The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-03-05
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G. G. Cowperthwait has been reap
n pointed postmaster of Mount Holly
d Rev. Edward Braislin, D. D., occupiet
the pulpit of the Baptist Church on Sun
s day morning.
u Delanco's first bowling team will rol
with Mount Holly at the county seat, OF
;. Thursday night.
Mrs. Lamb, of Mill street, died very
suddenly Saturday night. She formerly
e lived at Pemberton.
John E. Morton has resigned as post
master at Palmyra. Arthur Winner has
a been appointed to the vacancy
The Mount Holly basket ball teams will
play the Riverton Palmyra teams at Nor
gan's hall, Palmyra, next Saturday night.
e The remains of George Stills, of Bur.
lington, will be buried in the Brother
hood cemetery, Mount Holly, this after.
noon.
The Lenten services in Grace Episcopal
Church, Pemberton, will be held Tuesday
Evenings at 7.30 and on Thursday after
Moons at Ais.
: Housefurnishing necessities of all kinds
can now be purchased at sacrifice prices
at the department store of Rosenfeld Bros.
on Mill street.
The following unclaimed letters remain
in the post Office for week ending March
2: House keeper. 2, Charles Mathis, Mrs.
Ella Simpkins.
Capt. Brans0n arrested Isaac Streaker,
) of Haddonfield, last night, for being dis
orderly. Justice Slack gave the defend
ant twenty days in jail.
Ex-senator Mitchell B. Perkins and
wife on Wednesday celebrated the twenty
seventh anniversary of their marriage, at
their home near Beverly.
Citizens of Edgewater Park have raised
$3.50, which will be paid for the arrest and
conviction of the person or persons con-
cerned in the recent poisoning of dogs at
that place.
An interesting programme has been pre-
pared for the entertainment to be given in
the Baptist church, on Thursday evening,
which will mark the anniversary of the
Baptist Young Peoples Union.
Amos A. Zelley moved to Masonville
last week where he recently purchased
the general store of George Coleman.
Mr.. Zelley has also been appointed post
master at Masonville to succeed Mr.. Cole
man.
The ferryboat William E. Doron is now
at Philadelphia undergoing its annual in
spection 1t is said that night trips will
be made during the coming summer for
the benefit of those wishing to visit Bur
lington Island Park.
The statement in last weeks News, re-
latiye to the date of the wedding of Miss
l.. May Skreve, of Philadelphia, and
Herbert S. Bowker, of Medford. was not
correct, and was published on information
that proved to be inauthentic.
The 45th annual meeting of the Build |
ing and Loan Association of Mount Holly |
will be held in Red Mems Hall, on Mon
day evening, March IL. Officers will be |
elected and other business transacted. A
new series of stock will be issued.
Albert Woolston, farmer near Med |
ford, on Wednesday sold a lot of capons
that were exceptionally fine. There were |
70 in the lot, the total weight being 1853
pounds. He received $176.64 for them.
The heaviest pair weighed 80 pounds.
Kate Mcbride was arrested near Mer-
chantville, Thursday night, upon charge
of stealing silverware and clothing from
Mrs. Margaret Goldy, of Mount Holly.
She was committed to the county jail for
court. The young woman was living with
Mrs. Colby at the time of the theft.
Herbert Kille, of Garden street,
student at the Pennsylvania University,
has been taken to the hospital connected
with that institution for trouble that has
not yet been determined, but which has
the symptoms Of appendicitis. 1t is
thought an operation will not be necessary.
On Wednesday at nearly midnight a
call was sent to police headquarters over
the telephone to investigate the actions
of three men on upper High street. One
of them was found to be a cslored farm
hand who had been after medicine. The
other two men faded away. 1t was at first
thought that robbery was contemplated.
At their meeting to be held next Thurs
day evening, Washington Camp, No. II.
P. o. s. OF A.. will consider the holding
of district meeting at an early date
Last week seven candidates were initiated,
and as many more are to receive their
degrees. This Camp has cancelled the
lease of its lodge room to the Yonng Mems
Christian Association.
For some time there has been petty
thieying in Mount Holly. Among things
taken were door mats and rugs. Detec-
tive Parker was put to work on the case
and found where some of the stolen prop
erty had been sold. He then located the
thief who is Ira Smith. The latter was
arrested and taken before Justice Krayer,
when he admitted his guilt and was bound
over to appear at court.
Miss Emile Weiskotten, missionary to
India, was unable to speak at the Luth-
eran Church on Sunday. being i'll with
la grippe In her stead the Rev. George
Drach was secured. Rev. Drach is the
General Secretary of the Board of For
eign Missions of the Lutheran church in
America. He very ably and interestingly
laid before the congregation the work
done in British India. with Rajahmundry
center of the Lutheran field.
In honor of the memory of the late
Rev. Richard G. Moses, former rector, a
beautiful window was unveiled in Grace
P. E. church, Merchantville, on Sunday.
The ceremonies, simple but impressive,
occupied the time allotted for the regular
morning service, and the outpouring of
prominent people. representing every
creed in the borough, taxed the capacity
of the edifce-an eloquent testimonial of
the esteem and regard In which Mr.. Moses
was held in his lifetime. The window
was made in Munich and cost 800.
Mrs. Harry Garon died at the residence
of her husband ON High street, last eve
ming. About a week ago she was taken
to Philadelphia hospital where a surgi-
cal operation was performed. She did
not recover rapidly and at her earnest re-
quest she was brought to her home. She