The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-07-23
The M. E. Sunday School will hold their

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J, turning same to The News Office.
Wanted,-woman to assist with house
e work. Apply Mrs. Sommers. Rancocas
e Country Club. Bortons Landing.
8 The breaking of a 1ange ON a car wheel
at Johnsons siding, yesterday afternoon,
delayed trolley service for two hours.
While in Philadelphia on Thursday. at
D tending the Elk's parade. Howard Collins
had his gold watch picked from his
) pocket.
Rev. George Ridout, of Trenton, will
! preach at the Pentecostal meeting In the
M. E. church, on Thursday evening,
, August 9Th.
Many merry parties of young people
from this section went to Philadelphia last
week to witness the Examinations In honor
of the Elks' convention.
Clarence Dunfee, of New Egypt, re-
} Gently lost pocketbook containing $50,
but 1t was soon returned to him by Elmer
Erickson. who found 1t.
The mid summer sale is now on at Ro-
senfeld Brothers, Mill street, and goods
are being sacrificed to convert the stock
into cash. Now is the time to buy.
Colored post cards of Mount Holly. 18
new views. Just what you have been |
waiting for. 2 for sc, Csc dozen. L.
s. Boyce, stationer, 25 Garden street. Il
Samuel A Borden has given the con-
tract to John d. Lippincott, of Burling- |
ton, to erect dwelling house on Broad |
street. Winfield s. Gale will do the
mason work.
The Wrightstown Grange will hold
picnic In the woods at Upper Springfield |
meeting house, on Saturday next. There
will be dancing, amusing races and ath-
letic contests.
If you want long and satisfactory ser
vice. freedom from the usual typewriter
annoyances. perfect work and saving of
thirty five dollars, buy Royal Standard
typewriter. $4,000.
On Thursday evening the newly-elect-
ed officers of Washington Camp, No II,
P. o. s. of A., will be installed by the
district president, Thomas j. Prickitt, of
Palmyra. This camp has class of twelve
candidates waiting to be initiated.
Citizens Lippincott is In Mount Holly,
suffering from broken wrist He is en-
ployed as trolley conductor in Whining
ton. On Saturday, while attempting to
board moving car. Lippincott slipped
and fell to the street, with the above re-
suit.
Charles Harker met with singular ac- ,
cident last evening. He was walking
along the railroad track as train was
passing and a large cinder from the smoke
stack of the engine fell on his shoulder.
bruising and burning him In several
places.
Mattings. porch chairs, oil stoves. water J
coolers, refrigerators and all hot weather
necessities are offered at bargain prices at
the store of Rosenfeld Brothers, who have /
started their midsummer clearance sale. I
The goods must be disposed of to make
room for fall stock. This firm will install ,
an imposing glass front in their buildings d
on Mill street. +
Frank Guno, who has been employed at !
the stable of Frank Let's for about one d
month. left last night at 10 o'clock, tax a
ing Let's sorrel horse and a rubber tire
wagon with red running gears. The fell
low broke open closet in the Office and
stole razor, pair of hip gum boots, fur cap,
fur gloves and harness punch. Officers
started out early this morning to find the
thief.
Becoming respondent over domestic t
troubles, Robert Robinson, of New Egypt, :
attempted suicide, yesterday morning, by +
swallowing poison. His groans attracted Z
the attention of one of his workmen, who q
telephoned for medical aid Two physi-
clans worked with him long time before =
the poison could be extracted. Robinson I
is strong, healthy man, and there are a
hopes of his recovery.
Constable Throckmorton went to De- q
lance, yesterday, and arrested Constable t
George Hahner, who was held under $500
bail by Justice Charles H. Zeigler Trou- !
BILE arose between the defendant and John q
Eckel while notice was being served on q
the latter from the Board of Health. AT
ter Eckel had shown Prosecutor Atkinson !
badly injured hand, alleged to have /
been inflicted with blackjack. 1t was de- l
cided to have Hahner arrested.
The committee appointed to arrange for I
the annual picnic of the Brotherhood of 1
America, which will be held at Rancocas
Park, on Thursday, August /, is looking !
after all the details in order to insure the 8
greatest outing success ever held by that I
order. The only thing needed for that &C.
casion is good weather, as everything else
has been provided The Metropolitan
band, of Burlington, will furnish music.
There will be dancing, base ball, several
other athletic contests, hour balloon as
tensions and other entertaining features.
Prompt action on the part of Rev. 8.
w. Smith, pastor of the Methodist Church
at Delanco, saved the new church edi6ce I
from destruction by fire. The blaze start
ed in the parsonage from lighted candle
which had been left by careless plumb
er. and ignited pile of rubbish. Henry
Hunter, a neighbor, discovered the smoke,
but while he was running to give the
alarm, Rev. Mr.. Smith rushed to the GEL
lar and fought the flames with buckets of
water He had the fire out by the time
the fremen arrived. Had the blaze had a
few minutes more Roadway. 1t would
haye destroyed both the church and par
sonage.
James Grubby, of New Egypt, was
probably fatally wounded by two pistol
shots at the American House, at that place,
early Sunday morning. He and John
Weaver were quarreling over a horse
trade, when Weaver drew a revolver and |
fired two shots at Grubby in quick sue
cession, one shot lodging in the right
lung, the other In the wrist. Weaver was |
seized by David Lyons, who stood near.
Viewers wife was present at the shoot |
ing, and resisted the officers. Constable
Thompson in the struggle also secured a
revolver from her. Grubby is in criti
cal condition. Weaver and his wife are
under arrest and closely guarded.
On Wednesday morning Mrs. Hunter, a
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