Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-05-21
PITMAN.

market in the grove last week.
Birdsall SiclSler has laid cement
walks in front of his residence.
Hotel Pitman entertained quite
number OF guests over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs F. |. Mckee spent
Tuesday with Mrs. Ida Pleasanton and
daughter.
Mrs. ella Walton opens First avenue
restaurant this week.
John Dickhart goes on duty at Focer
and Sons store within a few days.
O. 3. Chew has greatly improved the
grounds around his property
Mrs. Ernest Zahn entertained a dOz
en- guests from Philadelphia on Sun
day.
Henry Kean brought the first Jer-
sey strawberries into town on Tues
day.
The handsome new truck for the S.
C. A. Fire Patrol arrived here Monday
evening
The children of the NJ E. Sunday
School are practicing for Children's
Day.
o. W. Downs has sold his lot on
Evergreen avenue to William Shuster
for $3.50.
Lorenzo Johnson has rented the
Habeker cottage on Snyder avenue for
the season.
Samuel Phifer has purchased an
Oak avenue lot of the Association and
has broken ground for new dwelling,
The Episcopal church services,
which are held Sunday evenings in the
former NJ. P Church, are quite well at
tended
Rev D. B. Harris preached on Thurs
day morning at the centennial celebra-
ton of the old Friendship Church, At
lantic county.
Mrs. Albina Stranger is very low in
deed Her infirmities are eliminating
into tuberculosis.
The NJ F. Church is being taxed to
hold the Sunday congregations, al
though its capacity was doubled only
three years ago.
Contractor Pine will soon complete
the work On the cement walks at
Glen Lake George Curtin has charge
of the grading.
Andrew Mowbray and family are de-
lighted with their new residence on
Cedar avenue. Mr. Mowbray has pur-
chased other ground adjoining his resi-
dence
J. Lorenzo Johnson, who sold his
Highland Terrace residence to Dr.
Bradley, expects to build home on the
Boulevard, Glen Lake.
Joseph Jackson and family have
moved back to Alcyon Park, and are
ready to render genial service to their
patrons throughout the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Campbell are
making their Broadway residence and
grounds one of the prettiest spots in
town. Mr.. Campbell is enjoying a
months vacation.
Our grammar school graduates are
Katharine Milhous, Wesley Kelly, Tay-
lar Simpson, Marian Bryan, Rilla
Lord, Pernella Dilks, Joseph Chew.
Rev. E. A. Robinson tied his first
nuptial knot in Pitman on Saturday
afternoon, the parties being Mr.. John
E. Derrickson and Miss Grace E. Craw-
ford, both of Glassboro.
Mrs. S. C. Tozour returned home Sat
urday evening after spending some
weeks at the Samaritan Hospital.
While there she had the pleasure of
listening to one of DR.. Conwell's ser
mons over the telephone.
A busy scene is presented to the one
who takes stroll over the Suburban
tract. In fact it is so in all parts of
the town as Improvement is general.
Ground has been broken on the
Boulevard near Park avenue for a fine
residence by Robert T. Lore, of Cam
den, N. J. Mr.. Lore has other ground
on the Glen Lake tract.
Bell, the plumber, and Cortlandt
Shute, electrician, of Glassboro, have
rented the corner store in the Peterson
building, and are making quite a dis
play of their respective goods.
Oyerseer Allen is making a fine road
way of Holly avenue The visitor
from this direction to Alcyon Park by
Decoration Day will see one of the8 fin
est of gravel roads fianked on either
side by cement walks
Mrs. c. G. Justice is drawing plans
for their now home at Glen Lake. Ad-
joining the proposed family residence.
lots have been reserved for homes of
their daughter, Mrs. S. T. Percival and
son Johnson.
The M. E. Church is being thorough
ly cleaned this week, no light task for
the w. H. M. s. ladies' who have it
in charge. Joseph Campbell has spe-
eial process for cleaning carpets on the
floor, and he generously offered to fur
nish the materials and clean the car
pets free of charge, an act appreciated
by the ladies'
The Boys Brigade want to pay for
their new guns and have adopted one
of the new and novel schemes for rails
ing money. Each boy has a yard of
gummed tape on which the victim is
asked to stick his contribution, and it
is needless to say the boys are meet
ing with good success.
The contract for the artesian well
for the Glen Lake water plant has
been awarded to Haines and Hollins-
head of Woodstown, and work is to be
commenced this week. Negotiations
are being made for pipe for the mains.
A standpipe similar to the one in the
Grove will be erected. The plant will
be in operation within sixty days. IL
Two coach loads went over to Hurff-