The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-01-14
LOCAL NEWS.
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After her serious illness with pneum
mia, Mrs. s. Budd Norcross is now on t
road to recovery.
February 3 is the date when the groul
hog will make its weather prediction I
the following six weeks.
Geo. M. Sleeper. foreman of the Hsrd
Office, took an enforced vacation, la
week, because of illness.
Mrs. G. Stiltz, of Birmingham, viii
cleaning a duck, found penny In Il
gfzzard smooth as glass.
NJ. Harris, of Birmingham, has ofere
to donate the ground for church, whic
is said to be needed at that place.
At the annual meeting held on Tuesday
no change was made In the personnel {
the officers of the Burlington Count
Hospital.
The yeung son of Charles Oliver, {
Jobstown, is recovering from wound o
the calf of his leg, caused by the dis
charge Of gun.
Ezra c. Engle has sold to the Lumber
ton Sand Company the right to bacl
water ON Mason's creek, a tributary o
the Rancocas creek, for $500.
Armitt 81. Coate, of the Burlington
County Trust Company, and Miss Flor
ence Rebecca Brock, of Moorestown, arr
to be married in the near future
Frank Let's is having hog fattenet
for his hog killing on February %. which
will take place in the Washington House
yard 1t is said the porker will weigh
800 pounds by that time.
Charged with smashing the door of the
house of his boarding mistress. Mrs. May
Varielle, of Beverly, and threatening hei
life, J. r. Chambers was committed to
the county jail Friday night.
During the rain on Tuesday, in shoot
ing match at Point Breeze, Philadelphia.
for 5000 side, Richard Lamb. of Mount
Holly, defeated his opponent. killing 80
birds out of possible 100.
There is no truth In the report that the
italian who killed his countryman while
cunning near Hampton Gates, on Octo
Der 30, has been captured in Italy. His
arrest is only question of time. how
ever.
Rings Little Liver Pills wake up lazy
livers, clean the system and clear the skin
Try them for biliousness and sick head
ache. Price 25c. Sold by Fl. B. Allen.
Mount Holly, F. s. billiard, Vincen-
town.
Paul r. Goldey, superintendent, and
Lewis Vandegrift, chief dispatcher, of
the Camden and Trenton Railway Com
pany, were each the recipient of hand
some silver tea service as present from
the employees Of the road.
While Jesse Hustled, of Florence, is
suffering from typhoid fever, his wife is
In Philadelphia Hospital, where she was
operated on the second time for serious
internal trouble. Their little daughter is
convalescing from typhoid fever.
Mrs. Frances Grahme, president of the
New York State Women's Christian Tenn
perance Union, will be the principal
speaker at the Burlington County Mid
Winter Institute of the W. G. T. u, to
be held in Mount Holly on Tuesday, Feb
ruary II.
With one finger cut off as the result of
an accident, Walter Allen, of Medford,
was obliged to have the second finger of
the same hand amputsted at the Burling-
ton County Hospstal. While saving
wood he was feeding crooked stick,
which turned and threw his hand against
the circular saw.
On Tuesday evening next will begin
four nights entertainment In the Opera
House, where will be presented the spec.
tacular production of 'sParada." Pro-
fessional coachers are now in charge of
number of young people who are re-
hearsng for this event. which will be
given for the benefit of the Burlington |
County Hospital. Another benefit for this |
same institution will be magic lantern |
exhibition, to be given by Carl EVAN at
his home, on Washington street, on the
evening of January 30.
Caesar, horse which has served faith |
fully at the Florence iron works for q |
number of years. on Thursday, without
plunged into the icy Delaware
and swan to Tullytown, Pa. distance
of over mile. Two workmen went after |
1t in boat, and when the tide mark on
me Pennsylvania shore was reached |
caught up with the horse, which, although |
was able to walk to shore and |
receive good rundown. The two men |
had to walk the horse to Bristol, dis |
lance of FIVE miles. recross the Delaware
on the ferry aud walk from Burlington to
Florence, another five miles.
John Miller, of Riverside. is serving a
term in the county Jail for disorderly con-
duct As soon as he was taken before
Justice Ziegler the prisoner began to
swear, and the magistrate warned him to
stop or he would impose fine of 80 cents
for each 'cuss" word. Miller started in
more profusely in bis profanity than be-
fore and talked so rapidly that the magis-
trate found that he was not quick enough
accountant, and imposed sentence of
thirty days. Miller would not cease in
his profanity, and the sentence was fur
ther increased to sixty days, and later,
when he renewed his abusive language, 1t
was increased to ninety days.
On Thursday last, at Moorestown, Geo.
w. Bowker, of Mount Holly, was given
q trial by jury before Justice Evans, on
charge preferred by William P. Eddy.
representative of the Law and Order So
ciety. for keeping open on Sunday and
selling cigars and tobacco. The jury was
out several hours, standing three to three,
but the cold room in which the jury de-
liberated finally brought them to an en-
forced agreement, and verdict of guilty
was rendered. Bowker paid $5.44, and
Samuel W. Shinn gave notice that he
would appeal. A. R. Bedwell and Ar
thur Damask, of Mount Holly, charged
with selling tobacco, candy. ETC., on Sun
day, will be given hearing at Moorestown
on January %, their cases having been
postponed.
Samuel j. Taylor is whining like dog
In fear of dose of Prussic acid In fact
that is the material which Taylor used so
effectively to dispatch worthless ours
while serving as the official dog marshal