The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-02-12
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
LOCAL NEWS.

Mrs. Harry s. Garon, OF Main street,
receiving surgical treatment at Philadel
phia hospital.
The Epworth League of the Methods
church will hold a valentine social o
Friday evening.
The creditors of the Standard Kick
Hammock Company are now being pal
by " Claude Palmer.
The Mill street hotel property, whic
recently changed hands, is now owned b
the present occupant, Mrs. Mary J. Davis
The financial statement of Northampto
township for the past year will be foun'
Philip Karg. the King street grocer, ha
been i'll for several days with blood poison
ing, caused by cutting his hand with
meat knife.
On Saturday evening next the Baptis
Young Peoples Union, of Vincentown
will give an entertainment in the tow
hall at that place.
Valentines and Valentine Post Cards
Our assortment is large, strictly first clas
and up to-date. Our prices are right
l.. s. Boyce, stationer.
Ward Cottrell and Miss Mildred Irons
of New Egypt, were married, on Wednes
day The following evening they were
given a serenade by friends.
The Wood Lane farm, adjoining the
fair grounds is now occupied by A. F
Bradley, who recently purchased the
property from DIR. R. W. Carter.
John Pierce, Overseer of the Poor Al
Riverside, says he has not had single
call for aims so far this winter. Every
body at that place has employment.
AT the Burlington County Hospital, on
Saturday night, occurred the death OF
George Jackson, colored, son of Albert
Jackson, from typhoid pneumonia.
One of the finest no SEES seen in Mount
Holly is Hal R. Dillon, belonging to M. E.
Std, the trainer, which he purchased in
New York. 1t is a beautiful stallion.
The following are the unclaimed letters
remaining in the post Office for the week
ending February 8: William Brady, Sam
uel Godet, J. w. Shelton, Mrs. A. L. Srilo
Rev. D. A. Keys, singing evangelist,
of Conshohocken. Pa. will be present all
this week at the revival services being
held in the Methodist Church at Moores-
town.
Resented Bros, Mill street, are offer
ing inducements on every line of goods
they handle, the object being to convert a
large stock into cash before the spring
opening.
Between forty and fifty friends of Mrs.
Jervis 8. Zelley rendered her birthday
surprise party on Friday night. 1t was
entirely unexpected by her and all had a
good time.
The Presbyterian Brotherhood is hold
ing its first State meeting today, in the
Fourth Presbyterian church, of Trenton.
Delegates from the Mount Holly Presby-
terrain church are in attendance.
On Thursday last the condition of Daniel
Evan, of Smithyille, became alarming be-
cause of recurrence of the flow of blood
After several hours hard work the trouble
was overcome. The patient is now
gaining strength gradually.
A number of Mount Holly people at
tended the concert given by the O-pheus
club, of Philadelphia, on Saturday even
ing. one of the leading singers being Mrs.
William j. Baird. nee Miss Uytendale
Hendrickson, formerly of Mount Holly.
The county institute of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union will hold an
all-day session to-day at Moorestown.
The exercises will take place in the Baptist
Church. An interesting programme will
be rendered Mrs NJ. E. Thacher, the
president. will preside this evening.
james A. Lynch, of Englishtown, who
was employed by the New Jersey and
West Virginia Bridge Company engaged
in erecting bridge at Pemberton, had the
sight of his right eye destroyed by piece
of steel flying in it at that place on Fri
day. He stopped at Bordentown and had
the eye dressed before taking a train home
A tramp who arrived at the county jail,
one day last week, conveyed the inform
alton of the death of Lizzie Miller, who
formerly was employed at several places
about Mount Holly when not a prisoner
at the Jail. The deceased who was a
resident of Bordentown, died at the
Blockley almshouse in Philadelphia from
consumption. which was hastened by the
excessive use of liquor.
Six hundred feet of new hose has been
purchased by the township committee fol-
distribution between the Relief and Union
fire companies At its meeting on Tues
day evening, the committee appointed
Franklin Dill to supervise the construc.
ton of all further underground work
necessary on the part of the Bell Tele.
phone Company in order to complete it,
conduit system in Mount Holly.
A horse was killed in Mount Holly, on
Wednesday, that was suffering from cere
bro spinal meningitis. Having SOM
doubts about this matter, the owner tele
phoned to Chambers rendering plant, a
Unionville, to have some parts of the ami
NAL saved for analysis, declaring If Their
had been mistake some one must pa,
the damages. The horse was killed BY
order of the State Board of Health.
News was received in Mount Holly Of
Thursday, that the residence of Mr.. an
Mrs. Samuel R. Gaskill, of Richmon
Hill, Long Island, together with all ii
contents. had been destroyed by fire. TIL
family were boarding at the time, Will
waiting for improvements to be made t
the house When visiting their parent
in Mount Holly during the holiday season
Mr. and Mrs. Gaskill suffered loss b
burglars, who entered the premises an
helped themselves.
The colored boy who stole a sum &
money from Mrs. L. A. Stokes, of Blu
lington, by whom he was employed as
waiter. is the same John Devan, ali
Handsome, of Mount Holly, who W,
sent to the Reform school for robbing Il
cigar store of A. E. Gaskill. The your
man was arrested at Atlantic City in Il
is related. They were having good tin
with the proceeds of their booty when a
rested. On the day of his arrest sist
of Devan was buried in Philadelphia.