The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-11-03
LOCAL NEWS.

the father of new boy which arrived 0
Thursday.
Miss May White, of Mount Holly. an
Miss Julia Kirby, of Medford, are visi
ing relatives at Pemberton.
Sneak thieves at Bridgeboro last week
worked on the line of taking cushions an
chairs from front rorches.
Election returns will be displayed o.
banner from the Republican head
quarters in the Masonic Temple
Miss Eleanor. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas r. Finley, of Union street, oh
served her sixth birthday on Tuesday.
Harry G. Atkinson, of Pointyille, AM
Miss Ray c. Girdon, of Trenton, were
married on Saturday evening, October "a
The three men alleged to be the princi
pals 10 the assault upon Mrs Maggi
Davis, at Riverside, were liberated undo
bail this week.
Spinal meningitis has caused the dealt
of several horses at Browns Mills. Si1
died at Chatsworth last week from tn
same disease.
A house and lot on Brainard street, be
longing to the estate of Joseph Frake
deceased, was sold, on Friday. to Howard
Frake for $1,215.
Powhattan Tribe of Red Men, No.
98, will give an oyster supper in the w
G. T. U. hall, at Bridgeboro, on Saturday
evening, November a.
Edwin s. Buzby, of Bordentown, ha
purchased the William R. Longstreet farm
on the road from Mount Holly to Jack
sonville, for $S1 per acre.
Harry Hawkins, Jr., of Mount Holly
has been elected member of the finance
committee of the State Council, Junior
Order American Mechanics.
Having no further use for the house he
has been occupying for the past three
years, Sheriff Norcross. on Friday. re-
moved his family to Burlington.
Frederic Halpin, of New Egypt, and
Miss Alice Hopkins. of near Hornerstown,
were married on Thursday afternoon by
Rev. w. E. Corpwell, of Jacobstown.
The newly organized athletic association
at Riverside, will give field sports and q
pig chase on the base ball grounds on
Thanksgiving day, Thursday. November
&c.
p. J. Byrne, q Burlington contractor.
has commenced work on the erection of
q new bridge over the stream below Hart
ford, In which the county and trolley
company are interested.
While helping with the gates at the
New Lisbon dam. on Wednesday, Samuel
Carpenter lost one of his fingers and had
another crushed. Samuel Clatts also had
q finger badly mangled.
Tomorrow will be the quarterly gov
eminent pension day, and those veterans
able to find solace in the result of to-day's
election, will have added pleasure in get
ting their pension vouchers executed.
William Rossell, while running a lathe
at the Riverside watch case factory. nearly
severed the forefnger of his right hand.
1t required four stitches to replace the
member SO as to save it from amputation.
Announcement is made of the marriage
of Abel Smires, of Pointville, and Miss
Maude Parent, of Jacobstown. Rev. P. r
Pitman, pastor of the Jacobstown Metho-
dist Church, performed the ceremony on
October 10.
Robert Peacock, of Florence, resumed
his former position as stenographer in the
Office of Prosecutor Atkinson, yesterday.
As the young man is to be elected County
Auditor to-day, he will make his head
quarters In Mount Holly. Miss Rowe,
living near Columbus, who formerly held
this position, resigned about four weeks
ago. Dan Cupid is said to have beenFe-
sponsible for this change.
On Sunday, NovemberS, the Bridgeboro
Union A. M. E. Church. under the direc-
ton of the pastor, Rev. D. II. Gaines, will
be dedicated and special jubilee services
the entire week will follow. P. E. William
81. Decker and Rt Rev. ]. F. Ramsey,
the bishop, will be present officially. The
Rev. George Powell, of Bridgeboro, and
Rev. Charles Barnes, of Riverside NJ B.
Church, have been invited to take part in
the dedicatory services.
Having set his goods out of DOORS
without, as he alleges, having warrant
for so doing, Charles Ii. MCGOWAN has re-
tanned v. Claude Palmer. of Mount Hol-
ly, to bring suit for damage against Con-
stables William r. Fleetwood and Will
liam Mccormick, of Burlington. Nc
Gowan worked on the farm of James
Haines. near Deacon's station. dis
quite arose between the two men and
Haines had his employee elected from
the tenant house. The latter claims that
he was hired by the year, and that the
proceeding against him was illegal.
Features of the County Young Mems
Christian Associations program for the
winter include the holding OF religious
services In the various churches in this
district, and the first of these occurred at
Pemberton on Sunday. The pulpits in
the morning were occupied by representa-
tives of the comfy committee. In the
afternoon ]. Harvey Borton, of Moores-
town. led the meeting for women, and the
meeting for the men was in charge OF
Henry P. Thorn, of Medford, and W. j.
Oyerman, of Moorestown. Instead of
holding the regular Sunday School in the
afternoon, Ross s. McCown, the county
secretary, held conference with the boys
of that place.
The Republicans of Moorestown hae
hard luck in their attempt to have
parade. The first time set was Wedues
day evening, but the event was postponed
until the next night owing to the rain
About $50 citizens of Mount Holly hat
formed high hat brigade and had red
lights to burn. but they had to give up
A band which had been engaged to &C
company the Mount Holly people came u
from Camden only to be sent home again
ON Thursday morning the weather wa
apparently so promising 1t was decided
that the parade should take place. Thi
time the Mount Holly contingent engage
Irons band, of Burlington, but by tiv'
O'Clock the rain was again getting in ii
work and all parading orders were car
celled.
Acting under the suggestion of Judg
l.