The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-08-25
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS


Mrs. James Clapper, Of Hulme street
is i'll with typhoid fever.
Miss Ella Potts, of Jacobstown, Is sui
fering with sprained ankle.
George Sevan and family have removes
from Lumberton to Mount Holly.
Joseph Cline, travelling evangelist, l
now holding tent meetings at Red Lion.
The Board of Freeholders will meet a
the Court House, Mount Holly, ON Wed
nesday, September 2.
Through Blanchard II. White pension
has been granted to Mrs Phoebe, wido"
Of Samuel A. Dobbins, deceased, OF Noun
Holly.
Garreckt's band, of Medford, will give
open air concert at that place next Satur
day evening, in order to raise funds te
buy new instruments.
Mrs. Blanche A. Goodwin, Of Borden.
town, has brought suit for divorce against
her husband, William W. Goodwin, Oh
the ground Of desertion.
Thomas Logan, father of Mrs. Joseph
H. Gaskill, formerly of Mount Holly,
celebrated his 93rd birthday on Saturday,
August 10, at Seaside Park.
At the almshouse, on Wednesday. oc-
CURED the death of Joseph Risley, OF
Mount Holly. He died from consump.
tion soon after being admitted.
The regular monthly business meeting
of the Epworth League will be held on
Friday evening in the NJ. Z. church,
which will be followed by social.
Having been stricken with typhoid
fever just as he was about to take his an
nual vacation, Ralph Conrow, of Lumber
ton, is now patient in Philadelphia
Hospital.
Edgar Morris, accompanied by hissister.
made a visit to Mount Holly, last
week, for the first time in twenty-three
years. They formerly resided near
Hainesport.
Alvah Colkitt, living on tie road to
Eayrestown, has lost his crop of peaches,
estimated to be worth about $780, The
fruit rotted and fell from the trees. owing
to blight and other causes.
Blood poisoning has been keeping
George G. Oliver confined to the house
for some time, but he is now re-
covering. He Is farmer living near
Lamberton. During harvest he ran rye
beard into his knee.
The following unclaimed letters remain
In the post Office for the week ending
August %: Joseph Fl. French, Miss Mary
Vincent. Postals TOR Carlos Hoffman,
Mrs. Caddie Shinn, Miss Rosie Shannon.
Miss Charlotte Strucker.
Eugene Antrim Hargrove, of Mount
Holly, and Miss Bessie d. Hulish, of
Burlington, were married at the latter
place on Sunday evening, August is. The
ceremony was performed at the Union
M. E. parsonage by Rev. John W. Lynch.
Action for damages is to be brought
against the Public Service Corporation for
the death of Charles 9. Haines, of Lenola.
who was killed by being hurled against
pole. While driving load of truck to
Camden, his team was struck by trolley
car and the driver thrown from the wagon.
Joseph Smires, of Seaside Park, has
been missing since August 8, when he
went to Philadelphia for the day. He
was last seen In that city when he stop
ped In bank and cashed check for $50,
given him by A. G. Middleton, by whom
he was employed taking care Of boats.
Some friends fear that he has been the
victim of foul play.
Contractor Barber has overcome most
all the difficulties likely to be encountered
In the construction of the new dam. Be-
fore the excavation for the foundation
had been completed workmen unsarthed
two cannon balls which figured in the
Revolutionary war. They will be pre-
served as relics. The pouring of the con-
crete for the dam will be started this
week.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
according to the officials, will take no part
In the quarrel between Charles T. Silver
thorn, telegraph operator at Riverton;
and G. c. Filter, Of that place. William
EARLY, counsel for Filter, says that so for
as he knows his client would take no
further action In the matter. During
rouble at the station Silverthorn cut Fit
Ter cash on the shoulder with a Ratchet.
Another carload of carriages and wagons
has reached the warerooms OF Judson
Gaskii the Garden street carriage man,
and 1t contains some entirely different pat
terms from any that have been shown at
this place before. ANY one desiring
really good vehicle at low price should
call and examine this stock. The quality
of the goods handled by Mr.. Gaskill has
been shown to be of the best, and Gus
toner once gained is generally retained.
Henry Fl. Albertson, owner of the
Green Hill Dairy Farm, near Burlington,
is working out his plans on farm land
scape, and the effect is to make his broad
acres look like park. Mr.. Albertson has
laid out four roads through the farm, and
fences have been removed from all fields
except those used for pasturage Many
trees have been planted, and in time the
long and winding highways through the
farm will be shaded lanes. Many artistic
touches have been given to points where
landscape gardening can be used to pro-
duce striking effects.
In his candidacy for the position Of
state treasurer of the Patriotic Order Sons
of America, at the annual meeting held at
Bridgeton, last week, Frank g. Davis, of
Mount Holly, made an excellent showing,
and his defeat was only accomplished by
methods of a questionable character.
Had the officers been elected on the 6rst
day of the session, which hes been the
general custom, 1t Is said that Mr.. Davis
would have been successful. Officers
were elected as follows: State president,
w. Howard Mercer, Merchsntville; vice
president, Thomas L. Wilson, Swedesboro;
master Of forms, w. q. Kershaw, somer.
vile; secretary. J. w. Thorn, Trenton
assistant secretary. w. @. Gutter, Trenton
conductor, G. L. Blackmsn. Atlantic City
inspector, D. A. Perigo, Branchville
guard, ]. C. Schissler. Camden; trustee
ID. M. RICHTER. Palmyra; chaplain. the
Rev. C. H. Elder, Trenton.
Drowning in an unsuccessful attempt t.
save his friend from a watery grave, FL
yey Smith was the hero of tragedy oil
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