The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-03-17
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A cantata will be rendered in the Meth
odist Church, on Easter, by choir OF ex-
ceIlent voices.
Spalding's base ball supplies at the low
est retail prices. L. 8. Boyce, stationer'
% Garden street.
A new rule has gone into effect on the
Pennsylvania Railroad fixing 20 cents as
the minimum charge for carrying freight.
u Mrs Amanda Woolston, of Burling-
ton. submitted to a serious operation at
the Burlington County Hospital, last
week.
i An operation for relief will probably be
necessary in the case of Atwell Wright,
who is having trouble from an abscess in
his head.
Waters B. Hurf, of Mt. Laurel, was
buried yesterday afternoon in the Coles
town cemetery. The deceased was %
years old.
The property of the General Light,
Power and Pump Company, of Marion,
will be sold at Sheriff's sale in Mount
Holly on April Q.
By vote of the directors of the Mount
Holly Water CoHepany the additional tax
of 124 per cent. to the cost of water will
be permanent fixture.
Henry Rogers. Of Tabernacle, has
badly gashed foot, which he cut with an
axe while chopping wood. The wound is
about four inches long.
After suspension of operations during
the winter months, work was resumed yes
terday on the stone road running from
Lumberton to Cross Roads
At Camden, on Saturday. occurred the
marriage of Miss Ethel Logan, OF Mount
Holly, and Stewart Mcfarland, teacher
in the public school at Hainesport
A branch of the order of Red Men will
be organized at Beverly tonight. The
work of institution will be in charge OF
the degree team of Mount Holly lodge.
Boiled water, served from door to door,
is being supplied daily to the residents OF
the town of Roebling, whose proprietors
have adopted this method to prevent
further spread of typhoid fever.
At meeting of the Marlton Grange to
be held this afternoon, the third and fourth
degrees will be conferred on thirteen can
didates. State Master George W. Gauntt,
of Mullica Hill, will deliver an address.
Rancocas Park will be opened for the
season with dance to be given on Satur-
day night, April %, and thereafter there
will be dancing every Saturday evening
Ellis h. Parker will continue as manager
of the park.
Delinquent taxpayers at Riverside must
pay up. or run the risk Of taking trolley
ride to the county Jail. The collector at
that place has decided to break up the
practice on the part of some persons to
allow their taxes to run overtime.
Spring like weather last week, and par
tial recovery from the injuries which he
received in the recent railroad accident at
Camden, contributed to William ii. Ma
sons appearance on the street after being
confined since December %.
Upder the auspices of the Women's
League, and to assist in the CIVIC work
being carried on In Mount Holly, cake
sale will be held on Saturday afternoon
next in the Office formerly occupied by
DR.. Lord, on Washington street.
Sixty stereopticon views, taken in the
orange groves of southern California, will
constitute part of an entertainment to be
given in the hall at Hainesport, on Thurs
day evening, for the benefit of the public
school library fund of that place.
The lot owners of the Mount Holly
cemetery will hold meeting in the Court
House, on Thursday evening, March ~.
at O'Clock, for the election of officers
for the coming year, and the transaction
Of any other business that may come be-
fore the meeting.
w. G. Thompson, the defaulting treas
urer of the Palmer Hardware Company,
of Savannah, Ca, who was arrested at
Burlington and taken south, last week,
pleaded guilty to forgery in the Superior
court, on Friday, and was sentenced to
seven years in the penitentiary
Joseph R. Gillian returned last week
from a trip to the mines of the Real
Alto Mining Company, in Mexico. de is
much pleased with the property, which
he saws is more valuable than was ex-
pected. Within the past two months the
miners have discovered new body OF
ore of high grade.
George Stewart, who was arrested with
Holmes Herbert on charge sworn out by
Levi Grant, hotel keeper, at Chester
field, charging them with assault and rob
bing him of $50 on the night of Thurs
day, February 81, and who were commit
ted to the county Jail by Mayor Gabel. OF
Bordentown, has been released on bail.
Thaddeus s. Woolston, father Of Mrs.
Charles Harker, corner of High and Union
streets, died suddenly at the latter's home
on Saturday afternoon from apoplexy
He was found unconscious in the morn
ing, having been stricken while about
to dress himself. The deceased. who was
in his SD year, was retired farmer and a
highly respected citizen.
Breaking into the store OF Thomas
Wetherill, at Jobstown, Friday night. |
thieves placed blankets at the front win
dows. With their operations thus con-
cealed they packed up and took away
shoes and clothing to the value OF nearly
800. Leaving this place they went to
the railroad station, effected an entrance,
and rifiing the money draw got only u
pennies. These men are supposed to be
the ones who recently robbed Stanton's
store and the post Office at Jobstown.
Failing to get paid after successfully
prosecuting a suit for damages against
the Public Service Corporation, James NJ
Davis, the lawyer preacher of Vincen
town, caused the arrest of his client, Lo-
renzo Emmons, of Tabernacle, who was
arrested on capias by Deputy Sheriff
Fleetwood and taken to jail. 1t is said
chat Emmons settled with the trolley
company over the lawyers head, and by
this means the latte failed to get one
third of the amount collected, which was
the sum agreed upon for his services.
With the advent of spring the manu-
featuring places at Beverly are booming,
and plenty of work is promised the un-
employed for year to come. The Elba
iron Works and the Beverly Knitting
Mills are working to their fullest capacity