The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-05-14
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spalding's base ball supplies. Buy
. at Boyce's.
Mrs. Maud Blynn, of Burlington, visited
Mount Holly relatives, yesterday.
The W. q. T. u, will meet at Mrs
Boyce's, Garden street, next Tuesday at
ternoon.
The large St Bernard dog belonging tt
John D. Johnson, Jr., bit the infant chile
of Rev. j. H. Durham last week.
!, The members of Hope Hose Company
of Burlington, entertained delegation Of
% iremen from Princeton Sunday.
The State Board of Pharmacy, of which
Edward B. Jones is a member, were his
guests in Mount Holly on Thursday.
Capt. Richard Wells, of Bridgeboro,
has returned to his home from the Bur-
lington County Hospital much improved.
A chicken with three eyes and two bills
was among brood Matched out for Mrs.
Fred Miller, of Woodbury., yesterday. The
chick did not live long, however.
CENTRAL Lodge, No. A, F. and A. NJ. of
Vincentown, will celebrate its fiftieth an
niversary on Thursday evening. A large
number of invitations have been issued.
Thomas Watson, of Florence, is minus
30 In change and few other valuables as
the result of visit of midnight intruder,
who ransacked his home while he and his
family were asleep.
Rev. George M. Hughes will deliver the
third of his series of sermons on "The
American Home" in the M. E. church on
Sunday evening. The subject will be
''The Mothers Influence"
| james Mullen, who has been employed
at the Beverly rope walk, was committed
to Jail, yesterday, by Justice Jones. for
engaging in one of his disorderly stunts.
The fellow was given six months.
Rev. Dr. Wagg, presiding elder of the
Trenton district, will preach in the M. E.
church, Mount Holly. next Sunday morn
Masonville church, and will preach at
Moorestown in the evening.
Macs Minstrels are getting matters in
shape for their entertainment to be given
in the Opera House on Thursday evening.
The advance sale of seats has already been
quite large. A very interesting program
Is promised.
N. A. O'Byrne, of Savannah, Ga, is
visitor at the residence of Capt. Elton A.
Smith, Of Smithville Capt Smith went
to Savannah, on Thursday. passing Mr.
O'Byrne on the route. Both gentlemen
arrived at their respective destinations on
Friday night.
The many friends of Robert Thompson
of Riverside were surprised to learn during
the past week of his marriage, which took
place two weeks ago in Camden. The
bride was Miss Florence Smith. also of
Riverside. The couple are residing there,
where the groom is employed.
The Keystone base ball team, of Mount
Holly, went to Vincentown on Saturday
to open the season with the team of that
place. The Vincentown team had things
all their own way until the ninth inning,
when Mount Holly pounded out FIVE runs.
In spite of this Vincentcwn won the game
by the score of to 8.
Becoming bewildered while, crossing the
street, Joseph Wilkins, an aged resident
of Delanco, stepped directly in front of an
automobile driven by DR.. A. H. Small, of
Riverside. He was knocked down and
one of his legs broken. The physician re
moved Wilkins to his home in his auto
and set the broken leg.
Dexo Valesko, of Kinkora, was killed by
electricity yesterday while fishing in the
Kinkora pond at that place. He was
about to land fish, when he put out a
hand and took hold of a loose live wire
running along the trestle of the Camden
and Trenten Railway. 1t killed him in
stantly. He leaves a widow and two
children.
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Sands, of Mill street
gave triple birthday party to three of
their children, on Saturday, as follows,
George. aged IS, Mildred. aged s. and
Emma, aged 2. These children were all
born on the same day of the week and
month, the two daughters arriving at the
stroke of nine. Mr.. and Mrs Sands have
eight children living out of twelve.
Mrs. Charlotte W. Gilbert, wife of Sam
uel r. Gilbert, of Jacksonville, was found
dead in the COW barn on their farm, yes
terday morning. Coroner Deworth took
charge of the case. An autopsy made by
by DR.. Prickitt showed that death re-
suited from heart trouble. superinduced
by large gall stones. The autopsy was
made to satisfy members of the family
that the woman had not committed suicide,
as was at first currently reported.
Among the bills signed yesterday by
Governor Stokes, that had been passed by
the Legislature, were the following: Sen
ator Shinn's bill adding part of Berkeley
township in Ocean county to the borough
of Seaside Park. Senator Shinn's bill ex-
tending boundaries of the borough of
Seaside Park, Ocean county. Senator
Hillery's bill enabling Boards of Free
holders to improve county roads in the
same No ner as state aid roads are now
improved
A report comes from Trenton that for
mer State Senator Mitchell B. Perkins,
who promoted the Camden and Trenton
trolley line, is at the head of a movement
to establish a trolley freight line across
the state between Philadelphia and New
York. This can be accomplished under
law passed by the Legislature last year.
1t is stated that the Senator, who is con
nected with the management of the Della
ware River Transportation Company line,
will use the boats as connecting link in
the freight carrying project
Since Reuben Baum, the year-old
boy OF BordentowD, who was committed
to the Jamesburg Reform School by Judge
Horner, has made his second escape from
that institution, having been captured the
first time by City Marshal Thorn at the
farm of Frank Carter, at Chesterfield, and
who returned him to the institution, the
marshal has received word not to arrest
him again. The boy had been taken from
home at Philadelphia by Mr.. Carter,
who had written letter to the institution
to have the boy released, promising to
look after him.
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While throwing hay from his loft to feed
the cattle yesterday morning former Free
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