The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-01-02
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spent yesterday in Mount Holly.
Miss Nina A. Shinn, of Columbus,
visiting Miss Ernestine Clothier,
Benjamin Deacon, wife and daughters
will take trip to California next month
Harvey Burtis and wife spent Sunda,
with Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Kelley. at Tom
River.
The watch night service held at the M
E. Church, on Sunday night, was wei
attended.
New years day was quietly celebrated
in Mount Holly, business being almos
entirely suspended.
Mrs Rebecca Shinn. of Mount Holly
avenue, went to New York city last week
to visit relatives.
John Simons has conveyed his farm il
Pemberton township to Caroline V. New
bold, of Mount Holly.
Miss Edith B. Cook, of Garden street.
entertained Miss Volta H.. Sipple, Of
Moorestown, last week.
Miss Grace Newton, of Titusville, Pa,
was married to Otto V. Ricketts,, dealer
in newspapers, of Mount Holly.
William H. Stewart and family, who
have been spending the holiday season in
Mount Holly, have returned to their home
in Millville
Richard Lamb has refused an offer of
50, 100 for his mare, Miss Mills 1t came
last week from William j. Mills, of Green
port, N. Y.
The Mount Holly Trust Co. has declared
a semi annual dividend of three per cent,
free of taxes, and added $1,000 to its sur
plus fund.
Ben Frazier, superintendent of the
Mount Holly Shoe Company, has been
confined to the house during the holidays
by an attack of the grip.
The annual meeting of the Managers
and Board of Counsellors of the Burling
ton County Children,s Home, will be held
at the home on Thursday, January A.
The Farmers National Bank will serve
lunch in the Directors room at noon
next Tuesday to which the stockholders
and depositors of the bank are invited.
s. Lawrence Bullock, student at
Pennington Seminary, who is visiting his
parents here, gave very interesting talk
at the NJ E. Church last Wednesday even
ing
United States Marshal Thomas J. Alcott
was sworn in yesterday for his third term
by Judge Lanning at Trenton. Mr.. Alcott
reappointed his force of clerks and
deputies.
During the year 1905, deposit a portion
of your earnings regularly in The Burling
ton County Safe Deposit and Trust Com
pany. Moorestown, N j. Three per cent
interest allowed.
consider matters in connection with its
annual supper this evening. As the meet
ing will be an important one, all mem
bers are requested to be present.
Detective Parker is throwing out drag
net in which he expects to catch two thieves
who have been committing several bur
glaries in this county during the past year.
The men are known to the authorities.
The following unclaimed letters remain
in the post Office for the week ending
December 80: Harry Brewing. G. w.
Cain. Mrs. Calvy, Miss Ethel Eldridge,
Harry Forest, David Hobs, Mrs. Sarah
Hamilton, Palmer Stills, Owen Payne
For headache and neuralgia have your
eyes examined. Most headaches are
caused by eye strain. Consult Stiles &
Co., eye specialists, at the Masonic Tenn
pie, Mount Holly, tomorrow, January 8.
Free examination.
At meeting of the Knights of Pythias
Lodge, on Friday evening, George w.
Hand declined to further serve in his po
sition as Keeper of Records and Seal, |
which he has occupied for fifteen years
A committee of three was appointed to
secure gold badge to be presented to the
retiring officer.
The Northampton Township committee
last night by electing Franklin
Dill, chairman; Franklin Hunter, superin-
tendent of roads; T. Lacey Atkins, superin-
tendent of police; Richard B. Dickerson,
of lights. The old police
force was reappointed Edward B. Jones
was made treasurer, and Richard B. Eek
man, township counsel.
There was big family reunion, Thurs
day, at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert
Irons, of Cassyille. Among those present
were thirty-two children and grandchil-
dren of the aged couple. The Oldest of
the children was 81 years of age, and the
youngest 90. Mr.. Irons was an officer in
the civil war, and one of his sons is vet
eran of the same war The family re-
unions have been held for twenty years.
At the steam mill of j. w. Colkitt & 20.
you will find the largest stock of dairy
winter and spring wheat bran, hominy,
ceroline, gluten, dried brewers grains,
malt sprouts, Quaker dairy feed, Victor
oat feed, Vim oat feed, sucrene, cotton
seed On January 10 and each week
thereafter, they will have wet brewers
grains. Any one wishing to start wet
grains will please leave order at mill. All
feeds at lowest cash prices.
An automobile, driven by T. NJ Peffen-
day and j. Ferris, of New York, crashed
into a carriage occupied by John and
William Braddock, near Burlington, on
Saturday night. Ferris's legs were Sc
verely injured. The other three escaped
with slight bruises. The automobile was
wrecked and the carriage almost demol-
ished. The Braddocks' horse was injured
and ran away. 1t was recovered sew
eral hours later. Burlington police say
that the automobile carried no lights
The Braddocks have employed counsel to
bring suit for damages.
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Forker celebrated
the f1ftieth anniversary of their wedding
Wednesday night by reception at the
residence of their son-in-law, Mr.. H. L.
Saylor, in Camden. Mr.. and Mrs Forker
were married December 81, 1855, at Bor-
dentown, by Rev. James o. Rogers.
They resided at Bordentown until 10 years
ago when they moved to Camden and took
up their residence with their son-in-law
and daughter. Mr. Forker is in his $50
year and Mrs. Forker in her Goth. Bott