Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-07-23
PlTMAN GROVE.

S. p Clark has purchased two lots at
Glen Lake.
Benjamin James was in Gettysburg Sat.
urday and Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs. S. A. Robinson spent
Thursday at Willow Grove.
The annual reunion of the DeMaris family
was held here on Thursday.
Rev. and Mrs. F. L. Jewett, Of Palmyra,
were guests of Pitman relatives and friends
last week
The boys brigade of the OliYet M. E.
Church, Philadelphia, are camping at Al
cyon Park.
w. Fl. Decks, manager of the New York
Medical Journal, is summering on South
west avenue.
Mrs. Dolbow has had her cottage raised
as step to further Improvements.
Joseph Ware has bought Ralph Porch's
Ice cream business, and moved into the
property on Tuesday.
DIR. Carr is getting his grounds ready fol-
the starting Of his handsome stone dwelling.
w, A. Lacy has the contract.
Rev. J. G. Wilson, D. D., OF Philadel.
phia, and Mrs. Wilson, were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Warner last week.
0. W. Downs, Alton Capie and Sherman
Stiles went fishing at Anglesea last Wednes,
day and brought home lots Of fish.
Several young ladies gave lawn fete on
]. d. Kelly 5 spacious grounds Wednesday
evening, and cleared little over $50 fol-
the chapel of the Good Shepherd.
Robert Dawson, for years a resident OF
Glassboro, has moved into Richard Taylor's
new dwelling on Kenton avenue.
There was much excitement in town Sat
urday night over the capture of the young
man, Hemphill, for abducting little Cora
Carton, of Glassboro.
The Patrol and Volunteer, No. 2, boys,
crossed bats Friday evening with disaster TO
No. O. Their pitcher did not put in an APP
pearance, and they lost the game Is to 20.
The game of ball at AIoyon Park on Odd
Fellows day, the 29th, will be between
Glassboro and Pitman, and will be umpired
by Soc Seybold, who will doubtless draw a
big crowd.
Mrs. Fisher, mother of Mrs. P. b. Focer,
with whom she resides, is failing rapidly
both physically and mentally from the eff
feots of age, and is not expected to live
many days.
E. T. Leap, Of Glassboro; Mr.. Pyle, of
Wenonah; Harvey Snyder and Frank
Clouds. of Pitman, went on fishing trip to
Elmer Saturday morning in Mr.. Snyder's
fine auto. The fish were not DESTROYS of
being caught, SO after good dinner at Ell
mer, Mr.. Snyder gave the party spin TO
BrIdgeton aud AIillville before returning
heme
Notwithstanding the heat a number of
ushers from other towns met with the local
union in conference held in the Methodist
Church Saturday evening. After the con-
ference closed, the Pitman ng..men served
refreshments
A Ladies Auxiliary to Volunteer Fire
Company No. 2, has been formed with
sixty three members. Mrs. Theodore Reed
is president; Mrs. Thomas Fleming and
Miss Daisy Goodwin, vice presidents; Miss
Sadie Peterson, secretary, and Miss Anna
McCielland, treasurer.
A Tom Thumb wedding said to be most
delightful entertainment. will be given on
the first Monday evening following the close
of the camp meeting. The proceeds will be
used toward placing heating plant in the
parsonage. During the same week carni-
val will be held on Fourth avenue for the
benefit Of Volunteer Fire Com. No. 5.
The body OF tiny female infant was
found in the old flood gates just east of the
present food gates near Alcyon Park Tues
day by some children The location is used
as place to dump rubbish, but there is
water at the bottom, and there the little
one was found. It had been wrapped in a
child's dress and then in newspaper. 1t
was tied with string in a manner that
suggested weight had been attached, but
it had dropped off. Coroner Edwards was
called and later took the body to under
taker Seeds.
Tuesday, Epworth League day, was an
auspicious opening to the camp meeting.
The audiences were large and the speakers
all at their best. A great throng of people
assembled in the evening to hear d. CLAIR
ence Gibboney speak on Civic Righteous
ness. Unfortunately just before he was in
trodueed it rained quite hard and hundreds
who were outside were compelled to stand
under the caves of the auditorium or leave.
Mr.. Gibbony received an ovation hearty
enough to stir any mans spirit. He made
a strong plea for righteous living and vot-
ing, and he spared not the Philadelphia
'sgangn At the close of the lecture he was
given the Chautauqua salute by the vast
audience.