The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-12-12
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week.
An increase in his government pension
has been granted to Horatio E. Eddleman
of Pine street.
Failing 10 rally after submitting to {
surgical operation, Mrs. Thomas Cross. Of
Pemberton, died Tuesday night
While out cunning, recently, William
Thompson, of New Egypt. shot his valus
BILE hound dog, mistaking it for rabbit
On Wednesday night thief entered
the barn of Alexander Forbes, on Garden
street, and stole two overcoats and ar
under-coat
The foundations for two new houses
on Grant street, east of the railroad sta
ton, are being laid under the supervision
of e. W. Esham.
AS Christmas falls on Monday, the school
children will have a vacation from Friday,
the 22d instant. until Tuesday. January
I'd. just ten days.
Surrogate Endicott has admitted to pro
bate the will of Augustus Mathews. de
ceased. Of Lower Bank, whose personal
estate is valued at s., 1000
The property on Mill street. formerly oc-
cupied by George D. Worrell, has been
sold to Thomas B. Denness. who will con-
vert 1t into business stand.
At meeting of the school teachers OF
Gloucester county, held at Woodbury. on
Saturday, an address was delivered by AL
exander Forbes, of Mount Holly.
Albert Middleton. of Hainesport was
buried yesterday afternoon, from the resi-
dence of his son, Walter Middleton.
The deceased was In his 89th year.
If secretaries of the various organiza-
lions in Mount Holly will furnish THE
News with list of their new officers,
when elected, we will give them publica-
ton.
Thomas Blaszak, of Springfield, Mass,
who is said to be a cranberry grower
has purchased 154 acres of land in Taber-
nacle township, from Mrs. Rebecca A.
Budd for $1,000.
The breech loading shot gun, which was
stolen last summer from Edward Mar
gerum, living near Crosswicks. was recov-
cred OF Trenton. last week. by Detective
Ellis H. Parker.
William P. .Lippincott, postmaster at
Hartford, is acting as bookkeeper for
George d. Worrell, of Mount Holly, dur
ing the Illness of Walter Fl. Mason, who
has typhoid fever.
Complaints are frequent concerning the
filthy condition of the carpet mill lot
at King and West Washington streets.
which is alleged to be dumping ground
for all sorts of refuse.
On Thursday evening the members
of Bright Star Lodge, No. 10, Shepherds
of Bethlehem, will visit lodge at Moores-
town. The trip will be made by trolley,
starting at Jones drug store.
Those who do Sunday business in Mount
Holly are meeting with opposition from
the Law and Order Society. which will en-
deavor to have cigar stores. eating saloons
and other places closed on that day.
The office headquarters of Detective
Ellis Fl. Parker have been transferred
from the county Jail to the second story
of the Court House, where bust
uess can be transacted with less publicity.
Floyd Rogers, who has been running
hotel at Red Lion, is to be the landlord
of Kenneley's hotel, at Vincentown, which
was recently purchased by Blanchard H.
White. who acted as agent for another
party.
There is an Improvement in the condi-
tion Of Nathan Austin, the farmer who
was injured in Mount Holly by sliding
of load of straw opposite the JAIL 1t
is said, however, that he is not yet out of
danger.
A company with a capital Of 1926, 900
has been organized for the purpose
of building at sanitarium at Mornings
Grove near Merchantville. The spring
water there is said to contain medicinal
qualities, and 1t IL to be put up in bottles
and sold.
A nsS form Of money order will be
placed in use at all postoffices as soon as
the present supply is exhausted. The
form will be found somewhat similar to
that in use few years ago, in which the
r.rdo xy0c foru in a
way that it could not be raised to larger
amount
After an inspection of the patent con-
crete railroad ties, which have been In use
for some time on the Pemberton and
Hightstown railroad, they have been pro-
nounced success. The Lamb Patent
Railroad Tie Company, together with sew
eral invited guests, inspected the ties on
Thursday.
In the matter of extending the trolley
road to Pemberton, representative of the
Burlington County Railway Company
states that movement may be made this
winter to run the line as far as Smith
vile, and later on it may be continued.
People at Medford, Vincentown and other
places are clamoring for trolley facilities
1t has been decided to carry to court
the contest over the clerkship in Bass
River township. For this purpose John
g. Mathis, the Democratic sspirant. has
engaged the services of a lawyer, who
will try to down the local election board,
which decided that s. NJ French was elect
ed. he being the only regular nominee.
but receiving less votes than Mathis.
A prisoner in handouts received at the
county Jail, last week, was the wife
of Samuel s. Dagger, proprietor of the no.
tel at Centretou. While almost demented
from indulgence in liquor and drugs.
she assaulted and BACKED her husbands
eye, and threatened to shoot him with q
revolver Dagger summoned the police at
Moorestown, who had difficulty in getting
the woman to jail. Several years ago she
slashed q servant at the West End hotel,
in Moorestewn. with knife. for which
crime she was not prosecuted.
Many people will recall james Nc
Mahon, aged So years, veteran fireman
of Gloucester, who was in Mount Holly
on the occasion of the Union Fire Com.
pany's centennial celebration, October 10,
exhibiting large photographic copy of q
great fire scene in Philadelphia, at Fifth
and Market streets, which occurred in 1851