The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-11-20
LOCAL NEWS.

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Mrs. Walter Forker, of Pointville, is i
with appendicitis.
George w. A. French was laid up la
week with an attack of the grip.
Souvenir postal cards. Mount Holl
street scenes. Boyce's of course.
Thomas Newbold, of Jobstown, has en-
ployed gang of Italians to do his hush
ing.
Amos L. Poinsett, of Mount Holly, VIII
spent last week cunning at Red Lion, me
with good success.
A thorough inspection has been mad
of the bridges in Mount Holly belonging
to the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Albert A. johnson has been elected
director of the Peoples Building and Loal
Association, in place of William w. Cur
tbs, deceased
You can have your home ON Velox Sou
venir Postal Cards. We invite your in
spection of our samples and terms. L. s
Boyce, stationer.
Joseph Kiner, foreman of the shoe cut
ting department in the state prison, anC
formerly of Mount Holly. is i'll at hi,
home in Trenton.
Two properties in Lumberton, belong
ing to Michael ]. Seymour, of Philadel
phia, have been sold to Mary Ryan, OF
Mount Holly.
Mrs. Elizabeth T. Shreve, of Mount
Laurel, is still using crutches as the re-
suit of injuries which she received by fall
ing from ladder.
The Burlington County w. C. T. U.
will hold an executive meeting at the
home of Mrs. Ella M. Thacher, of
Florence, tomorrow.
The property of Mrs. Mary Greenwald,
on Mount Holly avenue, was sold, on
Wednesday, through A. A. Anderson, to
Mrs. M. E. johnson.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Baptist
church, at Vincen.own, will hold a supper
aud festival in the town hall at that place
on Friday and Saturday evenings next.
Mrs. Ella Haines Schee 2 No. 101 Gar
den street, Mount Holly. mas resumed her
Wednesday shopping in Philadelphia, and
will give all orders her careful attention.
An opportunity to inspect the Dobbins
Memorial Home, out Pine street, will be
given on Thursday, when the managers
of the Burlington County Children's Home
will give public reception.
The well recently put down on the farm
of Ezra g. Engle. near Masonville, con-
tinues to give flow estimated at 80, 900
gallons per day. The water is of excel
lent quantity and suitable for all domestic
purposes.
The committee in charge of the enter
tainment to be given in the Baptist church
on Thanksgiving night, has disposed of
a number of tickets already. The talent
which has been secured for this occasion
will ensure large audience.
A piano nearly one hundred years old,
of solid mahogany, handsomely inlsid.
and with the quaint spindle legs which
belonged to that period, is an heirloom
that has come into the possession of Mrs.
William P. Bryan, of Vincentown.
A Sunday school for the benefit of the
Polish children of Hainesport, has been
started by Rev. P. j. Hart. pastor of the
Sacred Heart Church, Mount Holly, who
will hold sessions every Sunday afternoon
t. Lo han <1f ~, -lxas
Beneficial Society, at Hainesport.
That the visiting nurse has been of
great benefit to the people of Mount Holly
is learned from the fact that she has made
1918 visits during the past year. Funds
are needed for continuance of this work,
and to that end the Women's League will
give supper on January and A.
A passenger train bound from Philadel-
phia to Mount Holly, filled with passen-
gers, ran off the track at Hartford, Wed
nesday afternoon and blocked traffic for
several hours. The accident was caused
by the spreading of rails. Only the slow
speed of the train averted serious re-
suits.
Charles Gaunt. of Evesboro, was
wounded week ago while out cunning.
His gun exploded, the contents entering
his face, badly decorating it, and piece
of steel from the gun entering his knee.
He was taken TO Cooper Hospital. Cam
den. where it is feared his limb will have
to be amputated.
William Ii. Mason will not be able to
complete the dam on which he is working
this fall Considerable progress has been
made with the work, despite numerous
draw backs. Much of this dam will be of
concrete and it will be finished next spring,
after which the main dam across the creek
will be rushed through.
Herman Mathis, of Tabernacle, lost the
best chance of his life to kill some wild
geese, when twelve of them settled on E.
Cotton's farm among the tame geese
Getting his gun Mathis shot at what he
thought were wild geese. but the twelve
wild ones few away, leaving two tame
ones dead on the field.
After serving his connection with the
Surrogate's Office, Joseph Huff will de-
vote his attention to the settling of es
tates, transcribing, and other clerical
work, for which his years of experience
make him fully competent. For this pur-
pose Mr.. Huff has rented law offices form
erly occupied by Jacob G. Hendrickson,
deceased
1t is not always a mean farmer who
puts up caution notices on his property
for gunners to keep off. Restrictions OF
this nature are justified when gunners
enter farm and shoot recklessly. This
was the case on the opening day of the
season with one farmer living near Mount
Holly, who had all his guineas and severa
chickens killed by gunners. These arr
the very chaps who are responsible for 81
many farmers taking advantage of the Law
for their own protection.
The first appearance of snow in Noun
Holly came on Thursday evening, tn
downy flakes falling in bulk for a while
and soon the town was covered with
mantel of white. There was some hal
and rain, too, the mixture making tn
sidewalks sloppy. The falling tempera
ture soon made slippery condition tina
was unpleasant. The early appearance
of snow with hunting moon leads to tn
prediction of a severe winter. Frida
morning followed clear and crisn