The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-11-20
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n at NO. 30 Mill street.
S Frank Bowker, of Jacobstown, has gol
S to Virginia, where he will remain durir
the winter.
Wanted.-A girl for general housewor
no washing, good wages. Inquire II
Broad street. =
Capt. George II. Branson has been
i painful sufferer with rheumatism durin
the past week.
t Highest cash price paid for apple TIRE
butts. by A. V. Hutchinson, Box III
' Hightstown, N. J.
Mrs. Hannah Pope, of Lumberton,
now an inmate of the aged Women
Home, at Burlington.
At a meeting of Mount Holly Lodge
, No. IL, A. Gag. F.. on Friday evening
there was large attendance and four car
didates were initiated.
At its meeting on Friday evening, Ne,
Jersey Lodge, No 1, Knights of Pythias
made its annual donation of S. to the Bul
lington County Hospital.
On Saturday evening trolley car slip
ped off the rails at West Palmyra, jus
after crossing the high trestle work whicl
carries the trolley road over the Pennsyl
vania's tracks.
The following unclaimed letters re-
main in the post Office for the week ending
November 18th, 1906; Miss Lola Culinary
John Dougherty, 2; VIM. Johnson, G. B
McCleen, L. M. Rankin and Mrs Sophii
Thompson.
A tract of land containing A acres. al
laid out into building lots, known as West
Williamstown, about seventeen miles be
low Camden, has been sold by A.. A. An
derson, of Mount Holly, to s. Victor Bar
cas-, of Brooklyn. for so, 000
In the Secretary of States Office last
week, in the matter of Incorporating
Browns Mills in the Pines, registered
office, Browns Mills, James B. Reilly
agent in charge, filed an amended GER
ti1cate increasing its capital stock from
$3.50. 900 to $500, 900.
Stacy II. Scott, a former well known
resident of Burlington, and at one time a
lay judge of this county, lies dangerously
Ill at the home of his brother John at
Peru, Nebraska, having been seized with
paralysis about two weeks ago. Fears are
entertained as to the final result because
of his advanced age.
The passengers from Burlington on the
11.12 south bound Mount Holly trolley,
Tuesday, witnessed brief but exciting
race for life on the John Davis farm be-
tween hound and two hares, the latter
going across the field like brown streak.
Motorman Anderson kindly slowed down
that the passengers might enjoy the sport.
The hares made cover under little bridge
that crosses the Mount Holly road
Charles G. Blink, former merchant
tailor of Burlington, was arrested at Tren-
ton on Wednesday by special orders from
Prosecutor Samuel A. Atkinson. Blink is
alleged to have committed an assault
upon William Nixon, neighbor, several
weeks ago. He was held under bail for
court at the time, but few days before
the time for his trial he fled to Pennsyl-
vania. Recently he returned to this State
and took up his residence at Trenton.
The Cinnaminson National Bank, of
Riverton, has been organized, with a
capital of $25, 900, and the following direc-
tors Rev. G. W. Nevin, Samuel Slim,
Charles A. Wright, DR., Alex. Marcy, Jr,
Edward Holmes, S. E. Ringgold. Joseph
M. Roberts, Geo. G. Frank, Collins Fl.
Haines, Otto Thilow, ]. Lawrence Lippin-
colt and Joseph Morgan. The shares sell
at $105. and are all subscribed but about
twenty. A call has been made for the
first payment on stock next Monday.
Early passengers at the Pennsylvania
railroad station, at Burlington, were given
a scare Thursday morning when loaded
shot gun was discharged in the mems
waiting room. The gun belonged to a
stranger who was starting out on an early
cunning trip and either through careless
ness or some other reason, had been left
loaded In handling the weagoa the
stranger accidentally snapped the trigger
and fired off the load in one barrel. Luck
lily for the others in the room, the gun
was pointing upwards, and the charge
did no further damage than bore a hole
through the wall.
Dependent over failing health, Mrs.
Charles Workman, of Palmyra, drank two
ounces of carbolic acid Saturday night and
died in half an hour. A few days before,
in commenting on the sudden death of an
acquaintance, Mrs Workman remarked,
well, guess the sooner some of us go
the better, but nothing was thought of it.
She had been out in the afternoon, and on
returning prepared supper as usual
While she and her husband were seated at
the table she excused herself and retired
to another room. In a few minutes he
floor writhing in agony. A physician was
summoned but too late to save her life
Daniel M. Garrison, son of Samuel Gar
rison, of Bordentown, who has been on
duty at the Naval Academy at Annapolis
since April, 1905, has been appointed a
professor of mathematics, and has been
transferred from the line to the staff of
the navy. Lieutenant Garrison had an
attack of typhoid fever last spring, and in
consequence partly lost the use of one leg.
Under the regulations he would have to
be retired, but Rear Admiral Sands, super
intendent of the Naval Academy, and
George A. Converse, Chief of the Bureau
of Navigation. recognized his ability as a
teacher and recommended his transfer to
the corps of instructors at Annapolis.
Rev. Charles E. Betticher, for eleven
years pastor of st. Stephens Episcopal
Church at Beverly. and his wife, expected
to have sailed from Liverpool for Phila-
delphia early in the month, when tidings
of the sudden and unexpected death OF
Rev. DIR. Nevin, of st. Paul's American
Church, at Rome, compelled them tC
change plans. The American Ambassa
dor to Italy. Henry White, who is senior
warden of the St. Paul's Church, at ono,
telegraphed Mr.. Betticher to give III
plans of leaving Rome and take charge O
the church St. Paups American Church
Rome. is the largest and most beautiful
of all American Episcopal churches il
Europe The church and rectory togethe