Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-05-20

PITMAN.

Samuel Carr is nursing a sprained
hand.
Miss Rilla Lord is assisting in the
post Office
Mrs. P. w. Hurst, of Camden, was
the guest of Mrs. Anna Fries over Sun
day.
Capt. Powell and family are located
for the summer opposite Summit Park.
Mrs Martha Lord is spending a few
days with Charles Dilkes and family
near Barnsboro.
The Mems Meeting Sunday after
noon was addressed by John ]. HUI
becker and w. j. Chance.
n The first game of basket ball at AL
Ecyon Park rink was played Friday
fevening and Woodbury. won "a to 20.
Z Men league auxiliary to the M. E.
Church was organized Thursday even
ing with forty charter members. A
committee on nominations was APP
4 pointed
\ William Lawrence has purchased of
Clarence Owen lot on Kenton ave-,
and has given the contract for dwell
ing to contractor Lore.
Woodlynne ave. which runs from
Pitman to Holly aves., has been chang
ed in name by act of Council to High
land Terrace.
The Eureka Express was delivering
wet goods here on Friday and special
officer Kerns was taking the team and
driver before Mayor MCGOWAN when
the man whipped up his team and es-
capped
Rev. D. B. Harris preached at Blu
ena, Atlantic county, Sunday evening,
it being the 101st anniversary of the
church at that place. The church is
the oldest NJ e. Church structure in
South Jersey.
A large number of G. A. R. men and
members of patriotic fraternities lis
tened to an excellent address by Rev.
E.A. Robinson Sunday morning. A
ladies' quartette, Mrs. c. B. Phillips,
Mrs. Hermann Hurff, Mrs. S. p. Clark
and Miss Emily Harris, sang effective
! ly Cover their graves with flowers. .
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Hitchner was buried Friday
morning. The little thing was very
! delicate and had been in Phila., hos
! pital for three months and had under
! gone at least one operation in an eff
| fort to straighten her deformed feet.
She contracted tonsilitis and soon sue
cumbed to the disease.
n The dedication of the new school
house Saturday afternoon was attend
led by a large concourse of people. Rev
Re. A. Robinson made the dedicatory
kprayer, architect Moffett presented the
building to the Board of Education,
land President Kemmerer made the
! speech of acceptance. State Superin-
| tendent Baxter and County Superin-
| tendent Steelman delivered short adj
dresses. Rev. G. Bratten Dubell then
/ followed in prayer. Following the
dedication exercises were those fitting
the raising of the handsome flag pre-
sented by w. c. K. Walls Patriotic
selections were played by the band,
Mayor MCGOWAN presented the flag
and Mr.. Kemmerer received it. A sa-
lutte by the Jr. O.. u. A. M. guards fol-
lowed the unfurling of the flag in
which hundreds of tiny flags had been
secreted. Rev. D. B. Harris delivered
such an Grafton as a brilliant old SOL
der would be expected to on such an
occasion. After the benediction by the
Rev. Frederick Blaser, reception was
/ held in the new building which is
said to be the equal of any school
building in South Jersey. T. o. Good
win was marshal of the parade which
formed in K G. E. hall. Following
the band were the Board of Education,
members of Council, Washington Camp
P. o. S. of A., Grebel Council Jr. O.
U. A. M, and Prospect Castle K. G.
E. Some in colonial costumes two
or three mounted, and float with a
reproduction of the plain school struc-
ture of the early days of the Republic
were features of the parade. "a