The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-03-14


William E. Ellis, of Edgewater Park
was admitted as a counselor at law, LAS
week.
The w. c. T. U. will meet at the home
of Mrs. Haag, on Woolman street, Friday
afternoon at 8 o'clock
Daisy Rossell, of Buttonwood street,
fell against a stove, few days since, and
split one of her front teeth.
Buy Of Cavanaugh if you want fine out
of-seasor vegetables. Choice fruits of all
kinds, candy and peanuts. Main street
Miss Abbie E. Girven. of Washington
street, was rendered surprise party by a
number of her friends on Wednesday
evening.
James B. Reilly is now the sole owner
of the new hotel at Browns Mills, hav-
ing purchased the interest of Mahlon W.
Newton.
The Arcade hall will be occupied by
the Sons of Veterans, on Friday and Sat-
urday evenings, where they will hold
their annual fair and festival.
Because of the absence of Miss Annie
K. Mendenhall, at teacher in the Lum-
berton public school, her place is being
filed by Miss Bertha J. Herbert. of Mount
Holly.
Annie Yost, three years of age, got on
the trolley track in front of moving car
on Sunday. The fender picked the child
up and she escaped with slight cut on
the head.
On the motion of Edwin R. Semple, W.
Frank Sooy. of Atlantic City, formerly
of Mount Holly, has been permitted to
practice in the United States Circuit
Court at Trenton.
An enthusiastic sport of Mount Holly,
on Saturday made a bet of $40 that he
could name the next Republican nominee
for Sheriff. The money was covered, and
he named John ]. Norcross.
Howard Sapp, employed at the Bald
win Locomotive Works, in Philadelphia,
is now at his home at Unionville, having
been removed from the German Hospital,
where he was i'll with pneumonia.
At the Epworth League meeting next
Friday night, several prominent men con-
nected with the Methodist Church will
give ten minute talks on their different
lines of business Good music. ALI are
welcome.
Washington Camp, No. 33. P. o. s. of
A., Of New Egypt. foarishing organ
ization, has presented a handsomely
framed certificate of honor to Walter Cur
tbs, of Jacobstown, as reward for bring
idg in the largest number of new members
by certain date.
Mild weather has relieved some of the
congested street corners about town of
water and ice which made travel unpleAs-
ant for long time. If cutters were
cleaned out after a snow storm, as re-
quired by ordinance, most of the trouble
would be abated.
The taxpayers of Lumberton are sign
ing q petition, having for its object the
placing of fire plugs about that town for
better protection in case of fire. In view
of the proposed water works to be erected
there, the matter will probably receive
favorable action at the hands of the town
ship committee.
John Thompson had one of his feet am
putated at the Burlington County Hospi
tai, on Friday. The unfortunate man was
employed at the United States Pipe Foun-
dry, at Burlington, and as the result of
falling down pit, the operation became
necessary. Thompson also had one arm
broken and he received other injuries.
Action taken by the Knights of Pythias,
on Friday evening. raised the dues from
IL to Is cents per week. which is in lieu
of all assessments, exceptions having
been taken to the latter system by some
of the members. The money accruing
from the increase will only be dispensed
in paying death benefits.
Three hundred dollars is the sum re-
ceived by Raymond Jamison, of Water
street, aged Is years, and perhaps there
is no more happier boy in town. He is
the adopted son of Charles Day, and the
money came from New York magazine
as a prize for the correct solution of
puzzle.
The third alarm of fire within week
was sounded ON Wednesday morning at
10. 80 o'clock. General interest was at
once aroused as the word was passed that
the Burlington County Hospital was the
scene of trouble, but fortunately this was
not the case. The presence of smoke is
suing out of the drain pipe at the home
of Henry Rossell, on Spout Springs ave
nue., led to the impression that the house
was In danger, and the alarm was turned
in from the hospital. The volume of
smoke indicated that there must have
been blaze in the sewer. Engine at
tachments were made and large guam
tity of hose laid, but no water was need
ed.
The March quarterly meeting of the
Alumni Association of the Mount Holly
High School held on Saturday evening
last in the cottonwood street building
was largely attended and proved very i'm
portant and enjoyable. Committees were
appointed to arrange for the second an
nual reunion at the close of the school
year, and much other business was trans
acted The several members present then
engaged in an old-fashioned spelling bee,
President Henry J. Sherman putting the
words and Misses Bessie v. DuRand and
Elizabeth A. Atkinson being the captains
of the respective sides. Mrs Isaac Fl.
Lippincott was the winner of the contest,
surviving all competitors.
AT its meeting on Tuesday evening, the
Good Intent Fire Company placed in
nomination the following officers: Presi-
dent. Franklin Dill; vice president Will
liam J. Brannan; secretary, John F. Riley;
treasurer, T. Clifford Keller; trustee,
Isaac H. Wainwright; collector, c. Mon
roe Brannan; captain, G. Monroe Brannan;
engineer, Martin H. Girven; directors,
Edwin F. Gage, Frank P. Nippins, Chas.
R. Risdon, Charles G. Mcdonnell, Will
liam L Bullock, Herbert Shaedle, William
S. Taylor, Clifford Compton, Roscoe c.
Gale; investigating committee, William
NJ. Reeves, Harry L. Durand, Jacob
Haag The company has decided to give
81 to the owner of team reaching the
house first when the engine is not put in