The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-01-21

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street.
8. Mount Holly Souvenir Post Cards. L
IN 8. Boyce, Stationer.
Frank Reeves, of Atlantic City, was I
d visitor in Mount Holly last Thursday.
W George II. Peak. OF Buttonwood street
is seriously i'll from another stroke Of pa
rs ralysis.
l. Sophia Lutz, of Philadelphia. has pur
g chased the Ann Eliza Zelley property, a
WOODLAND, near Mount Holly. for $9.75O.
u The marriage of Clayton Anderson and
e Miss Ella Glover. both of Mount Holly,
occurred at Camden last Tuesday evening
A position as stenographer has been &C.
. cepted by Miss Elsie Cross, In the of1e OF
: the III. B. Smith Machine Company, at
: Smithville.
One of the members of the firm of Dern
& Thomas, brokers, of Salt Lake City,
Utah. is Arthur Thomas, formerly of
Mount Holly.
Members of the Burlington base bali
club will soon give an entertainment for
the purpose of raising funds to begin the
season of 1908.
The clergymen of the state have set
Sunday, February 2, as day of prayer
for the passage of local option bill by
the Legislature.
Company E. of Mount Holly, went to
Camden, Wednesday evening, and as a
part of the Third Regiment, was reviewed
by Governor Stokes.
W. s. Gale is making repairs to the
ceiling of the banquet hall in the Masonic
Temple, where lot of plaster fell during
the supper given by the Women's League.
On Tuesday, January z. at Stanwick,
by Rev. George Humason, occurred the
marriage of Edward Halleran and Miss
Mary Rachel Petit. both of Moorestown.
Parada, comic opera. by local talent,
will be presented at the Mount Holly
opera house four nights this week for the
benefit of the Burlington County Hos
pital.
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day morning, a companion accidentally !
struck Stanley Nippins, of Cherry street, |
on the head with stone. cutting cash |
in his scalp.
Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler George D.
Borton paid an official visit to Mount
Holly Lodge of Elks last Thursday night. |
He was accompanied by large delegation |
from Camden lodge.
Mrs Margaret Manwaring, of Detroit.
Michigan, sister of Governor-elect Fort.
is attending the inaugural ceremonies at
Trenton to-day She is on a visit to rela-
tives in Mount Holly.
Mrs. Lydia A. Doron died in Montgom-
cry, Alabama, on the 18th instant She
was the daughter OF the late Barzillai D.
and Rebecca King, of Mount Holly. and
sister of Mrs. John W. Bodine, Of Cam
den.
The Children's Home will receive from
Dreamland moving picture show all re-
ceipts on Thursday evening, January %.
This is worthy cause, and every one
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usual
The new Presbyterian Church at Had
donfeld, a magnificent stone structure
costing $125, 200, will be dedicated this
week. 1t was erected by Henry D.
Moore as a memorial to his son, Gilbert
II. Moore, who died May 25, 1899.
William H. Ledger, who was arrested at
Roebling a week ago and who was com
mitted to the Camden county Jail on
charge of deserving his wife and six child
rem, was released yesterday by direction
of Prosecutor Scovel. Ledger promised
to return to his wife and support his
family.
Andrew Sagee and Norman Green, col
ored, employed at the Bordentown Brick
Comrany's works, quarrelled on the street
yesterday afternoon, and Sagee whipped
out knife and stabbed Green in the left
arm. Both were taken to the city hall,
leaving a trail of blood on the sidewalk
behind them. The men were committed
to the county Jail.
Burlington county received the follow
ing appointments at the hands OF the
Legislature, organized last week: V.
Claude Palmer, of Mount Holly, an assis-
tant clerk to the House bill clerk; Spencer
H. Powell, of Lumberton, clerk to the
House committee on printed bills; Russell
Birkhead. of Beverly, page in the House;
George W. Mount. of Burlington, assist
ant sergeant at arms, Senate; John 8. Wilh
kins, of Mount Laurel, page in the Senate.
The union revival services are being |
held in M. E. church this week. There |
is an all-day meeting being held to-day. |
beginning this morning with cottage meet
ings about town and one in the church. |
Every afternoon this week DIR. Smiley |
will deliver Bible lecture on the Holy |
Ghost at 8 o'clock. DR.. Smiley is de- |
livering some interesting sermons In the
evenings to large audiences, which are
bringing forth great results. His subject
for to-uight is IA Prison Convert" I'm
der the leadership of Mr.. Hanson the |
chorus choir is rendering some fine
music.
The borough authorities of Merchant
Vile were greatly exercised Wednesday to
learn that there had been no fire drills In |
the public schools in the past two years
About four hundred children attended the |
various departments of the public schools |
The building is greatly lacking in fire pro |
lection with the absence of fire escapes |
and prevailing narrow halls and stairways |
Several well known citizens held an in
formal meeting and agreed to agitate re-
newal Of the fire drills in the schools. |
Discussion of the horrible Boyertown dis |
aster developed the starting fact that the
fire drills had been abandoned and that a
fire in the school building there under the
present conditions would mean catas-
trophe too horrible to contemplate.
The Legislature of New Jersey met and
organized last Tuesday. In the appoint
ment of committees the Burlington county
members were apportioned as follows: Sen
ator Robbins is chairman of the judiciary,
and member of Agriculture :and Militia
committees of the Senate, and the follow
ing joint committees: State Home for
Girls, Sinking Fund, New Jersey Reform
atory He is the Republican leader in the