The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-03-10
The recent supper for the benefit of tn

: The recent supper for the benefit of tn
! Methodist church netted $1,000.
A Shamrock party, with souvenirs fo
all. will be held in the Lewis building, O.
Tuesday evening. March II.
Beach Haven borough is arranging 70
a gas plant to furnish gas for illuminating
purposes. Bids have been advertised 70
the laying of pipes, and the contract vii
be awarded on March 10.
For sale, three small houses, bargains
, One at SO Water street (brick row.. on
No. 217 West Washington street, and on
on southeast corner of Union and Cherr
streets. A A. Anderson.
Benajah p Wills. President of the Bur
lington County Fair Association, ha
been elected secretary, to fill the vacanc.
caused by the death of Samuel W. Shinn
Mr.. Wills will attend to the duties o
both positions.
Representative Gardner has been ad
vised that pensions have been granted tt
Mrs. Sarah A. Atkinson, Mount Holly
s.; William Davis, Burlington, SIS; Ma
than G. johnson, Pemberton, $12; Viii
liam F. McClain, Medford. $12.
The Samuel Aaron school on Chestnut
street, will be dedicated on Thursday
afternoon at two o'clock. The committed
In charge of the building is preparing {
programme. The public generally is in
vited to attend the dedication and inspect
the building.
Howard, son of Assemblyman Lewis
paid visit to Trenton, last week, with
his uncle ex-Sheriff Fenton. Some mem.
Der of the House discovered the fact that
the boy was present during session and
moved that the privilege of the floor be
extended to Master Howard.
| Among the south Jersey law students
who last week passed the bar examinations
in the Supreme Court are John II. Hutch
inson, of Bordentown, who received
the Counselor degree, and Henry H.
Savage, of Mount Holly, who was ad-
mitted as an Attorney.
At Roebling, on Wednesday morning,
Coroner Bisbing held an inquest in the
case of William Fleck and Lydia Carter,
both of whom were burned to death by a
fire which destroyed the dwelling house
on the English farm, near Florence, on
the night of March 1. Accidental burn
ing was the verdict rendered by the jury.
From the Riverside Press: Riverside is
still forging ahead in building operations.
Every week strangers are here interesting
themselves in Riverside property. Our
large and busy factories have attracted
many investors during the past year
Others are still prospecting, regardless of
the fact that real estate values are con-
stantly and steadily on the increase.
A meeting will be held in the court
house on Thursday evening of next week
in the interest of the Tuskegee Normal
and Industrial Institute. better known as
Booker T. Washington's school, situate at
Tuskegee, Alabama. Rev. Richard H.
Baker will preside at the meeting.
which will be addressed by ]. H. McGrew,
the Northern agent. The public is invited
to attend the meeting.
ter Harry L. Knight, of Medford, will be
forwarded concerning Henrick Larsen,
who thirty years ago, when a gardener
near Medtord. shipped some plants and
70 har In,
Denmark. About thirty five years ago
he emigrated to this country with Ole
Bull, the great violinist If alive Larsen
would now be about so years old.
Deputy Sheriff Robert W. Wescott. of
Savannah, Ga, arrived in Mount Holly
on Sunday. He came to secure the per-
son of W. G.. Thompson, who is wanted
on charges of forgery and larceny after
trust Thompson was secretary and treas
urer of the Palmer Hardware Company.
He was indicted for embezzlement of $12,-
500. The fellow was arrested on the farm
of Mrs. Ezra Bowen, near Burlington,
last week.
nAoA oAh Lay OAoOOAOA Wdo SANCA oOAAO-
what of surprise as well as a shock when
he reached his home on Friday evening.
Early in the week he went to New York
and took his son with him. On Friday a
physician announced that Mr.. Bayersdorf
er's little daughter, who had remained at
home with her mother, had scarlet fever.
At about the same time the house was
quarantined Martin was on his way from
New York and when he stepped to his
front door he was greeted with the Board
of Health warning. A long distance con-
versation with his wife told him that the
little girl had light case and then Martin
took the boy to Philadelphia and he took
up his quarters in hotel.