Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-03-04
PITMAN.


A. M. Duncan is building new
house on Lexington ave.
George Anderson's new house on
Kenton ave. is enclosed.
Masons are plastering DR.. H. H.
Carr's new house.
The church aid society has selected
May 18th as tag day
Harry Collins, of Camden, is clerk
ing in J. G. Rulon's meat store.
Mrs. Frank Clouds gave tea last
"wednesday evening to the ladies of
Hotel Pitman.
Lee T. Hallock has sold his poultry
farm at Iona, and with his family is
boarding at Hotel Pitman.
Rev. Daniel Green, of Camden, was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Thompson over Sunday.
Grove Policeman Nathan Richmond
is critically i'll with Bright's disease
and other ailments and it is thought
he cannot survive long.
Oliver Locke will soon leave his
farm and move into the house he re-
Gently purchased of George McClel-
land.
George Doughty is taking vacation
of two weeks the first he has had in
seventeen years. He and Mrs. Dough-
ty went to White Haven yesterday
| "wednesday to see their son Eugene.
"Ye Old Hick'ry Holler Skule, !"
given in K. G. e. Hall Friday evening
| for the benefit of Fire Co. No. drew
a crowded house.
| Miss Mamie Tuohy having devoted
| ly attended her aged grandfather, Jas.
Tuohy, until his death, is back again
in her old position with Focer & Son.
JOS. Carr has been unfortunate
with his last load of horses. Several
of them contracted lung fever. One
valuable animal is already dead land
1 two more are in a critical condition.
The former post Office building adj
| joining Focer & Sons store is being
improved with large plate glass win
dows, and will be fitted out by the
firm as a 6rst-class shoe department.
y Scarlet fever has appeared in town,
but in a light form, and but two fam
lilies are afflicted The school rooms
were fumigated over Sunday and
sessions have not been interfered with
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Clark, Mr. and
Mrs. Jos. Carr, Mr.. and Mrs. George
CAN'T, Mr. and Mrs. j. c. Rulon, Mr..
and Mrs. Marriott, and Mrs. Dolbow
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Campbell Saturday evening and spent
a very pleasant time.
Rev. Arthur Downer was eighty
years of age on Tuesday of last week,
and all his children and nearly all his
defendants were present in honor of
the occasion Mr.. Downer is excep-
tionally we'll preserved for a man of
| his years.
The mems meeting Sunday after
noon was addressed by Francis
! Weatherby, of Pitman, R. H. Comey,
of Wenonah, and Rev. Daniel Green,
of Camden. A Mr.. Murphy, of Phila.,
and Mayor J. M. MCGOWAN will be
next Sundays speakers.
| A few of our residents attended the
minstrel show given by the cadets of
Wenonahe Military Academy Friday
IeveningoSthers heard the temperance
lIevangelist, Mrs. Many Harris Armor
jlspeak in Camden, and still others
heard Leland Powers recital of David
Copperfield in the Witherspoon build
ing, Philadelphia.
A very interesting missionary meet
ing was held in the M. E. Church on
Thursday evening. Fifteen young
ladies in costume spoke of the mission
airy needs of their respective coun-
tries. The local branch w. f. M. S.
keep an orphan, Armenia Pitman, in
Bombay, India. The mite boxes of the
members were opened and the pro-
ceeds netted almost enough to keep
the girl for one year.
Charles Madara, one of our sterling
Christian citizens, died Monday after
noon after only few hours illness
with heart trouble from which he
had suffered for years. He attended
church Sunday evening, but was feel
ing bad, and gradually became worse
after returning home. He leaves "a
widow, two sons and daughter, Mrs.
Frank Lefevre. His remains were
laid to rest to-day (Thursday) at
Daretown.
The mid-winter banquet of the Pit
+, man Masonic club was held at the
Bourse, Phila., Saturday evening.
About one hundred were at the table
The toasts and responses were in a
funny vein and brought forth much
applause. Among the many good hits
was poem laudatory of Rev. e. A.
Robinson, which was sung to the tune
of "Harrigan," but Mr.. Robinson's es-
| pecially funny response conyulsed his
auditors. Those present from here
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Clouds, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank l.. Waters, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thos Dugan, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Kemmerer and Rev. and Mrs. e. A.
Robinson.