The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-12-24
To. morrow will be Christmas.

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! pneumonia.
Samuel P. Cline has some very nice gif
plants for Christmas.
Charles E. Rogers, of Mount Holly ave
nue., is i'll with the grip.
Beverly city was the first municipality
to pay its county tax in full.
DR.. ]. Hume Carter, of Lexington, KY.
has returned to Mount Holly
Miss Sadie Cranmer has gone to Tren.
ton to spend a few weeks with her sister,
The public schools will close this after
noon and reopen on Thursday, January 2.
Mr.. and Mrs T. Walter Borton are en-
tertaining their son, Loring s. Borton, Of
Buffalo.
Mrs Frank Bryan and daughter, Dora,
have gone to visit Mrs. John Davidson at
Thompsonville, Conn.
The engagement is announced of Miss
Elizabeth A. Atkinson and William G..
Thorn, both of Mount Holly
B. Conner Wiley has removed from
Pemberton to Trenton, where he is engag.
ed with his brother in the lumber bust
ness
On Sunday evening next the Christmas
cantata, 1.-The Nativity" will be sung at
the M. E. church, with chorus of 20
voices.
The American Hotel at New Egypt has
been sold to a Mr.. Abbot, of Delaware,
and the new owner is to take possession
on January 1.
Members of the New Egypt Fire Com
pany, No. 1, have their new building well
under way, and it will probably be ready
for occupancy by New Years.
The tracks of man and woman were
found around the house of jeremiah Ross,
at Bridgeboro, which was broken into and
robbed of clothing and jewelry.
Services appropriate to the Christ
mas time will be heldin the Baptist church
next Sabbath morning and evening.
Special musical service in the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rosha Thompson, of
Wrightstown, celebrated their silver we'd
ding on Wednesday evening. Over one
hundred guests we're present and many
handsome presents were received.
The musicale at the residence of John
D. Johnson, on Wednesday evening,
netted $500 for the hospital. The affair
was great success from every standpoint.
The programme was exceptionally fine.
County Superlnten1e Herman A.
Stees and Rev. T. ]. J. Wright will de-
liver addresses at the dedication of the
new school house at Jacobstown, which
will take place on Friday evening, Janu-
airy 8.
Bertram Orcott, of Bispham street, hav-
ing resigned his clerical position in the
Office of the H B. Smith Machine Com
pany, at Smithville, is now cashier In the
maih Office of the Bell Telephone Com
panY at Camden.
A recent visit by Delanco residents tC
the Mary A. Dobbins Memorial Home in
Mount Holly, has brought forth favora-
BILE comments because of the cleanliness
and neat appearance of the institution
and the splendid care the children are get
ting.
Services at st. Paul's Lutheran Church,
Hainesport. tomorrow. will be in German
Of = 1bo
school exercises will be held and the exer-
cises viii be in German and English. Rev. |
W. c. Veit, of Riverside, will be present |
and aid the pastor.
There is a movement at Pemberton to |
build a new hall in the centre of the |
town. As planned now the building will |
have three stories. The first floor will be |
fitted up for store, the second for enter
tainments, church sIppers, etc., and a
reading room, and the third floor for |
lodge room.
By falling down stairs yesterday at the |
home of her son-in-law, William Megoni- |
gal, of Burlington, Mrs. Hope Myers, So |
years old, sustained injuries that resulted |
In her death three hours afterward |
Charles Pew, another aged resident, broke |
his leg and sustained other injuries by |
falling in his yard.
A surprise was sprung last night when |
Counselor Reginald Branch. of Burling- |
ton, instituted habeas corpus proceed |
ings to free Elmer Assay. one Of the three
suspects held in the Mount Holly jail for
the murder of Edward s. Jefferson, who
was slain on November 81. Assays father
declares his son was in bed at home at |
o'clock on the night of the crime.
Freebooter Joyce, of Southampton, is
nursing wound on his right hand. 1t
was received in successful attempt to
save man from injury. On Wednesday
some work was being done on bridge,
and heavy bar slipped, and would have
fallen on the head of workman, but Mr..
Joyce threw his hand up and caught the
bar and received severe cash.
Among the Senate positions awarded to
Burlington county are the assistant-ser-
geant- alarms and a committee clerk.
Hon. Samuel K. Robbins will be the
leader of Republican forces. In addition
to studying up the many duties that will
come under his supervision he will GER
tainly have great time assigning those
two positions among the many who are
applicants.
Alfred Heal, of Beverly township, died
at the Medico-C hirurgical Hospital, Phil
adelphia, yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Heal,
slightly troubled with the grip, went to
Philadelphia Sunday and was seized with
commissions of the lungs and removed to
a hospital. He had served as committee
man for three years and was popular
Republican politician. He leaves a widow.
Mr.. Heal was the first of six brothers to
die
The thrilling melodrama, Jesse James,
will be presented under the direction of
G. C. Winfrey at the Opera House on
Thursday evening, Dec. 26. This pro-
duction promises to be one of the most
sensational of the season. The company
is large and capable one and it is said
to be drawing big audiences in the larger
cities, where it more frequently appears
Seats now on sale at Jamison's. Prices,
25, IS and so cents.
c. G. Baxter and his son Charles have
returned to their home at Merchantville
with ten ribbons. which they proudly dis
play as trophies of their exhibit Of pigeons
at the recent pigeon show at Madison
Square Garden, in New York City. Mr..