The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-12-31
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>, post Office tomorrow after 10 o'clock A. M
John Throckmorton, ST., of Shrev
n street, is confined to the house with grip.
d A second hand baby coach, in good con
dition, wanted at reasonable price. AID
J. dress H., Mount Holly post Office
. The two young daughters of Judg,
John G.. Horner entertained a number O.
n their friends at party on Saturday after
: noon.
: Henry Resented found a pocketbook
yesterday, In front of the Farmers Bank
t which he at once returned to the owner
Mrs. Amos Gibbs.
3 Roy Wiley, who has been employed BY
the Victor Talking Machine Company
o has secured a position with the Public
t Service Corporation, Mount Holly.
8 Lawrence Hutchinson, of Writings, II
suffering from blood poisoning as the re-
e suit of slight abrasion of the skin Of
r his hand caused by striking the edge of 9
, loaf of bread.
New Years services at st. Paul's
} Church, near Hainesport, will be held in
I English, tomorrow at 1890. On the first
) Sunday in every month services will be
held in English.
The Mount Holly Safe Deposit and
Trust Company. and the Moorestown
Safe Deposit and Trust Company, are
sending out handsome and useful leather
pocket calendars
One hundred and seventy persons have
been riding on passes during the past
year over the Burlington County Railway.
Beginning with tomorrow the number
will be limited to forty.
One of the pleasant affairs on Christmas
day was the dinner given to children in
the Masonic Temple by the Lodge of Elks.
There were 1877 hungry children present
to enjoy the bountiful bill Of fare.
Miss Abbie Pine. of Mount Holly, who
has been employed In the telephone ex-
change at Riverside, was quietly married
to John Kruel, of the latter place. on
Thursday, December 10. The ceremony
was performed In Camuen.
The officers of the Camden and Trenton
Railway Company have offered reward
of 800 for information that will lead to
the arrest and conviction of the party
who is alleged to have shot at Motorman
Higgins, few nights since, while round
ing the curve at London Bridge, near
Burlington.
Some fakir with large bundles Of news
papers came to Mount Holly, on Satur-
day afternoon, and reaped lot OF money
by charging double price for New York
evening paper, disappearing that it
contained full account of another hor-
rible murder at Burlington. When peo-
pie found out they were being imposed
upon kick was registered, and the men
left town just in time to escape arrest.
The only entertainment In the Opera
House this week will be the popular price
vaudeville and moving picture show on
Saturday evening. The special vaude-
vile attraction will be Musical Smith"
who plays on many kinds of musical in
struments and gives a novel entertain
ment himself. Thomas Miller, whose pop
ularity with Mount Holly audiences is I'M
questioned, will sing some new illustrat-
ed songs, while the moving picture por-
ton of the entertainment will be equally
enjoyable. The show last Saturday even
ing was first class, and few of those pres |
ent then will miss next Saturday evenings |
performance. Take your family. They |
will enjoy it. The same popular prices,
10 and 25 cents.
John Claflin was murderously assaulted |
at Palmyra. on Christmas night, by an
unknown negro, of whom so far no trace |
has been found. Clafiin was spending |
the evening at the home of Alfred Bis
sell, and hearing a noise near the window |
began to investigate. AS he stepped on
the ground he saw negro, who struck
him with blackjack. Claflin fell uncon-
scious and Bissell, who heard the blow
struck, rushed out, but was too late to
capture the negro. The only explanation
of the attack that can be given is that
Clafin was mistaken for Bissell, who dis
charged negro domestic few days ago,
and that the negro was her friend seeking |
revenge.
For being too free with revolver and |
shooting Henry nj. Lukens. 19-year-old
lad, Harry Armstrong. assistant agent at
Stanwick station of the Pennsylvania
Railroad. was placed under 5000 bail, Sat-
urday morning, by Squire Petit. Lu-
kens had been teasing Armstrong and
threw piece of coal at him, whereupon !
Armstrong drew a revolver and fred at
Lukens, who had jumped behind q coal
box. The bullet passed through the box |
and plowed furrow In Lukens' fore
head. Grover Venden, another lad, re
monstrated with Armstrong for his RASH
ness and was Immediately fred upon twice
for interfering. Squire Petit declares he
will break up the practice of carrying
concealed weapons in Moorestown If 1t Is
In his power to do so.
One of New Jerseys youngest disciples
of Blackstone, George B. Evans, of Moores-
town, has been appointed instructor In
New Jersey practice at the Philadelphia
Law School, Temple College. from which
he graduated in 1905. Mr.. Evans, who Is
81 years old, graduated from Moorestown
High School at the age of 16. He attend
ed Swarthmore for two years, after which
he entered the Union Business College,
from which he graduated with the highest
honors and received the gold medal. He
then took up the study of the law, and
while reading with s. Stranger Iszard, of
Camden, and Senator Samuel K. Robbins,
of Moorestown, he attended the law school
at Temple College, where he won the
Underwood debating prize and was chosen
salutatorian. In July, 1905, the year
following his graduation, he was admitted
to the bar.
When the report was made of the sale
of the Townsend farm In Mansfield town.
ship, a wall of sorrow went up from all
over the county, as 1t was feared the
change in ownership would do away with
the annual snapper soup picnics that have
for years been a feature there. The
woods in which these symposiums were
held are on the Townsend farm, and 1t