The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-09-24

r aReu o. years, is very Ill Will urOpsy.
Harry r. Mullen has sold lot Oh
Charles street to Ezekias w. Esham.
Emil Clauss and Miss Katie Adler, botI
of Riverside, are to be married tomorrow
evening.
Imported hand decorated japanese ware
Assortment large, prices right L. 8
Boyce, stationer.
AS the result of slipping off step
Mrs. William Amish, of Lumberton, has
sprained ankle.
Several persons in this county have
been enjoying second crop of straw Der.
ries during the past week.
The work of rebuilding the house OF
James Wiseman. on Risdon street, recent
ly destroyed by fire, is nearly finished.
A hound dog belonging to Amos Love.
land, was run over and had its back brok-
en- by an automobile on Sunday morning.
A new Bible, costing $65. has been pur-
chased by the Jewish people of Riverside,
in anticipation of the erection of syn.
agogue at that place.
The circulating library of the Burling-
ton County Lyceum of History and
Natural Science, will be open on and after
Monday, September Both, from 2 to P. M.
Rev. George s. Scaranci. pastor of the
Italian mission at Florence, sailed from
New York. on Saturday, for two months
vacation 10 his home In Italy, from which
he has been absent bout six years.
Next Sunday, in the M. E. church will
be Temperance day. In the morning Rev.
George M. Hughes will preach on death s
Prime Minister" in the evening his sub.
ject will be "The Saloon, a Financial
Question.
The contest over the probate of the will
of Mrs Barbara Spillard, deceased. of
Bridgeboro, will take place before Judge
Horner on November z. Joseph s. Swain
represents the proponents and Charles
EVAN Merritt the caveators.
w. Harry Libe, of Palmyra, at one time
a prosperous business man in Riverton.
has gained preachers license, the title of
''Rev." and charge In a West Virginia
mining town. When young man, and
again later in life, he sought to enter the
ministry, but his plans failed. and for
twenty years he has been engaged in the
grocery business, devoting himself to
study In the leisure hours. until finally he
has succeeded in passing the necessary
examinations. Working with him was
Harry p Beck, compositor, who has
arranged to desert the type cases for the
pulpit, and has accepted call to an Illi-
nois charge.
Joseph Moore, of Pemberton, while
under the influence of liquor, created
disturbance on Friday afternoon. He
made his way to the home of the Mrs.
Pitman, which is under quarantine be-
cause of the illness of her child with diph-
liberia. The man stalked up stairs, picked
up the sick child and examined its throat,
the woman and others of the household
not daring to modest him. When Moore
left the house the authorities were noti-
fed and Mayor Morris went after the fell
low. The latter was knocked down
As Moore pulled knife to slash the Of
fetal by-standers disarmed and over
powered him. Then he was locked up.
Acting on request made by citizens.
the Township Committee of Palmyra is
arranging for a better system of street
lights. For several years the streets have
been lighted with electricity, but during
the last few months the service has been
so poor that deductions were necessary
from every bill, and it is probable that
gas lights will be tried, as several samples
erected in the town have made hit Bids
for lighting have been asked from the
Cinnaminson Electric Light, Heat and
Power Company, which concern has the
contract, and the Public Service Corpor-
alton. The township is paying $50 a
light
Fifty friends, who organized "dish
pan" band to serenade Mr.. and Mrs. Mel
son Aregood, newly married, at their home
on Federal street, Burlington, got re-
ception from neighbors Thursday night
that turned the serenade into riot. At
the height of the concert some one
emptied tub of water upon the merry
bandsmen. Aregood says it was a neigh
Dor who mnst have objected to the noise.
Leaders of the serenade say Aregood had
organized several serenades against bene-
dict friends, and when they learned he
had secretly welded Miss Virginia Ware
they determined to repay him In his own
coin. The reception was not expected.
Serenaders, wet and angry, were begin
ming to reply to the volley of household
utensils when the police got busy.
The first wedding of the fall and de-
cidedly the most prominent of the year.
took place Thursday morning in the Ortiz
odox Friends meeting house, at Moores
Clement E. Allen, of Media, Pa, were
married by Friends ceremony. The bride
was attended by her sister, Miss Alice H.
Matlack, as maid of honor, and the brides
maids were Miss Debora Allen, sister of
the groom; Miss Bertha Otis, Miss Bertha
| Sharpless and Miss Elizabeth Allen. The
best man was Arthur III. Richie, and the
ushers were William Matlack, Jr., brother
of the bride; A. Devices, Alfred Steer and
James Bail The bride is the daughter of
| William Matlack. who is one of MoOres-
towns most influential and prominent
business men.
Quite commotion was stirred up at
Riverside, Tuesday night, when Miss
Christina Muench and Miss Clara Guenth-
er, on their way home from a moving pic
ture show, noticed dim light and the
outlines of two persons on the second floor
of the home of Mrs. j. G. Wurzel, corner
of Taylor and Washington streets. As
Mrs. Wurzel and son were sojourning In
!, New York city, the suspicion of burglars
| having entered the building took hold ant
they lost no time In informing the neigh
J bors and pedestrians. Hardly any tim'
t elapsed before crowd of nearly fifty hat
surrounded the housesand called to the oc
! cupants to come out and surrender. Of
r ticer Borton received no replies to hi
s knocks. 1t was afterward developed tina
a Adam Dleterick and his grandchild wer
the persons inside and were there durinl
Mrs. Wurzel's absence to guard the place
n In the meantime Mr.. Dieterick, who is a
y elderly German, was fearstricken as to tn
a cause or the fuss outside.