The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-01-29
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!, Henry Sassman, of Beverly, is suffering
+ with broken leg, the result of fall or
an icy pavement.
Citizens of Riverside have organized 8
q merchants association, for the purpose Of
bettering the town.
: The nth of February will be a great
p day in st. Paul's A. M. E. church, wher
the congregation will burn the mortgage
a on the building.
A regular meeting of the Ushers' Union
of the Methodist church will be held on
e Thursday evening, at the home of the
] president, P. s. Irons, on Mill street
Arthur Stone, of Burlington. fell on the
r ice near the dam at that place on Sunday,
J cutting his eye open and knocking him
senseless. He was taken to his home
where doctor was summoned
P. G. Waldron, well known horse
shipper, will be at the Arcade hotel, on
Friday, the first of February, with 30
Canadian horses, which he will sell at
public sale, at one O'Clock, P. M, rain or
shine
The Riverside second bowling team is
out for revenge this week. On Thursday
night they will clash with Mount Holly at
the latter place. If the County seat team
takes all three games, the Riverside
players will be tied for first place.
Howard Russ, of Delanco who is
treasurer of the UNISON Pass Gold Mining
Company, of Arizona, expected to go out
there last week to inspect the property
and install the 100 ton mill, but as the new
manager is now there Mr.. Russ did not
have to go.
Harry Horahan, of Philadelphia, for
merly of Mount Holly, while operating a
circular saw in a box factory, on Wednes-
day, narrowly escaped having his right
hand cut off. The saw penetrated half
way through his wrist before the arm
was removed.
| Surrogate William P. Lippincott made
a selection of his deputy, yesterday after
noon, in the person of Charles A. Rigg,
book keeper at the Mechanics National
Bank, of Burlington, which position the
young man will resign in order to assume
his duties as Deputy Surrogate next Mon
day.
In a fight in East Burlington on Sun
day an Italian was probably fatally injur
ed by an attack made upon him by several
of his countrymen with beer bottles and
stilettos The man is under the care of |
Doctor Dingee and it is thought that he
will not live. He is gashed about the
head and body The cause of the attack |
is not known.
Elwood d. Erhart, of Columbus will |
few days after which the position will be
filed by A. R. Crammer, of Toms River.
Earl l.. Williams, who has been agent at
Riverton for some time, has resigned to
accept the position of cashier of the new
bank at Riverton, which will open for bus
mess on Monday.
The freezing weather of the past week
has not exactly suited the fishermen who
have been waiting for milder weather, in
order that they might try their luck on
open ponds for pike before the end of the
present season, which will close on Thurs
day. 1t looks as If those anglers having
minnows on hama, will have no use for
them unless they cut holes and fish through
the ice.
Eugene b. Bates gave party in honor |
of his 9th birthday. at his home $50 Mill
street, Mount Holly, on Saturday evening.
Among the guests were Mr.. and Mrs G.
Dalldorf and daughter of Brooklyn, Mr..
and Mrs. F. G.. Bates, of Trenton; Jessie
and Miss G. Hoekstra, of Philadelphia,
and Mrs. c. Kreutzberger, of Camden.
The annual meeting of the Burlington
County Board of Education will be held at
the Court House, Mount Holly, on Satur-
day, February 9, at ten o'clock A. M. The
speaker at this session will be Professor
Sensor, whose subject will be "Agricul-
ture in the Rural School" 1t is hoped
that Mr.. Belts, assistant to the State Su
will be present to answer
queries and give information ON subjects
of interest. At lis the annual banquet
will be held at the Arcade Hotel.
Word was received in Mount Holly, on
Sunday, of the death of John M. Buckley,
son of Henry c. and Ella Buckley, of
Brainard street. The young man was
attacked on Thursday with what he
thought was pleurisy and he at once went
to hospital in Philadelphia. Pneumonia
developed and on Saturday his parents
were summoned to his bedside. They
found him conscious, but he was unable
to rally and died on Sunday. Deceased
was 80 years of age and had been engaged
in newspaper work in Philadelphia for
some time.
Charles B. Norcross, who is living at
Rome, N Y. under date of January "A,
writes that he ''supposes the ice men of
Mount Holly and vicinity would be very
glad to have some of the weather that we
are having at present in Rome. The ther-
mometer this morning in front of my
house registered "a degrees below zero
and the one in front of our Office, which
is in another part of the city, registered
80 degrees below at eight o'clock, and
they are gathering ice IL and IA inches
thick"
Tripping over piece of carpet at her
home on the northeast corner of Jones
avenue and st. Mary street, Burlington.
Mrs William Carlisle, an aged woman
who lives alone. fell and being rendered
almost unconscious would have died had
it not been for the timely arrival of some
neighbors. Slight means coming from
the house attracted their attention and
they burst open door, They found the
aged woman lying on the floor between a
stove and a sofa. She was unable to lift
herself from the position in which she
was lying.
The Burlington County Colony of New
England women held their regular meet
ing at the home of the President, Mrs E.
B. Shovel, Riverton, few days since.
Several new members were added to the
list. After the regular business a short
paper was read by the President, describ-
ing some of the old and curious customs
of the Puritans. At four o'clock the
meeting adjourned for a social half hour,
while light refreshments were being
served. The next meeting will take place
at the home of Mrs. r. P. Holeman, in |