Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-02-18
PITMAN.

Borough Council has ordered five
new fire plugs.
The Round Table Club met with
Miss E. e. Rulon Tuesday night
Louis Hates and family are board
ing at Hotel Pitman for a few weeks.
The central gas Office is nicely To-
Gated in Dilks' drug store.
Exercises in memory of Abraham
Lincoln were. held in the different
rooms of our public school.
Mrs. John Coulter entertained the
West End sewing society at Hotel
Pitman on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elias Davis, of Cam
den, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Fleming over Sunday
Our new telephone exchange was
Opened on Monday with Misses Ethel
Smith, Julia Short and Florence Phil
lips, operators. 20
Prof. George Ashley, of Philadel-
phia, preached in the M. E. Church
Sunday morning, and he and John
Cunnard addressed the mems meet
ing in the afternoon.
Dealer Joseph Carr brought his car
load of horses down on Sunday rather
than have them remain in the cars un-
til some time Monday.
J. L. Kuhn had good lumber sale
on Saturday. Mr.. Kuhn is in way
to make good deal out of his pur-
chase of Brentwood Inn"
Sherman Stiles has had a second at
tack of appendicitis, and when he has
recovered sufficiently expects to go to
a hospital and have the offending mem
Der removed.
Mr.. James Tuohy, for many years a
resident of this vicinity, and highly
respected as man, died at the resi-
dence of his son, in Germantown last
week, and was buried in st. Bridget's
cemetery, Glassboro, on Thursday.
Rev. E. A. Robinson gave an ex-
cellent address on the life of Abra-
ham Lincoln Sunday evening. Sex
ton Sayre appropriately decorated the
of the pulpit was hung large oil
painting worth 500 which was paint
ed for use in the Academy of Music,
Philadelphia.
Joseph Carr has offered to Fire Co.
No. / two horses for their use at any
moment, provided the company sup
has very generously rendered his hor-
ses whenever they have been needed,
but Mr.. Carr's stable is only about
one-third as far from the fire house
as Mr.. Michael's.
The 22nd of February last year was
big day for Fire Co. No. when their
new truck was housed. The 22nd this
year will be another special day for
the company. The flag won by them
at Glassboro will be formally raised
under the rites of the Jr. O. u. A. M.
by Greble Council. Glassboro and the
local fire companies and local societies
are invited, and it is the intention to
make the day holiday indeed.
Friday was the birthday of VIM B.
Fisher, of East Pitman, and a perfect
surprise was given him by his family.
The complete family of Mr.. and Mrs
FISHER, consisting of nine children and
five grandchildren, were present. The
occasion was made an intellectual
and social feast, beside a bountiful
gastronomic one. The guests were:
J. N. Wilkins, Mildred Wilkins, Walter
Wilkins, and Misses Ray and Lou Fish
er, of Anon Heights, Camden; w. K.
Carson, and Misses May and Rebecca
Carson, of Woodbury.; Mrs. Amanda
Evaul, of Camden; Mr.. and Mrs. S.
H. WINS, Florence and Clarence WINS,
of Collingswood; Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac
G. Fisler, Myrtle Fisher and Ralph
Reigle, of Merchantville; Carl Muir
ply, of Redwood; Mr.. and Mrs. Clar-
ence B. Fisher and son George, Mr.
and Mrs Robertt Fisher and daughter,
Leon Fisler, Misse Anna, Bessie and
Pento FISHER, Rev. and Mrs. E. A. Rob-
inS0n and dauphtars Marion and Es-
Their, of Pitman.