Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-08-27
PITMAN.

from stay OF ten days at ocean C1Ly.
Charles Ferris and family moved to
Camden on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mounce are at
Atlantic City for a few weeks.
Samuel Phifer takes possession of
his new residence this week.
Miss Maude Lupton is spending ten
days with friends in New Haven,
Conn.
DR.. Lake Gilmour accompanied the
NJ. E. Choir Sunday evening with his
cornet.
Conductor Al. Sparks is ready to
commence the erection of his new resi-
dence.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wright have
taken up their abode at the Soldiers
Home, Vineland.
Chris. Pomelear has been busy at
Stratford laying cement walks for the
borough.
Local politicians and others from
here attended Sickler's annual picnic
on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. W. Hirst are visit
ing their daughter. Mrs. j. Floyd
Smith, of Tenafiy, N. J.
Contractor Pine is laying cement
Broadway to the railroad.
Mr.. Stiles, Mrs. Hopkins and Mrs.
S. J. Carly are at Ocean Grove for a
part of the camp meeting.
p w 1irst, Rollins Hirst and DR..
Clifford partook of big Masonic BAN
auet at Pleasure Bay one day last
week.
Coaches, carriages and trains car
sried many from here to Malaga on
Sunday, but Malaga's mosquitoes were
much too friendly. 70
Miss Florence Sibley, of Vineland,
was the guest of Miss Katharine Nc
Neil and mother part of last week
Our townsman, R S. Richman, sang
a solo at the Malaga Camp Meeting
Sunday afternoon
Joseph K. Sharp is taking his yaca-
ton and John Adams is leader Of the
M. e. Choir in his stead
Among our summer residents are
two Philadelphia officials, Mr. Sellers,
deputy coroner, and Mr. MacBuice, of
the delinquent tax bureau
Geo. Hughes sang two bass solos in
the NJ E. Church Sunday evening Mr..
Hughes has a voice of good quality.
A number of local veterans We're
present at Ledden's annual picnic at
Glassboro, Friday Rev 3. A. Robin
son was one of the speakers.
, The sehoolhouse is being moved
Pack in order to make room for the
NEW school building. 20
j. P. Stranger has bought out the
green grocery of w. Horner and has
merged it with his own business of
the same kind
Notwithstanding Saturdays rain the
firemen's carnival on West avenue, af-
ternoon and evening, was a big sue
cess. and several hundred dollars were
made.
| The M E. Church, of Redwood, viii
hold harvest home at Alcyon Park
Tuesday, September / Full dinner
land supper for twenty-five cents. -
John Simmerman has secured the
contract for heating the new school
houses at Mullica Hill, Clayton and
Williamstown
A Camden party named Snyder has
broken ground for a fine residence on
Grandview avenue 1t will cost near
" or quite $4,000.
The round of harvest homes has
commenced, Quite a large number
went to Evan on Thursday and par
took Of potpie and other substantials.
Contractor D. B. Phillips has con-
tracts for several new cottages in the
Grove. among them being one for Mil
ton Percival, Sr.. and another for Mr..
Bailey on the Boulevard.
G. w. Carr is making preparations
for big gathering on Labor Day.
i 4,
will be features of the days festiyi-
ties.
the Tom Thumb wedding was re-
peated Monday evening to large au-
dience. The Ladies' Aid of the M. E.
Church will realize something over
$500 from the two entertainments.
Arson Atkinson will return to Port
Elizabeth in few days to resume his
duties as principal of the public
school In appreciation Of his work
the school board have voluntarily rails
ed his salary from $500 to 5000.
A letter from Mrs. Il. M. Shoemak-
er, Of Lindsay, Cal, states that it has
been unusually hot there this summer,
that the mercury has registered ia
degrees. Sleeping on verandas was
resorted to, an unusual thing in that
climate as the dry, clear air cools off
rapidly at night.
0. B. Coles black horses ran away
Saturday evening and did not stop I'M
til well beyond Barnsboro. An auto
mobile on North Broadway was right
in their path. but the fash Of a big
lamp turned them aside. The gate
keeper at Barnsboro heard them COM
ing and threw open the gate. Strange
to say neither the horses nor coach
received a scratch.
The banquet of the Masonic Club at
the Casino Friday night is elassed as
the best in every way they have ever
had. Caterer McAllister, who serves
many of the banquets at the Masonic
Temple Philadelphia, spread a fine
repast. Nearly two hundred Masons
and their wives and friends were pres
emit There are several orators in the