The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-01-31

last Wlpter month, ana proDaDly only
Lew are sorry.
Oyster shells have been placed on por-
ton of the Mount Holly and Lumber
ton turnpike.
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Having filed his two months engage
ment al bartender at the hotel in Point
vile, Charles Clevenger has returned to
Mount Holly.
Mary Ann Love, aged II years. was
burisd yerterdsy afternoon from the resi-
dence Of her sister -in-law, Hannah E.
Love, of Pine street.
DR. R s. Clarke entertained the men,
bers OF the Young Mems Association of
the Presbyterian Church, at his residence
ON Thursday evening.
Trolley tickets have again been placed
on sale by the Burlington County Rail
way Company. They are being disposed
of at the rate Of twsnty-one for one dol
lar.
A. Lincoln Sailer is constructing two
boats for use on Barnegat bay. One is a
yawl; the other is small power boat
Mr.. Sailer is doing some fine work on the
boats.
The Mount Holly opera house has been
engaged for the evening of March 2, by
minstrel organization of Moorestown,
composed of members Of the Pharisee
Club, who will give an entertainment for
the benefit of the Burlington County Hos
pital There is said to be some good talent
among the performers, and their appear
ance here should be greeted by large
audience.
The Ocean Grove Times says: Judge
Charles e. Hendrickson continues to i'm
prove In health. The members of his
family have moved from Philadelphia to
Wynnewood. Their house at Red Bank,
which has been remodeled, will be ready
shortly for their reception. Since the
Judge left Ocean Grove his improvement
has been gradual. but none the less sure.
His physician, Dr. McFerran, has advised
a winter in Florida, but the Judge is
averse to travelling"
81 married wife No. without securing
divorce from wife No. 2, because the
latter told she had another husband liv-
ing / thought that made me free man
again" This was the excuse Josiah Deets,
Of Mount Holly, gave in the Camden Re-
cortler's court, on Wednesday, when ar
raigned on a charge of bigamy preferred
by No. 8. Deets declares his present pre-
dicament is due to his ignorance of the
law, and that before he married wife No.
8 she was told Of No. 2. He says disa-
greemsnt with his third wife led to the
charge of bigamy. he was held in $500
bail.
A large force Of men came to Mount
Holly, on Wednesday, and began to re-
move the poles and wires of the Western
Union Telegraph Company along the line
of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
The Western Union has main line con-
nection here. and the present change will
not interfere with their business. A tele-
phone has been installed in the local office,
over which Miss Tillie Assay, the operator,
will receive and transmit messages from
southern parts Of the county and points
along the line of the Union Transports
ton Company.
The will of Lydia Ann Troth, deceas-
ed, of Mount Holly, has been admitted to
probate, and letters testamentary issued
to Henry H. Troth and William D. Troth.
To Lillian 81. McCarl is bequeathed 800
ard lot of silverware. To Henry II.
Troth $50 and some silverware. To Will
liam D. Troth 81 900 in trust. and some of
the family silver. The residue of the es-
tate, which is to be held in trust, is to be
divided equally between Henry 81. and
William D. Troth, who are also named as
trustees of the estate.
Attracted by bright light in the home
of James Trainor, on Cooper street, Bev-
erly, on Tuesday night, Charmer Davis. a
young dancing master, aroused the fami
ly. who discovered fire raging in a room
or the second floor. The room was occu-
pied by the Misses Nicholas, who were
visiting friends. The fire started by dra-
perry igniting from a stove. While the
family carried him buckets Of water, Da-
Wis, with dampsned brooms, beat out the
flames, but not before they had Quilted the
room. Only watch was saved, the young
women losing all their clothing except
what they wore.
A big snow drift into which she was
tossed by train at Merchantville, on
Tuesday, probably saved the life of Miss
Georgia Reody, of Philadelphia. The
young woman had been visiting friends
She intended to return to Philadelphia,
and was on her way to the station. Ow-
ing to the wind and binding snow she
neither heard nor saw the train as she
started across the tracks. The engineer
blew the whistle, but too late to warn her
of her danger, and eye witnesses who saw
Miss Reody hurled through the air ex-
pected to find her badly. if not fatally,
injured. They were surprised to see her
| struggle to her feet and wade out of the
soft snow bank where she had fallen
With assistance she walked to the home
OF her friends, having sustained only a
nervous shock and some slight bruises.
| The gentle sprinkle of snow, which be-
gan to fall, on Tuesday afternoon, was
transformed into a young blizzard during
the night, and on Wednesday there was a
heavy fall of snow with the wind blow
ing gale. Pedestrians who ventured on
the street soon found the exposed parts of
their bodies atingle. and as soon as pos
sible they sought shelter. The snow drift
ed badly, and on some streets front doors
were barricaded by the white fakes. I'm
able to leave by trolley, a number of per-
sons employed out of town were COM
PEELED to return home. Even with the aid
of its powerful sweeper, and other efforts
put forth, the Burlington County Rail.
way Company found it impossible to keep
its cars on the move, and service for the
day was abandoned. A large force of
men worked hard to prevent cessation
of traffic on the Pennsylvania Railroad
The storm interfered with all business and
the delivery boys had troubles of theil
own. 1t was the worst storm since the
blizzard of 1888, and judging by the re
ports from other places Mount Holly got
off lucky.