The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-10-31
LOCAL NEWS.

yea, on Union street, is being painted.
Frank L. Garbarino. now living at Cam
den, will remove his family to Merchant
vile this week.
The annual tax bills are being distribut
ed among property owners by .Collecto
Frank S. Davis.
Don't forget that tomorrow (Wednes
day. is donation day at the Burlington
County Hospital.
Aaron Pitman, of Vincentown. afte
being laid up two months with blood poi
soniug, is able to be out again.
Additional outbuildings are to be mum
bered among the Improvements being
made to the Ashhurst prsgerty on Garder
street.
The heirs of the late Samuel E. Rogers
have purchased a property from Harry v
Kester which adjoins Ridgway and Cher
ny streets
The Township Committee has appointed
Edward B. Jones Township Treasurer,
in the place of the late Samuel Wyllie,
deceased.
The handsome team of black horses
owned by George W. Bryan. living near
Jacksonville, has been sold to Toms
River undertaken for $700.
Trinity Church, at Vincentown, is now
without pastor, Rev. DR.. Long. for a
number of years rector of the church,
having removed to Chicago.
Edward ]. Worrell and family wish to
extend their thanks to all friends, both for
their kindness and efficient services rem
dered at the time of their great affection.
Andrew G. Boswell, well known in
Mount Holly, is candidate for Mayor on
the CITY ticket in Ocean City. Andy will
give the people clean administration
if elected.
DR.. Henry H. Carr has sold the Kelley
property, on High street, and also the
property on Mill street, opposite Mount
Holly avenue, to John H. Schlock, of
Pittman Grove.
The entertainment given by Miss jamie
Jamison for the benefit of the Aged Wo-
mems Home, Burlington, was quite sue
cess Ninety three cans of fruit and $14.-
40 in money were received.
The following unclaimed letters remain
In the post Office for the. week ending Octo-
Der %: Mrs. Rosanna Horner, Mrs.
Howard, Mrs Blanche Jackson, A. L.
Jobes, Mrs j. T. Stevenson, Santa Claus.
Mrs. John Wells, of Retreat, was quite
lucky in the recovery of her pocketbook
which contained a sum of money. After
the wallet had laid exposed on public
road for three days it was found by her
son.
Because of an operation which has
been performed on his foot. William j.
Morgan, of Bispham street, has been
compelled to give up his studies for the
Baptist ministry for while, and he will
not continue at Temple College until af
ter the New Year holiday.
Two gold rings and basket of eggs
were stolen from the residence of Joseph
Engle, Jr., on Madison avenue, one night
last week. Entrance was effected through
window which opens on the back porch.
The family found that the first floor had
been pretty well ransacked in efforts to
find money.
There is one youngster in Mount Holly
who does not intend to get left this Christ
mas if he can help it, as is shown by a
letter received at the post office last week
addressed to Santa Claus. That gentle
man has not yet called for his mail, but
the officials will use all possible diligence
in delivering it to him.
The sharp yelping of dog on High
street, yesterday morning, just as troll
ley car was passing Curtis dry goods
store, brought many people to the street,
who thought the animal had been hit by
the car. Fortunately this was not the
case. The dog belonged to Frank Durand,
whose ice wagon ran over its foot.
A few days since Mary Donnelly, who
is employed at the factory of the Holly
Curtain Company, on King street. met
with painful accident, from which she
is recovering. While operating a sewing
machine the needle penetrated her finger,
and the broken portion was found bent
around the bone 1t was removed by DR..
Branin.
The former Samuel T. Engle residence,
on High street. is now occupied by Mrs.
A. M. Risdon, who removed there from
Union street on Friday. Mrs Elizabeth
Hansell and husband have moved to the
latter's farm, near Rancocas and Miss
Mary Engle has gone to Atlantic City,
having accepted employment with S. New
lin Haines, of the St. Charles Hotel.
No action has yet been taken on the
resignation of Rev. DR.. Buchanan, pastor
of the Baptist Church at Pemberton, who
feels obliged to retire from the ministry
because of continued poor health. DR..
Buchanan has occupied that pulpit for a
quarter of century, and the congregation
want him to take vacation, hoping that
he may be able to resume his duties later
on.
Everything of movable nature should
be made secure or taken to a place of
safety to-day, as Halloween will be cele-
brated tonight. The young people have
been preparing for the event, and soon af-
ter dusk masqueraders will appear on the
streets in large numbers. While having a
good time they should eliminate from
their programme all forms of malicious
mischief.
Rev. R. ii. Baker, pastor of the Mount
Holly Baptist Church, and Prosecutor
Samuel Atkinson were among those who
attended the funeral of the late Rev. s.
Giffard Nelson, D. D., in Boston, on
Tuesday The ceremonies were conduc-
ted at the Brooklyn Emanuel Baptist
Church at O'Clock in the evening and the
ministry of all denominations were rep
resented at the services. The late DIR.
Nelson was a former pastor of Mount
Holly Baptist Church, and man much
beloved and respected.
A fire test was made on the ferry boat
William E. Doron, running between Bur.
lington and Bristol, on Wednesday after
noon, by United States Fire Inspectors
Miller and Miles. The test proved 6
record breaker for speed and handling
The Doron passed as having the best fire
protection of any of the boats in the