The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-12-19

!, Detective Parker and some friends were
at Barnegat bay, last week, after ducks
and geese.
On Monday next, Christmas, business
at the post Office will be suspended at 10
o'clock
Plenty of nice things for Christmas
gifts at Rosenfeld's, Mill street. Prices
right
One of the early visitors to arrive in
Mount Holly to enjoy the Christmas holt
days is Thompson N Sims.
A card party was given at their home
on Mill street, Thursday evening, by Mr..
and Mrs. Harvey Burtis.
The December meeting of the Industry
Building and Loan Association will be
held on the Goth.
Mrs. Theodosia Borden, of Mount Hol-
u lY. has rented her farm on the Jackson
vile road to Joseph H. Pew.
;. Go to Rosenfeld's on Mill street and get
a Christmas present. Every purchase of
dollar and over will get you gift.
A renewal of his contract has been Sc
cured by George Rendell. of Union street,
to manufacture shoes in the state prison.
i 1t is said that all the constables-elect in
Mount Holly will file their bonds with
the township committee by the first of
January.
A building lot at Beverly has been sold
to Mrs. William Stevenson, by Charles
Evan Merritt and William A. Slaughter,
of Mount Holly.
President Roosevelt yesterday sent to
the Senate the nomination of Thomas J.
Alcott, of Mount Holly, as United States
Marshal for New Jersey.
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ker Hill, were inferred in the Brotherhood
cemetery on Thursday. The deceased was
a veteran of the civil war
Judging from the number of reports
heard several persons in the vicinity of
Smithville and Lumberton were violating
the law by cunning on Sunday.
Although rather early, THE News is
Obliged to wish all it's friends Merry
Christmas in this issue, as the next paper
will not appear until the Goth.
Henry III. Cross, who has been visiting
his parents in Mount Holly for several
weeks, left this morning for Mexico,
where he is engaged in gold mining oper-
ations.
Charles Wilson, employed by Daniel
Evan, at Smithville, fell from wagon
last evening and was badly hurt. He was
brought to the Burlington County Hos
pital this morning.
A wagon loaded with cranberries went
down with a crash in front of Durand's
grocery store yesterday morning. A rear
wheel broke as the driver attempted to
get out of the car track.
III. W. Leach, who has been conducting
news stand here, has gone to Port Ale
ghany, Pa, where he will have employ
ment in glass factory. His family will
remain here until spring.
Box bowling is the name of a new game
which Walter T. Stewart has installed at
his cigar store. To accommodate this in
novation the building has been extended |
in the rear and the billiard table removed. |
The game is very much on the order of |
ten pins.
Christmas goods: Pocketbooks and hand |
bags, ladies' and children's hemstitched |
and embroidered handkerchiefs, gents |
handkerchiefs, towels, velvet brushes and |
variety of articles in china. 8. s. Evan, |
% Main street.
At the meeting of the Brotherhood of |
St. Paul, of the M. E. Church, last even
ing, the following officers were elected; |
President, Howard Crammer; vice presi- |
dent, Raymond W. SprOw; secretary, Ed |
gar Flenard; treasurer, Edwin Ogburn.
From now until Christmas the letter
carriers will have their hands full deliver |
ing holiday presents. Their labor In this |
respect will increase until the arrival of |
the festive occasion, when they can enjoy |
well earned rest, and take an account of |
the gifts coming their way.
The Atkinson store, at the corner of |
Washington street and Madison avenue,
conducted by Elmer Shinn, was entered |
last night by some person prying open
shed door. Mr.. Shinn was awakened by |
the noise and got up. The intruder then |
left, taking go cents with him.
The Baptist Sunday School will hold its
Christmas exercises on Friday evening
next. Those of the Methodist on Saturday
evening, and those of the st. Andrews |
school will take place on Sunday evening
at $50 o'clock. The exercises of the |
Presbyterian Sunday school will occur on !
Tuesday evening, the day after Christmas
What is nicer for Christmas gift than
nicely framed picture 1t is a pleasure |
to all the family. Howard L. Keller, the |
photographer, has fire stock of frames |
and framed pictures at his new studio, 40
Mill street. If he hasn't what you want |
he will gladly get 1t for you. as he makes
frames to order.
The will of the late Joseph B. Newbold |
has been admitted to probate. 1t di- |
reefs that the income from the homestead |
farm shall be paid in equal shares to AIDE |
laide and Emilia Newbold And upon the |
death of the latter the entire income shall |
be paid to Adelaide Newbold, who is also |
named as residuary legatee and executrix |
of the estate.
The Burlington County Board of Agri- |
Iarr1 Hold fkc
Court House, on Saturday next, the 23rd |
The programme is as follows: 10 O'Clock,
business meeting; II, clarifying" Edward
VanAlstyne; II 80, economy Of soil nitro
gen, prof. ]. G. Lipman; 2 45, spraying
mixtures and methods" DR.. John B.
Smith; $50, renewal of the peach indus.
try in this vicinity" Prof. G. F. Warren.
William A. Jackson, of Camden, Grand
Chief Washington. Brotherhood of the
Union, will visit Mechanics Circle at
Smithville, on Thursday evening. IOu
January g. the degree team of Marion
| Circle, No. 8, of Mount Holly, will con-
fer the degrees on several candidates for
Chester Circle, of Moorestown, and on
January IL, the same team will visit
Wayne Circle, at Camden, to confer the
degrees Oh all candidates in Camden coun.
ty.
| Rev. Job Chambers, for many years
pastor of Baptist Church at West Ches-
ter Pa, who died in that city last Thurs
day night, was formerly a Burlington
county boy, working on a farm in Mans
field township for Rev. Job Gaskill. Leav-
ing the farm he entered college, worked
his way through and became a minister
He has often supplied the Baptist pulpit
in Mount Holly, being regarded as a good
preacher and well known to many of our
citizens.
Mrs Lucy Adams, an aged widow, liv-
ing at Beverly. who has been deaf for a
number of years, has recovered her hear
ing in strange way. She has been a
sufferer from indigestion for long period,
and on Thursday was seized with spasm,
resulting from an attack of acute indi-
gestion. When she recovered, relatives,
who were at her side, were surprised to
hear her join them in their conversation
The physicians only explanation is that
an excessive flow of blood was forced to
the head when seized with the convul-
sion, which may have restored her hear
ing.
Judge Gaskill held a session of court,
on Saturday, and sentenced George STRAIT
ton to one year in the state prison for
stealing horse from Edward Margerum.
For the theft of some chickens at MARI
ton Joseph Green was given nine months
in the same institution. Charles Thomp-
son, colored, of Mount Holly, charged
with stealing a watch, was released on
parole. George Halawell, who has been
working at Moorestown, took a suit of
clothes and a watch which did not hoIon m