Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-01-30
PITMAN GROVE.

David Fraser has purchased cottage on
Asbury avenue.
Miss Mary Simmerman has ground
broken for two new houses on GrandyiewE
avenue.
Mrs Hannah Beckett recently bought an.
Asbury avenue cottage.
Miss Fannie kirkpatrick is of duty at
81. G. Deardorff's Office, owing to diph-
liberia in the family.
Mrs Marcellus Lord gave pleasant
surprise party in honor OF her daughter
Rilla's sixteenth birthday on Wednesday
evening
Clarence Thompson has been transferred
by the railroad company to an important
position at Atlantic City. He moYed his
family there last week.
Mr.. Aaron Simpkins was buried at Aura
on Tuesday. He died on Friday, few
days after being stricken with paralysis.
Changes in real estate have been numer-
GUS here lately, notwithstanding it is mid
winter, and money is said 80 be scarce.
Mrs. Henry v. Chew arrived home from
California Wednesday morning of last week.
Mr.. Chew will come in few weeks.
George w. Doughty has moved his Office
into his new building on Simpson avenue.
Mayor MCGOWAN will move his Office to the
room vacated by Mr.. Doughty.
Prospects Castle. K. G. E., held a big
district meeting on Thursday evening A
number Of grand officers were present. Re-
freshments were served by John Hoieton.
Yesterday wednesday, was the 2Sth
anniversary Of she wedding of Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Hates, and their friends gave
them shower of congratulatory postals.
Edward r Smith has been elected presi-
dent of the Usher's Union, w. B McClel-
land, vice president, and Paul Peterson,
secretary and treasurer.
Rey A Sbraub and family entertained
quite number of relatives and friends on
Saturday and Sunday; in fact, made it a
genuine house-warming party.
Broadway from Laurel to Holly ave nuas
will be put in good shape when spring
opens, and the turnpike and borough will
share the expense.
The sale of the effects in the Pitman
House were sold at public sale on Saturday
afternoon and evening Crier Benjamin
James commenced the sale before one
O'Clock and, with short intermission for
supper, continued until ten O'Clock in the
evening.
The various fire companies and Council
are taking measures TO install a Telephone
system by which an alarm would be rung
at all headquarters simultaneously, and the
location of the fire given from the telephone
exchange.
John T. Wilson died at Atlantic City on
Thursday morning last after an illness OF
long duration, although part of the time
able TO attend TO his office work He went
TO the shore few weeks ago, and seemed,
for a few days, to improve, but it was not
lasting. Owing TO the heavy snow, his body
did not arrive here until Saturday evening,
and then on a special. Funeral services
were held Sunday afternoon, and the re.
mains were taken to Bridgeton on Monday
for interment.
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph D. Carr quietly
celebrated the ffty-third anniversary OF
their marriage on Saturday. tt is remark
able fact that not a death has eyer occurred
nor funeral ever been held in she home of
Mr.. and Mrs Carr. If Providence spares
their liyes, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Pine will
also celebrate their 6fty-third anniversary
in few weeks. And this reminds us that
Councilman G. w Carr is son of Mr. and
Mrs Carr, and Mrs. G. w. Carr is a daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Pine.
Mrs. D. B. Harris slipped on the ice
while going to church Sunday morning and
fell breaking bone in on forearm.
Frank L. Waters and family, of Camden,
who have been summer residents, moved
here this week, as he has sold his city
property.
Three years ago Captain Nelson A. Mills,
of Barnegat, was lost in a shipwreck at
Nantucket, Mass. Mrs. Mills is a sister of
contractor George Anderson of this place,
and he and his wife at the time made a
visit of coincidence to his sister. Three
years have changed the shore line at Nan
tucket, and the other day the tide laid bare
the body of man supposed to be that of
Captain Mills. Mrs Mills and her brother,
Charles Anderson, who is an undertaken as
Toms River, Unidentified the remains as
those of she Captain. Yesterday (Wednes-
day. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson again went TO
Barnegat, this time to attend the funeral of
the body so strangely given up by the sea.