The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-01-15
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mas purchased new FRANKLIN auto car.
Mrs. Thomas R. Finley has been a sc
we're sufferer with rheumatism for severa
days.
Highest price paid for old fashione
furniture and old china. Address Loc
Box 692, Mount Holly, N. ].
Harvey Worrell has accepted position
as travelling salesman for Fleck Bros, O
Philadelphia, dealers in plumbers sup
plies.
A successful operation for appendicitis
! has been performed on Mrs. Champ c
Brown. The patient is a daughter o
, Turner Birkhead, of Beverly.
What is believed to be the largest carr
ever taken from the Delaware river wal
caught at Delanco, on Tuesday. by Jos
eph Leconey. 1t weighed IS pounds.
Overseer of the Poor Throckmortor
yesterday removed Mrs. Howard Demp
ster to the almshouse. Her husband was
recently committed to state prison for g
year.
Harry Springer, of Riverside, has been
in serious condition for several days be-
cause OF the explosion of can of naph-
tina, which burned him about the face,
neck and arms.
The household goods of Mrs. Rachel
Townsend, deceased, of Garden street,
have been packed by her son, George K.
Townsend, who has them ready for ship
ment to Brooklyn.
George Dunfee. of New Egypt, while
fishing at Oakford Lake, last week, caught
the prize pike of the winter angling sea-
son thus far noted The fish weighed four
pounds and four ounces.
The one important event of this week
will be the annual supper of the Good In
tent Fire Company on Friday and Satur-
day evenings. The supper will be held in
the engine house, and most excellent
menu will be served
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The annual meeting of the Burlington
Fair Association was held on Saturday,
when all the officers were re. elected, and a
dividend of five per cent, was declared
The Directors and some friendsi en-
ioyed the usual dinner at the Washington
House
On Thursday evening next Senator Geo.
L. Shinn will submit report concerning
the proposed organization of Mutual
Insurance Company by the citizens of
New Egypt, who held mass meeting on
Friday night to create interest in the
building of better streets.
Richard Lamb and several other men
about town are arranging for meeting
to consider the proposition of having a
base ball club in Mount Holly during the
coming season. 1t is desired to secure a
good list of players, and to begin work
when the season opens
into the residence of Frank S. Davis, on
Thursday night. was driven away. He
was chased by those who saw him, but he
disappeared in the darkness at the Water
street bridge. 1t is thought that the fel
low might have acted as he did from in
toxication.
The following unclaimed letters remain
in the post Office for the week ending Jan
uary 10: Charles P. Aaronson, Charles H. |
Agar, Mrs. Sarah E. Banks, Thomas
Bower, Lewis Brown, Mrs Clara A. Fish
er, David G. Newhart, John S. Ritter,
Walter Sapp,-2, Amanda Taylor and
Joseph II. White.
The annual donation day of the Burling
ton County Childrens Home, at the Mary
A. Dobbins Memorial House, Pine street,
has been fixed for Thursday, January 81. |
Thehome is now sheltering thirtyfye chill |
dren-more than ever beforehand certain
ly needs hearty response from the pub
lie.
A horse confined In box stall, on Wa
ter street, was taken seriously i'll at 8
o'clock on Sunday morning Its groans
could be heard square away and they at
tracted the attention of Policeman Bran.
son, who was unable to gain access be-
cause high gate and the barn were lock-
ed. The animal belonged to Franklin P.
Endicott, and as he could not be aroused
at that hour of the night, person near
the stable was summoned, while Branson
went and got DIR. Moody.
While at work, Wednesday morning, at
the Beverly Knitting Mills, Miss Katha-
rine VanKirk got her long hair caught in
machine which she was operating She
retained rare presence of mind and to this
fact she owes her narrow. escape Real
izing the danger of her head being drawn
into the machine by her hair, she exerted
her entire strength against the machine
and held her head rigid, although the pain
of her hair being pulled out was excru-
ciating. Employees working near, see
ing her dangerous plight. stopped the ma
chinery and she was rescued.
Prominent Philadelphians are becom-
ing somewhat uneasy for the safety of
their furnished boat houses along the
Rancocas creek, at Delanco, because of
the frequent robberies at that place After
having blown open safes and visited sew
eral stores about the town. burglars are
now giving their attention to these boat
houses, five of which haye recently been
entered. As the owners failed to leave
their address when they locked up for the
winter, Officer Hahner, because of his in
ability to get in communication with
them, is unable to tell what the robbers
have taken away.
Marion Circle. No. 9, Brotherhood of
America, held an interesting meeting. on
Wednesday evening, being reception to
Grand Chief Washington William ]. Nc
CLAIM, of Trenton. Past Grand Chief
Washington William B. Pearson received
the following guests: Past Grand Chief
Washington. William A Jackson, Cam
den; Grand Herald, George Coleman, Ma
sonville; Grand Watch of the Day, Geo.
Hoffman, Trenton; Grand Watch of the
Night, Harry White, of Millville. Dur
ing the evening the three degrees were
conferred. There was present delega.
ton of twenty-five from Moorestown,
twenty four from Burlington and others