Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-06-04
PITMAN

William MdudfdS new residence Is /
enclosed. III
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris. Behling have re-
turned from Bradford, Pa.
The P. O. S. of A. field day is sched-
uled for Alcyon Park on June 10, and
the Chinese picnic for June %.
Joseph Shoemaker, chief of Pitman
Fire Company No. /, has been confined
to the house for several days with ton
silitis.
The MCGOWAN property, on Hazel
avenue, is being enlarged. Hermann
Hurff has the contract
Mrs. w A. Rulon and little son, of
Philadelphia, are visiting Pitman rela-
tiyes.
Haines & Hollinshead are pushing
the work of driving the big well at
Glen Lake.
Contractor Lacy is putting the fin
ishing touches on ]. M. McCowan's
store and Office building.
Rev. E. A. Robinson preached to the
graduates of our grammar school Sun
day evening.
The ladies Of the local w. H. M. S.
are making garments for the little i'm
migrants at Ellis Island.
Henry Brainard has built and is oc-
cupying a pretty bungalow, corner
of Young avenue and the railroad.
Hotel Pitman is filing up. Mrs. Wal
ton, proprietress of the First avenue
restaurant, has about twenty regular
boarders. IN
Manager D. S. Pancoast has gotten
out new and very pretty booklet of
Pitman Highlands.
T. A. Goodwin is meeting with sue
cess as a florist, and expects to en-
large his hot houses later in the year
w. D. Carter has had cement walks
laid in front of his two dwellings,, oc-
cupied by S. w. Thomas and Conduc-
tor Al. Sparks.
George Torbert, owner, has newly
rooted and painted the former NJ. p.
Church building. A Mr.. Skinner, of
Woodbury., has rented it for a moving
picture place.
S. T. Perciyal is acting in the ca
pacity of salesman on the Glen Lake
tract.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Tillyer have
moved into Allen Gardner's new house,
corner Simpson and Holly avenues.
John Given, of Auburn, N. j., and DIR.
James II. Given, of Brooklyn, N. ".
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Arson
Atkinson last week.
The Ladies Auxiliary of FireCompany
No. will give a strawberry festival
Saturday evening on the fire house
lawn.
Agent MCGOWAN reports the sale Of
the Jones-Clapp-Levis cottage, on West
avenue, to Professor ]. Lincoln Hall
for $4,000.
Two runaways made things lively
on North Broadway early Sunday even
ing but we have heard Of no damage,
either to horses or vehicles.
An exhibit of school work, which re-
fected much credit upon teachers and
pupils. was held in the room over the
drug store Monday evening.
The Boys Brigade of Olivet M. E..
Church, Philadelphia, spent Saturday
and Sunday in the grove, but did not
enter the parade on account of the
weather.
Never did so great number come
into the grove in two days as took up
their abode here on Thursday and Fri
day.
Rev. F. L. Jewett, of Palmyra. spent
Decoration Day here with relatives.
Mrs. Jewett was here for several days,
and their son, Milton, is spending a
part of his vacation with young Pit
man friends.
Through the efforts of Mrs. S. P.
Clark a fine musicale and entertain
ment was given in the NJ. E. Church
Monday evening for the benefit of the
Boys Brigade. The many friends of
Rev. and Mrs. E. A. Robinson were de-
lighted to find that, in addition to their
many gifts, each is an elocutionist of
no mean ability.
A Philadelphia lad, IL years of age,
visiting at the Bishop residence, just
south of Tyler's lake, fell into the
lake about o'clock Sunday evening
and was drowned. His body was re-
covered in short time and DR.. Slaugh-
ter worked over him heroically, but
without avail.
An intoxicated person named Porch
ordered a certain horse and buggy har-
messed at Cars livery Saturday after
noon, paid charges and tipped the
hostler. When the rightful owner call
ed telephone wires became warm. Mr..
Carr found his man beyond Glassboro
and brought him here. Squire Lee
fevre committed him pending a hear
ing.
c. G. Justice has contracted with
Tippett & Wood, of Phillipsburg, N. j.,
to erect an eighty-foot standpipe for
the Glen Lake water plant. Recently
Mr.. Justice and some friends took a
touring car at Woodbury. and made a
general inspection of the water plants
and service at Paulsboro, SWedesboro,
Woodstown, Salem, Quinton and Null
lica Hill. He also has an expert max
ing close inspection of the various
kinds of pipes used for water mains.
Council has passed new ordinance
forbidding the riding of bicycles on
the sidewalks. The cement walks to
Alcyon Park have proved very popu-
lar with bicycle riders, especially some
from neighboring towns. A child was
s.,%e So