The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-04-02
LOCAL NEWS.

Our goods are Rich In qualltY Ou
prices are Right. L. s. Boyce, stationer
March furnished the extremes Il
weather. The month came in like lam
and went out like a lion.
Having been transferred from Beverly
George Stockton is now In charge of tn
railroad station at Hartford.
The erection of a new Methods
Church, at Retreat, is matter that is nov
being earnestly considered.
Joseph F. Taylor has purchased hous
and lot at Columbus for 50, 900, from Mrs
A. Lincoln Sailer, of Mount Holly.
William Woolston will soon leave Noun
Holly for Camden. where he will engag,
in the milk business with his nephew.
The engagement is announced of Henry
II. Savage, of Mount Holly, and Miss
May Fl. Baringer, formerly of Asbury
Park.
On Tuesday evening, April 8, the an
nual meeting of the Mount Holly Gem.
etery Company will be held in the Court
House.
A farm in Evesham township belonging
to Frank G. Hancock, of Mount Holly,
has been sold to William j. Mccoy fol
$3.50.
Clayton Hancock has been appointed
township committeeman, of Springfield tc
succeed his brother John A. Hancock
who removed to Columbus.
Among the effects of Charles Evan, de-
ceased, of Ewanville, were found some
very old documents which have an inter
est to members of the Masonic fraternity
The remains of lamar, widow of the
late Josiah Evans, of Water Street, were
inferred in the Brotherhood cemetery
yesterday afternoon. The deceased was
S8 years old.
Mrs Clarence Adams of Edgewater
Park died early Tuesday morning after an
fillness of three months. of dropsy. She
twas bride of few months. She was
before her marriage Miss May Rommell, of
95outh Beverly.
Cards have been issued for the mar
rage of William c. Wetherill, of Mount
Holly, and Miss Helena P. Engle. The
event will take place at Buckingham, -
the home of the brides parents. MIR. and
Mrs Tylee Engle, near Centreton, on
Thursday, April H.
Those having an intrest in the Burling-
ton County Hospital, can assist that insti-
tuition by attending the Sample Sale, to
be held in the st. Andrews gymnasium
this afternoon and evening. A large va
riety of articles will be placed on sale, also
cakes and candies.
Impressive services were held In st.
Andrews Episcopal Church on Good Fri
day. Rev. James Stoddard, the rector,
will comply with request of several cit
liens and preach special sermon on the
morning of Sunday, April I, on the his
tory of the church.
The sum of of 800 will be paid to the
person who returns horse and carriage to
Samuel J. Zelley, of Moorestown, and a
like sum will be paid for the arrest and
conviction of the thief. These rewards
have been offered by the Moorestown Pur-
suing and Detective Company.
Detective Samuel j. Taylor entered up
on his duties as the official dog catcher of
Mount Holly, on Thursday. He captured
seven CANNES that day. Taylor returned
the dogs to their owners. and gave notice
that if caught again they would be taken
to the pound and killed, if not redeemed
within the time prescribed by law.
Guests at the residence of Mr. and Mrs.
j. L. p Eckman. on Bispham street, last
week, were Mr.. and Mrs. A. s B. 10th
rop, Misses Maud E. Lothrop, Jennie G.
Sutcliffe and Carl A. Ware, of Worcester
Mass. The latter is a member of the fac
ulty of Drexal Institute, Philadelphia,
Miss Lothrop, who is graduate of the
New England Conservatory of Music, at
Boston, is an accomplished musician.
While fishing at Smithville, Wednesday
noon, William D. Herbert, of Mount
Holly, landed a pike measuring twenty
inches in length. As it is not yet lawful
to catch game fish, the angler was com
PEELED to part with his prize. 81 hope to
see you later in the season, said Mr.. Her
bert, as he threw the fish back into the
water.
The Philadelphia Telegraph. on We'd
nesday, contained the following editorial
reference: "a dispatch says that Charles
A. King, of Mount Holly, has cat that
weighs over thirty pounds 1t is nice to
have cat like that but out of considera
ton for Charley's neighbors, it is sincere
ly hoped that the feline hasn't got howl
to match"
Falling from the top of IS foot tower.
Frank II. Tichenor, local photographer,
had a narrow escape from death while at
tempting to get a picture of the new
watch case factory buildings at Riverside.
Tichenor had climbed to the top of the
tower and missed his footing and fell.
He landed on of small building thirty
five feet from the ground and escaped
with nothing worse than severe shaking
up.
Members of Company A, Third Reg
iment, of Burlington, came to Mount
Holly on Tuesday night to engage in tar
get practice on the range in the armory on
King street where some remarkably good
scores were made Two qualified as ex
perts, three as sharp-shooters and two az
marksmen Captain Edward B. Stone lee
with the highest score. making total o.
95 out of possibly 100. Sergeant Cline
was second with total of 81. The scores
were: Private Morgan. 81; Herbert E
Adams, 81; Kurs, 74ssWilliams75.
An alarm of fire, Tuesday noon, occur
red Just at time of day for school chill
dren to participate in the excitement. For
tunately the trouble was nothing NOR
serious than the burning of fence on
Madison avenue, which caught from
brushfire The blaze was extinguishe
with buckets of water. Another alarm wa
sounded about II Is o'clock Friday morn
ing. To inquirers the seat of trouble wa
said to have been on Andersonville,
which place the firemen started, but g
Grant street they were ordered to return
as there was no fire.
While searching his former home Rich
ard and George Swanson, sons of "Uncle
John Swanson, came upon several piles
old but genuine greenbacks to the amour