Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-04-15
PITMAN.

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James dwelling on Simpson ave.
| The Pftman sewing circle met with
Mrs. Clayton Hewitt on Wednesday.
Jos. Carr has been away again buy
| ing another carload of horses.
The telephone company has install
ed gongs at the three fire houses.
Fire CO. No. / has selected June 1t
as their gala day at Alcyon Park.
| Fenton Sayre has position with
! the Ford motor people, Phila.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Rowen Stanger ex-
| pect to return soon to their former
home in Ohio
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Nicholson have
| been enjoying few days at Wash
| ington, D. G.
Frost Bros. are building new
porches around their Pitman ave
residence.
A birthday and Easter party com
bined was given Miss Helen Waters
Saturday evening.
Hotel Pi tman was we'll filled on
Sunday with regular and special East
er guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Rulon and son
Harry were Easter guests of j. f.
Cousart and family OF Phila
Jonathan Garrison will build new
house on Railroad ave-, south of the
Glassboro crossing.
Miss Allie Green was given a pleas
ant birthday surprise by number of
friends on Monday evening.
A New England bean supper was
served at I. w. Newkirk's s Thursday
for the benefit of the Baptist Church.
Miss Florence Sibley, of Newark,
spent a part of her Easter holidays
with Miss Katherine McNeill and
mother.
e. The express rates are so high under
the Adams company that Samuel Fis-
Eler finds himself taxed to haul all the
goods received for transportation
from Philadelphia. GO
Alcyon Park rink will open on the
Oath with a carnival given by Fire
Co. No. 2. A number of valuable
prizes are offered 20
/ The Easter decorations in the M.
E. Church were beautiful in their sim
plicity. They consisted of a tomb
made of cement blocks, a cross, palm
trees and baskets of flowers.
The merry go-round and others
spent delightful evening on Thurs
day last with Mr.. and Mrs Thomas
Fleming, it being the anniversary of
his birth.
II. S. Springer will get his new bun
galow ready for the plasterers and
then he and Mrs. Springer will start
on a trip to the Pacific coast which
will cover about two months.
Letters to friends from Mr.. and
Mrs. Francis Hess, who left here a
few months ago for California, state
that he is making good out there and
that Mrs. Hess health is greatly inn
proved.
When W. E. Gaunt paid a visit to
his cottage on the boulevard Satur-
day he found everything in disorder.
Beds and cooking utensils had been
used ,and a bottle of whiskey we'll
filed indicated that the trespassers
intended to return.
DIR. Gillette, of Phila., former mem
ber of the Penna. Assembly, and Sam'l
Thomas, Sr., of Pitman, addressed
the mems meeting Sunday afternoon.
The speakers next Sunday afternoon
will be the Hon. Mr.. Bringhurst, treas
urer of the City of Phila., and William
Fisler, of East Pitman.
I The new school house is nearly COM
|pleted. Contractor Bachman has
done an excellent job and the building
/ is credit to the town. 1t will be
dedicated on Decoration Day and
washington Camp p. 0. s. of A. will
have charge of the exercises. A hand
some new flag will be unfur1ed at the
same time. 90
We are sorry to record the death of
Mrs. Albert Moss at Hahnemann Hos
pital, Saturday morning, following
the removal of tumor on Tuesday.
Mrs. Moss was forty-seven years of
age, a good wife and mother, having
the loving confidence of her husband
and four children. Funeral services
were held yesterday "wednesday af-
ternoon at her late home, the speaker
being the pastor of the Philadelphia
Presbyterian Church of which she
was a member, and also Rev. E.. A.
Robinson, of the local M E. Church.
Interment was made in Bethel ceme-
fiery.
Council held an interesting meeting
on Monday evening and a large num-
Der, including women, were present
in the interests of certain measures.
The settlement of a grade on High
land Ierrace was heard pro and con
but the matter was finally adjusted.
The toll gate on South Broadway
stands directly in the line of the ce-
ment walk and a petition had been
already presented asking for the re-
moval of the obstruction. Mr.. Whit
ney was present, and stated that an
amleable settlement would be made.
But the greatest interest centered in
the petition asking for the removal Of
Councilman Kersey's slaughtering
establishment on Oak Crest ave. Soli-
citor. Avis was present and stated
that in his opinion the question should
be referred to the Board of Health,
which was accordingly done. Several
streets were accepted, the ordinances
passing second and third readings,
and they will be improved with ce-
ment walks in the near future.