The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-11-17
LOCAL NEWS.
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car shops.
Thomas Grant, living near Collier
Mills, raised four turnips that weigh Sc
enteen pounds.
The Amusement Club at Wrightstowl
will give a private dance at that place G
Friday evening.
A. E. Gaskill, deputy postmaster, is Ell
joying two weeks cunning trip dow
on Barnegat bay.
Earl C. WINS. of New Egypt, Will
playing foot ball at school on Tuesday
had his collar bone broken.
A building lot on the west side OF Glove
street belonging to Eckard p. Budd, ma
been sold to Albert II. Lear for $3.50.
Harry L Knight, postmaster at Med
ford, Is buying all kinds Of Christina
greens, which he will ship to the west.
DR.. Eugene Harbert, son of George F
Harbert, steward of the almshouse. ha
removed from East Orange to Beverly.
Miss Ellen Allen, of Medford, is at tn
Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia. Sh
is recovering from surgical operation.
The members of Court Mckinley, or
der of the Golden Sceptre, will give
baked bean supper In the Gaskill building
on Saturday evening, November %.
Andrew Parker, living near Red Lion
had his arm broken In two places BY
being thrown out of wagon. The acct
dent was caused'by the king bolt coming
out.
There will be 9 private sale of house
hold furniture. including some old-stylt
pieces, at No. Q Brainard street. on Wed
nesday and Thursday of this week. from
Q A. NJ. to P. M.
Fl. @. Wagner announces that the frs
game Of basket ball in Mount Holly for the
season will probably be held in the Opers
House on Thanksgiving night. Candida
tes for the team should apply to Mr..
Wagner.
Mayor G. Taylor Rue, of Burlington,
hiss received his certificate from Governor
Fort announcing his appointment as del
egate to the Deeper Waterways Confer
ence at Baltimore. It Is quite an elabo-
rate document.
In THE NEWS of last week was the no
tice of the marriage of Miss Mabel b.
Earth, of Mount Holly, to John Beckett.
of Moorestown. Miss Bozarth writes that
the publication Of the marriage was not
warranted, no such ceremony having been
performed.
Rev. F. w. Randall, of Medford, pas
tor of the Baptist Church there, Is max
ing an effort to form union Of the Bap-
fist Churches of Medford, Vincentown,
Pemberton and Marlton for the purpose
of holding evangelistic meetings at the
different places
On Saturday evening next the ladies of
the Church of the Sacred Heart will give
a supper in the Masonic Temple. This
event is one of the enjoyable occasions of
the season. The bill of fare presented
will be equal to those offered at previous
suppers. and that is about all that Is me-
cessary to say.
Samuel E. Chambers. of Moorestown,
Is confined to his bed as the result of a
peculiar accident. Alighting from his
bicycle the pedal struck his knee and
fractured the cap in two places. Muscu-
lar rheumatism developed to add to his
troubles His leg has been swollen to
twice its normal size.
On Thanksgiving night the Melody
Quartette, of Philadelphia, will give a
concert In the Baptist Church. This is
the same quartette that gave such pleas
ing entertainment in the Court House re-
Gently for the benefit of the visiting nurse
fund, and it will doubtless be greeted by
large audience on Thanksgiving night.
Whitehall Pfeiffer, who was shot in the
left eye, head and body by George Walk
er, a negro. at the home of Walker. in
Bordentown, where the men quarreled on
Wednesday, November 4, has not yet suf-
lficiently recovered as to be able to leave
the Mercer Hospital at Trenton. where he
was taken at the time he lost the sight of
his left eye.
Letters and postals remaining unclaimed
in the post Office for the week ending No
yember IA, are as follows: Annie COLON
CLARK, Earl Gaskill, Mrs 81. LacFord. A.
It. Master, Mrs. e. Merriam. Parker Bros,
Miss Eudocia Sedick. Charles Thomas,
Mrs L. P. Wass; postals, John johnson.
Oscar johnson, Howard Justis, Mrs. Null
crome. Mrs. N. Diezel.
Thomas Seattergood died at Browns
Mills, ON Tuesday. He was engaged in
carting hay and was sitting on his wagon
waiting to drive up and have his load
thrown of, when he suddenly fell for
ward and when those around him went to
his aid it was found that he was dead
Valvular disease of the heart was the
cause of death. 1t was not known that
he had ever been attacked before. He
was So yesrs Of age.
For some time past Mrs. Sallie Kinsey.
of Beverly. heard mysterious noises In
the ceiling over her bedroom at her home
on Cooper street. A carpenter while re
pairing the roof discovered nest of
squirrels, which had taken possession by
gnaEing hole through the shingles. On
further examination he found almost a
peck of English walnuts which the ami
mails had carried from a nearby tree and
stored away for the winter.
The Eastern Maltese Hen Pigeon Club
will hold Its first annual meeting on No
vember 81, afternoon and evening. In Col
Inns & Pancoast's hall at Merchantville.
There will be fine exhibition of birds OF
choice stock, including poultry and white
turkeys. Several Madison Square Garden
prize winners will be shown and will com
uete for ribbons There Is keen competi-
tion aud entries thus far registered indi-
cate one of the most interesting exhibi
tions of the kind ever held in that Sec
ton.
Grabbing one of the points of pair o.
ice tongs to save himself from falling, VII
liam Rorer, of Beverly, an employe o.
the Burlington artificial ice works. tore
deep cash In the palm of his right hand
an injury which caused him great pain
The accident happened Saturday after
noon at the ice plant, where Rorer wa
working. Becoming overbalanced by
large cake of ice which he was handling
to save himself from falling. he grabbed
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