Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-01-07
PLTMAN GROVE.


this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. B. Goff entertained q
number OF relatives at Hotel Pitman over
New Years Day.
Dr. Brooks and wife, of Philadelphia,
have been guests of their daughter, Mrs. J :.
L. Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Glands we're New
Year guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Pyle, Of
Wenonah.
Quite number of guests were registered
at Hotel Pitman oyer New Years, some re-
naming until Monday.
Quite large audience assembled in she
NJ E Church at the watch night service.
Rev. E. A. Robinson, Rev. D. Harris
and j. J. Habeker spoke. A CONSERVATION
service marked the closing Of the old year
and the ushering in of the new.
Repps horses got scared at a wood saving
apparatus Saturday morning and ran away
overturning the ice wagon, but it was not
much damaged. The horses fell, and one
was considerably scratched.
AS is their annual custom, Mr.. and Mrs.
Daoe Supplee gave party to their friends
Thursday evening, but this time it took
now costly located in their new dwelling on
Holly avenue.
Miss Emily Harris, Mrs. Laura Wealth
erby and Miss Mabel Montgomery enjoyed
the rendition of the Messiah by the Phil
adelphia Choral Society on Wednesday
evening last.
Skating was good the later part of last
week ON all three lakes in the vicinity
THE perfect moonlight on Saturday even
ing made skating delight to the scores on
lAlcyon lake.
A dance was feature of New Years Eve
Iat Hotel Pitman. As the old year was
about slipping away the guests formed a
circle and, led by Mrs. Emma Righl, of
Philadelphia, sang Auld Lang Syne and
kindred selections.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Titus, OF Rosellc
Park. have been spending few days with
Rev. D. B. Harris and family.
The Baptist Sunday school was organized
last Sunday with Charles Kemmerer as sup
erintendent.
William Paullin and family of Philadel-
phia and Pitman, have been spending few
days here with relatives and friends.
W. D. Carter has the cellar dug for his
new dwelling corner Holly and Summit
avenues.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Rulon entertained w.
A. Rnlon and family, and J. F. Cousart
and family, all of Philadelphia, on New
Years Day.
The Epworth League service Sunday
evening was under the charge OF the Ushers
Union. A boys choir is being formed with
Harry J Brooks, leader
Volunteer Fire Co. No 2 is branching out
and will build two-story fire house 1896
The second story will be used as an assem-
bly, room. It will be built adjoining the
present quarters on Fourth avenue near the
Tabernacle.
, Brentwood Inn" on the Roberts tract
was bought by ]. L. Kuhn, creditor, last
week for $l700, and we understand be has
"a limited time to tear it down. While the
building was never finished there are sever
al thousand dollars worth of lumber in the
structure, and Mr. Kuhn ought to come out
whole on the venture. 30
AT business meeting of the Epworth
League last week the following officers were
elected: President, Sc. Thomas; LIST vice
presidents, Edward r. Smith; 2nd, Clinton
Peterson; 3rd. Mrs Isaac Bowers; 4th, Ar
leigh Hess, secretary, William G Mcclellan:
treasurer, Ella Greenwood; Mabel Mont
gomery was elected pianist and R. S. Rich
man, chorister.
The following are the newly elected off,
GERS of Washington Camp, P. O. s. Of A. !:
Tn, SOW, o. A
president, Samuel Carr; vice president,
Louis Hates; master Of forms, Claude Chew !;
financial secretary, James H. Adams; record
ing secretary, Cleveland Carter; treasurer,
A. N. Duncan; cond ductor, S. G.. Thomas;
inspector, Alfred Dawson; guard, Samuel
J. Thomas; trustees, Samuel Tomlin and
B. D. Phillips.
\ Another land company known as the
z North Pitman Land Company have fled ar
tlcles of incorporation and will be ready to
|develop their tract this year. <oThe officers
are Frank Stewart, of Camden, president:
l. B. Moffett, of Philadelphia, vice presi-
dent; William Rommell, Jr. of Camden,
secretary and Thomas May Peirce, Jr., Of
Philadelphia, treasurer. The promoters
have purchased the Lewis Kerns and Wal
ter Wood farms at Lambs Road. The Off
GERS are business men Of excellent reputa-
tion and all are summer residents OF Pitman
They have evidently studied the PROPOSE
tion from every standpoint. and we shall
look for great Improvements in that section.
Syplla, wife of S. w. Thomas died at 5
O'Clock Monday morning after an Illness of
only few hours. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
spent Sunday with friends at Clayton and
returned home in the evening. She had
never seemed in better health and spirits,
but as they were about home she said, 20
! am SO sick, = and was not able to speak
afterward. She was carried into the house
but did not regain consciousness. Death
was due to apoplexy. Funeral services
we're held to-day, Thursday, in the local M
E Church and interment made as Hurff-
vile. She leaves semi-inyalid husband,
two sons, and a daughter to mourn her loss.
Cowgirl, Ida Cowgill and James Cowgirl, OF
Paulsboro; George Bramell and wife, Of