Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-12-24
PlTMAN GROVE.


Rev. E. A.. Robinson preached splendid
Christmas sermon Oh Sunday morning.
j. G. Rulon had orders for more than
forty turkeys for his Christmas trade beside
ether poultry.
The Christmas entertainment will be CIV
en- by the M. E. Sunday school next Mon
day evening she 28th.
A prayer and praise service will be held
in the M e. Church, tomorrow, Christmas,
morning commencing at 6o'clock.
Collector William Collins and daughter
Alice, were busy receiving tax money on
Friday and Saturday.
Rhodes Davidson has bought OF George
Torbert dwelling on South Broadway and
will move in few DAYS.
The NJ E Church has had number Of
gas lights and one gas chandelier put in,
thus doing away with any annoyance should
the electric lights fail.
Mr.. Lawrence, of Camden, and
Miss Radella Roagers Of Pitman, were mar
ried at the residence of her step-father, Rev
Arthur Downer. Mr. Downer performed
the ceremony
Telephone poles are up on Grandview
avenue and largely on Broadway. We un-
derstand the exchange will be located on
she second floor of the Dilkes building.
Masters Burley Pancoast and Henry Ru-
Ion have been busy making a fine Christmas
display at the Pancoast residence.
The question of the sale OF the park at
she station bobs up again, and it is probable
that several lots on Pitman avenue will be
sold for commercial purposes.
AS the mems meeting Sunday afternoon
Thomas Dugan and Richard Thompson
were the speakers. Next Sunday the three
fire companies will attend in full uniform
and Chief w. c. K Walls of the Fire Pat
rol and Chief JOS. Shoemaker Of No. ! will
be the speakers.
Mr. Miller, of Providence, R. l., has giY-
en- up his position as main engineer as the
electric light plant, and Mr.. DAILY OF Perth
Amboy, has taken his place.
Pitman Fire Company No. and the Pat
rol both quickly responded to a call from
Barnsboro, last Wednesday morning when
Charles Bowers house was burned.
The Mary Holloway cottage on Laurel
avenue, near West has been sold TO Meria
Flgner, of Camden.
Mrs. Henrietta Martin, mother of Mrs.
Charles KemmeTer, was buried from her
Philadelphia residence yesterday Wednes-
day afternoon. Rev. E. A. Robinson
preached the funeral sermon.
John Dolby, who has resided in the town
for several months, sued the railroad COM
pany for $4,000 for being put off train
while enr0ute TO the Pocona mountains last
summer and has been awarded $50 damages.
While returning from Clayton last
Thursday night E. L. Lacy, was accosted
by two men, but he whipped up his horse
and escaped from what he thought must be
suspicious characters.
Baptist Church is assured for Pitman,
the former NJ. +. building haYing been
bought by the Baptist Association and the
local church will pay for it as they can.
The first communion will be held Febru-
ary 18th and the church membership enrol
led at that time.
The Ladies Auxiliary of Fire Co. No. /,
have purchased pretty rug for the assem-
bly, room aud with the piano are ready to
entertain. 1t is planned TO devote about
two evenings month to the discussion of
current events.
a delayed cargo OF oil caused the electric
light plant TO shut down some time Thurs
day night as the supply fluid gave out.
Mr.. Buys got busy the next day and had a
carload sent down as special at cost of
twenty one dollars.
Miss Emily Harris entertained her Sun
day school class Of boys on Thursday even
ing. Eighteen were present and enjoyed
themselves with the vim that half grown
boys do. One Of the featurs of the evenings
fun was a spelling bee in which the words
were spelled backward, and she boys did
surprisingly we'll After fine collation.
each boy returned home with pretty cal
endar as a souvenir.
George Morgan, of Hurffville, had thrill
ling adventure at the electric light plant
Thursday night. He noticed that his horse,
spirited animal, did not respond TO the
bit. When he got TO the electric light
plant the horse turned into the old road
over the dam. Expecting the horse would
plunge down the high embankment where
the dam was washed out several years ago,
Mr.. Morgan jumped out, and the horse did
go over the embankment falling about
twenty feet with the wagon on top. Mr..
Morgan secured help and got the wagon off
the animal. Strange TO say the horse was
practically unieiured and the-wagon not
badly broken. 1t was found that the bit
was broken and the parts had caught in the
rings on the bride making it utterly i'm
possible for Mr.. Morgan to guide the horse
As its former home had been at Bunker
Hill the creature naturally turned into the
old familiar road home.