The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-10-09
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<, Hospital.
< Ezra Engle, Jr., living near Masonville,
is getting water from an artesian well
5, which has been sunk on his farm.
e Esther Peacock, an aged lady, living at
,, the home of George Fl. Peacock, near
Medford, is lying very low with paralysis.
Il The base ball season has closed, and
: the two Chicago clubs will to-day begin
d their contest for the worlds champion
ship.
!, The w. C T. o., will meet at the resi-
s dence of Mrs. H. Ii. Earnest, Is Garden
r street, on Wednesday afternoon at 3
o'clock.
The Epworth League, of the M. E.
church, will give literary social on Fri
day evening.
The Relief Fire Company has had its
house rewired for the use of electric
: lights. The work was done by members
of the company.
For trying to pick the pocket of Frank
Stevens, on Wednesday, Matthew L. Cole
and Arthur Cross, colored, were arrested
and committed to jail.
William Hughes, the aged father-in-law
of Harry 3. Justin, had an unpleasant ex-
perience in escaping the teeth of vicious
dog which attacked him on Monroe street,
Tuesday afternoon.
Jonathan Johnson, of Cherry street,
came in touch with pickpocket, Thurs
day evening, and was relieved of silver
watch aud pocketbook. The latter con-
tanned some money and a pay check from
the H. b. Smith Machine Company.
At st. Andrews Episcopal Church, on
Wednesday, October 3, by Rev. James
Stoddard, occurred the marriage of Mrs.
Mary w. Plummer, of Mount Holly, to
Rev. George s. Gassner, who is chaplain
at Soldiers Home near Philadelphia.
The special officers appointed by the
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week made good many arrests. Those
who were clothed with police authority |
were Charles H. Moore, Charles Butler.
John Throckmorton, Jr., Samuel K. Gas
kill and Henry c. Claypoole.
The following unclaimed letters remain
in the Mount Holly post office for the
week ending October 9th 1905: Mrs Frank
Ball, Mrs Rosa Brown, William Cox, Fred
H. Eckert, Esq, c. J. Hoffman, E. Parson,
2, Miss Bessie V. g. w. Reed, Mrs Jno Y.
Ritter and E. F. Sayre.
Under the Pines" is the title of SER
vice that will begin in the Baptist Church
at Medford next Sunday and continue for
week. The church will be trimmed
with autumn fruit and pine trees, and will
represent the children of Israel on their
Journey There will be services of a diff
ferent nature each evening,
Rev. r. d. Conover, of Tabernacle,
who has been the pastor of the Tabernacle
and Indian Mills Methodist Church for
several years. has been transferred to the
Lumberton and Smithville charges, and
Rev. Herbert Munyon, glassblower at
Medford, has been appointed to the places
left by Rev. Mr.. Conover.
Detective Parker broke up speak easy
that was being successfully operated in
one of the horse stalls at the Fair grounds,
on Wednesday, and an arrest was made.
Robert S. Brown, of Vincentown, the
committing magistrate, discharged the
defendant on the ground that there was
not enoughevidence to hold him.
A door step in front of house on
Water street. was injured beyond repair
with an axe in the hands of William Brad
ley on Thursday morning. He thought
it was too dangerous for further existence.
After 1t had been demolished Bradley in
formed the owner that he would pay for a
new step. providing there was no prose
cution for malicious mischief.
Renewed efforts are to be made to Sc
cure the incorporation of part of Beverly
township, of which Edgewater Park is a
part, into borough or a separate town
ship. The move was made last winter,
but the Delanco citizens at the lower end
of the township opposed it so strenuously
before the Legislature that it was side
tracked
Entering the office of Justice Krayer,
on Saturday night, James McPeak, of
Hainesport, said 81 have been drinking
for over week and want to get rid Of
this drunk. The only way to do it is to
be confined where can't get any liquor.
have been disorderly on the street and l
want to be committed to Jail for four
days" On the complaint of citizen Nc
Peak was accommodated.
The Union Fire Company shipped its
carriage to Elizabeth, yesterday. where a
large firemen's parade is to be held on
Thursday Persons wishing to accompany
the local firemen on this trip, which will
be made on special train leaving here at
7.30 o'clock, can purchase tickets at the
hose house, either on Wednesday evening
or Thursday morning, at $2.55 for the
round trip.
The State Superintendent of schools has
issued an order respecting half holidays in
the public schools. Heretofore when 1t
has been necessary to have one session on
account of stormy weather or other causes
the children have been held until one
o'clock. This. the Superintendent thinks
causes hardship to the children and in
convenience to the parents, and hereafter
one sessions must not be held beyond |
| twelve o'clock.
| The most severe wind storm of the sea-
son visited Mount Holly Saturday after
noon. On Washington street tree was
blown down in front of the residence of |
of DR.. Branin, which held up the trolley !
for while. On Mill street a large limb |
was torn from tree and carried into the |
alley of Thomas B. Denness. Six tele-
phone poles were blown over on the
Lnmberton turnpike. Considerable dam
age was done in the country district. The
| high wind brought many chestnuts to the
ground, and large quantity of them were
gathered by strollers on Sunday.
Fred Frederickson, who disappeared
from his home about three weeks ago,
has been located at Morristown, working
on the farm of Henry Hopkins. The lat
ter saw the account of the boys disap-
pearance in the newspapers and at once
confronted Frederickson, who broke down,
and told how he left his home at Edge