The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-03-03
LOCAL NEWS.
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Charles Cheeseman, Of Beverly, WI
has cut on his left hand, is threatens
with blood poisoning.
John L. Semple, of Camden, formerl
of Mount Holly. is said to be in helpiei
condition from rheumatism.
The Board of Freeholders will meet
the Court House, Mount Holly, on Weo
nesday morning. March IL
Mrs. W. P. Melcher, of Garden street
has been entertaining Captain and Mrs. l
w. Patten, of Bath, Maine.
Six births in two weeks and not deaf
in two years is record of which the pee
pie at Browns Mills feel proud.
The headquarters of the Camden an
Trenton Railway Company have been re
moved from Riverside to Trenton.
Norcross & Edmonds, of Birmingham
have finished their contract for supplying
washed sand for the Torresdald filter beds
The 1870 acre farm belonging to John .
Butterworth, in Springfield township, hai
been sold to Harvey W. Butterworth To-
$3.50.
On Thursday evening, March IL. al
oyster supper will be given in Red Mems
hall, at Indian Mills, for the benefit OF the
public school.
As the result Of suffering from convul'
sions for several days, John Grant, living
near Cookstown, has been removed to St.
Francis Hospital, at Trenton.
Because of ill health J. g. Simons has
resigned as sexton of the Mount Holly
cemetery The vacancy has been filled
by the election of Lewis Lippincott
Under the direction of the State Board
of Health, monthly chemical analysis is
made of the public water supply in Mount
Holly, and all reports have been favor
able.
McDonald's branch, belonging to the
heirs of the estate of Barclay White, de-
ceased, have been sold to Joseph ]. White
of New Lisbon.
The third annual flower show, under the
auspices of the Moorestown Improvement
Association, will be held in that town on
June 10, when ribbons will be awarded
for the best exhibits.
Lafayette College Glee and Mandolin
clubs, of Easton, Pa, will give concert
at the Bordentown Military Institute gym
nasium for the benefit of the Brotherhood
of the Presbyterian church, March 20.
Five persons seem to be willing to carry
the mails in Mount Holly between the
railroad station and post office, as that
number of bids has been received and
forwarded to the department at Washing
ton.
Two hound dogs that had strayed on
the Rancocas stock farm, at Jobstown,
were shot by Lloyd Stewart The ami
mails belonged to Harry Butterworth, and
the latter will prosecute if there is any
way to recover.
Isaac Roberts, of Riverside, who is en-
ployed at the blacksmith shop of Harry
Norcross, on Water street, Mount Holly,
took Saturday off to celebrate his birth
day, which only comes once in four years
because of leap year.
Judge Horner has suspended sentence
on William Hall, of Burlington. charged
with stealing pair of shoes from a
woman who gave him a home. As the
lad had been in jail for thirty days, it was
thought that he had been sufficiently
punished.
In the will of John A. Hoover, deceased
of Moorestown, Is clause reading as
follows: "After the decease of my body
1t shall be taken to the crematory. and in
the most inexpensive way, be incinerated,
and no account to be taken of the few ashes
remaining. Let them share the fate of all
rubbish"
Last week Frank L. Garbarino, of
Mount Holly, was detained at Norfolk,
Va, where he was kept busy feeding and
looking after two hundred starving Ar
menians and Greeks. Garbarino, who is
employed in the immigration service of the
Government, had instructions to take the
wanderers to New York City for deporta-
ton
Levi Grant, proprietor of hotel at
Chesterfield, was attacked by highway
man, Friday night, and robbed of $50.
Mr.. Grant had gone to the sheds attached
to the hotel to see if everything was right
for the night, when a man in hiding dealt
him stunning blow, knocking him down
and rifling his pockets. There is no clue
to the robber
Parker Grub Post. No., 16, G. A. R.,
of Burlington, at meeting held last night,
appointed commission to take charge of
the matter of raising subscriptions for the
proposed erection of magnificent me
mortal arch or shaft in honor of the men
Burlington has given to the nation In five
wars The Legislature will be asked to
appropriate SIC, 200 toward the memorial.
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Frank Murphy, living near Bridgeboro,
believes that he can recognize one of the
two colored men who recently held him
up near Hunters picnic woods, beat him
over the head with sand bag, and after
a desperate fight failed in their efforts to
rob him of $50. the money having been re-
ceived for the sale of some chickens In
Philadelphia. Murphy suffered consider
ably from the blow inflicted upon him,
bnt his condition improved rapidly under
the treatment which he received.
Announcement is made OF the marriage
of William M. Nash, of New Egypt. and
Miss Elsie Mae Newbert, of Pemberton.
on Saturday morning, February %. Rev.
Father Blake. of Allentown, performed
the cermony. DR.. Arthur T. Eaton, of
New Egypt, was best man. The groom
is a clerk in the First National Bank, OF