The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-12-25
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William Foulks is now employed a
~ delivery boy at Sapp's meat market.
On The Unionville Sunday school will hol
its Christmas exercises on Friday evening
ne Capt Walter A. Barrows was confines
'e to his bed portion of last week by illness
The annual meeting of the Noun
Us Laurel Pursuing and Detective Compan.
nt will be held on January IA.
Micajah E. Matlack, of Washington. d
y c., is home for the holiday season, becaus
&c of the adjournment of Congress.
The fire plug in front of the Relief En-
CINE house has sprung a leak, and larg'
!" volume of water is flowing to the surface
1t is reported that nearly all the new
guide boards, recently put upin WOODLAND
y township, have been shot away by gun
ners.
+ Mail carrier Clayton Estelow is again il
d from what is believed to be appendicitis
2. and Robert F. Storey is substituting in his
d place.
J. The Annie L. Vansciver grounded
i several times, last week. in her efforts tc
get up the Rancocas creek because of the
D low tides.
At 4 O'Clock, on Saturday morning,
: Harry Hawkins, ST., was taken quite ill,
which somewhat interfered with his de-
e livery of milk.
r Edward Boyer, confined in Jail on a
serious charge preferred by Emily Bluhm,
received visit from his wife and mother
E in-law, on Thursday.
On Friday evening T. Harry Bowker
CHANGED off a goose that weighed 26
pounds 1t was secured by Thomas Clev-
enger, of Browns Mills.
There is talk of organizing a village
improvement society at Pemberton, and
also of pure hasing a chemical fire engine
for the better protection of that place.
The handsome new exchange of the Bell
Telephone Company, on Main street, will
be thrown open for public inspection from
3 to 8 and to P. NJ, on New Years
day.
A beautiful golden pheasant is on ex-
hibition at the eating saloon of Samuel
Greenwald, corner of Main and Water
streets The bird has attracted much at
tention.
Coroner Enoch Deworth, of Borden
town, after spending week at Washing
ton, D. c., arrived home Thursday morn
II A. Io1lx 70 Lot
the people KIN AE~that he was about.
Sixty four cars loaded with freight ar
rived at Riverside last week for the Watch
Case Company All the main tracks and
switches were loaded with cars the largest
number ever seen at one time in the his
tory of Riverside.
Christmas presents in the shape ofhand- !
some pocket knives have been received by
several residents of Mount Holly. They |
came as gifts from Mahlon W. Newton,
proprietor of Green's Hotel Philadelphia.
and bear the giver's name.
An entertainment entitled "Santa Claus
Greeting" composed the Christmas ex-
ercises of the Baptist Sunday School, of
Vincentown, which was held in the town
hall at that place, on Saturday evening.
1t surpassed all previous efforts in this
direction.
John NJ Collins, of Scranton, Pa, who
is now superintendent o. the printing de-
Correspondence School, is in Mount Holly
visiting his parents. His wife, who is
now at Atlantic City, will arrive here on
Wednesday.
Eber DeCou, of Pemberton, alleges that
he is being Disseminated against in his
shipments of grain from the West, and
that the railroads are not giving him as
low rate as they do to Mount Holly
dealers, in consequence of which he can
not compete with them. and is losing
trade. Mr.. DeCou has entered complaint
to the Interstate Commerce Commission.
While in the jewelry store of I'll. V.
Stratton, on Friday, Alice Brown, of Vim
centown, made the discovery that she had
lost her pocket book, which contained
$10.50. She was very much disappointed
as she came all the way to Mount Holly
to make some Christmas purchases. She
started to walk all the way back home in
her efforts to find the money.
The township committee met on Friday
evening and considered the bids for light
ing the town. The Public Service Cor
poration was the only competitor and its
prices are: Arc lights, 800 each for the
first year, $S5 each per year for the next
four years; incandescent lamps, $14.75
each per year. Last April the contract
was for one year only. At that time the
Public Service wanted 800 for arc lamps,
so a contract was made for one year.
William NJ Jeffreys, of Burlington,
aged rs years, died on Tuesday morning
He was formerly chief of the local fire de |
partment, and one of the most active
members of the New Jersey State Fire
mems Association. He was also one of |
the trustees of the State Firemen's Home
at Boonton. The deceased was widely |
known among the volunteer firemen of |
the state.
One of the dramatic events of the cur
rent season which will come to the Mount |
Holly Opera House on Friday evening, is |
Lincoln ]. Carriers Her Only Sin, " now |
in its third successful year. 1t is one of
the few emotional plays produced in
recent years that has found immediate |
favor with critics and public alike. The
cast has been materially strengthened
since its last appearance here.
Washington Camp, No. II, Patriotic
Order Sons of America, has the following
new officers: Past president, Robert F.
Storey; president, Howard L. Keller;
vice president, Jacob Haag; master of
forms. WINS Russell; recording secretary,
Samuel E. Colder; financial secretary,
Frank S. Davis; treasurer, Albert H. Jack
son; conductor, John Armstrong; inspec
tor, c. J. Krayer; guard, Geo W. Hand;
trustee, Samuel c. Stanton
A council of the Knights of Columbus
was organized in Mount Holly at Red
Mems Hall. yesterday. The local branch
starts off with large membership. After
the exercises were over refreshments were
served the large number of visitors who
were present. The installation ceremonies
were in charge of District Deputy P.
Backus, of Trenton. State Deputy Bar
rett, of Newark, and ex State Deputy
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