The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-04-28

: tonwood streets, is seriously i'll.
\ ]. J. Fenstermacher, real estate agent
last week sold the property No. 46 Church
street. to Isabella Carmelia.
The property of Fl. H. Earnest, on Gar
den street, has been improved by the lay
e ing of concrete sidewalk.
A dance was given at Rancocas Park
8 Saturday night, which marked the open.
a ing of that resort for the season.
The coal business of the late Judson G.
Gaskill, on Washington street, has been
purchased by Stacy B. Lippincott.
Rev. Mr.. Jennings, pastor of st. Paul's
f A. M. E. Church, on West Washington
, street, and Evelyn Hawkins were married
recently.
Robert Street has purchased from
Charles Fl. Evans tive properties on West
Washington street which are now oc-
cupied by John Moses.
j Floyd Hancock, son of Clayton Han
cock, living near Columbus, was operated
on at the Hahnemann Hospital, Philadel-
phia. on Friday. for appendicitis.
The subject is being agitated of
establishing stage line between EVAN
vile and Vincentown. because of the poor
train service between those places.
Ninety days in the county Jail is the
sentence that was imposed by justice on
Mary Roberts, colored, of New Albany,
who is regarded as dangerous woman.
A beautifully carved oak altar has been
presented to Moorestown Lodge, No. 158,
F. and A. M, by Walter " Inman, of
Phenixville, Pa, formerly of Mount Hol-
ly.
| The unclaimed letters that remain in
the post office for the week ending April
25: George Oliver, Howard Gibbs, Mrs
Leath Johnston, Mrs. Susie Stevens, A.
P. VIM.
A number of visitors were in Mount
Holly, on Friday evening, attending
district meeting of the Shepherds OF
Bethlehem, which was held in the Gas
kill building.
The Board of Freeholders will meet at
the Court House tomorrow to wind up
the affairs for the fiscal year. The new
board will meet for organization on We'd
nesday, May Is.
]. Bissell, who recently purchased sew
eral acres of land from the Rogers estate,
near the mount, is now occupying the
house south of the residence of DR.. White
head, on High street.
What is supposed to have been an i'm
provement in the condition of the plat
form at the Grant street station, has not
yet become popular with those having
business at that point.
The Burlington County Railway base
ball club will hold its annual fair and fes-
tival in the town hall, at Hainesport next
Saturday evening. The advance sale of
tickets for this event has been quite large. |
Prof. Francis Green, of West Chester. |
Pa, will speak at the spring convention
of the Burlington County Women's
Christian Temperance Union, which will
be held in the Methodist Church, at Penn
berton, ON Wednesday, May 20.
Before Justice White at Pemberton, on
Wednesday, A. f. Bradley, of Mount
Holly, in his suit to recover $50 from
Thomas Quigley, being the balance due
for service of his horse, was given judg- |
ment for the full amount of his claim.
By cutting hole through panel of a
rear door and pushing back the bolt,
thieves entered the home of Thomas
Early, of Pemberton, Tuesday night
They were frightened away by Mrs. Early, |
who was moving about up stairs at the
time.
Because of the decision of DR.. J. Hume
Garter. veterinarian, to assume charge of
his stables and resume practice in Mount
Holly, DIR. A. A. Moody. who was in
charge during DR.. Carriers absence, in the
south, now has his headquarters in the
stables of Jesse Wells, on Water street.
The fire department was called out
during the dinner hour on Saturday, to
extinguish blaze that started in some
rubbish in the yard at the gas house, on
West Washington street. The rubbish
was lying close to the gas receiver.
The trouble was quickly subdued after
the firemen had lively run.
In lieu of her dover In the estate of
Emma Roberts, deceased, of Moorestown,
the widow is to receive $40, 900 and all the
household goods Each of the grand
children are ,bequeathed $1,000, and the
residence and remainder Of the estate is to
be divided equally between the three sons,
The testator was one of the most extern
siye and successful farmers in the county.
While walking in front of the Arcade
Hotel, Saturday night, thief grabbed
the hand bag o. Miss Mary Champion but
accidentally dropped it before he ran
away. For over an hour Constables Gas
kill and Throckmorton watched two
suspicious characters who were mingling
the large crowd in front of the Arcade
row, believing them to be pickpockets.
but they were not detected in any overt
act
If the proper funds are donated by those
| interested, the civic committee OF the
Women's League will make short work of
the nnsightly appearance of the old carpet
mill factory at the corner of West WASH
ington and King streets, as well as to i'm
prove the sanitary conditions on the lot
which has come to be known as Willow
| Grove" Permission of the owners has
been secured TO make any improvements
desired.
Lovers of stringed instruments and
vocal music, will be entertained at the
Opera House, this evening, by the COM
bined musical clubs of the University of
Pennsylvania, who will give their closing
performance of the season in Mount
Holly. The program will include glee,
banjo and mandolin selections and a lot
of college spirit will be injected Paul
Emo. who is well known here, is still
director of the clubs, whose music has on
other occasions delighted Mount Holly
|, audiences. The performers will be
rendered reception after the concert by
some ladies of the town.
On Friday afternoon Mrs. Richard M
French, of Madison avenue, accompanied
her sister in-law to the railroad station,
: the latter taking train for the shore
e Returning home Mrs. French was surpris-
, ed to find her son. Leroy French, aged Il
} wears. missing. When she left home the
/ boy was confined in bed as punishment fol
/ being sent home from school, Leroy ex
q pected his father to return from New Yorl
e City on Friday night, and fearing who'll