The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-02-26
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William Gulick, of Hume street, die
on Saturday from consumption.
Walter King has bought the gener
store of A. B. Parker at Pointville.
Two candidates were initiated to men
bership in the Lodge of Elks on Thursda
L night.
Ia runaway, on Thursday, the ca
u ria1e of DR.. Elmer D. Prickitt was badl
broken.
There was hog killing at Frank Lett
l. yard on Water street on Friday.
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Miss Evans, of Mount Holly, has re
j signed her position as teacher in the pull
lie school at Haddon6eld.
A contract for the erection of a nev
: bank building at Riverton, has been give
; to G. Fl. Roberts, of Moorestown.
A fodder cutter which he was using
came near severing finger from the RICH
. hand of Harvey Bowker, of Pointville.
J. E. Simons and wife went to Emmetts
burg, Md, last week, to visit relatives
and to view the battlefield of Gettysburg
DR.. Gardiner, of Moorestown, killed i
cows on the Griscom farm, near Marlton
because of their infection with tubercu
losis.
Samuel and George Greenwald hav,
made arrangements to buy James D
Flynn's saloon if they can have the license
transferred.
Prices on stoves and ranges have beer
revised to fit the closing end of the win
ter season at Rosenfield Bros. department
store on Mill street
The Friends Society is holding quar-
terly meeting in Mount Holly, to-day, in
the meeting house at the corner of Main
and Garden streets.
Robert Y. Shockley and Miss Bertha
Henry, both of Bridgeboro. were married
at that place, on Tuesday, at the parson-
age of Rev. D. Fl. Gaines.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Metho
dist Church, at Moorestown, will give a
New England supper in the town hall, at
that place, on Thursday evening.
John B. Davis of the Mount Holly road
has rented his place to Thomas Watson.
who has been on ex- Assemblyman Joshua
E. Borton's farm. near Masonville.
The residence of Jonathan Barnes. of
Delanco, was damaged by fire to the ex-
tent of 1925. on Friday. The flames were
extinguished by bucket brigade.
Edward B. Jones and wife were to have
gone to Florida, last week. but were de-
tanned at Atlantic City by the serious ILL.,
ness of Mr.. Jones aunt, Mrs. Joseph H.
Borton.
The Delaware River Navigation Com
pany has acquired possession of the Ami
L. Vansciver, the smaller of the freight
boats that formerly piled the Rancocas
creek.
Charles Thomas, of West Washington
street. is suffering from frozen feet, which
he received while shoveling snow on the
trolley road during the severe storm of q
fortnight ago.
Abraham Vansciver, aged "a years, a
lifelong resident of Beverly, died Friday
morning of grip. His great grandfather
owned all the land where the city of Bev-
erly now stands.
Mrs. Amelia Weiskotten, from India,
will speak in st. Pauls Lutheran Church,
Hainesport, next Sunday morning, in
German, and at the Sunday school service |
in the afternoon in English. Everybody |
welcome.
Margaret A., wife of Walter A. Akin
son, of Trenton, died Thursday from |
pneumonia, after an illness of two weeks |
She was born in Crosswicks, and was the
daughter of Mary ]. and the late Thomas
L. Chapman. She is survived by her
husband and one daughter.
Governor Stokes and State Board Com
missioner Hutchinson have accepted in
vitations to attend the annual meeting of
the American Good Roads Association,
to be held in Pittsburgh on March 10, IS |
and IA. Nearly all of the county en-
gineers of New Jersey will attend.
John ellison, a colored man in the en-
ploy of Joseph Middleton, farmer, near
Crosswicks, went to Bordentown on
Thursday night and after drinking liquor
started to walk to his home and in doing
so stumbled and fell, breaking one of his
legs. He was removed to hospital at
Trenton.
At its meeting on Tuesday night the
township committee adopted a proclama-
ton prohibiting dogs from running at large
unless properly muzzled. This law will
go into effect thirty days from the date of
its passage Samuel j. Taylor will be ap-
pointed to see that its provisions are en-
forced. All dogs permitted to violate the
new ordinance will be impounded, If cap
tured, and if not redeemed within twenty
four hours they will bekilled. No muzzle
will be required on dogs when in company
of their owner.
Company E was inspected last night by
a Colonel of the United States army,
delegated by the government for that pur-
pose He found the organization in fine
condition and the members we'll up on
military tactics. Alfred Joyce, who in
spires confidence in the ranks when the
soldier boys scent danger, while making
speech in reply to the compliments from
the inspecting officer, said there are times
when men are thankful for what they
don't get
This is not the season for fish or snake
stories, but large viper met its death at
Bridgeboro, last week, and this is how it
happened: The snake had been hibernat-
ing in the sand under portico. Feeling
the rays of the warm sun beating in upon
it, the serpent took chance on its being
spring again, and evidently ventured out
after good meal. Suddenly striking a
bank of snow and sheet of ice, the rep
tile chilled at once, and before it could
retrace, became unconscious and froze
| to death.
Jackson Webster, of New York, was ar
rested by Detective Ellis II. Parker. of
Mount Holly, on Tuesday, while he was
playing pool in room near Eighth and
Vine streets, Philadelphia. The prisoner
was taken to the City Hall and turned
over to the officers there. He will be
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