The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-01-23
LOCAL NEWS.
Buy it at Boyce's.

Rendell confined to the house.
Mock Ock says that because of the
warm weather his Chinese lilies will moi
bloom.
Knickerbocker ice pillow, six-inch cut
for SALE Apply to w. F. Lippincott
Hainesport road.
William S. Sharp is confined to his
home with rheumatism in his feet, neces
stating the use of crutches.
Miss Byrde Norcross, teacher of piano
and organ. Apply for terms at Sheriff's
residence, Mount Holly, N. J.
E. w. Esham, who is erecting two
houses on Grant street, has given the con-
tract for the plumbing work to John M.
Knuth.
Governor Stokes stopped at THE News
office, on Friday, on his way to Medford
to visit his uncle Isaac W. Stokes, who is
still very i'll.
Joseph Brown, of Shreve street, died on
Wednesday night from complication of
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typhoid fever
Carnation day, in memory of President
Mckinley, occurs on January 20, when
everybody should wear a carnation in
their button-hole.
The following unclaimed letters remain
in the post office for the week ending Jam
uary 90: John Black. Mrs. Jane Hultz'
Miss Emma Speaker.
A number of the friends of DR.. ] Hume
Carter. who is about to remove to another
State, will tender him a complimentary
dinner at the Washington House this eve-
ming.
]. Elwood Vansciver was taken to the
state prison, on Wednesday, to serve his
sentence of ten years for an assault com
mitted on his adopted daughter, Rebecca
Bovine.
Albert G. MacElroy, prominent citi
zen of Beverly, died in California last
Tuesday. For years he had been con-
nected with the Fidelity Trust Company,
of Philadelphia.
On foggy nights. in particular, many
people have been led to believe that fire
was raging at Medford. owing to the
bright light In the sky. This deception
is caused by light from the gas lamps
used in that town.
Japhet B. Nixon, of Vincentown, who
went security for Harry Vennell in the
sum of $500, and which bail was forfeited
because Vennell did not appear in court
for trial, was compelled to pay the costs,
on Saturday, amounting to $40. Judge
Gaskill RENTED the bail because Vennell
was arrested few hours later.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert s. Gaskill spent
last week in New York city. During
their visit they frequently attended the
automobile show. Mr.. Gaskill says this
is the finest show of the kind he has ever
seen. He tried a number of cars and
found one so near his ideal that he will
probably buy one for the coming season.
Henry Quinn, arrested Thursday night
for disorderly conduct and placed in the
lookup at Toms River, set fire to mis- cot
and was rescued with much difficulty
from death by flames. The borough jai
Is located in the centre of the town, and
for a time serious fire was threatend.
Quinn inhaled flames and may die. The
place was Quilted
A spaniel dog valued at 81, 500. belong
ing to Mrs. B. F. Lewis, of Lansdowne,
Pa, was operated on. Thursday morning.
by DIR. J. G. Still, of Mount Holly, better
known as the "Black Doctor, for the re-
moval of tumor on its shoulder, pre-
vious operation by a veterinary surgeon
proving unsuccessful. The doctor re-
ceived fee af 800 for his work.
There is evidence that two would-be in
cendiaries were frustrated in an attempt
to start fire on Water street, Thursday
night. The barking of dog awoke Will
liam l. johnson, who urged the animal on
the intruders, although he did not see
them. Mrs. Charles Finch, who lives next
door, was aroused by the noise and she
saw two men run away In the morning
many foot prints were seen around the
office building connected with the former
pickle factory that was destroyed by fire
several years ago. and against the door
rested bundle of newspapers saturated
with kerosene oil
Even the little news boy goes down and
out under the railroads anti-pass rule.
He was conspicuous on the train with his
blue uniform and silver colored buttons
as he strolled through the train with his
papers and periodicals, fruit or bon bons.
He now goes under the ban unless he
pays his fare 1t is said that the Union
News Company, after haggling with the
the railroads over the injustice of stretch
ing the anti-pass order so far as to touch
its agents, is obliged to discontinue its
service on the trains. 1t is said that the
railroads are getting little tight on
money lately, and are therefore willing to
turn penny or two by entering the pa
per selling business themselves.
Because of reports received to the effect
that Charles Mccoy, who died at his home
near New Egypt, on Thursday, after he
had been given four teaspoonfuls of
chloroform, Prosecutor Atkinson ordered
an investigation by Coroner William Bish-
OPP and a special deputy. About ten days
ago Mccoy was cutting logs. when tree
being cut down swung around and fell
upon him, breaking one of his legs in two
places Complications arose and before
death the case was diagnosed as spinal
meningitis and lock-jaw but when the
death was reported to lodge of which
Mccoy was member. one of the men in
the room advanced the chloroform theory.
The funeral was delayed and an autopsy
was made. 1t was found that the patient
died of pneumonia.
An organization known as the Burling
ton County Association of Horse Shoers
Carriage and Wagon Builders, was per
fected in Mount Holly on Friday evening
The meeting was held in the Americs
hose house, and resulted from efforts OF
the part of Fl. B. Dunphy. The object O
this movement is that blacksmiths an(
wheelwrights may become better &C
quainted with each other so that uni
form scale of prices may be maintained
The following officers were elected: Pres
ident, H. B. Dunphey. Marlton; vice pres
ident, Samuel E. Colder, Mount Holly
secretary, William Frech. Maple Shade
treasurer, Martin Dugan, Moorestown
Another meeting will be held at the sam