The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-12-11
LOCAL NEWS.

chase one dollars worth at STATIONS
The Weccacoe Fire Company of Bo
dentown, has purchased complete set c
new uniforms
MIR. and Mrs. Robert 8. Gaskill were /
New York city, last week, attending tn
automobile show.
Christmas and New Year souvenir pos
cards. Our assortment is large. our price
are low. L. 8. Boyce, Stationer.
Miss Margaret Sullivan. of Mount Hol
ly, spent several days with Mrs. Eli
Hubs, of Burlington. last week.
Middle-aged woman, or girl, who Ga
cook, wanted for housework in family
three. Address Cook" NEWS Office.
The w. G. T. u will meet on Decem
Der 18th, at three o'clock, at Mrs
George Moore's on Branch street, Noun
Holly.
M. Howard Hartman, of Crosswicks
fell down stairs, few days since, ans
fractured his skull. His condition is Sc
rious.
By an ingenious calculation of the moor
and the first snow, somebody has figured
out that we are to have thirty snow storms
this winter.
Company A, of Burlington, will hole
two drills month in Mount Holly unit
that organization can secure an armory II
its own city.
The Merchantville basket ball team de
feated the Mount Holly players at the
King street armory. on Friday night, by
score of 20 to 8.
You can have your home on Velox Sou
venir Postal Cards. We invite your in
spection of our samples and terms. L. ).
Boyce, stationer.
II the first three days of December are
to rule the three months of winter. there
will be little concern over securing ice fol
next summers use.
Mrs. Ella Haines Scheetz, of the Ivan
hoe, Mount Holly. has resumed her Wed
nesday shopping In Philadelphia, and will
&lVe ali cru6rs utF CaIcAui aseCneAoh.
For sale, the desirable property on
Union street, Mount Holly, lately occu
pied by the subscriber. Apply to Z. r.
Burns. 3srd and Walnut streets, Philadel-
phis.
1t is probable that Richard Lewis and
one or more friends may go to the Isthmus
Al ~ he IN
accept positions in connection with the
building of the canal there.
The last trolley from Burlington, on
Saturday night, hit an obstruction ON the
track, near WOODLAND, and the passen-
gers were considerably Jared. Fortu-
nately the car was not derailed.
William II. Wilson, of Delanco. and
Abigail Ann Seagraves, of Riverside, are
TO be married at the latter place on Fri
day, December 81. The wedding will
take place at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
George M. Bacon.
John Bayles. living at the corner OF
Ridgway street and Mount Holly avenue,
while skating on Greenwalds pond, out
Garden street, on Tuesday, had his pleas
ure dampened by breaking through the
thin ice and getting wet up to his waist
The following unclaimed letters tn re-
main in the post Office for the week ending
December 9Th, R. B. Atkinson, L. B.
.Bamberger, Haven T. Chase. Miss Gertie
!. Gangliff. Bertha Kolures, Miss NJ. Thomas
Miss Martha J. Thomas Mrs. L. B. Perry.
As the result of orders received from
headquarters, Company A. of Burlington,
held drill ia the Mount Holly armory on
Friday evening. Company went to
Camden, last night, where battalion
drill was held In the Third Regiment ar
mory.
The Mount Holly Improvement Asso-
citation is planning for lecture to be de-
livered in the Court House during the
second week in January by John B.
Smith, Professor of Entomology in Rut
gers College and State Entomologist for
New Jersey.
Charles s. Horton, formerly in charge
Of the Inter State Telephone Company at
Mount Holly, has been elected general
perintendent of the Norfolk and Cali
fornia Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany, with headquarters at Elizabeth
City, North Carolina.
A remarkably large audience braved the
storm to assembly in the Court House last
Thoradov ovanipU for tho 1aoturo on
"Longfellow, the Poet" by J. Duncan
Spaeth, Phi. D., Princeton University
Dr. Spaeth's brilliant discourse evoked
rounds of applause. The new feature al
the next lecture. on Lowell, the Critic,
on Thursday of this week, at 8 O'Clock P
NJ, will be stereoptican illustrations A
large attendance is anticipated
James Lemning, aged IL, of Imlays
town. Monmouth county, was shot in tn.
head while playing with the barrel of al
old shot gun in the school house at tina
place on Thursday. The shot entered tn,
brain. He died at ST. Francis Hospital
Friday, from the effects of the injury ane
/, the great loss of blood. A neighbor O
the Lemming family gave The boy tn,
portion of the weapon when he went t,
school He placed the barrel on the foo
and spent the noon hour examining it
Suddenly it exploded. with his head nea
Ito one of the ends. and the shot entere,
behind his ear. A physician was called
who, after some treatment. ordered th
boy to St. Francis Hospital, where tn
lad lived but few hours
Ground was broken, on Tuesday, fo
!: the big new factory and Office building fc
i the Philadelphia Watch Case Company
I at Riverside. The handsome structure
TO be of iron reinforced concrete, six sto
les in height, with all the newest improv,
ments in sanitary conditions, lightinl
power and conveniences. Elevators wi
run from the basement to the sixth foo
The offices will front on the railroad. ali
the private apartments of Mr. Zurbrugs
president of the company, will be on tt
second floor. Surmounting the structui
will be a handsome dome, in which wi
be a huge clock. The power for opera
ing the plant will be supplied by Il
metal company. 1t is intended that Il
big new plant will be finished and in o.
Grafton early next summer.
Charles Mason, farmer. aged 40 year
of near Burlington, had his right arm al
putated at the shoulder. Friday night
the result of an injury sustained q we,
ago. when he got his forearm caught
the keen edged knives of a corn stalk CT
ting machine while he was cleaning the