The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-04-25

Samuel G. Parker, the auctioneer, ap-
} piled fresh paint to the front of the Ar
cade Hotel, last week.
Thoroughbred Plymouth Rock fowls
also small incubator "CYphers" for sale.
Rosbach, Pemberton, N. j.
Teachers wanted All applications to
be filed on or before May l. Address,
George W. Gilbert, D. c., Vincentown.
The wedding of John Drease and Miss
Kate Moncorn will take place at the
Church of the Sacred Heart on May 8, at
Q. 80 A. M.
Employment has been given TO a large
number of people at Pasadena, the brick
works near there having resumed opera
tions.
Pocahontas Tribe, No. 1S, 1. o. R. M,
will visit Wyoming Tribe. at German
town, Pa, on the evening of Tuesday,
May IS.
The Relief Fire Company fair is now in
progress at Arcade Hall. 1t will continue
every night this week. Don't fail to at
tend.
Mount Holly Lodge of Elks will cele-
brate its second anniversary on Thursday
night. The exercises will be held at the
Elks' Home.
Robert s. Gaskill is having building
erected for the housing of his automobile
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Edward Hack.
The young daughter of William Gro
shaw, living on the road to Smithville,
will be buried this afternoon. Death was
due to spotted fever.
Joseph Kemper Dobbins, aged 6S years,
was buried at Neshaminy, Pa. on Thurs
day. The deceased was formerly resi-
dent of Mount Holly.
The new fence surrounding the Ash
hurst property has added greatly to its
appearance, and the other improvements
have enhanced its value.
Hilds Nixon, of Pemberton, youngest
daughter of William B. Nixon, has been
operated on for appendicitis at the Bur
lington County Hospital.
Washington Council, No. 10, Senior
Mechanics, will go to Bordentown, on
Tuesday evening, May IS, to visit Fields
boro council at that place.
Frank Riley, colored resident of
Glover street, is happy man. He is the
father of bouncing boy who came to
town yesterday. The father is 81 years of
age.
The annual meeting of the Mount Holly
Fire Police will be held in America Hose
house on Thursday evening, when officers
will be elected and other business trans
acted.
The Allen Richardson farm in Burling-
ton township was sold by Sheriff Bower,
on Thursday, to the executors for $500,
subject to mortgage of $1,000. The
Martha Baker property will be sold this
week.
An appropriation having been voted
for the purpose, the Board of Education
of Westampton township will erect a
school house to cost 81 300 The struct-
ure, which will be brick, will be located
at Bunker Hill.
Three months in the Camden county |
Jail is the sentence imposed on Frederick |
Kaufman, formerly of Mount Holly, who
was arrested here on warrant charging |
him with indecent conduct on a trolley |
car.
Becoming inv olved in fight while re-
turning from their work at Smithville, a |
few days ago, Joel S. Harris got the worst |
of the argument at the hands of Joseph |
Britton, who has been held under bail for |
his appearance at court and to keep the |
peace.
On Sunday, there was lost between St. |
Andrews Church and the residence of |
Mrs. H. B. Wills, on High street, an
open-face gold watch, with chatelaine |
The initials "H. B. W." are engraved on
case. Return to Mrs. H. B. Wills, No |
40S High street.
County Clerk Watson T. Sooy was a
tenor singer in the choir of the Baptist
church at the Easter services. On Sun
day evening next the ordinance of
baptism will be administered to four
young ladies. The annual business meet
ing of the congregation will be held on
the following evening, when officers are
to be elecCed
The report of the recent civil service
clerks and carriers for the Mount Holly
post office shows that the following passed
with the average set opposite their names;
Albert P. Cardwell, $3.50; William A
Johnson, 1850; Samuel Stanton, .7795;
Levi H. Shinn, rs; John ]. Cardwell,
1870 Stanton was appointed mail clerk
Yesterday.
a While in charge of machine at the
Smithville works, Tuesday afternoon,
Walter Harker, residing at Ewanville,
had the forefnger of his right hand so
badly mashed that it hung only by a
small piece of flesh. The young man was
brought to the Burlington County Hospi- |
tai, where the injured member was ampu-
tated at the second joint.
A most peculiar freak of nature can be
seen on the farm of Walton B. Leeds, near
Moorestown, being calf without tail, |
but in its stead there is a bunch of hair,
like rabbits tail, sticking out of the
animals back just over the hips, where
the spine ends, because of deformity |
1t is Jersey calf, strong and healthy.
Many people have been to see the curios-
ity.
Rufus Sorden and William Thomas, two
young men living at Moorestown, were
committed to Jail yesterday morning to
await the result of injuries which they
are charged with inficting on Charles
Taylor, aged 10 years, by striking him on
the head with a stone or brick. The boy
was taken to the Jefferson Hospital, in
Philadelphia, where it was learned that
his skull was fractured. Taylor's condi
ton is serious. The parties are all colored'
DR. j. W. Branin. of Washington street,
tells good joke on himself. He thought
he would give pig to the Relief Fire
Company, to be CHANGED off at it's fair,
which is being held this week. A friend
suggested that he knew where there were
three pigs, and that the doctor could have
his choice for nothing. Being a pretty
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