The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-12-01
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Herbert s Killie, who has an Office II
the Gaskill building, has been appointed
commissioner of deeds.
i DR.. A. A. Moody, formerly of Mount
Holly, has given up his practice In Cam
den and gone to Wisconsin.
. Thomas G. Plasket has purchased from
the William B. Plasket estate, the
/ creamery property at Hartford.
Mr.. and Mrs. wilfred Carter. of Boston,
, spent Thanksgiving day with Mrs.
Carter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William II.
Mason.
There will be pie and cake sale In the
EVAN property on High street, next Sat
urday afternoon, by the ladies of the Bap-
tist Church.
Lost. on Saturday, between Rutland
avenue and Garden street, gold and
enamel Masonic charm. Reward if re-
turned to 1879 Garden street.
While guRning near Retreat, few days
since, Raymond Bishop, of Mount Holly,
accidentally shot his cousin, Russell Nix
on, in the right shoulder.
On Tuesday A. A. Anderson, the Mount
Holly real estate dealer, purchased of Ben
aiah p. Wills the Smires farm of SO
acres, located at Wrightstown.
The new chemical fire extinguisher or
dered by the Union Fire Company at a
cost of nearly 81, $780, is due to arrive in
Mount Holly about February 90.
NJ. E. Matlack, who will be busy dur
ing the next session of Congress, will
leave for Washington, D. O.. to-day. He
will be accompanied by his family.
The Women's Christian Temperance
Union will meet at the home of Mrs.
Frank Armstrong, No. 108 Water street,
next Tuesday afternoon. at o'clock.
The Mount Holly Water Company is
having the old saw mill basin and the bed
leading to it cleaned out. When flooded
the basin will be used as an ice pond.
George A. Atkinson has been appointed
administrator of the estate of Harry r.
Beldin, deceased, of Burlington. The
personal property is valued at $1,000.
A property on Water street. belonging
to William H. stewart, of Millville, for
merly of Mount Holly, has been conveyed
to the Peoples Building and Loan Assoc
citation.
Having purchased the lot on Union
street from Frank T. Morton, where the
tennis court was located. E. w. Esham
has broken ground for the erection of two
dwelling houses.
The Rev. II. st. Clair Hathaway, of
Lockport N. Y, has accepted call to
become the rector of Christ Episcopal
Church, Bordentown, and will enter upon
his duties at once.
Mrs. Horace F. Boileau was visiting
friends in Mount Holly, on Friday. Mrs.
Boileau was teacher in the Mount Holly
schools last year. Her maiden name was
Miss May v. Maggie.
Being ignorant of the prevalence of the
foot and mouth disease at the time he
purchased some cattle, Amos Evans, liv-
ing near Rancocas, is quarantined In New
York with about forty head of cows on
his hands.
At the Otto Gas Engine Works In Phil
adelphia, where he is employed, Charles
Pierce, of Mount Holly, was stricken
with stomach trouble and removed to the
Presbyterian Hospital His condition has
greatly improved.
Being hidden from view while out gun
ming ON Thursday, Amory Truitt, colored,
aged 10 years, living near Marion, was
accidentally shot in the leg by Joseph
Foreman. Twenty-four shot penetrated
the flesh to depth of about an inch.
William g. Thorn, employed with the
Bell Telephone Company. met with an
accident last evening. While on his way
from Lumberton to Mount Holly his motor
cycle collided with the carriage of DIR.
Haiues and Mr.. Thorn was thrown to the
ground, his collar bone being broken by
the fall.
Edward Hults, on the Rancocas road,
was assaulted by his son George, on Sun
day. The father was doing something to
which George objected. and the latter
struck his father In the face, cutting a
bad cash on the cheek. Prosecutor At
kinson was informed of the affair and
Justice Jamison issued a warrant for
Georges arrest.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dougherty were
thrown from their carriage in runaway
accident while driving to the railroad
station, at Riverton, yesterday. Mrs.
Dougherty sustained conclusion of the
brain and Mr. Dongherty's leg was broken.
Their infant, which remained In the car
rage, escaped injury.
A benefit for the Burlington County
Hospital will be given at Dreamland on
Thursday evening, December Sd. David
Kapilan, the great violinist. will give
recital of classical music, assisted by Miss
Bertha Smith, pianist. Extra moving
pictures will be shown. Every one should
attend. Dreamland will be decorated and
under special management that evening.
Admission 10 cents; children cents.
| A reflection of those business men in
Mount Holly who are seeking to stem the
financial tide that is flowing out OF town,
can be seen to-day in the advertising col
umns of THE News, where holiday bar
gains and gifts suitable for Christmas
presents are set forth in the interest of
those seeking information on this sub
iect. The absence of department store
delay and red tape makes shopping with
the home merchant pleasure. The great
est buying time of the year is rapidly ap
preaching, and merchants who want to
secure an extra volume of business are
making the bidding to-day. The local
merchants who make an honest effort to
secure your trade are the ones who should
get it.
A number of the friends of Charles
Shreve and wife rendered them recep-
ton on Friday evening at their home on
Madison avenue. They took several me-
mentoes with them, and somebody must
have known of the fact, for about mid
night, when the family was supposed to
be In bed, one of the members heard
noise in back room. Going to investi-
!. gate it was found that pane of glass had
been cut from one of the windows and a
mans form was seen on the roof of the