Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-03-26
PiTMAN.

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Handle Bros. have their new resi-
dence on Summit avenue enclosed.
The Red Men celebrated their first
anniversary on Wednesday night.
Ground has been broken for Rich
ard Taylor's new house on Kenton
avenue
Miss Maud Lupton entertained Miss
Lille Justice over Sunday.
Mrs. Clarence Thompson, of Allan
tic City, has been visiting relatives
here.
oscar Messec, of Elmer. has opened
a sea food and poultry store on Holly
avenue.
Some of the young people of the
town held at st. Patricks' party in K.
G. E. Hall Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Snyder are
spending some days at Lake Michigan
points.
Miss Iona Conover has a position
with the Camden Fire Insurance Com
pany. She commenced her duties on
Monday.
The ladies of the local w. H. NJ. s.
have presented Mrs. F. L. Jewett with
a pretty gilt clock as parting token
of esteem.
Rev. E. A. Robinson, the recently
appointed pastor of the NJ e. Church,
preached two able sermons on Sunday
Mrs. Jos. Carter and little daugh-
ter are at Westminster. Md, the
guests of her sister, Mrs. Stanger.
Rev ]. Henry Haslam, of Gethse
name Baptist Church, Philadelphia,
viii again spend the summer here.
Quite a gathering of boys and girls
gave Master Burleigh Pancoast com
plete surprise on Thursday evening.
Rev F. L. JeWett attended the
Chapman-Alexander services in Beth
any Church, Philadelphia, Wednesday
evening last
The borough fire and water commit
tee visited K G. E. hall and Hotel Pit
man Saturday evening to determine
their safety should fire occur.
The Ray Manufacturing Company
has bought the Moss farm on the east
side of what was formerly Reeves
pond for it's deposits of sand
Rev. E. A. Griffith has been given
charge of Chapel Heights and New
Sharon churches for the coming year.
The New Sharon people will give Mr..
Griffith a reception this, Thursday ev-
ening.
The Suburban Company have CON
tracted with the water company to lay
mains on all their avenues and to fur
nish eight fire plugs. All indications
points to big year on Pitman Grove
Terrace.
Council has ordered caution signs
for automobilists placed on all the
main roads into the borough.
The Ladies Auxiliary of Pitman Fire
Co, No 1, held an express package"
social Saturday evening and cleared
about $40
heart trouble, fell downstairs Friday
and sustained severe bruises, but for
tunately no bones were broken.
Joseph Carr had a big horse sale on
Good prices were realized.
and he sold thirty head clearing out
all the western and acclimated stock
he wished to dispose of.
James Tuohy's son, residing in Phil
adelphia, has taken his aged father to
his city home to care for him while
he lives Miss Mamie Tuohy will also
go to her uncle's home to assist in the
care Of her grandfather.
The proposition of new school
house was defeated again on Friday
evening by vote of So to 35. A citi-
zens' committee was appointed by
president of the meeting, David PAN
coast, to take up the feasibility of con.
structing a schoolhouse at this period
of the borough's development and TO
4IN
]. M. MCGOWAN, G. w. Carr, w. s.
Dilks, c. G. Justice and ]. c. Rulon.
If the old saying laugh and grow
fat" applied to every one, the members
of the Ushers' Union and their wives
and lady friends ought to be a class Of
heavy weights. Their latest gather
ing was held at the home of Arleigh
Hess Friday evening and the men pre-
pared the entire menu, or were sup
posed to, and waited on the table. 1t
proved to be the jolliest yet of all the
good times they have had together.
They presented Rev F. L. Jewett with
an usher's badge.
Mrs. Anna Stanton, aged eighty
years, widow of William Stanton, died
Friday afternoon Funeral services
were held in the NJ E. Church (Rev
F. l.. Jewett, pastor in charge) on
Tuesday morning, interment at Mana
hath Cemetery. Mrs. Stanton has for
many years been consistent Chris
tian. She made her home with her
granddaughter, Mrs. John Birch, who
lavished every care and affection up
on her.
Rev. F. L. Jewett was much pleas
ed with the welcome the Palmyra
people gave him on Sunday He was
informed that the church lacks organ
ization, and as Mr. Jewett is a past
master in organization and building
up church We predict for him very
successful year. Mr.. and Mrs. Jew
EFT went to Atlantic City on Tuesday
for stay of two days.
We stated in last weeks items that
the local Episcopalians had rented the
M. P Church edifice for a house Of
worship until their new church is fin
ished. The statement was made in
such a way that we had no doubt of
its accuracy. However, we find they