The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-02-07

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The revival services at Smithyille, whicl
have been in charge of Rev. D. Everett
van bright, have come to close
Two tracts of land in Southampton
township. belonging to Mrs. Robert s
Gaskill, Of Mount Holly, have been sole
for "a, $50.
The meat department of the genera
store of Walther Brothers, at Hainesport
is now in charge of John Reeve, of Noun
Holly.
With plenty of snow on the ground
Mr.. g. Hog came out on Thursday. saw
his shadow, and retired to his boudoir TO
six weeks more of winter.
The supper given by the members Of
the Rancocas Grange, on Thursday night
was largely attended. Notwithstanding
the bad roads and cold weather.
Entrance was effected to the Noun
Holly Shoe Company's factory. on Thurs
day night, by prying open side door. anC
the building was robbed of fifteen pair
of Infants shoes.
DR.. William G. Jones, who has been al
the Burlington County Hospital during
the past three weeks. has recovered from
his illness and left for his home at New
Egypt on Wednesday.
The Alexander Wilkins property, in
Evesham township, has been sold by
Matilda Wilkins to Frank j. Hancock. Of
Mount Holly, for $1,000. 1t contains
about 48 acres.
Henry Blake, aged 81 years, living at
Camden, and employed as freight brake.
man on the Pennsylvania Railroad, fell
from a train at Bordentown, ON Thurs
day, and was cut in two
Mrs. E. E. Williamson, president of the
State Charities Aid Association, will adj
dress the members of the Woman's League
at meeting to be held this afternoon in
the Friends meeting house on Button
wood street.
Saturday evening, February IS, is the
date when the Empire Entertainment
Company will appear at the Mount Holly
Opera House, as the next number on the
programme of the Methodist Church en-
tertainment course.
Joseph Wilson, formerly Of Burlington,
died at the county house, recently, at the
age of So years. The old man frequently
interested listeners with tales of his boy
hood days of slavery and of his ''Massa'
in the Sunny South.
The jar in the window of Barrington's
pharmacy, which was an object for In
spection by smokers for several weeks,
contained 67S3 beans of various sizes.
Like many other people, Loring s. Borton
put several guesses in the box and won
the clock. His successful number was
6732.
The office on Main street, next to Nor
ris 81. Keller. is now being used by the
Inter State Telephone Company, in addi-
to the quarters in the Masonic Temple
which were found to be too small. Pat
rons of this company can now hold COM
munication with Jersey City and inter-
mediate points.
A dastardlY attempt to offer personal
insult of a most outrageous nature to GER
tain parties living on Andersonville, We'd
nesday night, did not materialize because
members of the family failed to expose
themselves to gang that had prepared
to give them an unpleasant reception.
The intruders left after disfguring the
premises.
The will Of Henry /. Budd, deceased,
of Mount Holly, has been admitted to
probate, the executors being the widow
and two daughters The former is to re-
ceive all income from the estate during
her lifetime, and at her death it is to be
equally divided between Mary W. Budd,
Sarah R. Budd and the children of Joseph
Budd, deceased.
The State Horticultural Society has paid
high compliment to Miss Mary W. Budd.
of Mount Holly, by electing her secretary
of the association to succeed her father,
Henry /. Budd, deceased, who filed the
position with honor for number of years,
during which time Miss Budd assisted
him in the work, which qualities her for
the duties which she is expected to per-
form. She is the first lady the society has
ever honored with an office.
The morocco factory of Justice Pas
chall, near Merchantville, was burned to
the ground Wednesday night. The fire
originated in a room said to contain con-
siderable gasoline, which Frank Black, IA
years old, entered with light. The boy
was severely burned. Despite the efforts
of the local firemen and company from
Camden, the flames got beyond control.
and with no water excepting from sin
gle plug several hundred yards away, the
building and contents were consumed.
The loss will reach $4,000. The plant
had only been reopened Few days before
the fire and employed thirty men.
The establishment of new industry a
Lumberton, that will employ over one
hundred hands, is contingent upon the
willingness of the farmers in that section
to raise three hundred acres of tomatoes
and two hundred acres of pickles, which
are wanted by the II. j. Heinz Company,
A representative of the firm was recent
guest of the Lumberton Board of Trade
and the members of that body are now in
position to give all the information de-
sired on the subject. The matter of erect
ing a factory to pack goods of this char
acter is now up to the farmers.
George Dennison and Samuel Harrison
of Lakewood, were brought to Mount
Holly, on Tuesday, by special officer l.
R. Bergen, of Red Bank They were
committed to jail by Justice Clevenger
The men broke into railroad stations OF
the line of the New Jersey Central anG
robbed slot chewing gum aud weighing
machines at Winslow Junction, Lake
wood, Toms River and Atsion. They were
arrested at the latter place while break
ing into hand-car house and were lock
ed up in freight car over night. Hugh
Phillips, section foreman, and his men
armed with revolvers. surrounded then
and they surrendered. Detective Parker
examined the prisoners and they confessed
and submitted to having their photograph
| taken.
There was an exciting runaway acct
dent in Mount Holly on Thursday morn
| ing, during which Howard Gilbert, abou