The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-02-25
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
LOCAL NEWS.
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The night operator at the Inter-Stat
telephone exchange is Harry M. Norcrosi
of Ridgway street.
An Office has been constructed In tn
rear of his cigar store for use of assesso
Walter T. Stewart.
Richard Swanson, Of Beverly, is suffer
ing from painful wound, one of his ear
having been bitten by horse.
What is said to be one of the finest la,
libraries in the county has been installe'
In the Office of Eckard P. Budd.
Charles Allen. of Tabernacle, will b
unable to get about for some time becaus
of crushed foot, caused by an accident
Prof. J. M. Harrison, of Lumberton
has applied for patent on a combination
amusement table which he has invented
Officers have been unable to find tn
robbers who broke into the house o
Charles Perrine, of Pemberton, and stol'
$40 in cash.
A display of flags and the closing o.
banks and the post Office in Mount Holly
on Saturday, marked the passing Of Wash
ington's birthday.
On Thursday the old toll house at Cen
treton was sold at sheriff. sale. The prop
erty brought $685. and was purchased by
Hansell Lippincott.
A carload of refrigerators just received
at Rosenfeld Bros, on Mill street. This
is the time to buy them as the price will
meet every pocketbook.
From the profits of the 6urrogate's
Office, which is being operated on the
salary basis, Burlington County hasnetted
$924S6 during the past two months.
The unclaimed letters that remain In
the post Office for the week ending Feb
ruary 22nd: Thomas Clind. Miss Dorothy
Evans, Mrs. John Fountain, A. Prag,
Frank Wesley.
An elaborate and well attended supper
was given in the |. o. M. hall. at Pember-
ton, on Saturday night, by the Pemberton
Changers, who realized handsome sum
from their efforts.
Howard d. Street, of Camden, former
ly OF Edgewater Park, and Miss Helen
Kortright are to be married at noon, on
Tuesday. March 8, at Grace Episcopal
Church, Merchantville.
While his vessel was being loaded In
Philadelphia for a voyage to New Or
leans, Capt. Frank w. Patton spent few
DAYS at the residence Of DR.. w. P. Mel
cher, on Garden street, last week.
A marriage scheduled for to- morrow will
be that of Thomas Gregory, of New York,
and Miss Elizabeth Louise Rush, daugh-
ter of Rev and Mrs. Harris c. Rush, of
Westneld, formerly of Mount Holly.
Caleb Reid, of Lumberton, suffering
from an affection Of the head, received no
relief after an operation that was perform
at the Hahnemann Hospital, in Philadel-
phia. His condition has been quite Sc
rious.
Pinesalye Carbolized acts like q poul-
tice, draws out Inflammation and poison.
Antiseptic healing For chapped hands,
ips. cuts, burns. Sold by II. B. Allen,
Mount Holly, F. s. billiard. Vincen-
town.
For the eighth time the house of the
Monte Cristo Canoe Club, at Delanco. has
been entered by burglars, who ransacked
the place and carried off some valuables.
Entrance was effected by saving the lock
out of the front door.
A beautiful butterfly, measuring over
six inches from tip to tip, was Matched
out at the home of George A. Woodward,
of Cookstown, last week. Finding the
lary@ on bush last fall. Woodward took
it home and kept it warm.
The marriage is announced Of Vernon
B. Worrell and Miss Carrie V. Wells, both
of Retreat. The ceremony was perform
ed on Sunday, February 16, by Rev. Mr..
Davis, pastor of the. Baptist Church. The
groom is a nephew of Auditor William
w. Worrell, of Mount Holly.
Edward Quain. night Waterman, &C.
cidentally shot John Griffin, Jr., in the
city hall, at Bordentown, early Thursday
morning. Quain picked up an old pistol,
which he did not think was loaded, and
while fooling with the weapon touched
the trigger. A bullet lodged in Grifan's
hip.
Fifty fine capons that had been prepared
for market, belonging to Charles Tilton,
of Rising Sun Square, former resident
of Mount Holly, were stolen one night
last week. Accused of stealing the chick
ems and with selling them for So. Charles
South and Albert Simpson have been COM
mitted to Mount Holly Jail in default of
$500 bail each.
Henry Powell, who formerly resided on
Pine street, Mount Holly, met with loss
on Wednesday night. He lived in the
house on the Josephine N. Sooy farm, be-
tween Red Lion and Vincentown. In some
unaccountable manner the. house took
fire and with its contents was burned to
the ground The loss is about $500,
partly covered by insurance.
While standing in front of the post
office at Riverside, Thursday morning,
William Viegel was held up by two men.
One of them placed his arm around Vel
gels waist, while the other tried to get
his watch. Three citizens who saw the
strangers working their game. prevented
q robbery from being committed. The
highwaymen managed to escape.
To recover from typhoid fever and find
himself composer of hymns, the beauty
of which is astounding his family and
friends, is the strange experience OF six
teen year-old Leslie Southgate, of Bur
lington. The boy is not yet out of his
bed, but from the moment his recovery
became certain, he seemed to have been
POLITICALLY inclined. A week ago he sat
up in bed and penciled of verses of val
entine poetry that delighted his girl rela'
tiyes Joy at his recovery turned his tai
emit to composing hymn Of praise. 1t II
entitled Everywhere, and is regarded
as SO excellent that local composers will
set it to music. Saturday he wrote sec
ond hymn, said to be even better than thu
first. The youth is one of the brightes
pupils in his class at the Burlington Higl
school. He has never shown poetica
tendencies prior to his recent typhoid at
tack, which has left him gifted with
muse.