Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-07-09
PITMAN.

Mrs. Harry Rulon is spending sew
eral weeks with relatives in the Berk-
shfres. Mass.
[ Miss Mary Sfmmerman has rented
Fone Of her new dwellings on Grand
Eyiew avenue to a physician. ~
Carpenters are doing the finishing
work in E. A. Grif1ths' new dwelling.
Carr Bros had a big crowd at Al
cyon Park on the Fourth, particularly
in the evening.
So far as we have heard no acci-
dents marred the celebration of the
Fourth here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sorrenson, of Brooklyn.
spent Saturday and Sunday with their
aunt, Mrs. Anna Fries.
An effort will be made tomorrow
(Friday) evening to organize a ladies'
auxiliary to Volunteer Fire Co, No. 2.
A shirtwaist dance will be feature
at the Casino tomorrow, Friday, ev-
ening.
MI and Mrs. George Cowan enjoy
ed Sunday with Rev. F. L. Jewett and
family, of Palmyra.
Mr. and Mrs Samuel Moore, of Cam
den are spending the months of July
and August here.
The chief topic Of conversation for
days past has been the extreme heat.
Oak Crest avenue from Pitman to
Grandyiew, has been set to grade and
cement walks laid.
Yesterday "wednesday was visitors
day at the Boys Brigade camp at AL
cyon Park
There were many people here over
the Fourth, and it kept all the mer-
chants on the jump supplying their
needs
Mrs. Jane Carr has been the guest
of her daughter, Mrs. Charles Dilks, of
Barnsboro, for about ten days.
]. D. Kelly did not have his display
of fireworks this year owing to the
proximity of new dwellings,.
Beside the two Philadelphia com
panies of Boys Brigade camping at
Alcyon Park, a company of forty from
Ardmore are also there.
Eugene Scarborough and sister,
Iona, of Philadelphia, and Miss Vesta
Gardy, Of Virginia, were Independence
Day. guests Of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac
Haines.
The Suburban Company are laying
cement walks on Grandyiew avenue,
from Woodbury. to West Jersey ave-
nues.
The pumping engine at the water
plant was not stopped from Monday
morning to Thursday morning as the
demand was increased in an effort to
save burning lawns.
The w. F. NJ. S. of the Wenonah
NJ. E. Church held their regular month
ly meeting at the cottage home of Mrs.
Hamilton Turner to-day, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs Fithian Simmons, of
Camden, together with Millville rela-
tiEes, are summering in S. B. Goff's
dwelling, corner Pitman and Fernwood
avenues.
Pitman and West End played a 12-
Inning game Saturday morning, the
home team winning to 3. In the af-
sternoon West End was victorious with
ia score of 10 to 6.
Howard Robinson and two children
will make their home with his father
and mother. He will continue on the
Bridgeton branch and viii be able to
spend a part of his time with his moth
erless boys.
An alarm of fire was rung Friday.
but practically no damage was done to
the cottage, where fire or smoke was
located. The three fire companies here
are very enthusiastic, but we are glad
to say they have very little fire fight
ing to do.
The proposition of new school
house as outlined in our items last
week was presented to the borough
voters on Wednesday evening and
passed by the large proportion of so
TO I, Architect Mpffett will draw the
plans 20
Usually after the stroke of mid
night, July Fourth has become an op.
portunity for noisy demonstration
on the part of young America: but he
started in the evening before this
year and kept it up without intermis-
sion giving no ordinary sleeper a
chance to rest, and pranks BETTING
Halloween We're played. We question
whether the ordinary boy understands
that July 4th is an occasion for honor
ing our. forefathers, and that noise
and fireworks should be simply a
means to that end.
Showers threatened, but only a few
drops tell during the entire Fourth.
The parade was a big success. The
mass meeting in the evening drew an
overflow crowd President MacBur-
ney, Of the Pitman Cottagers' Associa-
ton, gave a pleasing Introductory ad-
dress, and Mr. w w Wood short
speech brimful of patriotism. Mrs.
Harry Whitehead sang a pretty selec-
ton. The oration was delivered by
Rev. E. A. Robinson, who has won
his way to the hearts of the Pitman
people. The exercises were inter.
spersed with selections by the band,
and closed with beautiful patriotic
tableau.
The children, grandchildren and a
number of friends of Mr. and Mrs. John
Eastiack spent very pleasant Fourth OF
July at their country home, just south OF
Woodbury.. The day passed all too quickly
in games of various kinds under the beauti.
full grove of trees which surround the house
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