The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-08-29

John D. johnson has purchased Win
ton automobile. 1t arrived in Mount
Holly yesterday.
Mrs. Charles Wills has arrived at Port
land, Oregon, where she expects to re-
main for several weeks.
Asa Roberts, while driving from Stan
wick to Moorestown, Saturday afterr DON,
lost his pocketbook containing $165.
A convention of the Brotherhood of the
Union of Burlington county will be held
In the room of HopkinsOn Circle, at Bor-
dentown, on Wednesday. September 8.
A lodge of Elks is to be instituted at
Burlington the latter part of September
The charter lists contains ITO names The
exercises will be in charge Of Camden
lodge.
Mrs. Clarence Filter, of Riverten,
created quite sensation at Cape May last
week, and also made record in autOmo-
bile circles. by beating two men drivers
with her 28-horse power machine, in which
she went a mile In lib.
Mrs Mary Ann Hutchins died on Sun
day at her home at frankfort, aged 95
years. She was born at Burlington. April
L l.
grift, and her ancestors were among the
early settlers In Burlington county.
Julius Krupnick has a store In Vincen-
town. On Friday evening his clerk light
ed the lamps in the windows and went
sent one of the lamps exploded. The
fire was extinguished by breaking the
glass and smothering the flames
Ill -
Holly, died at his home on Brainard street
yesterday morning. He had been in feeble
health for some time. but had been able
to go around town. For number of
years Mr. Doron was in the jewelry bust
ness, which he disposed of to Mr.. Halt.
He was well known all over the county.
The annual election of officers of the
Seaside Park Yacht Club took place at
the clubs handsome house on Saturday
night, resulting as follows: Commodore,
Mayor John Weaver; vice commodore,
Joseph T. Richards; rear commodore,
Henry Babson; treasurer, Benjamin Dea
con; secretary, Herman Muller; financial
secretary, Llewellyn Collins; trustees,
John D. Johnson. Joseph Cross, George
Candy, A. G. Middleton, Harvey Weber.
The financial statement was satisfactory,
there being good balance on hand.
On Friday evening, September l, the
most powerful of all the melodramas.
1.-THE King of Tramps." will appear at
the Opera House This company carries
carload OF special scenery. See the
beautiful southern home. See the den
scene. See the great crematory scene in
full operation. See the greatest of all
tramp shows. During the summer the
Opera House has been thoroughly reno
waited, new scenery has been added and
the old scenery and drop curtain reprinted,
and the woodwork has been painted. d
Sunday will be probationers' day in the
Mount Holly M. E. Church. The con-
verts that were taken into the church. as
the result of last winters meeting, will
be received into full membership. The
Sacrament of the Lords Supper will be
administered at 1890. Evangelist Charles
Butler will have charge of meeting fer
men only at o'clock, under the auspices
of the Brotherhood At the evening SER
vice, 730 o'clock. the pastor will preach
on Goods First Question to Man." Sun
day school at 2 P. M. Epworth League
devotional service at .6.45. Evangelist
Charles Butler. author and singer, will
sing at all the services, accompanied by
the autoharp.
Mrs. Elizabeth Coward, undoubtedly
the oldest woman In New Jersey, died at
the home of her son, Forman Coward, in
Allentown, on Thursday. Had Mrs. Cow
ard lived until to-day she would have
been 104 years of age. She was bright
lady, with all her faculties and was fairly
active. Three years ago we saw her at
Cream Ridge and had very pleasant
conversation with her. She was bright,
cheerful and full of fun. In answer to a
question whether the mother of one
of the party to whom she was talking
was living, she was told 'she is, and she
is "a years OF age" With broad smile
Mrs. Coward replied, "a mere girl, take
care of her and she may become an old
woman"
Miss Susan Vansciver died suddenly at
Burlington on Saturday. She went to the
home of George Hewitt, on Wood street,
and Mr.. Hewitt was to take her photo
graph. He went up stairs to prepare his
camera when he heard a cali for him to
hurry down. He did so, and found Miss
Vansciver with her head thrown back,
unconscious. Just before Mr.. Hewitt got
down stairs Miss Vansciver said, 20, my
head" and the physician who was called
said that was her last lucid interval. |
Death was caused by apoplexy. Deceased
was one of the oldest school teachers in
the county, and had been connected with
the Burlington schools for a long time.