The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-12-25
The uuhlic schools will reopen on We'd

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thias conferred the third degree on Atle
D. Prickett.
Joseph Cross has renewed his lease c
the Mount Holly street railway fo
another year.
charles G. Cowperthwait has the pos
office gaily decorated in honor of tn
holiday season.
The capital stock of the Peoples Ga
Company of Palmyra, which has been in
corporated, is $50, 900.
Alfred Black, president of the Farmers
National Bank, of Mount Holly, is ill a
his home near Jobstown.
Miss Laura Gaskill, who has bee
seriously i'll with pneumonia, is on tn
road to a speedy recovery.
Some of the young people of Noun
Holly gave very pleasant dance in tn
Masonic Temple on Tuesday evening.
On Friday about $40, 900 worth of new
machinery was received by the Taylo
Manufacturing Company. on Churcl
street.
Samuel P. Cline has very large variety
of sleds, express carts, tricycles, etc.
which are just suitable for the young
people.
Rev. Percy Perinchief and family. o.
Trenton, are spending the holiday season
at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Morris
H. Keller.
The year old son of Samuel Colby, OF
Water street, was seriously burned OF
Wednesday, its clothes taking fire while
playing with matches.
Chester and Delran were the first town
ships to pay their full amount of taxes tc
County Collector Powell. The money
was handed over on Thursday.
At the Jefferson Hospital in Philadel
phia last week, Detective Ellis II. Parker
underwent a second operation for the re
moyal of tumor from his right eye.
Mrs. John G. Westcott has purchased
from the Industry Building and Loan AS
ISOLATION house on the north side Of
Church street, adjoining John Bill, fol
$3.50.
After being confined in the st. Francis
Hospital, at Trenton, with a broken
thigh, Irving, the 3-year- old son of Will
liam Reeder, has been removed to his
home in Chesterfield
Peter Allen, who had a greater load
on than one should carry when the pave
ments are slippery, was arrested on Sat
urday night by Officer Collins and given
four days for being drunk.
Edwin w. Herbert, after number
years residence in Washington, where he
was employed in the government printing
office, has removed to Mount Holly. He
now resides on Washington street.
Get good horse blanket, or lap robe,
set of harness, or something in that line,
and get it at a place where you can buy
the best. Call on Edward B. Gaskill,
Mill street. He can suit you.
B. s. Bryan, of Sykesville, writes THE
News that the announcement of his en-
gagement to Miss Lillian Platt, of that
place, as published last week, is not cor
rect, and asks us to deny 1t, which we
cheerfully do.
While in Mount Holly last week Rev.
D. E. Clair, of Lumberton, found $50
lying on the pavement. The money be-
longed to NJ S. Haines, Jr., who lives
near Rancocas, and to whom it was re-
turned. Mr. Haines lost it while return
ing from bank.
Charles A. Braddock, of Indian Mills,
who formerly conducted hotel business
at Vincentown, has bought the Red Lion
hotel of Jacob Abrams, who will move to
Vincentown. Mr. Braddock will soon
take possession of the hotel.
The regular meetings of Washington
Council, No. 5, Jr. o. U. A. M, which
fall on Christmas and New Years nights,
will be discontinued and instead meeting
will be held on Friday evening, 2Sth inst,
at which time election of officers for the
ensuing quarter will take place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley G.. Brown wish to
tender their sincere and heartfelt thanks
to their many friends for the many acts of
kindness shown during the illness of their
daughter and especially do they extend
thanks for the many tokens OF sym
pathy and assistance in their bereavement.
Eddie Frake came near losing his life
on Wednesday while skating on the
Hume cove He slid out on the main
creek and broke through the ice in deep
water. Harry Mason and some other
young men rescued the boy, who was
thoroughly frightened over his experience.
Harry M. Cranmer, a prominent young
man of New Egypt, while riding upon a
heavily loaded wagon, Thursday after
noon, was thrown off by jolt, and, fall
ing beneath the wheels, was badly crush
ed in the right side. The doctors have
serious doubts of his recovery.
Rear Admiral Read received his com
mission on Thursday evening. 1t came
bv mail and in addition to the town hav
ing been honored with having one of its
citizens in the highest office in the navy
by appointment, postmaster Cowperth
wait also had the pleasure of handing tc
the Rear Admiral his official notification.
Florence Castle, No. IS, K. G.. E., hal
these new officers T. c., Elvie Wilson
N. c., Frank Green V. c., Samuel Chal
lender; V. H., William Brown H. P.
Peter SPOTS NJ of R., Robert Gotham
C. of E., A. s. Bullock K. of E., William
A. Worrell s. H., William Mccullough
representative, w A. Worrell trustee
Robert Gotham.
Vincentown wants an electric ligh
plant. At a meeting of the Water Com
pany of that place, on Thursday, it wa
agreed to build if reasonable figures coult
be procured 1t will be run in connection
with the water plant A committee, com
posed of Franklin S. billiard, William III
Branin and J. Ellis Trick, was appointe'
to inquire into the possible cost of tn
project
The pupils of class in the publi
school days since, made family happ.
on Topetoy, by sending large quaint
of nrovisions TO the house The mothe
and children it seems had been abandone
by the husband and father. Their de