The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-01-10
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1905.
LOCAL NEWS.

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Lincoln's birthday, February 10, ant
Washington's birthday, February %, will
be the next legal holidays.
Mrs. York, of Marlton, who Is in yer.
poor health, has been removed to tn
county house at New Lisbon.
Walter Allen has been awarded con
tract to erect a house at Lumberton TO
County Collector Joseph Powell.
Frank Curtis, of Water street, who diet
suddenly Wednesday night from heart dis
ease, was buried on Saturday.
Fresh tomatoes, egg plants. pineapples
grapes, oranges. lemons. California crap
fruit, candy, ETC., at Cavanaugh's.
The w. G. T. U. will meet at the hom'
of Mrs. Samuel Bullock, 20 Garden street
on Friday, January 10, at o'clock.
A change in the trolley time table wen
into effect yesterday. The corrected
table will be found on the first page Of
this issue.
After five weeks of treatment at Phil
adelphia hospital, Mrs. Charles Remint
has returned to her home at Wrightstowr
In health.
Walter 7. Stewart has fine display Of
1905 calendars at his cigar store. There
are nearly sixty different kinds. making
a very attractive exhibit
A private musicale will be held at the
residence of Mrs. John D. johnson on
January 25th for the benefit of the Bur
lington County Hospital.
William G. Jones, of New Egypt, and
formerly of Mount Holly, has been under
treatment at the Burlington County Hos
pital during the past week.
Mark Alloway, who has been foreman
at the cranberry boys of Evans & Wills
at Friendship, for many years. has moved
from that place to Hammonton where ht
has opened restaurant.
William Warehouse Bray, of South
Beverly, who was recently arrested fol
bigamY. is again living with Mrs. Catha'
rine Krim, his second wife. whose broth.
er, Christian Dick, had Bray arrested.
The Burlington County Fair Associa-
ton will hold its annual meeting next
Saturday. 1t is said that dividend will
be declared. At the conclusion Of the
business session the members will enjoy
their annual dinner.
A trained nurse can be secured in Mount
Holly, except in contagious cases, by ap-
plying to the local physicians. The charge
will be from 10 to 25 cents per hour. This
is an innovation that will be appreciated
by people of limited means, and was
made possible by the Woman's League.
A recent statement in The News made
1t appear that Chester township had paid
ION account" of its county tax This
was not correct Collector Lippincott
sent the amount in full and was the first
collector to pay into the county treasury.
The farm belonging to the estate of
Caleb s. Gaskill, deceased, on the South
Pemberton stone road, about one-half
mile from Mount Holly. containing 151
acres of good land, is offered for sale or
rent. Apply to Robert s. Gaskill. ex-
ecutor.
George o. Morris, of the Jacksonville
road, is seeking payment from Northamp-
ton township, for the loss of about twelve
chickens which strange dog killed on
Friday. The animal bit several dogs be-
fore it was shot by neighber. Mr.. Nor
ris believes that the cur was mad.
The Board of Managers of the Bur-
lington County Hospital held its annual
meeting on Tuesday, re-electing the old
officers. The name of Capt. Elton A.
Smith was added to the Board of Coun-
cilors in place of Judge Hendrickson,
the latter having removed from Mount
Holly.
Edmund Smith, of Palmyra, attempted
to commit suicide, few days since. by
jumping into the Pensauken creek. He
left a note for his wife, saying that idle
ness was driving him crazy and that be
intended to commit suicide. However,
he found the ice too thick and the water
too cold for his liking, and getting to the
shore he decided to make another try fol
existence.
Joseph Pine, a former resident of Med
ford, was arrested in Camden, on Tuesday
charged with stealing the proceeds of &
load of truck which he and Joseph Cotton
took to. Philadelphia, last summer. and
sold for Benjamin Smith, of Cross Roads
Pine was brought to the Mount Holly iai
and given hearing on Wednesday. HI
admitted taking $15 and was held fol
court.
The Rev. D. E. Clair, pastor of tn,
Methodist Episcopal Church, at Mullict
Hill, denies the report that he will leave
the ministry to devote all his time to lee
turing on agricultural subjects. He will
probably deliyer occasional lectures. as il
the past. Mr.. Clair has requested a chang'
in his assignment as pastor for the com
ing year, but will not complain If he II
reappointed to the church there, to which
he has received another unanimous invi
tation.
The largest aud most successful socia
event in Pemberton for a long time wa
the euchre party and dance given by Mr.
and Mrs. Charles H. Deacon and Mr.. ant
Mrs. w. Roland Warriek. There were 81
tables, which, with those who did not In
dulge in euchre, made $50 persons present
At II O'Clock dancing to music by fin
orchestra was heartily enjoyed by all
spectators as well as participants. Guest
were present from all sections-one from
Toledo, Ohio, another from London, Eng
land.
Chief Engineer Brown, of the Pennsyl
vania Railroad, has awarded the contract
for that portion of the work of elevatini
the company's tracks through Camdel
which it is proposed to undertake, at thi
time, and which was fully described whe
bids were asked for about five weeks age
The successful bidders were Drake
Stratton. of Camden, to whom wa
awarded the contract for the masonr
work, which includes the street bridg
abutments and foundations and the II
tanning walls, and h. W. Young, of Can
den, whose contract takes in the cart
work, including all the necessary excav,
lions, filing and grading. The contrat
for the steel bridges over the streets hs
not yet been placed. The contractors wi