Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-04-16
PITMAN.

Clyde Slckler is laying cement
walks around his house.
Ephraim Carter is building a pretty
cottage on Lake avenue.
J. d. Kelly will fit about Pitman this
year in a fine automobile.
Many of Rev. F. L. Jewett's friends
were glad to grasp his hand on Thurs
day.
John Broadwater has suffered great
ly from thumb mutilated by a saw
in his factory.
Jonathan James has purchased lot
on the McClelland tract and will build
during the summer.
Mrs. Bate, of. Cape May City, has
been spending a few days with her
sister, Mrs. Joseph Ware.
W. f. Brandes and family moved
from Camden ON Tuesday. They ex
pect to make Pitman their permanent
home. They are residing in r. II.
Conveys Pitman avenue property.
1t is putting the manufacturers "up
to their stumps'' to fill the demand for
cement blocks and bricks.
Omar Cole, Of Elmer, has purchased
of Handle Bros. the livery stand for
merly used by Benz. James.
Rev. e. A. Robinson went to the
Academy of Music, Friday afternoon
to hear Miss Eva Booth.
We understand Cleveland Carter will
build a new residence, corner McClel-
land and Oak avenues.
William Handle, formerly of Cam
den, residing ON Second avenue, has
purchased two Oak avenue lots of
Geo. McClelland
John Gensheimer will move to Cam
den May 1. ]. P. Stanger will occupy
his property when Mr. Gensheimer
leaves it,
Robert Kincaid comes into town
with two fingers swathed in bandages,
the result of getting them badly torn
in a potato planter.
Harmon Dilks has put fine new
soda fountain in his drug store. G.
w. Carr purchased the one Mr.. Dilks
formerly used.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Schofield are
happy over the advent Of a little
grandson in Woodstown born to Mr.,
and Mrs. John Sibley.
Joseph Carr had a good horse sale
on Thursday We heard man say
Mr.. Carr is so popular he could sell
wooden horses.
Rev. D. B. Harris has been elected
teacher of the pastors class in the
M. E. Sunday School and is very pop
ular.
Rev. E. A. Robinson is making many
friends. He preached very strong
sermon Sunday morning on the King
ship of Jesus
Contractor Pomelear has been lay
ing cement walks along the Oak Crest
avenue front of Councilman virgins
Al
George G. Tuthill, of Bala, has pur-
chased a building site on Washington
avenue on the Suburban tract and ex-
poets to build soon.
Mayor Adamson, of Paulsboro, has
his house on the Suburban tract under
cover and expects to build another
soon.
The sidewalks on Simpson avenue
are being put in order for the laying
Of cement walks.
Harry Ballenger, of Williamstown,
has rented one side Of Mrs. Staele's
double house on GrandView avenue.
Contractor E. G. Champion broke
ground on Monday for new dwelling
on Columbia avenue, which is to be
the best one he has constructed.
Miss Celia Stanger is working in S
P Clark's millinery department, and
Mrs. William Oliver is assisting at the
dry goods counter.
The minstrel show on Saturday ev-
ening proved a great success, and
cleared $40 for the fire company. It'll
will be repeated this (Thursday) even
ing.
The wall is up for Frank Lore's new
dwelling, Oak Crest and Lexington
avenues, and framing is commenced.
The contractor who is building the
new post Office is confronted with an
of blocks ready for lay
ing, and the building will be delayed
much to the annoyance of Postmaste.
Focer.
Mrs. Rufus Reed entertained the
Pitman Sewing Circle at Hotel Pitman
on Thursday. A feature was a Wash
for each guest.
Samuel Phifer, some time since,
bought four acres of ground about a
mile north of the town of Joseph Car
ter He sold it last week and made a
neat sum.
The district stewards of the Bridge
ton district Of the New Jersey M. e. Con-
ference will meet in the local church
May Z to apportion the benevolences
ETC., to the various churches. About
seventy-five men will be present.
O. B. Chew had successful open
ing of his new ice cream saloon Sat
urday evening. Each patron was pre-
sented with a carnation. We now
have two first-class ice cream saloons
on Broadway, Mr. Chew's with Cranes
ice cream, and Ralph Porch's with Nc
Farland's.
Mr.. Joseph H. Collier, associate edi-
tor of The Issue, the organ of the anti
saloon league, spoke in the M. E.
Church Sunday evening. He discussed
chiefly the status of local option in
the State of New Jersey.
Mr.. Oliver, the manager Of Hotel
Pitman, with his family returned to