The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-01-08
LOCAL NEWS.

William Briggs. of Baltimore, has be-
visiting in Mount Holly.
Velox Post Cards of your home on sho
notice. L. SBoyce. stationer.
The banks throughout the county W
hold their annual elections to-day.
Miss Ernestine Clothier will take
course in stenography at Banks Busine
College, Philadelphia.
The engagement is announced of Mi
Emma Wescott, of Millville, to Charl
Risdon, of Mount Holly.
Robert j. Davis, of Bordentown, has
fractured leg, which he received viii
engaged in friendly wrestling bout.
Ewood Stead was taken to Philade
phia, on Thursday, and operated on fl
appendicitis He is getting along NIGEL,
At Denver, Colorado, on Saturday. d.
cember %, occurred the marriage of A
exander Won Dachenhausen, formerly c
Mount Holly. and Miss Josephine Dick
son.
Surrogate William P. Lippincott has re
signed as postmaster at Hartford. Hi
successor is likely to be Joseph H. Ash
head, who is largely endorsed by the pa
irons of the Office.
John HI. Evans and wife, who are nov
living in Vermont, paid visit to Noun
Holly last week Mr.. Evans, several year
Tod ofAr xuh Dec
som is now located.
Attention is directed to the large adver
tisement which appears on the first pag
Of TIE News to-day. In this space tn
Inter State Telephone Company has some
thing of interest to say.
Albert Cottrell, of White Hill, aged Ii
years, while hunting muskrats at Kinko
ra. sustained a severe injury of the righi
foot by a misdirected blow from a sharp
spade in the hands of comrade.
Frightened by an automobile, on Tues
day, Harrigan, former well known rae
ing horse, owned by Thomas Mcfarland,
of Burlington, ran away, fell into ditch
and broke its leg. A veterinary killed
the animal.
A Jewish peddler, who stopped at the
home of Miss M. E. Saidt, of Jobstown.
to warm his feet. rewarded the lady Is
kindness by stealing her solid gold comb,
for the return of which she offers re-
ward of So.
1t is probable that action will be taken
to prevent the sidewalk in front of the
Court House from being used for roller
skating purposes, unless boys cut out the
game of hockey, which has become a
source of danger to pedestrians.
The first long distance telephone mes
sage sent from the new home of the Bell
Company was to Dayton, Ohio. The SER
vice was fine. The sender was startled at
hearing so distinctly the operator at Day
ton answer, and thought it was some one
in the Mount Holly exchange.
Patrick Brahoney, the motorman who
had both feet cut off by trolley car, on
the outskirts of Camden, when it collided
with log wagon owned by ]. Aquila
Jones, of Mount Holly, has had his left
leg amputated for the second time be
cause the bone was SO badly crushed.
Splendid short stories in the free ten
cent magazine that's part of the Philadel-
phia Sunday Press every week-nothing
like it anywhere. Conan Doyle, Anthony
Hope, Others equally good, are eontribut-
ors. Splendidly illustrated woman's Sec
tion. Buy the Press every day in the
week-you get all that's worth having.
The annual meeting of the Associa-
ton of the Dobbins Memorial Home, cor
ner of Pine street and the South Pember-
ton road, was held on Thursday afternoon,
and the following officers were elected to
serve for the ensuing year: President, Mrs.
Morris IL. Keller; vice president, Mrs.
Theodore II. Risdon; recording secretary,
Miss Minnie Lynn; corresponding secre-
tary, Mrs. Charles Harker; treasurer, Mrs.
Daniel Suffer.
David v. Holmes, editor of the Bur-
lington Enterprise, received a valuable
umbrella on Christmas, but he hasn't
it now. A few days ago, when he entered
tobacco store, customer fiecked some
ashes from a cigar. which accidentally
struck the handle and fell inside the UNI
brella. Nothing wrong was noticed until
the silk covering began to blaze. and then
David threw his f1ambeau into the street.
No insurance.
Officers of Columbus Grange, No. So,
p of H., for 1907: Master, David Haines;
overseer, J. Herbert Deacon; lecturer,
Annie E. White; steward, Maurice Lip
pincott; assistant steward, George Black
chaplain. Israel Kirby; treasurer, Frank
lin s. Zelley;- secretary, Riley Kirby; gate
keeper. Amor Gauntt; ceres, Anna Haines;
pomona, Annie G. Stevenson; fora, Car
oline Gauntt; lady assistant steward, Eliza
Deacon; pianist, Mary Lame.
Stormy weather put damper on the
New Years eve celebration in Mount
Holly, keeping at home the fremen and
others who had accepted invitations to be
present. Those who did come from Phil
adelphia with the Perseverance band,
stated that it rained very hard when they
en- an interest in the proposed event, was
amply attested by the hundreds of people
who remained out in the mist and rain
until midnight. But the town was paint
cd rod hu hn did
take part in the parade Just at the birth
of the New Year the moon and stars be
gan to shine.
The Board of Freeholders of Ocear
county organized by -electing james E
Otis, of Tuckerton, director. Otis is un
der indictment on charge of embezzle
He pleaded guilty last June to an indict
ment for malfeasance in Office The board
politically stands nine Republicans ant
i've Democrats. Two Republicans votet
publican remained away from the meet
ing, until organization had been effected
The Republicans who aided the Demo
Gratis were Oscar Parker, of Englewood
political protege of Director Otis, ant
David G. Conrad, of Barnegat, son o
former County Collector W. G. Conrad
who was last week convicted of retainin,
county moneys unlawfully. The Repub
lican who absented himself was Nelson
Grant, of Lanoka.
John L. Lewis. of Pine street, afte