The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-11-05
LOCAL NEWS.
Buy 1t at Boyce's.

On Thursday the post Office at Stanwi'
was abolished and consolidated with Il
office at Moorestown.
The Board of Freeholders will meet
regular session at the Court House {
Tuesday. November IL.
Miss Hannah Ashead, of Hartford, b
accepted position as teacher in the pu
lie school at Salem. Ohio.
Upholstering. carpet laying, furnitu
repairing, floor staining, vanishing ar
= kalsomining. Samuel J. Taylor, 20 Hil
street Bell 37s D.
A "Cobweb Social" was given In Il
Gaskill building. on Saturday night.
members Of Court Mckinley, Knights
the Golden Sceptre.
The unclaimed letters that remain In ii
post office for the week ending Novembs
2, are Culver Appley, Miss G. A. Daniel
John King and Theodore R. Varick.
Begin early to save. No matter ho1
little 1t may be possible to save, save ths
little and deposit 1t In The Burlingto
County Safe Deposit and Trust Company
Moorestown, N. ].
Thomas Davis, colored, Is no longe
employed as policeman to patrol on tn
hill The township committee has dis
pensed with his services and no successo
will be appointed.
Special revival services will begin In tn
M. E. church, November 10. Evangelis
Rev. Beniam #. Campbell will assis
the pastor, Rev. G. M. Hughes, in tn
services from the 10Th.
At the Court House, Tuesday afternoon
before Justice Jamison and jury, Arthu
Damask, who keeps candy store, ans
who was charged with exposing goods TO
sale on Sunday, was acquitted.
Lumber has arrived at the freight sta
ton for use in making repairs to the
round house, on West Washington street
The condition of this building has beer
the subject of adverse comment lately.
James Layton, of Pemberton, escaped
serious results from an accident that hap
pened while he was chopping wood. The
axe blade few off the handle, the blunt
side striking him on the face. He was
quite disfgured from his injuries.
John Harper. of Birmingham, had a
narrow escape from probable serious In
jury, last week. He fell from the roof OF
his barn 80 feet. but fortunately landed
on the top of load of hay which his son
was driving into the barn at the time.
Do you know that Pinesalve Carbolized
acts like poultice in drawing out infam-
nation and poisonf 1t is antiseptic. For
cuts, burns, eczema, cracked hands 1t gives
immediate relief. Sold by Il. B. Allen.
Mount Holly. F. s. Hilliard. Vinentown.'
The annual meeting of the Peoples
Building and Loan Association. for the
election of nine directors and three audit
ors, will be held in the Office Of Charles
EVAN Merritt on Thursday, November IA,
at 7.30 O'Clock P. NJ Action will then be
taken on proposed new bylaws.
Rev. Arthur Phillips, who was recently
unanimously called to the Presbyterian
Church, at Beverly, from Huntsville, Pa,
was installed as pastor on Wednesday
evening. Rev. Charles L. Candee, mode
rator of the Presbytery, presided. The
sermon was preached by Rev. James 81.
Durham, of Mount Holly.
On Thursday evening of next week,
November IA, at the Court House, the
first lecture of course on ''Six Repre-
sentative Victorian Writers" will be de-
livered by ]. Duncan Spaeth, Phi. D., of
Princeton University. Everybody should
hear this talented and eloquent speaker.
The travelling library for use in connec-
tion with these lectures is now at Boyce's
store, and Ia available to all ticket hold
ers. Buy tickets and syllabi at Boyce's.
Giles, the four-year- son of Samuel
P.Wetherill, Jr., near Edgewater Park, had
narrow escape, on Tuesday, when In the
absence of his nurse, the youngster
climbed on chair and, reaching into a
medicine chest, drank the contents of q
bottle of medicine that contained poison.
As soon as the child's condition was dis
covered physicians were summoned. and
DIR. Tracy, of Beverly, arrived In time to
operate a stomach pump and save the
boys life.
On Tuesday evening Newell Penn Great
ed one of his frequent disturbances on a
trolley car. near Masonville, by refusing
to pay his fare. When he applied hard
names to James Stills, the conductor,
the latter started to get into the game of
fight to which he was invited. but he held
off until the Car reached Mount Holly,
when policemen, who had been notified
by telephone, ushered Penn into the office
of Justice Slack, who imposed fine of
$40 and costs or twenty days in jail. Penn
Is now boarding with Sheriff Norcross.
DIR. William c. Parry, of Hainesport;
Joseph Kaighn. of Moorsstown. and F.
p. Jones, of Beverly. commissioners ap,
pointed by Judge Horner to view and re-
port on the present condition of the turn
pike running from Centreton to Mason
vile, performed that duty on Wednesday.
They found that the Centreton Turnpike
Company is violating the provisions of
its charter by maintaining road only "a
feet wide between the rails when 1t should
be 80 feet, and which only has 10 feet of
gravel in the centre. 1t is quite apparent
that the report of the commission will be
such as to cause an order to be issued lift
ing the toll. The commissioners were sp
pointed on the application of taxpayers.
who alleged that the road was not up to
the requirements of the law.
One of the prettiest of the autumn we'd
dings took place. Tuesday evening. al
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church, Mer
chantville, when Harry Clothier Trott
claimed as his pride Florence Elizabeth
daughter Of Mrs. Rachel c. Doak. Ths
ceremony was performed by Rev. Curwer
Bartine Fisher, pastor of the church
The bride was given away by her brother
Herbert Ross Doak. Miss Anna Patter
son Gilmore was maid Of honor, and tn,
Misses Blanche and Mildred Cascaden. o
Philadelphia, were flower girls. The bes
man was Charles Coles, of Lumberton
and the ushers were the Messrs. Cliffor'
A. Doak. brother of the bride; Tylee B
Engle, of Rancocas, cousin of the groom
Durbin Rudderow Wilson and I. Clarenc
Wilson. Several residents of Mount Hol
ho xua1It,c IT, b-sdo L.