The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-01-08
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New buildings are being erected on
farm of Theodore B. Gaskill, near Pc
L berton. to replace those recently destrc
ed by fire.
Many bargains are to be had at Rose
fields, on Mill street. Their January clet
t ance sale is now on.
The revival services now in progress
Il the Vincentown Baptist Church, will
continued as long as interest is shown
a the work.
IS Charles Henry Warner, of Shreve stree
was operated on at the Burlington Coun
8 Hospital, on Saturday, for the relief
9 an abscess in his head.
The supper given in the Masonic Ter
a pie, on Friday and Saturday evenings, f
e the benefit of the town nurse fund, wa
most pleasant and successful affair.
During 1906, 1892 pairs of curtain
r were turned out at Stahelli, Rietmann
Company's factory on King street. {
which Benjamin s. Cross is superintel
dent.
The sum of 1871 has been paid by tt
insurance adjusters for damage to IL
building occupied by the Wissahicko
Manufacturing Company, caused by tn
recent fire.
The following unclaimed letters renal
in the post Office for the week ending jar
uary 5: Charles Baker, Thomas Fentor
A. j. Gordan, Mrs Clara Hiscock, Rev
James o. McIlhenny, Bertram G. Shel
man, Earl Smith, Peter Trader.
The installation of metal sectional boo
cases, filing cabinets, rugs, steam heat
with the addition of new wall paper an,
a Encouragement of the furpiture, ha
given Prosecutor Samuel A. Atkinson
one of the finest law offices in the county
William H. Reeves, through his coun
sci, Blanchard H. White, has begun sui
against the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany to recover damages for the injurie
which he sustained last September, wheI
he was struck by the cars at the Washing
ton street crossing.
The annual donation day of the Bur
lington County Children's Home, at the
Mary A. Dobbins Memorial House, Pine
street, has been fixed for Thursday. Jan
uary 81 The homeis now sheltering thirty
five children-more than ever beforehand
certainly needs hearty response from the
public.
William G. Thorn, former cigar deal
er of Bordentown, has disappeared from
his home, leaving a wife and five children.
He has been gone for nearly three weeks.
A brother received letter from him,
postmarked Trenton, in which he init
mated that he would never come back
Mr.. Thorn Is quite well known in Mount
Holly.
Abner P. Rogers, As years old, of Penn
berton, on Friday, while operating large
hay press in the plant of Goldy Montgom-
cry, got his hand caught in the descend
ing press plate, and before the machinery
could be stopped the member was crushed.
The iured mans shoulder was dislocat-
ed by his frantic efforts to pull his hand
from beneath the press.
Having liquidated the balance of the
Indebtedness on their house of worship,
amounting to $21565. the congregation
of st. Paul's A. M. E. Church will soon
celebrate the event by holding a special
service, at which the mortgage will be
burned. During the past twenty years
the members have paid over 50, 100 on the
cost of the church, including interest.
To-day is the time in which to place
bills against the county In the hands Of
the committee, as the Board of Freehold
ers will meet in the Court House to-mor-
row. The session will be held in the
grand jury room. Beyond the change in
committees made necessary by the election
of new members, the official status of the
Board will not be changed until the May
meeting.
Burgl RS made descent upon Delanco
on Friday night, blowing open the safe in
the Office of G. Q. Hammell Company,
lumber dealers. A lot of cigars and food
stuffs were also stolen from Charles Bur
hicks grocery store. Both robberies were
not committed by the same persons. The
safe-cracking at the Hammell Office was
done by professionals, who effected an en-
trance by cutting out pane of glass. All
the money in the safe was IS cents, but
this was left in disgust. The Burnick
robbery was the work of an amateur, and
resident is strongly suspected.
Rowland Sword, superintendent of the
Wissahickon Manufacturing Company,
asserts that no explosives are used in the
making of their patent roofing compost
ton at the works on Risdon street. He
also says that all chemical experiments,
which caused the recent fire there, are
now carried on at some other place, which
ensureslgreater safety. For this reason he
contends that unfavorable action should
not be taken on the petition of the prop
erty owners in the vicinity to have the
it will be separated from other buildings.
Before action is taken in the matter the
township committee will visit the factory
and make personal investigation.
On Sunday afternoon, while walking on
Main street with nothing on his feet but g
pair of slippers, gray haired man was
seized with illness and fell against the
window at Harry Justin's eating saloon
The stranger soon received assistance
from Drs. Prickitt and Vanderveer, after
which he was removed to the Burlington
County Hospital. He seemed to be il
fairly good shape on arriving at the in
stitution. After being put to bed, how
ever, he was taken with commissions anC
Inconsistencies In few hours he re
vived. The man gave his name as Jane
Buckley and says he has no home HI,
walked from Moorestown to Stanwick
and there took trolley car for Noun
Holly.
The township committee of Northamp
ton organized on Tuesday evening b.
electing the following: Chairman, Frank
lin Dill; treasurer, Edward B. Jones
counsel, Richard B. Eckman; committing
magistrate, r. j. B. Slack. Benjamin w
Zelley will have charge of the roads, I
Lacey Atkins will look after the lights an,
Joseph E. Elbertson is the committee o
police. The report of the police show
that in the first ward, during the yea