The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-09-11
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER II, 1906.
LOCAL NEWS.

A postponed dance, given by Rosco
Gale, was held at Rancocas Park on Fri
day night.
On Saturday afternoon, at Pemberton
occurred the funeral of Matilda r. Goldy
aged SO years.
Dallas w. Pierce has rented the hous
on Garden street recently vacated by Ell
wood H. Stokes.
The study of law in the Office of Georg
M. Hillman is now engaging the atten
tion of Francis Smith, of Beverly.
The careless handling of an air rifle a
Bridgeboro, resulted in lady being sho
in the back as she was driving through
the town.
On Thursday Samuel Greenwald pur
chased and took immediate possession Of
Mrs. Sine's restaurant, corner of Main
and Water streets.
Samuel w. Semple will again become q
member of the County Board of Registry
aud Elections, to succeed Jacob G. Hen
erickson, deceased.
Horace G.. Atkinson, living on the Jobs
town turnpike, lost valuable collie dog,
last week. The animal was run over and
killed by an automobile.
The Village Improvement Association
held a meeting in the Court House, last
evening, and discussed matters pertaining
to the welfare of Mount Holly.
A special election will soon be held to
decide the question of bond issue of
$4,000 for the purpose of installing a
sewerage system at Merchantville.
The Roebling plant at Kinkora, and the
new town which is being established there,
are objects of curiosity to many people,
who find trolley ride there on Sundays
trip of considerable interest.
George G. Gum, business manager of
the Burlington Enterprise, and Miss Leona
p. Scott, daughter of M. w. Scott, as
sistant postmaster at Woodbury., are to
be married at the home of the brides pa
rents to-day.
George Reimer, corner of Cherry and
Pearl streets, who is i'll with typhoid fever,
has been removed to the Burlington Coun-
ty Hospital, from which institution his
sister was recently discharged, having re-
covered from the same disease.
Fishing and cunning at the shore this
week will engage the attention of Ed
ward R. Smith, Frank Wright, Ellis FL.
Parker and Carson Wright, of Mount
Holly; William B. Fleetwood. of Bur
lington, and Hudson Haines, of Rancocas
The annual meeting of the Mount Hol
ly Shoe Company was held last week and
a dividend of six per cent declared. The
following directors were elected: George
Rendell. William 3. Rendell, Samuel L.
Tomlinson, Benjamin Frazier and Joseph
Powell
About 7.30 O'Clock, on Tuesday even
ing, while crossing the railroad track on
Washington street, William Reeves, of
Water street, was struck by train. Three
ribs and collar bone were broken. Being
deaf he probably did not hear the APP
preaching cars.
The Perseverance Band, of PhiIadel-
phia, will head the Union Fire Company,
of Mount Holly, in the firemen's parade
to be held at Elizabeth on October II.
The trip to that city will be made in a
special train, which has been chartered
for that purpose
Amos L. Poinsett and Mr.. and Mrs.
John w. Peak entertained J. N. Hester
and daughter, Tillie. of Washington, d.
c., last week. Mr.. Hester who has been
on the police force there for twelve years,
He was in the army with Mr.. Poinsett for
fifteen years.
John G. Saltar of Riverton, and Mar
garet Saltar. of Rockford, ILL.,, are the
heirs to the estate of John Saltar, Jr., de-
ceased, which is valued at $3.50. 600. AS Mr..
SaltaT neglected to make will, letters of
administration have been granted to G.
III. Chickering. The deceased was con
nected with the Otto Gas Engine Com
pany, of Philadelphia
The marriage of Miss Anna Vansciver,
of Burlington, and Thomas II. Herbert,
of Mount Holly, took place at the home
of the groom, on Pine street, on Monday
evening, September 8. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. R. II. Baker. The
wedding was quiet affair, being attend
ed only by the immediate families. AT
ter the ceremony the happy couple left
for Atlantic City.
Detectives were in Mount Holly, Tues
day night, trying to locate man named
Frederick Keyser. who said he worked on
a farm in this vicinity. The man was sus-
pected of knowing something about a
woman who was thought to have been
murdered in room at 500 North Front
street, Philadelphia in which neighbor-
hood Keyser is well known as Dutch
Fred" He rented the room from Jacob
Newman, and introduced annie" the
dead woman, as his wife Investigation,
led to the belief that death resulted from
natural causes.
The interior improvements to the post
office have been completed and the place
now presents busness-like appearance,
although not so convenient to the public
as under the old situation. All but the
lock boxes have been discarded, and those
not wishing to have their letters delivered
must call at the office for them Instead
of being located in the rear of the build
ing as heretofore, Postmaster Cowper-
thwait's office fronts on Main street. The
clerical force are to be separated by sys-
tenn of metal ratings, each employee to
occupy separate apartment.
There was some excitement on Wash
ington street, Tuesday afternoon, that
furnished grounds for the arrest of the
principal, a strange woman, whose ac
lions indicated an attempt to kidnaI
Chadwick Marshall The little fellow
lives with his uncle, George G. Dennis
and while playing near the house he was
taken by the woman who tried to maxi
off with him. But the watchful eye o
Mrs. Dennis prevented any such occur
renee. Rushing from the house she seizet
the boy and rescued him, but not withou
being subjected to volley of vile Ian
guage from an unbridled tongue.
The carriages that Judson Gaskill. tn
Garden street carriage man, got about tw
weeks ago. went so rapidly that he wa
compelled to get another lot. Fortunate
ly. he had contracted for more to be made