Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-08-15
PITMAN.

The William Huseback property in
the Grove was purchased by A. S.
Clark. The Broadway property was
not sold
]. P. Stanger, who is working at
mould making in Rochester, N. Y,
glass house, is home for a three week
vacation
/ The party who makes the balloon
ascensions at Alcyon Park does ex-
|ceptionally fine stunts Saturday
'evening he made fine ascension US
ing four parachutes. 1t is said his
usual expression on landing is well
didn't get killed that time 2 90
DR.. L. N. Slaughter walks with two
canes the result of being thrown by
log which was on roller.
j. L. Johnson continues very i'll.
A Philadelphia physician came down
Monday night at 1121 and was taken
back in Mr.. Johnson's touring car
We have a veterinarian added to
our list of professional men, DR..
Roster. His office is in the Clark
building on Pitman ave.
Mr.. and Mrs. &. C. Champion re-
turned to their home here last week.
Mrs. Champions broken wrist still.
causes much suffering
The Glen Lake Sanitarium has sew
eral patients
A. A. Weisner is building a new
house on the Roberts tract.
Contractor Lacy is building a house
On Holly ave. for Mrs Mary Lacy.
Handle Bros have broken ground
for new dwelling on East Holly
ave.
Rev. Dickinson Moore has been re-
siding with relatives on Twelfth ave.
for a few weeks.
Rev H. Ridgely Robinson d. D.,
pastor of the local NJ. E. Church, says
he has stopped trying to keep up with
the many things happening in our
around Pitman as it makes his head
whirl. The vast crowds that attend
ed the Grangers' Carnival were an
especially surprising feature to him.
T. I. Dunlap has purchased Mana
hath Cemetery and will devote much
of his time to details of administra-
ton.
The big Camp Meeting choir were
treated to an auto ride TO Clayton,
followed by ice cream on Saturday af-
ternoon
The Farmers Picnic surpassed that
of former years in practically all re-
spectS, Thursday was a notable day.
The annual carnival of the Summit
Park Sunday school was held at the
Athletic Field Thursday evening. All
sorts of races were INDUCED in by
the children, and prizes were given.
Itaska Band furnished the music.
The S. P. G. A. carnival held on
West ave. Saturday netted $500 to the
treasury.
The members and friends of the
Chapel of the Good Shepherd cleared
between $500 and $500 Saturday from
their big carnival held in Station
Park. One of the features, paying
one, was doll presented by Mrs.
George Frost who had madean elab-
crate wardrobe for it. Az kelvelope
containing a sealed nanqka &Ren by
Mrs William H Taft was 3ke dolls
hand. The name chosen byrs. Taft
was Celia.
Mr.. E. E. Gates, seventy-five years
of age, one of our most sterling char
acters, died Thursday morning after
several weeks illness. His remains
are laid in beautiful Wenonah Ceme
terry.
Other homes besides that OF Mr..
Gates have been visited by the death
angel The very agen mother of Mrs.
d. H. Schoch is dead at the Schoch
home and by strange coincidence
Mr.. Schoch has brother lying dead.
Mrs. Wilbur j. Miller died very sud-
denly Sunday morning from urenic
poisoning at her summer home on
Pitman ave. Mrs. Miller leaves an
invalid husband and four children.
Master George Peacock sixteen years
of age, cf Broadway, and Line streets,
Camden, brother of Mrs. Clinton Kan
die, was drowned in Comparatively
shallow water at Handles mill pond
Sunday. The boy was taken with
cramps and as his lone companion
could not swim he was unable to
reach the shore
shaw