The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-10-17
LOCAL NEWS.

front of Curtis dry goods store.
William Fitzpatrick is attending vel
Urinary college at Grand Rapids, Mich
gan.
]. d. Kelsey and Rodman W. Bowke
have formed copartnership in the In
surance business.
The band of gypies which struck cam
at the Polly Cox swamps, has departed
much to the relief of many of our citizens
M. 8. Butterworth, of Harrisburg. Pa.
was visiting In Mount Holly last week
Upon returning home he took his mothe
with him.
After a long residence in Mount Holly
Mrs Amanda I. Thomas, of Grant street
is packing up preparatory to removing t.
California.
A member of the faculty at the Conser
vatory of Music at Peterborough. Canada
il Eugene U. Gibbs, former resident o
Mount Holly.
DIR. ]. Hume Carter enjoyed ride t.
Jobstown In an automobile. last week
which gave him the fever. He says III
will purchase car next spring.
Two children were born in Mount Holly
last week. A boy came to the home o.
Rev. James H. Durham, and girl wal
receievd by DIR. R. 8. Clarke.
While engaged In the construction OF
new milk platform at Columbus, Georg'
Schwoble, a Pennsylvania Railroad car
penter, fell and broke two ribs.
Prof. Robinson, of Philadelphia. hal
been secured to teach class OF colorec
pupils, which has been organized among
the residents of West Washington street
At the age of only % years. Forrest 8
Downs has been appointed Captain OF thu
three masted sooner Harrison Hickman
The young man is nephew OF Count,
Clerk Watson T. Sooy.
A team of bowlers came up from Gam
den, on Thursday night. and tried conclu
sions with Mount Holly experts The
visitors won out by superior playing. The
score was 3,746 to 3.430.
Charged with disorderly conduct, Lollie
Lee, colored damsel, has been committed
to Jail. She was arrested on suspicion OF
having stolen a sum of money from man
who desires to conceal his identity.
Rev. DR.. J. Franklin Long, rector OF
Trinity Episcopal Church, at Vincen-
town. having resigned his charge In that
parish, which includes Pemberton and
Medford, left for Chicago on Thursday.
On Tuesday evening. October "a, an en-
tertainment by local talent will be given
in the Brainard School. for the benefit OF
the Old Ladies' Home in Burlington. Ad-
mission. ladies, a jar of fruit; gentlemen,
twenty-fiv cents
A large number of colored people at
tended the OK roast at Roosevelt Park on
Thursday. Two carloads of visitors from
Camden helped to make the event sue
cess. The biting frost in the air kept the
crowd on the move.
A man working at the Birmingham
sand banks. came to Mount Holly to have
q tooth extracted As soon as he entered
the Office of DR.. Lord, he was taken with
CONFUSION. After an hours
work DIR. Branin revived him and the
man was sent home.
Catching cold in the Mount Holly
station while waiting for train, Mrs.
Horace Lippincott died Wednesday night
at the home of her father, Edward W.
Smith, at Birmingham. The deceased
had only been married three weeks and
the cold was contracted while on her we'd
ding trip.
George williams and Joseph Hamilton
were arrested In the hotel. at Centreton,
on Thursday. by Constables Conway and
Beatty, of Moorestown. When captured
the men showed fight. bat changed their
minds when Conway drew his revolver.
The men are charged with robbing the
store of Philip Wagner, of Cinnamunsion.
There will be no question as to the safe
ty of the grand stand on the fair grounds
next ear, as the structure is to be thor
oughly examined and strengthened at
every weak point If any are found by a
competent inspector who win make an
investigation. The directors don't pro-
pose to take any risk in this matter.
At 4 o'clock. on Wednesday morning,
the barn of Patrick Quinn, at the eastern
end of Ridgway street. went up in smoke,
together with one hundred bushels of po-
tatoes and few other things, on which
there is partial Insurance. The origin of
the fire is unknown, and may have been the
work of tramps. Policeman Job Collins
discovered the fire, but as the building
was isolated and already doomed, there
was no necessity for calling out the de-
partment.
While coming to Mount Holly In an au
tomobile with friend. on Wednesday,
Fred B. Shreve had singular experience.
The machine was spinning along near
Georgetown, when lady driving horse
waived for them to stop, and the machine
was brought to stand still. Because of
the frightened condition of her horse,
the woman got out, unhitched the animal
and tied it to a fence. After the auto
slowly passed the lady, Shreve got out
and returned to assist her In get
ting started again. Taking the horse
by the head he began to lead it to the
wagon, when all of sudden it gave a
scream and fell dead Fright may have
caused it to die from heart disease.
The Burlington County Medical Society
held its quarterly session, on Wednesday
at the 'Maplewood," Beverly. The fol
lowing members were present: Doctors
Cassidy, Blair. Gordon, Hall, Burlington
Stroud, Winterstein, Stokes, Moorestown
Parsons, Melcher. Haines. Flynn, Prickitt
Mt Holly; Ships, Mendenhall. Young
Bordentown; Tracy, Adams. Beverly
Martin, Bristol; Metzger, Small, Riverside
Marcy, Riverton; Hollinshead. Pemberton
Janney, Cinnaminson; Parry, Hainesport
Dr. r. FL. Parsons was appointed membe
of the State Auxiliary Commute on Leg
islation. Papers were read as follows
Treatment Of Eclampsia, ALICE w. Pellant
Philadelphia; Scarletina, w. w. Ships
Bordentown; Gynecology, A. H. Small
Riverside The reading of the papers wa
followed by a general discussion of tn
subjects presented. After the bushes
session was concluded the usual Dime
took place. The next meeting will b
held In Moorestown in January.
John Throckmorton. ST., is in attend
ance at the fifty-fifth annual convention