Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-06-03
PITMAN.

broadway Is enclosed.
Alcyon Park had an suspicious
opening on Saturday evening. 60
Tag day netted the church aid So
ciety of the M. E Church about $500.
Oliver Downs is getting his new
dwelling well under way
Milton Batchler is now bookkeeper
for Handle Bros.
J. G. Rulon has purchased a fire new
delivery wagon of Augustus Prehl.
Mrs. Louisa Sayre is having her. resi-
dence newly rooted.
Mrs. Sarah Dalbow expects to spend
the summer at Atlantic City.
A. P. Gardiner, of Atlantic City, was
visiting Pitman relatives over Decor
alton Day.
Frank L. Waters is on business
trip to Lewiston, Maine.
Cottages are said by our real estate
men to be slow in renting.
Harry MacBurney, chief of the Fire
Patrol, is now here for the season.
Mrs. John Coomhs has come on from
Kansas City for the summer.
Daniel Green and family. of Camden
spent Sunday with w. S. Rink.
Carr Bros laid in seven bushels of
peanuts for Decoration Day, but they
proved insufficient.
FRANK Sayre has resigned as sexton
OF the Me Church, and Mr.. st. Amant
has accepted the position.
About forty members of a Philadel-
phla company boys brigade spent Sun
day and Monday at Alcyon Park. a>s
John j. Habecker and John II. Miss
ey were at Clayton Sunday afternoon
at the organization of a mems meet
ing.
Rev. Thomas Cline, an Episccpalian
clergyman of Boston, spent Wednes-
day last with his sister, Mrs. E. A.
Robinson.
The Chapel of the Good Shepherd
has been temporarily rooted, and SER
vices will be held during the summer.
Deputy coroner Sellers, Of Phira.,
IS enjoying the summer in his new cot
tage on Lake avenue.
Mr.. Simons, real estate dealer of
Camden, has rented Howard Keebler's
house on North Broadway,
Harry Pancoast is getting out plans
for fine dwelling to be built on North
broadway, near his present home.
Carpenters are laying the oak
floors in DR. Carr's new house, and
ground is being cleared for his barn.
Mr.. w. Wood, of Phila., addressed
the mems meeting Sunday afternoon.
The men have voted to continue the
meetings during the summer.
Kew. Frederick Blaser, pastor of the
local Baptist Church, was graduated
from Crozfer Theological Seminary
yesterday wednesday,
Decoration Dor SO for oc A., 1890.
is concerned, was a quiet affair. We
nave no cemeteries and special mem
orlal services are not held.
Prof. E. G. Howgate, dean of the
law department of the University of
Indiana, has been spending few DAYS
with his sister Mrs. Elton, and daugh-
ter Julia.
The new dwellings Of Mr.. Marshall
and Mr.. Carpenter, both of Millville,
are nearing completion. These houses
are on the Suburban tract.
Alcyon Park was crowded on Decor
Eatlon Day, and the amusements were
running full. Several hundred at
tended the bail game. Alcyon never
seems to lose its popularity. E~1
Master Charles Stanger was pushed
off the porch in play at the school
house Wednesday at noon and had
the misfortune to break both bones
In his left forearm.
A burning brush heap in the gravel
pit caused an alarm of fire to be rung
Monday night as it was at first sup
posed to be Handles lumber yard.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Collins enter
tanned over Sunday and Monday Mrs.
Emma Dye and daughter, of Trenton
Mr.. Andrew Stultz, of Trenton, and
Miss Jennie Stultz, of Slackwood.
The annual school exhibit was held
in the new school building Tuesday
evening. The good showing of the
pupils, coupled with the greatly i'm
proved surroundings brought forth
much favorable comment.
DR.. Russell H. Conwell's lecture.
Acres of Diamonds, given in the M.
b. Church Thursday night was greatly
appreciated. The doctor will lecture
here again in the early fall. G. G..
Justice was SO impressed with the
profound sense and eloquence of the
noted lecturer that he has pledged $50
toward getting him to deliver lecture
to the young men
Invitations are out for the wedding
of Mr.. Harry Weston, of PHILADELPHIA
and Miss Annie Halter, of Pitman, in
the local Baptist Church, Saturday,
June ~, at p. m. Pastor Frederick
Blaser will officiate. A reception will
be held at the home of the brides
parents from to o'clock.