Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-03-05
PIT MAN.

81. Dickhart will move to Albert
terry.
Frank Sickler, of Turneryille, is to
kecome resident of Pitman, we hear.
Mrs. Harry Rulon spent a part Of
last were with Vineland relatives.
A cottage is being built on the site
Of the old Seventh avenue restaurant
The second of Allen Gardeners new
houses is raised and enclosed.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Griesinger have
moved into their new residence on
!. Oak avenue.
Miss Harriet R. s. Rulon is failing
fast from the effects of tuberculosis.
Mr.. Goorley has rented one of
George Doughtys offices for a tailor
shop.
Several from here attended the fun
eral of Miss Reva Armstrong at Rich
wood on Tuesday.
Fire Company No. 1, escorted by the
boys' brigade attended divine service
at the M. E. Church Sunday evening.
Master Frank Kelly was sixteen
years old on Saturday, the 10Th, but
it was only his third bona fide birth
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Mrs. StiIle gave progressive eu-
elare at Hotel Pitman Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stille have been board
ing at the hotel for several months,
but expect to return to their home in
Clayton soon.
Supt. Schoch is making the grove
&ieasanter by letting in some sun
shine. Trees are still being cut down,
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trimmed. Trees that have obstructed
the drive ways for years are at last
being removed.
The eighth annual report of the Pit
Man Cottagers' Association has been
issued in pamphlet form. Total re-
eeipts for the year 1907 were $3801.10
and disbursements S3635.06. In the
eight years of its history nearly $751;
coo have been raised and expended.
The Sunday School numbered 488,
with eleven denominations repre-
sented The membership of the asso-
eiation for the year was just 400. 90
Jonathan James arrived home
Thursday night about eleven o'clock
and stabbed his horse as usual. The
stable was afire little after midnight,
hut Mr.. James as well as his neigh
bors were sleeping soundly. The mid
night freight came along and the en-
gineer, seeing the confagration, awak-
ened the town with loud blasts from
the locomotive whistle. The call
same too late and the stable together
with the horse, carriage and sleigh
was destroyed.
The proposition of new $4,000
school house was again defeated by a
decisive vote on Friday evening. It
seems certain that the board will have
10 wait until the borough is large
enough to bear the burden, or drop
about $4,000 in their estimate. Other
towns several times the size of Pit
man point with pride to their school
Buildings which cost much less than
5000. Thoughtful business men,
and, as a rule, the heaviest taxpayers
Of the town are largely against the
erection of such a costly structure at
this time. Pitman will cease growing
when taxes become too great bur
Gen. W
The farmhouse on the Roberts
tract. formerly the DR.. Clark farm,
was burned to the ground on Thurs
say. The fire started, it is supposed,
from a defective fiue. All the com
aanies were out, but were unable to
DO anything as no mains have been
kaid on the tract and the nearest fire
plug was a half mile away. The prop
erty was bought last summer by Mr..
Matthews, of Philadelphia, who was
summer resident. 1t was tenanted by
enc of the Brentwood Inn contractors
Who furnished meals to the workmen.
He had over six hundred dollars which
he had drawn from bank, and had Sc
ereted it by burying it in hole dug
IN the cellar and placing over 1t bar
rel of dishes. He kept guard over his
treasure all Thursday night and by
FRIDAY the embers had cooled sufa,
ciently for him to unearth the money
which he found uninjured.
Much sympathy is felt for Mrs. Caro-
1ine knight in the death OF her son,
Harrison, who was an estimable
young man and an aid to his widowed
uother. Harrison died in Philadel'
mia hospital Tuesday morning, and
his body was brought home IN the
AFTERNOON. Mrs Knights health is
roor. both a daughter and married
ron are ILL., and the death OF Harrison
bas filled her cup to overfowing.