Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-05-28
PlTMAN.

Many summer families are moving
in this week.
Improvements are being made to the
NJ. e. parsonage.
Eugene Doughty arrived home from
the west on Thursday.
Ned" Smiths new house on Sum
nit avenue is enclosed.
Arson Atkinson and family return.
ed to their cottage home last week.
The camp meeting begins early
this year. Wednesday, July %
and closes Monday, August 3.
Rev. E. A. Robinson will deliver the
memorial address at Hurffville Satur.
day morning. u 4
Walter Harris, Esq, and family OF
Philadelphia, moved into their pretty
home on the Boulevard, Thursday.
Misses Iona Conover and Daisy Good,
win have been graduated from the
Camden Commercial College.
Agent MCGOWAN has sold the Fern
wood cottage ON West avenue to L.
N. Shreve, of Glassboro.
Agent Frank -Sayre has sold the
three Covington cottages to Thomas
Kennedy, of Philadelphia.
George Collins, of the Lake, is
boarding with his aunt, Mrs. J. D.
Clark, for the summer
Among the houses now under the
painters brush are Samuel Fishers
George Aliens and j. G. Rulon' S
Mount Vernon avenue dwelling.
Ennis, the popcorn man at Aleyon
Park opened his place for the season
on Wednesday evening. but Joseph
Jackson held off until Saturday
The souvenir booklet to be given
by the Fire Patrol at the parade on
Saturday is beautifully gotten up.
The actual value Of stock in our 10
cal bank which has been in existence
only sixteen months is now over $115
per share.
Mrs. Albina Stanger was operated on
a few days ago, a large abseess on one
lung requiring it. To the surprise OF
all, she now seems to be improving.
0. B. Chew is placing splendid
six foot cement walk and curb along
the entire Broadway and Holly avenue
fronts of his property.
The band carnival at Alcyon Park
last Wednesday evening drew a big
crowd. Three of the prizes Were tax
en- by Pitmanites, Mrs v. d. Clark,
Miss Emily Goodwin and John Helm
Joseph d. Carr, father of DR.. H. H.
Carr, G.. w Carr and Mrs. Charles
Dilks, is slowly sinking from the ef-
fects of old age and can live but a
few days or weeks.
Mrs. Isaac Robinson is housekeepeT
for her cousin, Mrs. r. H. Comey,
while the latter accompanies her hus-
band on trip to Germany.
On Wednesday last, the beginning
of the fishing season, persons came
down as early as the first train to try
their luck, but Stanley Haines and
Clark Madara had the best success.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pusey A. Walton, who
buried a son, Howard, a few weeks
ago, a victim of the white plague,
have another son, Edgar, who is now
confined to his room with seemingly
the same disease.
Mr.. George Young, of this place,
and Miss Florence Bray, of Camden,
were married Monday evening. When
he went to open his blacksmith shop
Wednesday morning, he found the
front of it covered to the roof with
placards
: The wagon of Alfred Wolf, bother.
of Gloucester City, was badly damaged
in a short but exciting runaway last
week. A runaway horse from Glass
boro dashed between the wagon and
curb at Ralph Porch's. The team ran
directly across the street and up on
the curb. One horse fell with its
head in Harvey Prendaville's yard, but
got to his feet. The other tried to
kick itself free. Neither horse was in
jured.
Itaska Tribe of Red Men entertaine
forty-three visiting braves from Cam
den last week. Judging by the noises
emanating from the lodge room, the
several palefaces must have received
a lively initiation. The local braves
in full feather marched to the station
and escorted their guests to the hall.
The festival given By the Tribe at Al
eyon Park Saturday evening was well