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

Richard French, nrSt mate OF the yacnI
May, sailed for Mexico yesterday.
The daughter of John Dobbins, of West
Washington street. is i'll with scarlet fever.
Coal for sale at "a and So per ton, cash.
Fred Schrayshuen, Washington and Bis
pham streets.
Samuel Dagger has sold the hotel at
Centreton to George Coleman, who re-
Gently disposed of his store at Masonville.
April II is the date set for the marriage
of William c. Wetherill, of Mount Holly.
and Miss Helen Prentiss Engle, of Centre
ton
The people of Marlton will give public
reception this evening to Rev. Henry B.
Warning, pastor of the Baptist Church at
that place.
The Friends quarterly meeting will be
held in the meeting house. corner of Main
and Garden streets, on Tuesday, February
90, to which all are invited.
If you want to purchase bed room
suite, parlor suite, dining room furniture,
odd chairs, etc., first inspect the large
stock of Rosenfeld Bros, Mill street.
The W. c. T. U. will hold Willard
memorial meeting at the home of Mrs.
Samuel L. Bullock, Garden street, on the
afternoon of Tuesday, February 10, at
o'clock.
| A valentine social will be held in the Pine
Grove Sunday school chapel, near MARI
ton, on Thursday evening, when re-
freshments, candy and valentines will be
offered for sale.
| The Colestown Cemetery Company has
decided to erect a handsome and ap-
propriste granite monument on the site of
the old Colestown church, which was
destroyed by fire.
The remains of George Mum, of Cam
den. were brought to Mount Holly, yes
terday, aud inferred in the Baptist bury
| ing ground. The deceased was former
well known farmer in this section.
An oyster and chicken supper will be
given in the Masonic Temple, Mount
Holly, on the evenings of Friday and
Saturday, February % and 90, by men,
bers of Rancocas Grange. This occasion
will surely be well patronized.
A thrilling serial story appears in every
issue of the daily Press. 1t is one of
many good features. All the news and
departments worth while are adequately |
treated in the Press Buy the Press every |
day. 1t ensures you getting the best news |
paper.
While A. ]. Kelley, proprietor of the
Ocean House, at Toms River, was driving |
in a sleigh race, he lost valuable dia-
mond ring in the snow. Yesterday the
ring was found by young man, who re-
turned it to the owner and received good
reward.
The snow storm last week was pretty
hard on the quail that were previously lib
Grated throughout the county. Not all
the consignments received, however, were
given their freedom, a matter that will not
occur until there is assurance that the
worst of the winter has passed away.
Howard P. rockingham, of New York,
at one time member of the Fish and
Game Commission of this state, died a
week ago from injuries sustained by
jumping from second-story window of
his home. Nervous strain, due to heavy
losses in Wall street, is believed to have
caused the dependency which resulted in
the deed
Miss Anna NJ. Murphy, of Buttonwood
street, gave luncheon, on Saturday. in
Colorado. The guests we're Miss O'Brien,
of Camden; Miss Moore, Collingswood; |
Misses Golden, Philadelphia; Mrs. Frank |
Sherman. Mrs. Phil. Karg, Miss Sarah
Quinn, Miss Marian Quinn, Miss Mary
Kempte, Miss Flynn, Miss Mccarthy. Miss
Marie Madden, Miss Cook, Mount Holly. |
Hale and hearty at the age of 70 years, |
Thomas Edwards has been retired from |
active service by the Pennsylvania Rail- |
road, for which he worked since he was
II years old. On the occasion of his re-
tirement the employees of the Pavonia
shops presented him with a handsome
gold watch, appropriately engraved. At
Moorestown, on Thursday, while visiting |
his son, Mr.. Edwards slipped on tie icy |
pavement and broke his right wrist.
Justice William E. Hires held court on
Thursday morning, at Palmyra, for the
trial of the case of Abner Hopes 81
Brother, nurserymen, of Chester. Pa,
against John B. Watson, liveryman. and
Charles T. Woolston, carriage builder,
both of Riverton, to recover 5000 dam
ages for alleged breach of contract. The
plaintiffs case was that they had shipped
$3.50 worth of trees to defendant Watson,
and that Woolston had guaranteed their
prompt delivery. The defendants con-
tended that most of the parties refused to
accept the trees and that they had used
every effort to deliver them. After hear
| ing large number of witnesses the court
dismissed the summons and entered ver-
dict of no cause of action.
Court Mount Holly, No. Sc, Foresters
of America, will celebrate its tenth ami
versary in Red Mems hall this evening.
One feature of the entertainment will be
Briggs Minstrels, of Burlington, who
will present Punch and Judy, in addition
to songs, jokes and ventriloquism. Re-
marks bearing on the order will be made
by Benjamin o. Herbert, John Throck
morton, John Dobbins and others. The
event will close with a banquet. The
committee of arrangements consists of
John Throckmorton, ST., Tilden Bidwell,
Charles J. Finch. Jacob Haag and Victor
Long. This court was instituted Febru-
airy S, 1898, with sixteen charter mem
bers. There are now seventy names on
the roster. The court is in a good finan-
, cial condition.
The Lake View Realty Company, of
Camden, with capital of 100000 and
of which A. W. Dresser, of Burlington,
is president, has purchased the land about
Silver Lakes and laid it out into a fine
suburb. Lots have been staked out, streets
: surveyed in preparation for the macada-
MIXING of the roadwaYs and the laying OF
s sidewalks, which will be done as soon as
8 the weather will permit. The tract pur.
e chased is bound to become one of the
2 most beautiful residence sections in Bur