Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-10-15
PiTMAN.


Conductor Al. Sparks new house is
raised.
Mrs. Geo. owen is visiting Gilbert
Kirkbride and family, of Sewell.
]. j. Havecker is entertaining two
friends from California
Miss Rilla Lord has been visiting
Rev. F. L. Jewett and family, of Pal
myra
Harry French entertained his faith
er-in-law, Mr.. Macmillan, over Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Campbell spent
Sunday and Monday at Pleasantyilie
and Atlantic City
Mrs. Sarah Dolbow has been visit
ing friends in Pleasantville.
Aged Mr.. Robinson, father of Isaac
Robinson, has been admitted to the
Odd Fellows Home at Trenton.
Quite a number went to Atlantic
City on Monday to witness the splen-
did carnival.
Miss Bessie Lefevre spent Tuesday
with her friend, Miss Irene Riley, of
Philadelphia
Miss Mary Simmerman is the guest
of her brother, Dr. George Simmer
man, of Glenside, Pa
Fisler and Gardiner have discontin-
usd their express business until
spring. Mr. Fisler is working for G.
w Kersey.
A good view was had of the fire
works at Philadelphia Thursday night
from the roof of Hotel Pitman
Our public school was closed on Fri
day in order to give teachers and pu.
pills an opportunity to witness the
splendid historical parade.
Mr. and Mrs. Benz. Sparks will
move into their new residence at Glen
Lake within few days.
The Republican Club have erected
a fine transparency in front of their
headquarters in f. G. &. Hall.
A goodly number OF the boys went
up on the early trains Saturday morn
ing to witness the automobile races.
The school board will ask for an
appropriation for the salary of an as
sistant, as some of the rooms are so
crowded one is necessary.
Hotel Pitman Is winning a name for
fine service and the best of cooking
under the new proprietor, HaES Ru-
lon
DR. Geo. Simmerman and wife, Dr..
Huber and wife, of Philadelphia, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Duke, of Boston, Mass !,
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Rulon on Sunday.
Miss Lillian Champion has moved
her cottage next Focer and Sons store
to a site on Laurel avenue, and viii
build very nice residence on the
Broadway location
Frank L. Waters has gone to Bos-
ton for three or four weeks to audit
the books of a large firm, Mr. Wat
ers is an excellent bookkeeper aud is
an unusually fine penman
Daniel Garter, father of Fletcher
and Edward Carter, of this place, aud
for years a resident of the town, was
found dead in bed at the home of a
relative in Delaware. His remains
were laid to rest at Willow Grove,
Del, on Thursday
The bids are in for the new school
house, but so far as we know the con-
tract is not yet given. The lowest bid
der is Camden contractor, Mr.
Baehman, and is $1S.27O for brick,
$17,S70 for stone, and SIT, ,495 for stone
without extra floors. 30
The many Pitman and Gloucester
County friends of Prof William Mac
Farland, of Bordentown, regret to hear
of his death on Friday last. About
month ago the professor left his sum-
mer home in the Grove in the best of
health and spirits.
Our congratulations to Mr.. Warren
Focer and bride, nee Miss Mabel Bran
des. The ceremony took place at the
Episcopal rectory, Glassboro, on Tues.
day evening of last week Rev
Charles Bratton Dubell officiating.
Miss Alice Brandes, sister of the
bride, was maid of honor, and Mr..
John V. Spruance, of Bala, Pa, best
man. Mr.. and Mrs w F. Brandes
and Mr.. and Mrs. P. H. Focer, parents
of the bride and groom, respectively,
were present. Mr. and Mrs. Focer
are spending their honeymoon at diff
ferent Canadian points.
A new literary club, the Round Ia
BILE, was instituted Thursday evening
at the home of Miss Katharine Stoltz.
Rev. E. A. Robinson was made tenn
porary chairman The following off
GERS We're elected: President, Mrs. Al
bert Buys; yice-president, Miss Kath-
arine Stoltz; secretary, Oryille Buys;
treasurer, Frank B. Kelly. The club
will meet on Tuesday evenings at the
homes of the different members. Mrs.
Buys entertained them Tuesday even
ing. The first two meetings will be
devoted to study of the Merchant
of Venice.
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