The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-01-17
Charles Gladfelter has been confined to

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Officers are now enforcing rule whicl
prohibits smoking In the court room be
fore the opening of court.
Rev. r. G. Moses, rector of Grace NJ
E. Church, oaMerchaptville, is seriousl,
i'll with congestion of the lungs.
A house on Broad street, belonging II
Miss Sallie G. Gaskill. has been sold t.
Phoebe A. Brannan for 81. $40.
The estate of the late Samuel E. Rog.
ers, of Mount Holly, will be disburset
according to law, as he died without max
ing will.
Miss Rebecca Bispham, aged 80 years
was buried at Haddonfeld last week TIL,
deceased was a sister of Mrs. FRANKLIN
Dill, of Mount Holly
The Junior Mechanics, of Tabernacle
will hold a supper on Thursday evening
January g. The proceeds will be used
in painting their hall.
Miss Clara Wolcott, of Mill street, wal
removed to the Hahnemann Hospital, in
Philadelphia, on Sunday evening, suffer
ing from appendicitis.
Miss Ida Schellenger. of Delsnco, il
still suffering from the effects of fall
out of hammock, which occurred last
summer. 1t is thought that her spine is
affected, and an operation may become
necessary.
Mrs Lillian Rose, of Bridgeboro, while
slighting from passenger train at River.
side, last week, fell and sustained severe
injury to her knee cap. She was removed
to her home and attended by railroad
physician.
Leonard Fisher, of Masonville, was taken
to the county asylum on Sunday. This
is the I'D gentleman who created a scene
in Mount Holly, few weeks ago. when
he imagined that some persons were try
ing to injure him.
Thomas Lucas, 1t Is said, started in to
run the Washington House on Saturday
afternoon. He made things lively for a
short time, but his friends could hardly
recognize him after he escaped the clutch
es of the prescription clerk.
The strange dog which appeared in
Mount Holly, on Thursday, and said to
have been mad, killed goose in the yard
of Fred W. Curtis, on Water street, dur
ing the night. and bin for 1925 has
been presented to Northampton township.
The appraisers we're Judson Gaskill, W.
Emory Taylor and George g. Heisler.
Hires 6 Winner, the real estate and in
surance men. 200 Market street, Camden.
have business card in another column to
which we direct the attention of our
readers. The gentlemen are both well
and favorably known throughout the
county, and naturally they should have
share of Burlington county trade.
Those who are familiar with the daily
bill of fare presented at the Washington
House by Richard Lamb, the new pro-
prietor, have every assurance that his
terrapin supper, to be given on Thursday
evening, from 7 to II o'clock, will be
something unusually fine. A special troll
ley car will leave Mount Holly for Bur-
lington at 11.30 o'clock.
A light drizzling rain which continued
through Wednesday night, freezing the
moment it struck the ground, transform
ed the streets and sidewalks of Mount
Holly into great skating rink. Pedes-
TRANS and horses in street traffic found
themselves alike practically helpless, and
business was retarded in consequence.
The uncertainty of the situation made
walking difficult matter, causing many
people to fall.
The midnight train runs to Pemberton
every Thursday night and is supposed to
come back empty. The past two weeks.
however. have been busy times on that
train, in one instance coming back with 48
passengers, the other time with about halt
that number. The extra business. while
profitable to the railroad company. appears
to ruffie the serenity of the conductor.
whose quiet smoke on the return trip
seems to have been interfered with.
In some sections people are being
swim died by two men, who work the fol-
lowing game: One of them calls at a resi-.
dence and leaves a box of salYe, saying
that he will call for it in few days if the
person does not wish to buy it. He asks
fifty cents box. A day or two later
another man calls saying he was sent by
the original party. He either collects the
fifty cents or takes along the box of salve.
Later the first man appears on the scene.
When told that some one else has collected
the money or salve he Indignantly de-
nounces the other as fraud, raises a big
fuss and threatens trouble for the house.
holders if they don't pay. The scheme is
said to have been quite successful.
The following is from Scranton paper
and refers to Mount Hollyan who is
engaged at the National School of Cores
pondence: Edward Troth, an obliging and
pains-taking compositor in the book end of
the composing room, has been added to the
proof room force. Mr.. Troth came here
from Mount Holly, N. j., but he worked
for several years in the various offices in
Camden Although having lsbored in
the building but short time, he has
won the respect and confidence of his en-
ployers and has gained the warm friend
ship of his fellow workmen, who always
have good word to say of genial Eds
pleasing department while in the midst of
his toll. Ed will no doubt make good in
his new position, as he is careful and
energetic worker"
Judging from past experience and also
by what some authorities have to say on
the subject, it would seem more appro-
pirate to have an ordinance passed COM
polling dogs to be muzzled that are per-
mitted to run at large during the winter,
which is the season when they are more
likely to go mad. condition probably
due to their inability to get water, al
though bad treatment and neglect might
be sufficient to produce rabies at any time
Dogs supposed to be mad have frequent
ly appeared in various parts of the coun-
ty since last fall, and many CANNES have
been bitten by them. The diversity of
opinion on the subject of hydrophobia
should not deter person from killing his
dog when it is brought under the ban of
suspicion, if for no other reason than the
protection of members of his own family.
Judge Joseph H. Gaskill has announo-
ed the formation of the firm of Gaskill s.
Gaskill, counselors at law. He states that
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