The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-04-30
LOCAL NEWS.

Palmer d. Worrell, of Buddtown, w
buried at Pemberton, on Wednesday.
Mount Holly in a Nutshell-24 loo
views, 10 cents. L. s. Boyce, stationer.
Asmall society pin, found in Moul
holly, may be recovered by calling at TH
News office.
The season for killing ducks and 9th,
web-footed fowls will come to cloi
tomorrow.
Miss Elizabeth Bovine, of Union stree
was seriously i'll, last week, with an attac
of acute indigestion.
If all details can be arranged, the ne
First National Bank, of Beverly, will b,
gin business on June 1.
About six weeks more of active worl
and then the school children of the count
will enter upon their summer vacation.
William II. Cawley, of Golfers MILL
while at Philadelphia hospital, Las
week, had a tumor removed from his face
The electric action which worked tn
swell in the Baptist organ has bee
changed to direct mechanical action b
T. G. Keller.
W. S. Gale, of Mount Holly, is doin
the mason work on the new building TO
the Burlington Trust Company. The 10
will keep him busy for several months.
William Smith and Miss Nettie Fenton
of Bridgeboro, were married at thei
home, on Wednesday evening, by Rev
L. 8. Moore, pastor of the M. E. Church
1t is now time to plant Hardy Phlox
Crimson Ramblers, Hydrangea, Grandi
flora and other perennials. You will flint
nice selection at Rosbach's, Pemberton
Albert Austin, of Mount Holly, is il
temporary charge of the railroad station
at Riverside. He will remain until Ne
t. Haines and bride return from thei
wedding trip.
The following are the unclaimed letters
rem aiming in the post Office for week end
ing April 81: Miss Laura Corsen, Mrs. M
F. Weaver, John Ross, Miss Minns
Schutter, @. N. Lancing.
The little grandchild of Mr. and Mrs
Edward De Bow, of New Egypt, was
buried last week. Death was caused by
the child eating whitening. a powder used
by painters in making putty.
After the third or fourth operation on
her eyes for the removal of cataracts, Mrs.
Franklin Dill, of Cherry street, has hopes
of her vision being restored, as her last
operation brought partial return of her
eyesight.
Early Friday morning chief Conway
found Joseph Salvilan prowling about the
streets of Moorestown. The stranger was
regarded with suspicion. and when search
ed loaded revolver was found on his per-
son. The fellow was arrested and com
mitted to Jail on charge of carrying con-
cealed deadly weapons.
Company A, of Burlington, won the an
nual Burlington county champion military
tri-shooting match, on Thursday evening,
ION the armory range in Mount Holly.
Each contesting corps was composed of
i've men, who had five shots standing and
Ave lying. The total of the scores were:
Company A, PIT; Company G., Beverly,
206; Company E, Mount Holly 2OS.
In order that the memories surrounding
the old Zion M. E. Church. at New Egypt,
may not die, services are to be held two
Sundays month, beginning in May. In
the quaint little frame structure erected
prior to 1900. This old house of worship
will doubtless become part of the New
Egypt and Golfers Mills charge. In Or
der to perpetuate its existence the follow
ing board of trustees has been elected:
Samuel Archer, Dayton Hopkins. WINS
Chambers, Fuller B. Erickson and Jacob
Fischer.
The Young Mems Christian Associations
of Burlington County will hold their
annual Convention in Moorestown on Sat
urday, May 4th morning, afternoon and
evening. Everyone, whether a member
or not, who is interested in the welfare of
the young men and boys of the county is
cordially invited to attend. The following
are some of the speakers for that occasion;
John T. Sproull, President Coal & Iron
National Bank, New York City; L. E.
Hawkins State Secretary; John r. Board
man, International Secretary, New York
City; G. G. Robinson, Boys Secretary,
Salem; A. Cullens. County Secretary,
Freehold; J. Harvey Borden, Moorestown.
German Phillips, colored, of Burling
ton. was released from the county Jail,
Friday morning, after spending nine
months in that institution for failure to
pay his poll tax. Publication of the facts,
on Thursday, brought immediate assist
ance and Phillips was released. In.addi-
tion to the telegraphic money orders which
were received, letters containing checks
came to Sheriff Norcross, Justice G. j.
Krayer and Township Clerk Harry Haw-
kins, Jr., of Mount Holly; Mayor G. Tay-
lor Rue and Postmaster Davis, of Burling-
ton. In some cases the money was given
to Phillips. who needs 1t all, he being a
cripple. Charitable people from several
states came to the relief Of Phillips, and
cut short what to him seemed like an i'm
prisonment for life.
The spring institute of the Women's
Christian Temperance Union, of Burling-
ton County. was held Wednesday in the
Baptist Church at Bordentown. Mrs Ella
Hoover Thacher, of Florence, the county
president presided. Devotional service
was led by Mrs. David Haines, of Colum-
bus. The greeting was by Miss Jennie
Allen. of Bordentown, and the response
was by Mrs. Georgiana Hazard. of Bev-
erly. "Milestones on the Road to Vic
tory given by the local Presidents, was
very interesting. A Bible reading wa.
given by Mrs. Thacher. In the afternoon
session Francis H. Green, of the State
Normal school of West Chester, Pa, de
Hvered an address on Interrogation Points
About one hundred and fifty boys from
the Military Academy, of Bordentown, at
tended this lecture. The evening wa
given up to demonstration by the Younl
Womens Christian Temperance Union
throughout the County.
Within short distance from his home
on Risdon street, early Sunday morning
John Dolan, clerk in Aliens drug store
was stopped by man of strange action
but not molested. Entering his hom
John found his mother and sisters 10
high state of excitement. they stating tina