The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-12-03
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
LOCAL NEWS.

day evening.
Stomach trouble In aggravated for
kept Robert A. Semple, Jr.. confined
his home last week.
The season for catching black bass an
pike came to close on Saturday. 1t wi
be lawful to angle for pike during tt
month of January.
The annual meeting of the Burlingto
County Lyceum of History and Natur'
Sciences for the election of officers, etc
will be held in the Lewis Building, on FIR
day evening, at eight o'clock.
The unclaimed letters that remain |
the post Office for week ending Novembe
80, are William w. CohmaY, Miss Eliz
Byard, II. r. Faring, Harry Robinson
George Stucton and Samuel Wesley.
DR.. L. E. Foulks, of New Egypt, ha
purchased some modern machinery flo
the manufacture of new kind of ra
carpet. He will also make hammocks
couch covers and other articles in tina
line.
Rings Little Liver Pills wake up laz,
livers, clean the system and clear the skin
Try them for biliousness and sick head
ache. Price 25c. Sold by II. B. Allen
Mount Holly, F. 8. Hilliard, Vincen
town.
No matter where you live, you can d.
your banking with The Burlington Count,
Safe Deposit and Trust Company, Moores
town, N. j., by mail as safely and as con
veniently as in person. 8 per cent. inter
est paid on deposits.
Jenkins Douglass, aged so years, life
long resident of Beverly, died on Satur
day from paralysis Mr.. Douglass wa
station agent and wharf tender for a mum
Der of years when the old Amboy Divis
ion had control of the railroad and boa
line over fifty years ago.
Harvey B. Uncle, of Smithville, ane
Miss Sara B. Lennon, of Browns Mills
were married On Wednesday evening, No
vember 81, at the Baptist parsonage
Mount Holly, by Rev. r. Fl. Baker. The
bride is the daughter of Joseph p Lem.
mon, of Browns Mills.
William Clark, q single man, % years Of
age, who carried on the barber trade witt
his brother, Daniel Clark, at Bordentown
while spending Thanksgiving day with 1
relative at Trenton, mistook door lead
ing to the cellarway for an exit to the
street and fell headforemost to the cellar
causing fracture of the skull. He was
removed to St. Francis Hospital, where
he died.
When Mrs. Wilmer s. Chance, of High
street, raised window In her sitting room
about 10 o'clock, Tuesday night, she came
face to face with a stranger who was
standing in the yard. He Immediately
ran away and disappeared in the woods
on the mount, which is opposite. AS the
man was leaving the house Mrs. Chance
told him what he might expect should he
return
While Richard Brooks and Daniel Rich.
ardson, colored, employed at the Kinkora
brick yard, were fooling with revolyers
on Thanksgiving day, the one in Richard
sons hands was discharged, the ball en-.
tering the breast of Brooks. The latter,
who was dangerously wounded, said the
shooting was accidental and he exonerat.
ed Richardson from all blame Brooks
was taken to st. Francis Hospital at
Trenton.
A very pretty wedding occurred at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs David E. Sooy. on
Mill street, Thanksgiving day, at P. M,
when their daughter, Virginia Young,
was married to George Harry Randall.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
George M. Hughes, pastor of the Metho-
dist Church. The bridesmaid was Miss
Berna D. Fenton. Parrel Assay was the
best man. Lohengrin's wedding march
was rendered by Miss Ella Harris.
Clarence Bates, of Mount Holly, was
found dead in room in lodging house
at sos Race street, Philadelphia. Saturday
afternoon, having been asphyxiated by
gas while he slept. Policeman De Lane,
of the Fifth and Race streets police sta
ton, who investigated the affair, reported
1t as case of accidental death Bates
had written letter to his mother telling
her that he expected to go to work or
Monday. The deceased was a plumber,
and son of II. M. Bates, of Mill street.
In compliance with an order issued by
Supreme Court Justice Charles E. Hen
erickson, the County Board of Canvass
ers met at the Court House, on Wednes
day, and recounted the votes of the sec
ond ward. of Bordentown, cast at the re
cent election. They found that 1858 votes
were polled. There were four blanks and
five were rejected. James Tantum, Re
publican, received 1903; George P. Hart
man, Democrat, 49, Isaac D. Gabel, In
dependent. 100. BY this recount Gabe
gets majority of 9 in all the wards fol
mayor of that city. By clerical errors IL
the returns made by the local board
Hartman was given majority of g.
Eiwood Dobbins, one of the oldest res
idents of Pemberton, was honored, Wed
nesday evening, when Mayor Anthony
Morris and delegation of citizens callet
at his grocery store and made him &C
quainted with the fact that it was his 91s
birthday. Elwood quickly dismissed bust
ness from his mind and proceeded to en-
terrain in a hospitable manner. Mr.. ant
Mrs. Dobbins have lived in their presen
residence for SO years. They were mar
ried in April. 1874. Mr.. Dobbins was borl
at Marlton in 1916. For many years b
has been connected with the Methods
Church. At one time he was prominen
In the political affairs of Pemberton, serv
ing one term as burgess.
In selecting Christmas presents the pee
nile of Mount Holly and vicinity can saw
time and money by making purchase
from +. he home merchants, who make us
of THE News to give information relativ
to that su 'bject. Their stock has been 81
lected to n. 'eet the desire of customers. /
the ADVERT. sements presented for you
consideration can be found articles thu
will make suit able presents for young {
old. The finan, ;ial situation will be r.
lieved by keeping money in circulation |
home. If it goes t, ? Philadelphia it is M
likely to come back tere again. The me
chants who are SO. 'iciting your trat
with these announcem 'ents are all reli
BILE, and they should hav e your patronag