Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-09-26
PIT MAN.

interests banqueIed at Hotel Pltman
Saturday evening.
The Ushers' Union held jolly wa
termelon party at Joseph Shoemak-
er's Friday evening.
Edwin Gates has had the misfor-
tune to have hand badly broken by
being caught in machinery.
The Gloucester County Medical So
ciety banqueted at Hotel Pitman
Thursday evening.
Harmon Dilks, P. H. Focer and DIR.
H. H. Carr have had cement curbs
laid along their Broadway lines.
James Riley gave his Sunday School
class their annual watermelon party
one day last week.
Herbert Green is clerking for Jo-
seph Lodge.
Orrin w. Horner has purchased the
A. A. Fischer cottage on West ave.
nue.
Mrs. Joseph Lodge has been at Al
lentown, Pa, for several days.
Charles Rudderow, of Camden and
Pitman, has bought cottage No. 25 on
the Boulevard.
Rev. f. L. Jewett was i'll the greater
part of last week but able to fill his
pulpit on Sunday.
The Martin lawn on North Broad
way has been put in fine shape and
aids in making North Broadway one
of the prettiest parts of Pitman.
e. Frank Paullin is having an adj
dition made to his residence. corner
Pitman and Mount Vernon avenues.
The borough tax rate this year
S1.61. sixteen points above last year.
Demands for increased street and
school expenses cause the raise in
rates.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Greisinger spent
a part of last week at Fort Ethan Al
len, Vt, with his brother who is an
army surgeon located there.
Married. Boston, Mass, July 81,
1907, by Rev. j. F. Phillips, Mr.. Chas.
J. Hengen. of Norristown, Pa, to Mrs
Jennie Champion mclaughlin, of Pit
man.
AS is their annual custom Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Clouds entertained the ex-
ecutive committee of the Kadosh Com
mandery, Philadelphia, on Saturday.
Misses Daisy Goodwin and Iona
Conover and Wallace Robinson have
enrolled as students in the Camden
Commercial College.
The wife of the man who has the
popcorn stand on the boardwalk at
Alcyon Park thought to try her luck
on the skating rink and now carries
a broken arm in sling.
Two coach loads from here attended
the harvest home at Evan on Thurs
day and found the Evan ladies splen-
AL oro1xe ond Iocf
The water company is extending
mains out Holly avenue to Alcyon
Park. Mr.. Carr will have fire plug
placed near the mill for his own pro-
lection.
Pitman Summit, between the Grove
and Alcyon lake, will have city water
by May first, and will then probably
grow in proportion to other parts OF
the town.
The new manager at Hotel Pitman
served three banquets the past week
which have placed him in the forefront
of good caterers. He was formerly
manager of the restaurant at Van
iSciyers q"
A heavy wind storm struck town
Monday afternoon and scattered limbs
Of trees in every direction, and put
a part of the electric lighting service
in the Grove out of commission.
A. S. Clark has had his two dwell
lings on Simpson avenue freshly paint
ed and will also have his own resi-
dence and the store property on Broad.
way done.
c. v. Williams representing the
State Home for F'riendless Children
made a touching plea in the M. E.
Church Sunday morning. At the re-
quest of some in the congregation the
plates were passed and nearly $40
realized.
The Boys Brigade of the NJ e.
Church was regularly installed as Co.
NJ, 3rd Regt., NJ J. Division of the U.
B. B. of America on Friday evening.
Col. Richardson, of Haddonfield, was
present and a number of boys from
money in hand for new uniforms.
Alcyon Park closes with the annual
oyster supper Saturday evening. A
game of football will be played in the
afternoon between the Pitman team
and the Wilton A. A., of Philadelphia.
These teams are both good and a
spirited game is looked for
An Episcopal Church for Pitman
seems to be fully assured. The Su-
burban Company gave fine banquet
at Hotel Pitman to all from here and
Glassboro who are especially inter
ested. Attorney George Vaux, Jr.,
presented the deed for four lots to
Rev Chas Dubell who has been tire
less in the enterprise. A. w. Sands,
manager for Roberts and Son sub
scribed $500, making subscriptions to
date over $4,000.
The County w. C. T. U. held an ex-
cellent convention in the local M. E.
Church Tuesday. Rev. ]. R. Mason, OF
Collingswood, made short address in
the afternoon, and telling speech in
the evening.
A large number of citizens met in
X. G. E. Hall Saturday evening to dis
cllss the DronOse1 selling of the sta