The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-11-17

=. Buy your Thanksgiving post cards al
Boyce's.
"a On Thursday evening, November %,
7. Thanksgiving, public masquerade dance
b will be given at Rancocss PARK.
|. Charles Macdonald, of Riverside, is
. laid up with broken collar bone. He
b was injured while playing foot ball.
Mrs. Arthur Bently, of Burlington. en-
tertained the Thimble Club. of Mount
Holly, at her home on Thursday after
noon.
h The 41st anniversary of the laying OF
the corner stone of the Morsvian Church,
at Riverside, was appropriately celebrat-
ed on Sunday.
Ross s. McCown, county secretary of
the Y. M. c. A., has removed his Office
from High street to the Office on Washing
ton street formerly occupied by DR.. Lord
While driving his team with load of
corn, last week, Lewis Wells, of Moores-
town, was pulled from his seat and run
over by the wagon. His right leg was
broken in two places.
A pleasant event scheduled for next
Saturday night is the annual rabbit sup
per of Lady Marion Home, No 6. Brother
hood of America. to be enjoyed by mem
beers of the Home only.
As the result of both wagons being
overturned when he collided with the
team Of Mrs. Keen, Stokes Haines. OF
Vincentown, caught his foot In the step
and broke his thigh.
Having passed the required examina-
ton before the State Medical Board, the
following have been elected corporals OF
Company E: Fred @. Norcross. John W.
Price and Leonard K. johnson.
Fred Metcalf, of Beverly, II years old.
while igniting some gun powder. We'd
nesday evening, was so horribly burned
about the face that he will lose the sight
of both eyes. The youth was taken to
Cooper Hospital, Camden.
Announcement is made of the marriage
of George L. Griffith and Miss Rose Marie
Fitzpatrick, both of Delanco The cere-
mony was performed at the Methodist
parsonage by Rev. c. Rollin Smith, on
Saturday evening" October 81.
A leap year dance will be given In the
Masonic Temple, on Friday evening. un-
der the auspices of Mrs. William G. Weth-
Grill, Mount Holly; Mrs. Robert G. Wills,
Marlton; Mrs. William G. Nichols and
Mrs. Morris E. Lundy. of Philadelphia.
Mrs. William Dennis, of Writings,
aged about 80 years, was buried on We'd
nesday In the cemetery at Pemberton.
The deceased was preparing meal when
her apron caught fire, and before the blaz-
ing garments could be removed she was
fatally burned.
Mrs. Raymond Wells, a sister-in-law of
Attorney Harold B. Wells. Of Borden
town, who has been critically i'll, and who
was removed from her summer home at
Pemberton to the Burlington County Hos
pital, is said to be improving and on fair
way to recovery.
DIR. William A. Newell and Miss Flor
ence Nightingale Correll. daughter of the
Bishop coadjutor of Japan. have an
nounced their engagement. DR.. Newell,
whose nome is ON the outskirts of Mount
Holly. is resident physician at the Epis-
copal Hospital, Philadelphia.
The Burlington County Hospital was
well remembered on Tuesday. the annual
donation day. The contributions of cash
and other needed articles were about
equal to that received last year, which
shows a continued appreciation of the
good work being done at that institution.
The Women's Home Missionary Society
of the Trenton district will hold Its an
nusl meeting in the Methodist Church at
Mount Holly tomorrow, beginning at 10
O'Clock. At the evening session an ad
dress will be delivered by Mrs. May Leon
ard Woodruff. secretary of the bureau for
Porta RIGA.
Herman F. Bell and Miss Title Young
Hamilton, both of Delanco, were mar
ried at Riverside, on Saturday evening,
November z, by Justice Charles 81. Zieg-
Ter. Mrs. Stokes Gaskill was the matron
of honor and her husband the best man.
A reception followed the ceremony at the
home of the bride.
The state board of canvassers will meet
at Trenton on Tuesday, November "a, to
canvass the recent election returns. Gov
ernor Fcrt has appointed the following
Senators for this purpose: Robbins, of
Burlington; Hillery, of Morris; Silser. of
Middlesex; Fielder, of Hudson; Minch,
of Cumberland.
The coming winter will be mild, If any
reliance can be placed on the tradition re-
lating to st. Martins day. The ancient
legend says that If the weather is cold
and clear on November II, the winter is
sure to be severe one. Az mild weather
and rain were features on Wednesday, a
severe winter may not be looked for.
When County CLERK George H. Hol-
man, of Toms River, took the oath of
office on Tuesday for his second term, he
appointed as his deputy Miss Martha Pot
ter Horner, who is believed to be the only
feminine deputy county clerk In New
Jersey. Miss Horner was stenographer
for Mr. Holman before he was elected
county clerk five years ago.
The joint bridge committees of the
boards of freeholders of Mercer and Bur
lington counties journeyed to North Cross
wicks, Wednesday afternoon, and sold the
old covered bridge crossing the Cross
wicks creek to the Hutchinson Brothers,
proprietors of the Eagle flour mill at
Crosswicks, for $3.50. The $27, 900 bridge, i
which was recently constructed near the
covered bridge, will be open to traffic on
December /. The buyers of the old
structure were given from December 1 to |
March to remove 1t. The new bridge |
was inspected and accepted about three |
weeks ago.
That Nathan D. Pancoast. prosperous
farmer of Moorestown, is alive is doubt
less due to the precautions that have been
taken to prevent the carrying out of
Black Hand threats made against his life.
On October 80 he received letter, partly
written and partly printed, in scrawly
hand, demanding that $500 be left under
large white stone In front of his home
within ten days, in default of which his
death would follow. Mr.. Pancoast re-