Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1912-06-13

PITMAN
The Bowker residence on High
land Terrace has been freshly paint
! ed
The wall is up for Frank Davis
new Broadway building.
Joseph Reps new residence will
be built of undressed gray stone.
Rev. Fred. Blaser attended the
commencement exercises Of Crozier
Seminary.
Mrs. Clayton Hewitt is visiting
relatives at Beaver Falls, Pa.
In our list of local High School
name of Wesley Kelley Wesley is
very popular with his class.
Mr.. ] D. Kelley has been i'll for
1 several days but is now GONZALES
cent.
Our aged townsman, John Holeton,
is very poorly, the result of paraly-
! tic stroke
Mrs. A. w. Michael, who has been
i'll for five weeks, ATTENDED the clos
! ing exercises of our public school
Thursday evening, her daughter, Mar
gle, being one of the graduates.
Travelling statesmen enjoyed their
third annual picnic and dinner at Al
cyon Park Saturday afternoon.
Albert Nicholson has sold his Pit
man avenue property to Wilbur j.
Miller, of Philadelphia
Frank Ware, of Glassboro, has been
awarded the contract to build the
/ four-room addition to the new school
| house
Today Thursday the Presbyterian
churches of Woodbury. and Wenonah
and the NJ E. Church of Woodbury.
will hold their first large picnic of
1912 at Alcyon Park.
Automobiles and motorcyclists had
better observe the law regarding
speed, as Squire LeFevre has already
made an example of one party.
Large audiences filled the Method
list and Baptist churches Sunday even
ing and were well pleased with the
/ Children's Day exercises.
Joseph Reps automobile caught
fire while near Wenonah Sunday, but
Mr.. Repp was able to smother it with
robe.
The Ladies' Aid of the Redwood
NJ. E. Church were guests of their
| pastor, Rev. w. L. Peterson, and
family at their home on Pitman ave.
The summer carnival of Fire Co.
No. / will be held at Alcyon Park
Thursday, August l. A big chicken
pot-pie supper will be served and an
entertainment given in the Casino in
the evening
Rev. Frederick Blaser has been
elected teacher of the adult class of
the Summit Park Sunday school for
the summer.
The Auditorium in the Grove has
proved a popular location for straw
berry festivals and cake sales. The
Baptist church held one there on Sat
urday evening, the first; the Episco-
pal church last Saturday evening and
the Methodists will hold one on Sat
urday evening of this week.
The call for hose and fremen which
came from Glassboro last week was
quickly responded to. Fletcher Car
ter attached the hose cart to his auto
and was on the spot in few minutes
A number went down in automobiles
and by train
/ Mrs. A. b. Campbell and sen were
shocked Thursday afternoon during a
heavy shower by lightning which APP
peared like a ball of fire.
The thorough work done by Pitman
public school was shown by the grad
uation of the entire Eighth Grade,
twenty-four in number. The closing
exercises held Thursday evening re-
fiected additional credit upon the grad
yates. Rev. Frederick Blaser made
the address to the class
The Claf1ier University Jubilee
Singers will be present at the prayer
meeting in the NJ E. Church next
i Wednesday evening, the 10th, and will
give several selections. The entire
body of the church will be. open to
accommodate the large number who
will want to take this opportunity of
listening to songs of the Southland Z
Il A fine memorial window has been
lpresented to the Chapel of the Good
E|Shepherd in memory of Mr.. and Mrs.
NOliver, relatives of DR.. l.. N. Slaugh-
liter. The Good Shepherd carrying
1.-TWO lambs is entering the fold where
other lambs lie, and still others are
following Him. 1t is the intention OF
Rector Dubell that the Chapel shall
be open at all times that any may
enter for meditation and prayer. N
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