Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-02-06
PlTMAN.
The skating is fine.

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Oak avenue is raised and enclosed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen S. Clark have
both been on the sick list.
Rev. F. L. Jewett was in Trenton
Thursday last.
| R. H. Comey and family moved tc
their new home at Wenonah on Fri
day.
The infant child of Charles and
Vera Sellers died on Friday of pneu
monia.
Nearly thirty persons were taken
| into the NJ E. Church Sunday morn.
ing, about half by letter, the remain.
der on probation.
A musical for the benefit of the
Camden Y. M. G. A. will be given at
Hotel Pitman tomorrow, Friday even,
ing.
Several went to Camden Sunday ev-
ening to hear William Jennings Bry-
an and although they had to stand,
felt well repaid.
Ralph Porch will open an ice cream
saloon in his store property on Broad
way in the near future.
The Ushers' Union will hold their
anniversary exercises and partake of
T a banquet at Hotel Pitman on Satur-
day evening next.
DR.. Luffbarry. of Glassboro, will
open an Office in the Doughty building
on Simpson avenue.
Mrs. Willis Cheesman, of Hurffville,
was buried from the residence of her
mother, Mrs. Jane Dilks, on Pitman
avenue, Saturday morning. Mrs
Cheesman was a victim of consump-
tion and died at her mothers home.
The boys brigade of the local NJ. E.
Church and the cadets of the Wenonah
Military Academy have been invited
to march in the firemen's parade on
the 22nd
Pitman National Bank was a year
old last Wednesday, the 29th, and in
that time has made the splendid rec.
ord of eleven per cent. gain over ex-
penses.
|. The proper authorities of the Meth.
Eodist Protestant Conference will meet
Ehere in a few days to determine the
disposal of the local NJ P. Church
building as the congregation, after
years of struggle, find it impossible to
hold together as a church any longer
E. c. Champion has the cellar due
for another new house, this time OF
Columbia avenue on the suburban
tract.
Robert Kincaid is out a fine gun and
some money taken by a negro who had
lived with him. off and on, for years,
and in whom he had entire confidence
Mrs. Henry J. Hiles was buried from
her Philadelphia home on Monday. Mr.
Hiles owns one of the most beautiful
cottages in the grove and the family
have been highly respected summer
residents for years.
P. H. Focer has a sample of the
lock boxes that will be put in the new
post office. They are of fine workman
ship and are keyless, unlocking by a
combination
F The wagon fitted out to carry the
chemical extinguishers in advance at
1.-THE call of a fire is finished and is a
very pretty vehicle. It is a practical
creation of Chief Shoemaker who has
dubbed it the s'eomical' wagon. -
The plot of ground north of Holly
avenue and on the east side of the
railroad has been sold to A. Handle
for building and commercial purposes.
There are thirteen lots in the tract.
1T was laid out several years ago by
John J. Hood and was sold to Mr..
Handle by Agent MCGOWAN.
Baked beans seemed to be in favor
last week. The local branch W. H. M.
is. cleared S25 from a baked bean
Irfnch IN Thurcdav aud fho Tad;oc,
Auxiliary of Fire Co. No. 1, cleared
about the same amount from a bean
supper on Saturday evening.
/ The proposed gathering to discuss
the building of a new schoolhouse was
postponed from Friday evening to
some future time Some of the trus-
tees do not seem satisfied to accept
the opinion of the people as expressed
by the voters a few weeks ago. ~
A few mornings ago Mrs Henrietta
Lodge called at the residence of Sam
|uel Veal on Holly avenue As she
stepped on the veranda she saw a
white pigeon lying there. She picked
it up, but the creature had been froz-
en to death. The bird was unusually
large and beautiful and had band
on one leg with "3" marked on it.
Pitman Fire Co., No. |, will be re-
splendent in their new overcoats, he'll
NETS and belts on the 22nd. and the
S. G. A. Patrol will not be whit be-
hind them. No. proposes to make
the 22nd red-letter day in the his
are expected, should the day be fine.