The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-11-24
LOCAL NEWS.
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Fancy, hand decorated, Japanese china
L. 8. Boyce, % Garden street.
Miss Eva Engle spent few days witt
friends at Burlington, last week.
John Rainier, of Florence, shot int
gray fox. last week, which he will have
mounted.
Save money, by dining at Arcade Hotel
Thanksgiving Day. Roast turkey and
roast goose.
Walter c. Dennis, of Bispham street.
who is employed at Florence. moved bis
family to Burlington last week.
A moving picture show has been estab-
lished at New Egypt by Edward B. Hulse,
lessee of the Mount Holly Opera House.
A concrete pavement has been laid In
front of the Presbyterian Church and the
adjoining property of James L. Jamison.
AS both father and son are employed al
Roebling, Howard ]. Harris, of Pine
street, has decided to remove his family
to that place.
Mrs. William A. Slaughter, of Ridgway
street, who has been spending three
months in Germany, has returned from
her tour abroad.
Sarah M. Sager, widow of William +.
Sager. in her SID year, was buried Satur-
day afternoon from the parlors of Under
rakar Morrio II Roolar
A large number of checks were sent out
last week by the Burlington County Fair
Association in settlement of premiums
won at the recent exhibition.
Thursday will be Thanksgiving, and
mail should be taken from the post office
by 10 o'clock in the morning, at which
time the Office will close for the day.
John Fenimore, ST., of Ewanville, aged
rs years, is credited with having shot the
largest hare of the season. 1t Is said that
the animal weighed nineteen pounds when
dressed.
A few days since Miss Beulah Heisler,
of Grant street. met with peculiar acct
dent. She fractured rib by exerting un-
usual strength in attempting to remove
the top from jar of fruit.
Tramps arrested after justices of the
peace have retired for the night will be
housed in a small building on Water
street located on the Curtis property,
which has been leased by the township
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Three interesting mass meetings, under
the auspices of the Burlington County Z.
N. C. A., were held at Palmyra on Sun
day. Talks to men and boys were given
In the Y NJ. G. A. building, and the meet
ing for ladies was held In the Baptist
Church.
William Oliver. employed ON the farm
of Horace G. Atkinson, on the Jobstown
road, while working In barn, on We'd
nesday, fell through a NOW hole. dis.
lance of twenty feet, landing on cement
floor. 1t is said that the sight Of one eye
was destroyed but no bones were broken.
Oliver was unconscious for day after
the accident.
A farmers picnic social was given by
the Shepherds of Bethlehem in the Gas
kill building on Friday night. In the va
riety of masked costumes were to be seen
several in representation Of the old-time
farmer and his wife. Products Of the
farm we're used as decorations. The af-
fair was very successful and furnished
considerable amusement.
Last week the Court of Errors and APP
peals affirmed the decision Of the court be-
low In the suit of Alfred and Rachel Cox
against the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany, which was tried some time ago and
q verdict rendered of $500 in favor of
the plaintiffs for the destruction by IRE
of grist mill and contents at Juliustown,
due to the carelessness of the defendant
company. ]. Il. Kelsey represented the
plaintiffs.
Elyie Shinn, q merchant, at Seaside
Park, was we'll peppered with leaden pei
lets while out cunning last week. The
beach hills and thickets are good cunning
ground now, and Shinn and some friends
went down to the beach to try their luck.
shinn had just spied bunnie and was put
ting up his gun, when some one else also
saw rabbit from the opposite side and
fred. The shot struck all around Shinn
and wounded him from his head to his
feet, though he is not seriously hurt.
A big 'smerry widow" hat of the very lat
est cheese-box effect. probably saved the life
of its fair wearer, at Burlington, Tuesday
morning, when heavy slide of thrawing
Ice and snow toppled into the street from
q roof at Broad and High streets. The
slide started with roar just as the young
woman was passing by. Warned by the
shouts of spectators. she attempted to
dodge, but ran into the heaviest part OF
the fall. Although knocked down by the
shock, those who rushed to the aid OF the
stranger, expecting to find her badly In
iured, discovered that the big hat had
given up it's existence to save its owner
from a possible fractured skull or broken
neck. She boarded trolley car before
the police could get her name. The big
"merry widow, reduced to pancake form,
was caressingly carried under one arm.
The wedding of Miss Marion Heulingl
Deacon. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
iamin Deacon, of Broad street, and Eu
gene Lee Burns, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward F. Burns, of Philadelphia, formerly
of Mount Holly. took place at the resi-
. dence of the brides parents at O'CLOCK
{ ON Wednesday evening, November 10
! The ceremony was performed by Rev. X
Fl. Baker of the Baptist Church. Tit
bride, who was given away by her father
wore a gown of white satin, trimmed will
hand embroidery and Duchess lace ant
tulle veil. She carried a bouquet o
brides roses and lilies of the valley. Sh
was attended by her sister, Miss Catharin
]. Deacon, as maid of honor, who wore
gown of yellow satin and carried bouque
of yellow chrysanthemums. The bes
man was Robert Burns. brother of tn
groom. Only the immediate families an
near relatives were present.
Electricity played ''old hodge" with ca
1913 on the Camden-Mount Holly line o
"Wednesday morning, and as result
the ignorance Of one of the car crew. th
car was set on fire and In the rush for th
door there was q jam and sewers
persons were injured. All the way froI
he