The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-02-05
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$500.
David Hunter, of Cinnaminson, has
rented the Joseph H. Ashead farm. neal
: Hartford.
Miss Name Shinn has returned home
after visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Clauss,
Jr.. of Riverside.
The department store of Resented
Bros, on Mill street, Is offering bargains
on everything needed in the home.
Blanchard H. White has purchased, for
a second party. the Mill street hotel prop
erty, now occupied by Mrs. Grant Davis.
A supper was given last night by the
Shepherds of Bethlehem, after the regu-
} lar business of the lodge had been trans
acted.
Edward L. Durand paid $1,000 for the
} ice which he purchased last year with
which to supply his customers in Mount
Holly.
1t is expected that six candidates will
be initiated at the regular meeting of the
Mount Holly Lodge of Elks on Thursday
evening.
DR.. P. L. Gauntt is now owner of the
Charles M. Suffer property, on Pine Street,
having purchased the same from George
]. Stead.
Mrs Ella Harker, of Wrightstown. who
recently lost her hay press by an incen-
diary fire, has awarded contract for the
erection of another building to take its
place.
Rev. John r. Goorley and Rev. F. w.
Randall, of Medford, hold occasional
services at the Star Glass Works during
the noon hour for the benefit of the en-
ployes there
The name "Pine Grove Poultry Farm"
has been given to Schafer property, on the
Hainesport road, where B. s. Teale, the
proprietor, will engage in the raising of
prize winning white Wyandottes.
A match game for the benefit of Saliva
tore Palmieri, the Italian, who was shot
and robbed at Riverside by fellow coun-
tryman. is being planned by local bowlers
of that place. Palmieri was employed at
the Riverside bowling alleys.
Gloucester Council. Knights of Column
bus. is preparing for big time on Friday
evening, February 10, when lecture will
be delivered by Rev. Maurice Brio, of
Camden. A large delegation from the
Mount Holly Council will attend.
While the schoolroom was filled with
pupils, on Tuesday, the Cassville school
building was fired by an overheated ra-
diator and totally destroyed. 1t was one
of the largest school houses in jackson
township The children escaped injury.
little shanty on the creek front, at River
side, in starving condition, is very i'll
with slight hopes of his recovery. He
is suffering with an attack of pneumonia
and complication of other diseases of
long standing.
Mrs. Bovine, the State President of the
W. G. T. o.. will speak in the M. E.
Church. Sunday evening, February TO- In
the morning she will be at st. Paul's A.
M. E. Church, and on Monday. February
18th, will meet with the local union at
Mrs Samuel Elbertsons
Hannah, wife of Joseph Hamilton, of
Philadelphia, died on Sunday night from
heart trouble after a brief illness. Her
baby, born last week, was buried in the
Mount Hollxr oor,aforxy on Coturdav Tho
deceased was a daughter of Samuel B.
Gale, of Risdon street.
The Burlington County Childrens Home
was well remembered, on Thursday, when
the annual donations came in thick and
fast. Over 5000 in cash was received and
this sum is yet to be increased. About
5000 worth of groceries were contributed,
and it will not be necessary to buy flou
for a year.
There will be a minstrel show, by
local talent, in st. Mary's Hall, Washing
ton street, Mount Holly, on Tuesday
evening, February 10. There will be a
good first part and seven specialties, comic
acts. juggling, dancing, etc. -Four good
end men. Proceeds go to the Sacred
Heart Church.
On February Is, G. E. Haines, resi-
dent of Wrightstown, will become super
intendent of the Metropolitan Insurance
Company's Office in Mount Holly. He
will succeed P. S. Irons, who has resign
ed to engage in the furniture business in
the store on Mill street, soon to be va
Gated by Josiah H. Mason.
George Holland, son of William Hol-
land, of Mount Holly, employed as por
ter at the Broad street station, Philadel-
phia, fell dead at his post of duty, on
Thursday, from heart trouble. The young
man was suffering from acute Bright's
disease, and headache powder which
he took had nothing to do with his death,
as at first reported.
]. Byron Deacon, of Riverton, is arrang-
ing to spend year in study in Italy,,
England and Germany. He will sail on
March 7th, on the "Ultonia" from New
York for Naples. He will spend about
month in Italy, going to England toward
the end of April in time for the opening of |
the Summer Term, at Woodbrooke, where
he expects to spend two terms. During a |
brief vacation between the terms he ex-
poets to make little excursion to Ger |
many.
When Mrs Lizzie Michigan of Beverly, |
moved the other day Mrs. Lena Smith, a
neighbor, to show her joy, displayed |
several flags from her house. Mrs. Mary
McCloskey, mother of Mrs. McGuigan,
resented what she deemed an insult to the |
clan McCloskey, and what followed led to
her being arrested and held for Court un-
der $500 bail on a charge of using imprint
able language and threatening Mrs. Smith.
''Hurrah for the flags, Mrs. McCloskey
declares is all she said.
A citizens meeting, which was largely
attended by prominent local business men.
of Beverly, was held in the City Hall
Tuesday night for the purpose of con-
sidering the advisabilitY of organizing a
national bank in that city. Many persons
spoke on the needs of bank there. The
chairman of the meeting, Morris R. H.
Levin, appointed the following to take
immediate steps toward organizing bank:
Mitchell B. Perkins, r. w. d. Albury,
DR.. E. s. Adams. Thomas F. Green and