The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-02-14
Alonzo Mead has been confined to the

:. Alonzo Mead has been confined to th
|. house for several weeks by illness.
]. At Pemberton, this afternoon, will o.
e cur the burial of Sarah, wife of Willial
H. Bishop.
: Harry Jones is making inquiry for s.;
8 which he recently lost either in Noun
Holly or Philadelphia.
0 An abscess on one of his eyes has keI
s Amos l.. Poinsett, of Paxson street, clos
to the house for some time past.
Budd s. Colby and j. Fred Laumastel
7 of Mount Holly, have been commissions
Notaries Public by Governor Stokes.
e A lot of ponies for the Rancocas stoc
t farm were purchased by DR.. r. W. CaI
ter at Cortlandt, N. Y, last week.
The Epworth League of the M. E
church will hold a social in the lectur
room on Friday evening of this week.
For several weeks illness has prevente
Thomas Allen from attending to his du
: ties as sexton of the Methodist Church.
: Miss Eliza Stewart gave very pleasan
euchre party at the residence of Mrs
7 Maggie Risdon, on Union street, on Wed
! nesday evening.
Riding in a sleigh behind two mules,
party of pleasure seekers disported them
selves on the pond at Smithville, on Fri
day, on ice fourteen inches thick.
The regular meeting of the W. G. T
U. will be held at the residence of Mrs
Samuel L. Bullock, on Garden street, OF
} Friday afternoon at $50 O'Clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Walter Borton gave
dinner, on Wednesday evening, which
several friends enjoyed. Mayor Stoy, o.
Atlantic City, and Mrs. Stoy, were among
the guests.
Henry H. Troth, of Merchantville, dice
on Friday of pneumonia. The deceased
is a brother of William D. Troth, OF
Mount Holly, and the remains will be in
tered here this afternoon.
R. ]. B. Slack, having recovered from
his recent illness while visiting relatives
in Philadelphia, has returned to his home
in Mount Holly, and is again attending tc
his duties as a committing magistrate.
The Fannie Wood Repertoire Company
will appear at the opera house all of next
wehk. Miss Wood is dainty little sou.
brette supported by capable company
and should be greeted by large audiences.
Next Sunday will be the annual mis-
sionary day in the M. E. Church. The
pastor will preach morning and evening.
A special programme consisting of vocal
and instrumental music, will precede the
sermon at each service.
| Thomas L. Sherman, of Philadelphia,
will be buried in Mount Holly tomorrow
morning, from the residence of his son,
Frank Sherman, on Water street. The
deceased died on Saturday morning from
pneumonia, aged 81 years.
| John A. Bidwell, of Mount Holly. and
Miss Geiger, of Wissahickon, Pa, were
married on Wednesday evening. They
will take up their residence here, where
the groom is engaged on a small scale
IN the manufacture of toweling.
Mrs. William Colon Cook was sudden
ly called, on Saturday, to the home of her
father, Captain George F. Marts, at Di-
viding Greek. Mr.. Marts was very i'll
with pneumonia, and lived but few
hours after his daughter reached his bed
side.
The principal and pupils of Brainard
school gave a reception in the school
house on Friday evening. After an in
teresting programme of music and reci-
tations had been rendered, the friends
present were served with ice cream and
| cake.
benefit of Good Intent Fire Company will
be $780, Mrs. Charles Brown, formerly
of Mount Holly, and now sojourning in
Italy, did not forget the company, and
sent contribution of $40 to be used for
the supper.
The revival meetings in the N. E.
Church came to a close on Sunday. The
services have been very successful. Rev.
William G. Meyer has received 115 per-
sons into the church since the first of
January. Reports show the church to be
in a fine condition.
During the Sportsman show. in Madison
Square Garden, dates have been arranged
to be known as Yacht Club DAYS. The
following dates are of interest in this
locality: February 90, Beverly Yacht
Club; February 81, Riverton club; March
l, Seaside Park and Beach Haven clubs;
March 3, Toms River and Island Heights
clubs.
Game Warden Howard Mathis has turn
ed out four does at the Reed place, at the
head of Good Water run, near Chats
worth, and as far as can be learned they
are doing well. He also turned out three
does and one buck in Victor Ritzendol-
lars cattle field, and a quantity of fresh
hay has been put out for them to eat
Two were also liberated by George Bower
at Richard Harrison's cranberry bog.
Miss Aline A. Ettenger, teacher in the
Mount Holly schools, fell on the ice, on
Friday, and was severely bruised. 1t
was at first though she had sprained her
hip, but this proved to be unfounded. Her
injuries seem to be of an internal nature
She was taken to her home at Kinkora in
a carriage, and a letter from her this
morning reports that she is much better
and hopes to be in school the latter part
of this week.
On Saturday night Thomas Wright and
George Camac were each fined IS. 10 for
disorderly conduct, which occurred on
Friday night while coming from a dance
given at Jobstown. The young men were
very hilarious while driving down Garden
street, about o'clock, disturbing the rest
of people living on that thoroughfare
In order to prove to these chaps that the
policemen are attending to their duty at
that hour in the morning, Wright and Ca
mac were arrested on the complaint of
Officer Job Collins.
No aid can be extended to the poor of
Mount Holly for period of two weeks,
according to the statement of the Over
seer of the Poor, who is compelled to
take such action at the close of each fiscal
year. There is only small unexpended
balance in the poor fund, and this will be
of little service because of the large num-
Der calling for the towns charity. Mr..
Throckmorton's hands will be practically
tied until the situation is adjusted by the
township committee.
The residence of Edward Rittenhouse,
on Green street, was raided by the au-
thorities, on Wednesday night, and two
chickens found in the house were identi-
fed as the property of Fred Thomas
Warrants have been issued for the arrest
of Rittenhouse and Bert Shinn and James
McCue. 1t has been learned that the trio
left Philadelphia for Pittsburg, on Friday,
in order to escape arrest Mrs. Ritten-
house, who is left penniless, stated that
stolen chickens had been brought to the
house by those under suspicion, and al
though closely questioned, she made no
admissions that would incriminate her.
self. The pool room of William J. Reeves,
on Pine street, which has been rendezs
vous for gang of bad boys, was raided
on Friday night by Detective Parker,
Constable Throckmorton and Deputy
Sheriff Fleetwood, and the names of
number of boys were taken by them
The proprietor, charged with receiving
stolen goods and keeping a disorderly
house, was taken before Justice eleven
ger, who committed the defendant to Jail
for further hearing on Saturday, when
he was held for court under $500 bail.
The complaint against Reeves was made
by Robert Myers, who had lost some
chickens. and it was also thought that the
shoes recently stolen from the factory of
the Mount Holly Shoe Company might be
found there. Reeves told the officers
that three persons had brought to his
place what he supposed were chickens