The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-02-19

Elwood Stead has about recovered from
his operation for appendicitis.
New and large assortment of miscellan
eous post cards at Boyce's, % Garden St.
Robert Peacock, of Florence, is recov
ering nicely from his operation for ap-
pendicitis.
Coal for sale at "a and Sc per ton, cash
Fred Schrayshuen, Washington and Bis
pham streets.
Annie E. Reeves. of Haddonfield, has
purchased the Reeves property on Mount
Holly avenue.
George w. Jacobs, of Philadelphia, has
bought the Hettell property, near Bir-
mingham for 81 900.
Mrs Martha A. Borton, mother of T.
Walter Borton. died Wednesday morning
after lingering illness.
Mrs. Lippincott, of Union street, Mount
Holly, has been granted a divorce from
her husband, DIR. Thomas s. Lippincott.
The interest in the estate of John p l..
Atkins, deceased, of Mount Holly, owned
by OLIVE Burg. of Atlantic City, has been
sold to Edmund G. Gaskill
The masquerade ball, given last night
in the Sons of Veterans hall, on Water
street, for the benefit of the Union Fire
Company, was quite a success.
A horse belonging to Mrs. Samuel j.
Clevenger, near the Oxmead road, had to
be killed on account of injuries sustained
by the kick of another horse.
Stiles g. Co., the opticians, will be in
Mount Holly on Wednesday, February
81. The date appearing in their advertise
ment on the inside of THE News is correct.
The condition of Theodore B. Gaskill
is very serious and he seems to be grow
ing weaker daily. He partakes of much
nourishment but his mind wanders contin-
ually.
Mrs. William Danley, of Buttonwood
street. has fully recovered from the effects
of an overdose of laudanum which she
took last week Her life was saved by
DIR. John J. Flynn.
Interesting exercises were held in the
Methodist Church, on Sunday evening,
when E. ]. Brewer, missionary, told
how he escaped from the Boxers during
the uprising in China.
An interesting description of the de
tails attending the earthquake at Kings
ton, has been received by Mrs. Benjamin
r. Lamb from her son, w. R. Lamb, who
was present when the calamity occurred.
On Wednesday morning, just after
reaching Camden. Joshua Hulse, of Mount
Holly, fireman on the Pennsylvania
Railroad, fell from his engine and sus-
tanned a severe injury to his ankle. He
was removed to the Cooper Hospital.
Defective Parker has discovered that
three men confined in the county jail are
burglars and highwaymen. Their names
are Jack Brennan, Walter Lewis and Jos |
eph Nelson. For disorderly conduct at |
Bordentown they were committed for six
months by Mayor Gable.
At the residence of Mrs. Jacob G. Hen |
Erickson, on High street, this evening |
will occur the marriage of her daughter, |
Miss Hazel Hendrickson, and Joseph For
syth, of Camden. The ceremony will be
performed by Rev. George NJ Hughes,
pastor of the Methodist Church The
event will be private because of a recent
death in the family
Deputy Game Warden Allen M. Hew-
lings, of Pemberton, in company with R.
" Barns, while out in the country feed
ing game, found only few dead quail as
the result of the recent snow storm. The
warden is of the opinion that very few
birds were killed in this manner. and that
the consignments of quail received from
the state game commission will thrive and
do well in the spring.
DR.. ]. W. Brannin, of Washington street,
had narrow escape while coming home
from Moorestown a few days since In
trying to get by a bad piece of road his
horse got in a snow drift and fell down.
Giving jump after getting up. the ply
stefan was thrown on the tracks in front
of an approaching trolley car, but the
watchful motorman prevented an acct
dent The doctor received an injury to
his left hand.
The interesting exercises attending the
jubilee and mortgage burning, which
have been in progress at St. Paul's A. M.
E. Church during the past week, will end
tonight. The most interesting part of |
this celebration occurred on Sunday af
ternoon and evening. when the document
was cremated. On that day free lunch
was served. To all who contributed one
dollar was presented souvenir card
tray. Quite a number of ministers
preached during the week.
On Friday the embarrassment was an
nounced of the James Dunlap Carpet |
Company. of Philadelphia, and the clos
ing of their plants, but it is thought that
the trouble will only be temporary. The
failure of tentative subscribers to pay for |
stock when called upon to do so, caused |
the trouble. The liabilities are placed at
5000, 900, with assets largely in excess of
that figure, which will probably result in
early resumption of business for the one
thousand employees This firm. of which
Joseph Hamilton is the secretary, once
operated in Mount Holly.
One day last week John D. Mason read
an advertisement in a Philadelphia news
paper, which stated that the body of John
s. Lowe was remaining unclaimed at the
morgue in Camden. A short time after
putting aside the paper, letter of in
quiry received at Lumberton, signed by
Henry S. Lowe, sof Leicestershire, N Y,
happened to fall into the hands of Mr..
Mason. Noticing the similarity of names,
the latter at once wrote to Leicestershire,
by which Henry S. Lowe was able to
find his brother, whom he thought was in
this section of New Jersey, but he did
not know that he was dead.
A futile effort has been made to capture
brutal negro who assaulted Mrs. Mary
Moritz. aged 80 years. at Dudley, Satur
day night. Leaving his victim uncon-
scious along the railroad tracks, the negro
fed toward Merchantyille During their
search of the surrounding country the au-
thorities learned that Mrs William H.
Haywood, who lives on the Browning
road had a thrilling encounter with a
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