Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-07-02
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again.
ExpressDaan Webb had the misfor-
tune to lose a good horse from collie.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Thompson
spent Friday and Saturday in Allan
tic City.
Colonel Richardson of the New Jer-
sey Regiment Boys Brigade inspected
Company M, here Monday evening.
Rev. and Mrs. D. B. Harris attend
ed the outing of the Camden Preach
ers' Union at Willow Grove on Mon
day
Mrs Viola Downer, of Turnerville,
was the guest of DR.. and Mrs. Gilmour
over Sunday.
A little daughter was born to Mr..
and Mrs. Harry v. Chew, Monday
night
The Pitman Sewing Circle were
guests of Mrs. s.. B. Goff at Hotel
Pitman, Thursday.
Mrs. Dolbow, formerly of Aura, has
moved into the Broadway cottage she
recently purchased.
Frank NJ. Dealey, who has summer
ed here for years. has been appointed
local agent by Wm. t. B. Roberts &
Son.
The bank has issued an attractive
time table. Beside being an effective
advertisement it is a great eonven-
ience.
Mrs. Emma Rihl, soprano Of the
Bethlehem Presbyterian Church, Phil
adelphia, spent last week with Mrs.
Harry Rulon.
Mrs. Wright. of Wilmington, spent
last week with her mother, Mrs. Ell
ton, and sister Miss Julia Elton.
Miss Katharine Stoltz is taking a
special course in Miss Sue Coles sum
mer school at Woodstown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Titus, of Ro-
selle Park, have been guests of Rev.
D. B. Harris and family for few
days.
Mr. and Mrs. G. Ostrander. after
spending about eight months at Hotel
Pitman, have gone to Asbury Park
for a few weeks.
Mrs. Anna Young and Miss Ella
Greenwood spent a part of last week
with Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Powell,
of Mauricetown.
A sprinkler formerly used at Wood
bury has been rented and the sprink-
ling of streets commenced on Satur-
day.
Rev. w. L. Peterson has commenc-
ed the publication of a new paper.
Church Life" which will be devoted
to New Jersey Methodism. The ini-
tial number is well gotten up.
A round robin tennis tournament
will be held at the athletic grounds
during July and August. 1t is open
to male members of the Pitman Cot
tagers' Association.
Rev. F. L. Jewett has organized an
ushers' union in the Palmyra M. E.
Church. About fifteen members of the
local union and lady friends were
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs Jewett Friday
evening. and had the pleasure of meet
ing with the Palmyra Union in their
first social
The Pitman School of Music gave a
musicale in the temple of the Nj. e.
Church Monday evening, and the pro-
eeeds are to form the nucleus of a
fund toward a piano for the primary
department of the Sunday School.
In some ways hard times are affect
ing this place. For instance. there
are more cottages for rent than ever
before and fewer people here than last
year, yet there are more private teams
than last year showing that some are
not affected by the business deDres-
sion. Liveryman Carr alone has
about twenty boarding horses.
A good natured argument is on be-
tween G. G. Justice, owner of Glen
Lake and Manager D. S. Pancoast. of
Pitman Highlands, as to which has the
higher location. AS each states his
height it is a case of nip and tuck"
differing only by inches, and the Su-
burban track follows hard after. The
fact Is these three are all beautiful
locations, and any one can secure an
ideal spot high and dry on any of
them
Mr.. John Elton, of Philadelphia.
was stricken with cerebral hemorr-
hage at Hanover, Pa, Sunday evening
and died Monday morning. His sis
ter, Miss Julia Elton, of this place,
hurried to Hanover and attended to all
details. Owing to the fact that Mr..
and Mrs. Elton lived in apartments,
his body was brought here to the
home of his mother and sister. Fun
eral services were held at Woods
town, his boyhood home, to-day
Thursday and were under the
charge of Rev. 3. A. Robinson.
The Clark family, nearly all of whom
reside in South Jersey, held a reun-
ion at the Pitman avenue home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Dare on Thurs
day. A big tent was stretched on the
lawn for the better accommodation of
the forty-five who assembled The
three whom all delighted especially
to honor, all sisters, were Mrs. Re-
becca Richmond, eighty-five years of
age, of Dividing Creek, Mrs H. Atkin-
son, eighty-three, Of Hurffyille, and
Mrs. Anna Dare, seventy-two of Pit
man. OF course a delicious repast
was served, but the speaking voiced
the sentiments of Joy and happiness
tinged with sadness which some could
but feel as they looked down the sun
set slope of life. The aged Mrs. Rich