterson is holding weeks
meetings at Newfield his present charge.
Reys. Harris and Jewett have preached
there this week
| An exhibit of school work was held in the
school room over Harmon Dilks' drug store
Monday evening.
The Suburban Company has built
shack for the accommodation OF nearly
hundred Italians and Hungarians who are
working on their streets. Near by help
could not be found.
| Captain Joseph Powell's family are here
for another season. They spent the greater
part Of the winter in the South, principally
at Savannah.
Miss Esteile Oliver, our primary teacher,
has resigned to accept a position IN the
Camden schools. Miss Oliver has done
good work here.
DR.. Slaughter has resumed his full prac--
kkoxrd led ,irrf
office practice and nearby calls.
The well known horseman William Mac
Farland, and Mrs. MacFarland are booked
at Hotel Pitman for the months OF July
and August.
The summer residents who came in Sat-
urday received cold reception. Some de-
| layed their coming until more seasonable
weather.
When the Red Men settled up accounts
| from their festival at Alcvon Park they
found themselves $125 to the good.
| Never did such large Decoration Day
crowd assemble at Alcyon Park as that OF
Thursday. The presence of several social
clubs was feature. The new rink was
crowded.
Through some blunder the electric lights
were mot turned on in the grove until Mon-
day night, and the cottagers were about
ready for an Indignation meeting.
| Notwithstanding the heavy storm, the
fire company No. 1, cleared about $l5o
| from their fair and festival Saturday even
! ing. The two big cakes were won by Al
| fred Lippinoott and Mr.. Matthews, sum-
mer resident.
Miss George Rovilla May Fry, of Ceilings
| wood and Pitman, and Rev. Walter Frank
| lin Atkinson, of Stratford, were married at
the home OF the brides parents on Tuesday
evening.
A Camden railroad official states that A.
S. Clark and son are the heaviest receivers
between Camden and Atlantic City. As
many as seven carloads Of freight have been
coming to them in day.
Allen Gardiner Of Atlantic City, was a
week end guest of relatives and friends. He
has purchased Of the Association the two
lots corner Simpson and Holly avenues.
The boys brigade went to Mullica Hill
on Memorial Day under the charge OF Rev.
F. L. Jewett. After they had visited the
Eve cemeteries Of that town one said, Gee,
Mr.. Jewett, Pitman is slow This town
has i've graveyards ana we can,e anoIu
one.', Moral: Live in Pitman where ceme-
teries are not needed.
The body of young man was found Iy-
ing between the third rails early Sunday
morning some distance north of the town.
He had evidently been struck by train in
she night and thrown on the rails. His
back was broken beside other severe injur-
les. He had been dreadfulIy burned by the
electric current. No clue to his identity
was found.
A little son of Mr.. and Mrs. Haegele fol-
/ lowed the boys brigade on trial march to
Alcyon Park one evening last week. The
little fellow did not return and the parents
became almost distracted upon hearing
where he had gone. Search was kept up
around the house and Mr.. HaegeIa went to
the lake with dire forebodings. He came
back about ten o'clock sadly worried.
4 Mrs Haprfla bhoupbt to search again before