The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-10-30
Rich cut glass. Buy It at Boyce's.

street scenes. Boyce's of course.
Members of the Shepherds of Bethlt
hem gave masquerade party in the Gas
kill building last night
Some of the Keifer pears grown on th
farm of Walter s. Garwood, at EvesborC
weigh two pounds each.
Frederick H. Lee has purchased tw
houses, on Grant street, from the Jonatha
Fisher estate for 81, 1876.
A reception by the Whist Club, of Yves
Washington street, will be held in Arabia
Hall on Thursday evening
J. j. Fenstermacher has sold the proper
ty No. 1872 West Washington street, t
Mary Ryan, of Lumberton.
Horses at Pemberton, New Lisbon
Wrightstown and other places have recent
ly died from cerebro spinal meningitis.
An oyster supper for the benefit of tn
Sunday school at Evesboro, will be hell
at that place on Saturday evening next.
The heirs of William w. Curtis. deceas
ed, of Mount Holly, have received s.. 5Ot
life insurance from Col Charles M. Sloan
The personal property of Miss Minnie
Lynn was sold at good prices on Wednes
day. The real estate was not disposed of
Sheriff Norcross has sold the farm,
near Pemberton, belonging to the heirs o.
Joseph Beck, to Blanchard II. White fol-
5000.
Samuel W. Shinn is enlarglng the stable
on the lot'in the rear of the court house
yard, which he purchased of Benjamin
w. Zelley.
The call which has been extended by
the Baptist church at Port Norfolk. Va,
to Rev. James M. Davis, of Vincentown,
has been declined.
1t is said that two masked men made an
Intellectual attempt to rob the residence of
Daniel Eddleman, out Madison avenue,
on Thursday night.
Mr. and Mrs Frederick H. Lee have
been entertaining Mrs. Frank Corbett,
whose husband is connected with the
Royal Artillery, of England.
Recent deaths at the Burlington County
Insane Asylum are: Susan Vanderveer, Of
Juliustown; Charles H. Evans, of Eel
lowship; Harry Fish, of Marlton.
Judgment in the sum of $40 81 has been
secured against Charles ]. Mathis by the
Centreton Turnpike CompanY.;the amount
of bill for toll which he had neglected to
pay.
Three fat cattle at Medford have died
from Texas fever. The disease is caused
by tick, to which frost is deadly
enemy and for this reason it is not likely
to spread.
John E. Morton was appointed Post
master at Palmyra last week Frank A.
Matthews. who was named for the position
after the resignation of Mr.. Winner, de-
clined to accept the office.
The indications are rather strong that
those royal illusionists, Mildred and Rou-
clere and their associated artists, will
draw the biggest audience of the season
TO morrow evening at the Opera House.
Having run into each other and wrecked
their wagons, suit to ascertain who was
to blame will be tried before Justice White,
of Pemberton, on Thursday, The con-
testants are Joseph Emery and Harry
Woodward. of CoOkstOWn.
There was a trifling rear end collision
between Mount Holly and Camden
Trenton trolley on High street just north
of Federal, at Burlington. on Saturday
morning at $40 o'clock. Nobody was
hurt, but number were badly frightened.
A reception to the public will be given
under the auspices of the Board of Man
ayers of the Burlington County Children's
Home, on Thursday, November %. from
two to five P. M. at the Mary A. Dobbins
Memorial House, Pine street, Mount Holly
The Peoples Building and Loan Asso-
citation will hold its annual meeting in the
office of Charles Evan Merritt, on Thurs
day evening, November 8. Officers will be
elected and new series of stock issued.
The eleventh series having matured, pay
ment will be made on and after November
10.
Horace g. Atkinson, who conducts a
farm on the Jobstown pike, had narrow
escape from serious injury recently. A
pitchfork slipped from the hand of one of
his helpers, and struck Mr.. Atkinson, who
was standing under the NOW hole. His
hat was punctured by two of the tines and
one broke the flesh in his face.
The little daughter of Levi Ellis, who
works in the sand pits at Centreton, is re.
covering from a painful wound, having
been shot in the breast by rifle in the
hands of worthless fellow living in that
neighborhood. The man pointed rifle
straight at the girl and deliberately pulled
the trigger After the shooting he made
his escape.
While Mrs. c. H. Bintliff, of Riverside,
was combing her hair, one evening last
week, her 6-year-old daughter held one of
her celluloid combs near a lighted lamp
and it caught fire. The child dropped the
burning comb on a table, and in an in
slant its contents were abaze. Mrs Bint-
lift was burned about the hands and face
trying to smother the flames
Give literally to the Burlington County
Hospital on November Z, the annual do
nation day This is an important matter
that should not be overlooked. The i'm
portance of assisting the hospital falls
with impressiveness on some of those who
are compelled to go there for treatment.
for which they are unable to pay In
such cases your gifts will help others.
While walking on Union street, Friday
afternoon, Miss Charlotte Oliphant came
near stepping on black snake which had
just emerged from the lawn in front of
the residence of Thomas r. Finley. As
sistance was called and the reptile was
killed. 1t was about three feet long, and
had evidently been drawn from its rem
devious by the spring like weather of the
day.
The township committee has had notices
posted warning those who participate in
Hallow Z en- festivities tomorrow evening
not to perpetrate any acts of vandalism,
removing gates or breaking or defacing
property in any manner. The use OF
sand bags or clubs of any description is
expressly forbidden and the police have
been ordered to arrest any one carrying
such articles.
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