The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-12-31
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUE sDAY, DECEMBER 81 1907
LOCAL NEWS.

THE News wishes a prosperous ant
happy New Year TO all.
Miss Mamie Scott, of Burlington, spen
Christmas with friends in Mount Holly.
Charles Henry Carroll, of Shreye street
died on Saturday morning from CON
sumption.
Mrs. Howell Blynn and daughter, o
Burlington, spent Friday with relatives
In Mount Holly.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel A. Borden spen
Christmas day with the latters brother
Earl E. Shaw, of Riverside.
As the result of falling down the cellal
steps, William Bentlift, of Beverly, sus
tanned fracture of his collar bone.
Miss Iris Clevenger, of Mount Holly,
has been spending the holiday season with
her sister, Mrs. Walter E. Gaskill, Of Bur
lington.
Each minister residing at Florence was
presented with turkey for Christmas by
the management of the foundry store at
that place.
Upholstering. carpet laying, furniture
repairing, floor staining, vanishing and
kalsomining. Samuel ]. Taylor, 20 High
street. Bell 378 D.
A trip to Europe Is being arranged by
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. d. johnson. who expect
to spend three months abroad. They will
sail In about two weeks.
Farmers in the vicinity of Egg Harbor
are receiving large returns for their sweet
potatoes, which are being shipped to New
York and Philadelphia.
On the order of Judge Hendrickson, q
certificate of election has been issued to
Isaac D. Gable, which entities him to
serve another term as Mayor Of Borden
town.
Pinesalve Carbolized acts like poul
tice. draws out Inflammation and poison.
Antiseptic healing. For chapped hands.
fps. cuts, burns. Sold by h. B. Allen,
Mount Holly, F. s. Hilliard, Vincen-
town.
A handsomely polished oak covering,
forming large table nearly the whole
length of the room, has been placed in
the County Clerks Office over the rack in
which are stored books, newspaper files
and other matters of record.
Signs of mild winter have been dis
covered by local weather prophets in the
unearthing of half dozen garter snakes
on the farm of Harry T. Mattson, near
Burlington, on Christmas day. Mattson
turned up the wigglers while blowing,
and the fact that they were only four
inches under ground is said to point to a
warm winter.
On January 16, Charles EVAN Merritt,
solicitor of the Board of Freeholders, will
make application to Judge Horner for the
vacation of four roads In Washington
township and one road in Washington and
Bass River townships On these are To-
Gated several bridges. and as the roads
are but little used, the freeholders passed
a resolution asking for the abandonment
of these thoroughfares.
Elmer Downer, who was presiding at
the bar of one of the hotels In Mount
Holly last week, refused to serve liquor
to man who already had as much as
Downer thought was good for him. The
man was quite incensed at the refusal to
supply him with more and threatened to
get square. A few evenings after the
occurrence he met Downer on the street
and without a word of warning planted
severe blows between the latters eyes.
No arrests were made.
George w. Bowker and A. R. Bedwell,
dealers in tobacco, and Arthur Damask.
who sells soda water and candy. have
been summoned to appear at the Office of
Justice John T. Evans, of Moorestown,
next Thursday, to answer charges prefer
red against them by William P. Eddy, an
agent of the Law and Order Society, who |
complains that they have been keeping |
open and selling on Sunday. The suits
were instituted at Moorestown. it is al |
legged. because Mount Holly justices have
refused to take any more such complaints |
Samuel W. Shinn represents the defend |
ants.
A servant girl, on Broad street, after |
spending considerable time trying to mail |
some letters in public telephone box on
that thoroughfare, asked passer-by how
to open the box With the secret In her
possession she opened the door and de-
posted the letters, it being the first time
she had "seen the inside of letter box"
Explaining her long absence after return
ing home her mistake was discovered.
The girl secured the letters again and
posted them in the mail box at the corner
of High and Broad streets, which, be-
cause of its broken condition, has been
resting against telephone pole for sew
eral weeks.
By prompt action Marshal "Abe" Aus
tin, of Beverly, on Thursday, captured a
burglar, who short time previous had
robbed the marshals house. The fellow
was evidently watching the Austin house,
when the marshal went out and was fol.
lowed by his wife. who went across the
street to friends house, when the thief
opened the unlocked door and went up
stairs. where he picked up watch and a
purse containing large sum, which were
on the bureau. The gold watch was a
Christmas present to the marshal from
his wife. Then the thief fastened down
the road toward Riverside. Mrs. Austin
returned shortly afterwards, discovered
the theft and summoned her husband,
who was ON his beat. From the next
door neighbor the marshal ascertained
that stranger wearing white sweater
had tried to sell him a shovel, but he had
sent him to Mautes saloon. Maute and
the marshal started On hunt for the
thief and, pressing an automobile into
service, came upon the fugitive three
miles below Beverly. He was soon land
ed in jail and the stolen property recov-
cred.
Trolley conductors have their own
troubles, but one on the Burlington
County road named Briggs seems to be
able to take care of himself. On Friday
a passenger named Andrew ]. Mescharick,
residing in Camden, got notion that
he would not pay his fare. Briggs said
he would either pay or get off and on the
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