The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-11-27

Post Cards. Buy it at Boyce's.
To-day is the 331st day of the year. 1t
s going fast.
Sunday school scholars are now rehears
r ing for their Christmas exercises.
= Frank Rossell, of Glover street, was OF
e duty portion of last week, by illness.
In the holiday sports on Thanksgiving
the turkey should be careful not to los
I his head
l On and after December 1, the retail
price of milk in Mount Holly will be
: cents per quart
/ The property at Centreton, belonging tt
William Rose, of Philadelphia. has beer
sold to Mary E. Wills for $3.50.
Jacob W. Gaskill. of Cherry street, who
. is suffering from paralysis. has been in &
critical condition for several days.
A clerical position in the office of Sur
rogate Lippncott has been accepted by
, Miss Mary Hendrickson. daughter of Mrs
Jacob G. Hendrickson.
Edward W. Evan, of Cherry street,
was seriously i'll, last week, having been
seized with hemorrhage of the bowels
His condition has somewhat improved.
Charles P. Hopkins, of Masonville, was
perhaps trifie- nervous when he shot al
some thieves who were getting away with
thirty of his chickens, as he missed them.
DIR. W. w Gardiner reports that CLAN
ders have affected quite a number of
horses at Moorestown, and he advises that
animals should not be watered at public
troughs.
Remember ''Dora Thorne" at the Opera
House on Friday evening. The play will
be presented by Rowland & Cliffords COM
pany, which is favorably known through
out the county.
A one story building may be erected at
the corner of King aud Washington streets,
on the site of the old carpet mill loom
shed, for use of the Wissahickon Manu-
featuring Company, which is now doing
business on Risdon street.
A delightful evening can be passed, at
the Baptist church, on Thanksgiving. The
programme will be one of unusual merit
Those who will take part in the enter
tainment are considered experts in their
line of work.
Having returned from their wedding
trip. which included journey south as
far as Richmond, Va, Mr.. and Mrs
Charles LaTour are now enjoying the
comforts of housekeeping in their new
home on Grant street.
The Silver Lake tract at Burlington
Heights. has been sold by the David II.
Mitchell estate to Lena Markowitz, of
Brooklyn, 1t is said that the land will
probably be divided into building lots.
1t is finely situated for suburban resi-
dence.
The marriage is announced of Miss
Christine Pfau, of Mount Holly, to Job
A. Atkinson, of the Jacksonville road.
The ceremony was performed privately on
Tuesday evening. Mr.. and Mrs Atkin-
son are now living in their new home
near Mount Holly.
There will be free lecture in Friends
Meeting House, High and Garden streets,
on Friday evening of this week, at 7.5O
O'Clock, on the subject How the Bible
came down to u.s." The speaker will be
Eleanor Wood, of Philadelphia. The
lecture will be under the auspices of the
Young Friends Association, who extend
an invitation to all to be present.
Dora Thorne," one of the sweetest love
stories ever produced on the American
stage, will be the attraction offered by
Messrs. Rowland & Clifford at the Mount
Holly Opera House on Friday, November
Both. This production is said to be the
master piece of the well known play
wright, Lem B. Parker, and is a drama
tization of Bertha NJ. Clay's novel of the
same title.
Henry j. Trick. of Vincentown; Henry
|P. Thorn, of Medford, and Charles B.
Ballinger, of Lumberton, have been ap-
pointed commissioners to appraise the
compensation to be paid for that por-
ton of the Camden and Moorestown
turnpike in Burlington county which is
to be converted into public road.
Much has been said about properties be-
ing taxed beyond their worth and at
higher valuation than would be realized at
sale. Three properties sold during the
past week compared thus: One assessed for
81, 500, sold for 81, 500; one assessed for
81, 45O, sold for $2,970; one assessed for
81 500 sold for 81, 500. An& this will be
found to be the rule and not the exception.
George Ambrose, of Moorestown, is re
covering from the injuries which he re
ceived, Thursday night. when the team
he was driving was struck by Camden
and Suburban trolley car. The wagon
load of corn was hurled over in a field,
one horse was killed and the otherinjured
Ambrose was driving on the track in a
dense fog and the motorman could not see
him.
| The Committee on Court House and
Grounds. to whom was referred the sub
ject of appointing matron at the county
| Jail, has decided to install Mrs Norcross,
wife of the sheriff, until the meeting of
the Board of Freeholders on May 8.
There are not sufficient funds on hand at
the present time to make any definite ar
rangement for this new procedure and at
the May meeting an appropriation will be
asked to fit up suitable quarters for a
matrop, as well as to pay salary to such
an official.
Howard Vansciver. ticket agent of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, at Hainesport. was
accidentally shot in the neck, on Satur
, day, with a rifle in the hands of Grover
!, c. johnson. While the latter was looking
at the weapon, which curiosity led him tt
, accept from small boy for examination
: it was discharged. The shell was loaded
with shot. Vansciver went to the Bur
: lington County Hospital, and after re
: ceiving treatmen: there returned to hi
: home.
The remains of George Justis, who die
at Browns Mills, were taken to Whining
' ton, Delaware, for burial Having accu
: INFLATED $50, 900 at the latter place Will
/. in the retail clothing business, the de
ceased sought retirement at Brown
. Mills, where he built a nice house for him
/ self and wife. The latter died three year
i ago. Because of their dissipation, it
!. ! alleged, their fortune dwindled to a mer
e pittance. and there was barely enoug
: left to pay the funeral expenses. Charlie