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

Very Best" Here and at Jones Phar
macy. L. 8. BoYce, stationer
AS the result of running nail into he
|, foot, Mrs. Anna Lamb, of Jas3bstown,
suffering from very sore wound.
The Logan property on Pine street will
Ie occupied this week by DR.. j. r. Haines
: who recently purchased the premises.
A very pleasant lawn fete and supper
/ was given on Saturday evening by thu
ladies of the Episcopal church Lum
J berton.
Arthur M. Plummer is now enjoying
his vacation, having finished his summer
course of training at the art school at For
Washington, Pa.
Further particulars are soon to be an
nounced concerning Block Party" tc
be given by the ladies of the Methodist
church next menth.
i John G. Atkinson and Helen A. Fisher,
both Of Vincentown. were married at the
Methodist parsonage. Medford, on August
16, by Rev. John Goorley.
Walter Oliphant has been assigned to
supervise the building of macadam roads
by the state on the large grounds of the
Jamesburg Reform School.
Public sale Of the reereshment stands for
the Mount Holly Fair will take place on
the fair grounds ON Saturday afternoon,
September 10, at one o'clock.
An automobile trip along the sea shore
resorts has been engaging the attention
of Deputy County Clerk Charles M.
Atkinson and family during the past
week.
A receiver has been appointed for the
Phoenixville, Pa, Wood Working Com
pany. One Of the incorporators was
Walter v. Inman, formerly of Mount
Holly.
Charles t. Shreve and Miss Elsie L.
Cross, both Of Mount Holly. have been
receiving congratulations on their mar
rage, which event occurred at Burlington
on June 10.
The child of William 8. Taylor, on But
tonwood street, is i'll with typhoid fever.
The disease was probably contracted while
the family was out of town visiting for
oyer week.
Reports received from a test made In
the case Of Miss Marion Keller, of Mill
street, who is convalescing from typhoid
fever, shows that her present illness is
not diphtheria.
Anthony Coughlier and Charles Mahan,
of Bordentown, walked from the latter
place to Philadelphia, last Monday. They
covered the distance, thirty miles, in seven
and half hours.
While walking on the street, Tuesday
afternoon, Postmaster Leatherbury, OF
White Hill, was stricken with an attack
of acute indigestion, and for time his
condition was serious.
A pleasant greeting last week was that
between Ellsworth II. Reeves. Of Branch
street, and lis brother from Georgia. 1t
was the first time they had seen each
other for thirty-one years.
Capt. George Il. Branson, of Bispham
street, has had retaining wall Of two
inch planking erected along the side OF
his property to prevent any further wash
ing out of the embankment.
The lot of land IN front of the railroad
station. with q frontage on Madison
avenue, has been purchased by Albert
Baker and Harry Q. Burroughs. 1t is
said the latter will build residence on his
lot.
A pleasant event to take place at Ran
cocas Park on Thursday, will be basket
picnic of farmers, members of the Moores-
town Republican Calvary Club. the OBJ
ject being to effect reorganization of
that body.
The Locust Grove Outing Club will
hold its annual clam bake at the club
house, on the farm of William Atkinson.
near Burlington, on Thursday, A pro-
gramme of sports has been arranged for
the occasion.
Announcement is made of the engage
ment of Florence, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. William G. Hammell, of Sykes
vile, to Edgar N. Wills. of Camden.
The parents of the bride-elect formerly
resided Mount Holly.
The sixth annual Burlington County
Fair Gin miniature) opened at the Delanco
athletic club grounds on Saturday even
ing. 1t promises to be one Of the biggest
fairs held In this section. 1t will contin-
ne through the present week.
Twelve days after the death of Capt.
E. Il. Kirkbride, late of Medford, his
beneficiary, Mrs. Anna w. Dobbins. q
sister, received check for $4,000 from
the Ancient Order United Workmen, of
which fraternity the deceased was b mem
Der.
The funeral of Sarah Haines took place
from her late home at Bridgeboro on Sun
day afternoon. Death was due to conges
ton of the lungs The deceased was In
her 74th year. On August IA she fell and
broke rib, after which she declined rap
idly.
At Ocean Grove, on Monday afternoon,
August II, occurred the marriage of E.
Lewis Schuyler, of Mount Holly, and Miss
Gertrude c. Wilson, of Burlington. The
ceremony was performed by Rev Percy
Perinchief. The happy couple will re
side in Mount Holly.
An appointment to the position OF
deputy fish and game warden for Bur
lington county has been received by Ern-
est R. Snyder, Ir., of Mount Holly. 1t Is
hoped the new official will put a stop to
the unlawful taking of FISH with nets
| from the Rancocas creek.
Peaches and cream is all that thief
took after breaking into the residence of
DIR. w. P. Melcher by an office window
ON Friday night. Failing to get any
money, which was undoubtedly the booty
sought for, the unwelcome visitor carried
away half basket Of peaches and q
pitcher of cream.
Going into the alley In the rear of his
residence on Union street, Friday after
noon, Lorenzo L. Sapp discovered some
rubbish burning briskly within foot of
one of the barns located there. He Sc
cured buckets of water and extinguished
the blaze just in time to prevent what
might have resulted In disastrous fire.
William H. Foster and William Harris,
of Mount Holly, were arrested on We'd
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