Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-01-21
PITMAN GROVE.
Skating is good.

Skating is good.
Benjamin Parker leads the choir in the
mems meetings Sunday afternoons.
Rev. Dickinson Moore. OF the New Jersey
M. E. Conference, was calling on friends
here last week.
The infant son OF Mr.. and Mrs. William
Fisler has been named James Borton.
Uncle' John and Mrs Coulter are reg
istered at Hotel Pitman for an extended
stay.
The new officers Of the Epworth League
were installed at the devotional service oil
the League Sunday evening.
Glenn Hirst is very sick With pneumonia.
i The Directors meeting of the Camp Meet
ing Association was held in private room
at Hotel Pitman on Friday. 81
Quite number of eur local politicians
were in Trenton Monday in the interests Of
Hon. d. o. Watkins.
Edward and Frank Miller have broken
ground for donble house on South Broad
way adjoining E c. Champions residence.
Joseph Carr returned home from ST. Louis
Friday night, and his carload of horses
reached here early Tuesday morning.
Prof J. Lincoln Hall, of Philadelphia,
attended the mems meeting Sunday after
noon and delighted all with his fine singing
He also made short address.
The citizens of Barsboro presented Fire
Company No. /. with purse Of $40, which
No. voted to share equally with the Pa
troll and No. 2, as all answered the call for
assistance when the Bowers residence was
burned some time ago.
Curious tracks belonging to the 'Leed's
I DeyiI'' or some other creature are said to
have been seen here. Pitman is evidently
like some other places in that it possesses
some very credulous persons. Go
A new ladies society having for Its object
the financial interests of the church, was
organized in the M. E Church Friday
evening. The officers are Mrs. E. A. Rob-
inson, president Mrs. Watson Michael, vice
president; Mrs. j. Levers Wilson. score
tary; Miss Emily Harris, financial secre-
tary; Miss Enola Morgan, treasurer.
A special meeting of Council was held
Friday evening in order that Rev E. A.
Ballard might present to them PROPOSE
tion looking to the sale of part of the
park at the station This project has been
mentioned time and again until there is
strong feeling of indignation throughout
the community. A large number were on
hand ready to take up the oudgel, but Mr..
Ballard was cunning enough TO present his
proposition in writing and asked that it be
referred to the borough Solicitor for his de-
cision before any further action be taken.
This stopped any discussion of the subject
While the sale is not matter for Council
to decide, Mr.. Billiards. proposition is that
they be guaranteed immunity from pros
ecution. and the remaining portion would
be donated TO the borough. By this they
would realize several thousand dollars for
the four or five lots sold, and the remaining
little triangle would be thrown in as sop
to disarm criticism and opposition. The
walk to the station has been opened much
more than the required twenty years, the
tract is marked as park on the Associa-
tion plans, and they have guaranteed to
builders Of cottages that it would always be
park. Pitman outside the gates has done
quite as much to enhance values within the
enclosure as the grove has done for the bor-
ough proper, and the continued effort of Mr..
Ballard and others to take away the one
parklike spot in the town is causing a strong
feeling of irritation against the promoters
of the scheme We understand Mr.. Bal
lard has schemes for building shack on the
corner opposite the drug. store, and haye the
matter fought out in the courts if opposition
is made However, the question will most
probably be settled definitely within the
next few months.