The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-12-11

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The first and second degrees were co
ferred last evening by Unity Lodge, N
l99, /. o. 0. F.
Several cases of diphtheria have a
y peared at White Hill, and two or thr'
of them have resulted fatally.
Is The engagement has been announce
) of J. K Haines, of Medford, and Eliz
beth R. Lippincott, of Hartford
John Warrick, of Grant street, trai
u dispatcher at Camden, has been enjoyin
his annual vacation during the past weel
. Rev. W. w. Westcott is conducting e.
ira meetings in the Methodist Church I
Charleston, and is meeting with much SUI
t cess.
. Charged with criminally assaultin
Emma A. Pointsett, Edward Lynch. {
e Delran township, has been committed
? jail for court.
The Fenwick farm near New Lisbor
is for rent, George Lippincott, the preser
J tenant, having recently purchased farr
on the South road.
. Chicken thieves have been actively a
work during the past week at Bridge
J boro', where a number of choice fowl
were stolen during the night.
/, J. Wardell Shinn has removed his gree
houses further under the brow of tn
} mount in order to give them better pro
lection from the northwest winds.
1t is said that house of questionable
character on Green street demands the at
tention of the authorities. The latte
will act as soon as complaint is made.
| Orders are being received by the H. B
Smith Machine Company to such an ex
tent as TO make the outlook quite cheer
full. The employees are now busy on full
time.
Since the Legislature passed law pro
hibiting the killing of deer for five years
those animals have rapidly increased in
numbers in the deer pines" of South
Jersey.
Charles Kelse of Juliustown, will pro-
badly spend his Christmas 10 Jail, where
he is now confined on. charge of as
saulting Elmer Conrad and Hester Ann
Evans.
One of the neatest calendars that has
yet come to our notice this season, is the
one being distributed by the Prudential
Insurance Company The design is very
pretty.
A stereopticon lecture on 'tBen Hur''
was given in the town hall at Vincentown
on Thursday evening, by Rev G. H.
Woolston, D. D., for the benefit of the
Baptist Church.
On Tuesday morning George DENLY,
the colored man arrested at Rancocas,
was taken to Trenton, where he was
wanted on charge of atrocious assault
on Marion Chase
Rev George B. Wright, D. D., of Cam
den, delivered free lecture in the Meth
odist Church at Rancocas on Friday even
ing. His subject was Camp, Battlefield
and Prison"
Robert Kelly, tramp, who has been
stopping in the vicinity of Palmyra for
long time, has been committed to Jail
for holding up Mary Coyle on the street
and robbing her of So.
A new use has been found for the tele-
phone in Indianapolis, where the night
operators make extra money by giving
rings at certain hours to denote the fact
that it time to take medicine or get up, as
the case may be.
| A prize porker named Hanover Jane
will be slaughtered at Browns Mills on
Christmas day. and another known as
'Klondyke Bill' will be killed at Penn
berton. In each case there will be side
issues to- entertain the multitudes.
For gunners' supplies of all kinds, car
rage robes and horse blankets, washing
machines and glass wash boards, shoe
findings, pocket and table cutlery, paints,
oils, varnishes, glass, etc, go to the hard
ware store of S. T. Engle, No. 80 High
street, Mount Holly.
James Miller, aged Al years, of Moores-
town, was found beside the railroad track
on Bridge avenue, Camden, early Wednes
day morning. with several fingers broken
and supposed fracture of the skull. A
freight train probably caused his injuries.
He was admitted to Cooper Hospital
Leon Swope was accidentally shot in
the arm by Alfred Bonsor, at Palmyra,
Monday afternoon. The boys were play
| ing with rifle, and just as Bonsor aimed
the gun and pulled. the trigger, Swope
stepped in front of him. The wound is
severe and the doctors have been unable
to locate the bullet.
John G. Jennings, one of Beverly'i
most esteemed citizens, died on Thursday
at the home of his son-in-law, City So
licitor George Gilbert, after a short ill
ness The deceased was for many years
tax collector for the old borough of Bev
erly, and later, after the borough's incor.
poration, served several terms as mem
Der of Common Council.
/ The names of those persons mentioned
as applicants for the appointment of FISH
and Game Warden for Burlington count.
are A. Lincoln Sailer, of Mount Holly
Israel Jarrett, of Bordentown; John Nc
Hugh, of White Hill; John Leeds, o
Bridgeboro, and Joel Horner, of Palmyra
This would be good time for Joel t.
push the man he was SO anxious to hav
displace Wise year or so ago.
The family of Samuel G. Herbert a
Riverton, had narrow escape from as
!. phyxiation by coal gas Wednesday night
Mr.. Herbert's father fixed the heater be
fore retiring, and closed the damper il
the smoke pipe before the fresh coal ha'
become ignited, and the entire famil.
were overcome by the deadly fumes. TIL
adults were brought around first, but
was hours before the four children re
gained consciousness.
r By the will of Elizabeth b. Scott, de
i ceased, of Jacksonville, the sum OF $50
3 is left to the Jacksonville Presbyteria
Church to build session room. The pei
sonal estate is valued at So, 400. Letter
, testamentary have been granted to Mari
!. E. Scott and John A. Hancock. The il
come of the estate is bequeathed to Mari
E. Scott during her life, and at her deaf
the estate is to be divided among th
nieces, Mrs. Ida Tomlinson and Mrs. Lii
zie S. johnson, of Mount Holly, an