The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-05-14
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William F. Lippincott, living west
Mount Holly, is in serious condition
A chicken with only two toes on eac
foot is owned by Joseph Clark, of Nj
sonville
Show, decorative and cactus dahlia
twenty-five finest varieties at Rosbachi
Pemberton.
Herbert Aaronson and wife, who hay
been living In Camden, are again residin
in Mount Holly.
The members of Company G, of Be,
erly, will give smoker in their armor
on Friday evening next.
The only excitement at Medford, Sal
urday night, was caused by horse owne
by Wilson Haines, which died on Mai
street.
The authorities have been keeping
close watch on the movements of sus
pected person in town, which may resul
in an important arrest.
| Il Ne DOdru VI GuuCdtiOn VI SoSoDs
town, is preparing specifications, and bid
will soon be requested for the erection o
a new school house near that place.
Benjamin Frazier, who was superin
tendent of the factory of the Mount Holl
Shoe Company before that concern wen
into liquidation, is now travelling for tn
Lumberton Shoe Company.
| These unclaimed letters remain In tn
post Office for the week ending May II
Phillip Gibbs, Mrs. R. s. Chase. VIM
Howard. Mrs. Clara L. Lewallen, ]
Schealmey, E. Harry Venice.
| Carp weighing from ten to twenty
pounds were caught on the meadows a
the foot of White street during the higf
tides of last week. Many persons were
on the ground enjoying the sport.
Sales from the arrival of one hundred
co. carts, a carload of porch furniture. oil
stoves and window screens, are keeping
the delivery wagons of Resented Broth
ers, Mill street, on the go pretty much all
the time.
Wednesday, May 90, is the date of the
next visit of Stiles & Co., to Mount Holly,
where they may be consulted on the con
dition of your eyes. Headaches and neu-
ralgia are often caused by eyestrain.
Look to your eyes.
Herman Heilbron, of Mount Holly, is
now an acting justice of the peace. 1t cost
him $1.49 to qualify. Herman brought
the County Clerk down one cent from the
regular price. He has had the penny
framed for good luck.
Joseph McCloskey, of Beverly. has
been held under 800 bail for his appear
ance at court. He is charged with as
saulting Charles Cameron, Of Mount Hol-
ly. The trouble occurred in a saloon at
Beverly week ago.
A district meeting of the Knights of
Pythias will be held in the rooms of Hope
Lodge, No. IS. at Burlington, on Thurs
day night, June 10. which will be attend
ed by 10 members from New Jersey lodge,
No. /, of Mount Holly.
Albert Wright. of Downingtown. Pa,
formerly of Mount Holly, employed by
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, was
taken quite i'll in Philadelphia, on We'd
nesday, and removed to hospital. His
condition has since improved.
H.4au,,u +ha rarroarob Nat;onol QsnL O
few days ago. Harry Rosenfeld, of the
firm of Rosenfeld Brothers, on Mill street,
found a pocketbook containing large
sum of money. 1t belongedto Henry.D.
Culin, of Hainesport, and was returned
to the owner.
The May meeting of the Keswick Col
ony of Mercy, located near Writings, to
continue until the 10Th inst, began on
Saturday. Some well known speakers
have been engaged. Through the efforts
of William Raws, who started this colony
several years ago, many men and women
have been rescued from drunkenness and
degradation.
Men jumping from behind trees and
suddenly appearing from dark places on
the lower end of Buttonwood street. gave
fright to a number of women and girls
in that section during the early part of
last week. Those engaged in this work
ceased operations just in time to escape
arrest, as Constables Throckmorton and
Gaskill had plans laid to effect their cap
ture.
While returning home from Joseph ].
Whites cranberry bog, on Saturday last,
Edward Grant, living near Hanover, was
waylaid by several Italians and handled
quite severely, receiving blow on the
head which rendered him helpless. The
horse became frightened at the clubs used
by the mob and ran away with its owner,
thus taking the unconscious man out of
further danger.
John Duff. of Bridgeboro. who worked
on the farm of John Broderson, is pris-
oner at the county Jail ON a charge of
threatening the life of Philip Stumpf, a
wholesale liquor dealer. The men had
some trouble, on Friday night, during
which Duff claims he only acted in self
defence. He was brought to jail during
the evening, the women folks being SO
frightened that they closed the house.
Duff was securely manacled, and because
of his size and strength the three men in
charge tied his legs with rope. Only a
penknife was found on his person.
Schoolmates of forty odd years ago were
married on Friday. In the early days
they were lovers at school, but later in
life their paths separated and both
married. Friday night John Pittman,
while visiting at the home of cousin al
Beverly, met Mrs. Hannah A. Deacon, the
friend of his early youth. The spark Of
love was rekindled. Mr.. Pittman anc
Mrs. Deacon went to the Baptist parsonage
where they were quietly married by Rev
W. Ward Willis. Mrs. Pittman is 81
years old and her husband is five year,
her senior. Mrs. Pittman was the pro
prietress of ''Deacon's Villa" at Beverly
Her husband formerly resided near Ran
cocas, but for many years has lived nea
Los Angeles. Cal, where he conducted I
prosperous ranch.
A very interesting law suit will shortly
be tried over a tract of land near Brown
Mills, which was about to be developed il
connection with the hotel property A
far as can be as ascertained the deal wa
made several years ago by George Pfeiffer
who entered into an agreement with j. II
Burr and Mrs. A. M. Norcross to purchas