The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-01-24
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Mrs. John Thornton, of Riverton, i
suffering from the effects of fall dow
J stairs.
Sunday, January 20, will be McKinle,
day, an appropriate time to wear a pinl
carnation.
\ The property belonging to Ida NJ
Waters, on Pine street, has been sold tt
Clayton Anderson for 81, 100.
Miss Miriam E. Oatman had charge o
the early services held in the Methods
Church on Sunday evening.
i A small tract of land at Birmingham
belonging to Elizabeth r. Smith, has beer
sold to Norcross & Edmunds.
Rev. r. Il. Baker is now occupying tn,
residence on Garden street recently va
Gated by DR.. h. R Faringer
Fresh tomatoes, egg plants, pineapples,
grapes, oranges. lemons, California grape
fruit, candy, ETC., at Cavanaugh's.
The terrapin supper given by Richard
Lamb at the Washington House, OF
Thursday evening, was largely attended
DR.. W. G. Jenes, of New Egypt, who
has been at the Burlington County Hos
pital for three weeks, is rapidly improv,
ing.
Frank NJ. Lanning, of Trenton, who
owned a house on Buttonwood street,
Mount Holly. has sold the same to Walter
Allen.
On Saturday last Mr. and Mrs. William
Wright left for the South. They will go
as far as New Mexico, and will not return
until next April.
Justice of the Peace R. J. B. Slack,
who has been ill with pneumonia in Phil
adelphis, is reported to be getting along
nicely.
The heirs of Samuel Eckman, deceased,
of Pointville, will hold public sale of his
household goods and real estate on Thurs
day next.
Fifty shares of Camden and Burlington
County railroad stock for sale. Apply to
or address John B. Davis, Cashier, Mount
Holly, N. ].
Letters testamentary have been issued
to Mary s. Harvey and Thomas E. Har-
vey, deceased. of Columbus. The person
al estate is valued at 81, 900.
Walter English and Lucy Foster, both
of New Egypt, were married at the
Jacobstown Baptist parsonage, by Rev.
W. E. Cornwell, on January IL.
A gang of gypsies with camp near Penn
berton, was arrested last week for des-
troying timber on tract of land belong
ing to Blanchard H. White.
Willard H. Rogers and Mrs. Sarah
Rogers Gale have been granted letters of
administration on the estate of Samuel E.
Rogers. deceased. of Mount Holly.
Representative Gardner has been noti-
fed that pension has been awarded to
Charles F. Lynch, of Florence, original,
SO q month, from February IS, 1902.
An interesting talk on 1.-THE Mormon
Problem in Utah" was delivered in the
Presbyterian Church, on Sunday evening,
by Miss Hughes. missionary from Utah.
The strike among hens has evidently
been broken, as some of the farmers who
came to Mount Holly last week, had quite
few eggs, selling them at SO and 40 cents
per dozen.
On Tuesday night Constable Throck-
morton arrested Joseph Swayne and Ed
ward Mingin, both of Medford, who are
charged with stealing $500 from Jay
Clark, of that place.
Reports from the Ontario Veterinary
College, Canada, are to the effect that
William Fitzpatrick, of Mount Holly. is
making good progress with his studies
and that he will get his degree.
Howard Storey. of Delanco, who has
held position in the choir of the Episco-
pal church of Beverly, has resigned to
accept similar position at the First Pres
byterian church of Camden.
Alonzo Lucas, 2s years old and married,
was horribly crushed, ON Tuesday, at the
Florence iron foundry. Lucas was in pit
while flask was being hoisted, when it
swung around and pinned him against the
side of the pit.
Following are the unclaimed letters re-
naming in the post office for the week
ending January 81: Mrs. Emma Guldy,
Jno. ]. Magee, Emma Stogdon. Unmail-
able, Messrs ]. B. Sheppard & Sons,
1908 Chestnut street, Philadelphia, Pa.
A. L. Chamberlain, of Palmyra, District
President for Burlington County, will
install the officers of Washington Camp,
No. II, P. o. s. A., on Thursday evening.
All members are requested to be present
at that time Refreshments will be served.
While only the children were in the
house of John Marles, of West Washing
ton street, on Tuesday afternoon. Leon
Jobes. young lad, walked in and stole a
watch, and the little ones at play saw him
commit the act. Leon was arrested on
Friday afternoon by Constable Throck-
morton, who found the timepiece on the
boys person.
The Patriotic Order Sons of America
has inaugurated plan to erect a
home in this state for the members of
the order. The order proposes to aid in
supplying and assisting in the erection
and maintenance of home and creating
a fund for aged, needy and sick members,
with the payment of no dues or assess
ments and without dollars cost to its
members for its future support.
Robert Burns, the Poet and the Man"
is the subject of an address to be deliver
ed in the Presbyterian Church, on Tues
day evening, January 81, by Alexander
Forbes. Scotch songs will be rendered.
Admission 25 cents. The entertainment
is under the auspices of the missionary
societies of the Church.
At their midwiuter institute in the Broad
Street Methodist Episcopal Church at
Burlington, on Friday, the members of
the Burlington County Woman's Christian
Temperance Union petitioned the Board
of Freeholders to appoint matron for
the county Jail at Mount Holly. Some
weeks ago, it is said, members of the or.
ganization visited the prison, and as a
result of their investigation decided that
the welfare and condition of the female
prisoners would be greatly improved if q
matron were in attendance