The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-04-17
Typewriter supplies. Buy it at Boyce's.
Mrs. James Smith was at Cape May last
week. visiting her son. Frank.

was VISITOR In mount holy last Week.
Mount Holly souvenir post cards, an
other views. Our assortment is larg'
L. 8. Boyce, stationer.
Letters for Walter Jennings and Henri
Bosch Company remain unclaimed in th
Beginning next week, J. Harry Hal
jeweler, will give helpful advice on th
proper care of jewelry, etc. Watch TO
his ad.
The material for the new building to
erected on the Borden farm, near Burlins
ton, will be furnished by Fenton
Doughty, of Mount Holly.
An oyster supper will be given in tn
basement of the Methodist Church at In
dian Mills. on Saturday evening next, TO
the benefit of the parsonage at that place.
The runaway team of Henry Stiles.
farmer, was prevented from plunging int
the Delaware River at Burlington Frida,
by the wagon wheels locking between
pilings
The ladies of Grace P. E. church will
give planked shad supper in the l. o. M
hall, Pemberton, on Thursday evening
Supper will be ready at $50 and the pric'
will be so cents.
An effort is being made to start shir
factory at Pemberton. Anthony j. Nor
ris has a building suitable for the pur
pose, which he will give rent free Il
$400 can be raised to equip the plant
During the progress of the Relief fail
the apparatus will be kept in front of the
property, and at closing time the engine
and hose carriage will be put back into the
house, where a Waterman will remain
every night until the close of the fair.
Clarence Quicksall of Bordentown, q
brakeman on an extra freight train on the
Amboy division of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road. while attempting to get on his train
Friday afternoon, fell and was injured
about the head and shoulders.
1t is reported that the Public Service
Corporation has decided to reduce the
price of gas in all places where it is over
81 per thousand feet. The reduction will
be five cents each year until the rate
reaches 81 per thousand. This will give
Mount Holly 81 gas in five years. Too
slow.
Next Sunday the Calvary Presbyterian
Sunday school at Riverton will be graded
and the pupils placed according to age and
ability. There will be six grades-cradle
roll for infants, beginners for children up to
8 years of age, primary. from to Q; junior,
from to IL; intermediate, to 16 years, and
senior for all over IS.
At the Y M. G. A. room, on Tuesday
evening, an interesting debate was held.
The question was: Resolved. That the
city boy in the country is greener than
the country boy in the city," The speak
ers on the affirmative side were Malcolm
Vansant and Jesse c. Strauss. On the
negative side Nelson Pumyea and Clar-
ence Price. The affirmative side won.
The funeral of Miss Kate A. Mott,
daughter of Mayor General Gershom Mott,
took place at Bordentown Friday. The
services were conducted by the Rev. Ed
mund F. Garrett, pastor of the Baptist
Church, of which Miss Mott had been q
member. Burial was made in the River
view Cemetery, Trenton. Miss Mott was
a member of the Daughters of the Ameri-
N RovoI,1fiop N0lop;a1 naroa ouA Nouy
Jersey Historical Society.
Miss Elizabeth f. Katz, who has been
first assistant at the Riverton postof1ce
for three years, is circulating a petition
for retention in that Office When Post
master Orden 81. Maths received his reap
pointment he decided to make change in
the office of first assistant and not recon-
mend Miss KATE for reappointment when
her term expired. His son Ross, who has
served four years as junior clerk, will be
promoted to FIRST assistant, and Ralph
Scott has been recommended by the post
master for the junior clerkship
The Trenton House at Trenton, one Of
Oldest and best-known hotels of the
Capital, was sold on Saturday to Charles
F. Hildebrecht. local restaurant keeper,
by the estate of the late Peter Katzenbach.
Mr.. Hildebrecht says he represents q
syndicate of Philadelphia and New York
capitalists in the purchase. The old house
may be completely remodeled and brought
up to date. For many years it was the
headquarters of the political leaders of
both sides. and many stirring scenes have
been enacted under its roof.
The cornerstone of the new $50, 900
schoolhouse at Moorestown, was laid Fri
day afternoon, Henry B. Coles, president
of the board, as master of ceremonies.
The programme included prayer by the
Rev. F. G. Woods; song, ''Star-Spangled
Banner" by the children, and an address
by the Rev. w. P Finney. The building
was started last year under the direction
of the Property Committee, composed OF
Elwood Hollingshead, DR.. F. G. Stroud
and George NJ. Hillman. The building
will contain eight elassrooms.
Mild currents of electricity were sue
cessfully used at Burlington, on Saturday
evening, to resuscitate 9-year-old David
Ghaul, who had been rescued from the
Delaware river almost drowned. The boy
had fallen into the water from rowbosi
in which he and small companion were
playing. Cries of the other boy attracted
Charles Schaffer, who, using long pole,
located the boy on the river bottom. Schaf.
fer pulled him out, with no sign of life In
his form. Drs. Dsyis and Cassidy were
called and they began work on the lad
There seemed little chance for him, bu
when the battery was brought into U.s.
respiration was stimulated and after I
half hour the boys life was saved
i Harry Peters, II year old boy. living
with his father, Jacob Peters, on a farm
near Mount Ephraim, shot himself Oh
Wednesday night in the breast, the bulle
Just missing the heart and lodging in tn
lung. while in the barn, few yards from
the farm house. He is lying in seriou
condition at the Cooper Hospital, Camden
The boy and his mother had few word
over family matter, and after being toll
| several times to go in the house by hi
: mother, he refused, and shouting that b
was tired of life, committed the rash ac
Samuel R. Toy, 10 years old, was kille
Wednesday morning at the Fairmour
Dive Works. PHILADELPHIA. Mr.. Toy WIS
on a ladder repairing belt bow whic
was near revolving shaft. In stoopin
ovar bis coat canoht in the shaft and h