The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-10-16

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Y Halloween is the next event of specis
importance to the younger generation.
Q will fall on Wednesday, October 81.
The township committee at Moorestow
has issued instructions not to allow tn
selling of milk or newspapers on Sunday
after 9. 30 A. NJ.
Andrew Rosbach, the well known florist
of Pemberton, had his arm broken at tn
wrist, last week, while in the act of start
ing his automobile.
Mrs. Ella Haines Scheetz, No. 101 Gar
den street, Mount Holly, has resumed he
Wednesday shopping in Philadelphia, an'
will give all orders her careful attention.
Edward B. Jones, druggist, has recov
cred from his recent illness sufficiently t.
go to Browns Mills, where he hopes
change of air will restore him to perfec
health.
Miss Reba Upper, of Riverside, wal
last week baptized in the Delaware rive
by Rev. John w. Nicholson, of the Pal
myra Methodist church, in the presence Of
six hundred persons.
William B. Pearson, Morris and Johr
Throckmorton, ST., are at Atlantic City,
attending the annual session of the Su
preme Circle, Brotherhood of America
They are representatives from Marion
Circle, No. 9.
On Friday evening next there will be
something doing among the old veterans Of
Mount Holly, who will receive visit from
the Department Commander of the State.
The programme will be carried out in the
room of Gen. A. E. Shiras Post, No. 26,
G. A. r.
J. ]. Fenstermacher, the Hainesport
real estate dealer, sold the old Mechanics
Hall, on Main street, Lumberton, to the
Industry Building and Loan Association,
of Mount Holly, and the house and lot OF
Mary Ryan, Lumberton, to Nellie G.
Taylor, of the latter town.
Frank Donohue, Moorestown farmer,
while driving across the tracks of the
Public Service Corporation in Camden on
Thursday night, was struck by q trolley
car. He sustained fractured arm and
several decorations on his head. The
wagon was demolished, but the horses es-
capped.
Next Friday and Saturday evenings the
ladies of the Jobstown Baptist church will
give supper in Stanton's Hall, Jobstown.
The bill of fare will include oysters.
chicken, and many other delicacies pre-
pared in the way that the Jobstown ladies
are famous for. Go to Jobstown on either
or both of the evenings named and you
will be assured of good supper.
As the result of recent rear-end col
lision with trolley car in Camden, Will
liam Brown, a Lumberton farmer, was
thrown from his seat and considerably
with potatoes and the whole outfit was
deposited on the side of the road, the
wreckage covering the horses. William
Davidson, the motorman, was also in
Jul GU dn0 buC Cdt QdlAdSCOs
The wedding of Miss Alice Rush Wea
yer, of Wyncote, and Mr. Howard Breed,
of Cincinnati will take place at All Hal
lows Church, Wyncote, this evening, fol-
lowed by large reception. The bride is
a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. s. Rush
Weaver. The young people will spend
several weeks in the South on their
honeymoon. after which they will go to
Cincinnati, where Ian elaborate home has
been furnished for them by the bride
groom's parents.
Justice Brick, of Marlton, has placed
William Hobson under bail for his -ap-
pearance at Court, the charge against him
being bigamy When the case comes to
trial the defendant says he will show that
the woman had husband when he mar
ried her Having heard that he had fallen
heir to some money was the probable cause
of the suit, as Hobson had not seen the
woman for ten years, until she brought
the action against him.
AiOCAbd AbhO0Ccy uldllOu hlllldu duQ
Bertha Gibson were lost in the woods near
Delanco, Friday while on a chestnut hunt
They went farther than they had intended,
and on the return became bewildered and
wandered through the woods and thickets
all afternoon. Once they came upon party
of tramps, who accosted them, terrifying the
girls, who ran to escape, though the men
did not pursue them. Evening was COM
ing on when the girls reached home
The will of Mrs. L. L. Ayres, deceased,
of Mount Holly, has been admitted to
probate and letters testamentary issued to
Samuel A. Atkinson. The income of the
residue of the estate after few requests.
is given to Harry G. Smith, and the latter's
wife receives 5000 and some household
goods. The estate is valued at about
$4,000 Letters testamentary have been
issued to Walter E. Borden on the estate
of Emeline Newbold, deceased, of Sykes
vile. The estate is small, and after sew
eral requests are paid the residue is to be
divided among the nieces and nephews.
J. L. P. Eckman, Pennsylvania railroad
agent at Mount Holly, has, with Mrs. Eek
man, been spending his vacation at Wor.
cester, Mass, with Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. B.
Lothrop. Mr.. Eckman and Mr.. Lothrop
played with Jennings Camden Band in
1880. During his visit at Worcester Mr..
Eckman was entertained by a musicale
given in his honor by his host at which
Prescott played two solos on the euphon-
ium in his inimitable manner and as a
Worcester newspaper said, Sin way that
stamped him as an artist and secured ap-
plause that showed the appreciation of the
audience"
A meeting of the Freeholders Commit
tee, recently appointed to arrange for en-
larging and repairing the heating system
in the County Asylum at New Lisbon,
was held at the Office of Francis Bros. &
Jellett, Philadelphia, on Wednesday.
The latter firm are the engineers in the
matter Warren, Webster & Co., of Cam
den, were awarded the contract to do the
work and furnish material. The contract
price is $4,000. The vacuum system will
be installed. The system is used in the
Friends asylum at frankfort and in near
ly all the big department stores Work
will begin at once.
The Public Service Corporation, with a
view of placing on the same footing every
city, town, borough and village where its
gas is used, has announced that it would
make a decrease in its rates. Thirteen
towns will be in this change as follows
Woodbury., Merchantville, Haddonfield