The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-02-25

stationer.
An effort is to be made to establish
branch Of the Knights Of Columbus
D Riverside.
The Endeavor Fire Company, OF Blu
9 lington, will celebrate its 18th anniyel
. sary on Tuesday evening, March H.
Mrs. Christian A. Jones, of Mount Ho
e iy, through B. q. White, has been gram
ed widows pension of IS per month.
Harry v. Kester has sold two buildin
lots to William q. Sapp. They are X
) Gated at the corner of Mill street and Al
mold avenue.
: Promptness on the part of his daughte
in fighting flames, prevented the house
Joseph Gibbs, at Ewanville, from bein
destroyed by Ere.
} To relieve the darkness which has pre-
vailed at the corner of High and uniol
streets, the township committee may plac
an arc lamp at that point.
The regular business meeting OF TN
Ushers' Union of the Methodist church
will be held at the home of Ashby Lippin
/, cott on Mill street, Thursday evening.
The work done In various parts of thu
! country by the Salvation army, as wit
messed by the illustrated lecture given II
the Opera House, Tuesday night, was I
matter of considerable interest to larg'
audience.
A meeting of the adult members of the
M. E. church will be held after the Wed
nesday evening prayer meeting, for the
purpose of electing two delegates to the
United States General Conference, which
will take place at Baltimore during April
Bishop Scarborough visited st. Andrews
church. on Sunday. and administered the
rite of confirmation to class of 81 person.
Four, who were not able to leave home,
on account of illness, were confirmed at
their residences by the Bishop, making
the class %.
Charles B. Hewitt, of Burlington, has
a photograph that reproduces dog fight.
One day. when he had the machine going
while his three dogs we're in the yard,
they heard 1t. Instantly the, animals made
break to find out where the scrap was,
driving through a screen door and doing
other damage. What Charlie said was a
whole lot, but he paid the freight.
On Tuesday night at about IL o'clock,
officer Collins saw Sadie Loveland, colored,
carrying bundle of clothes under her
arm, and believing that they had been
stolen she was arrested. The woman said
the clothes belonged to her, and that she
took them from line in yard on High
street where she was employed. This
story was found to be true, and the next
morning the woman was released.
Oscar Morley, employed on the Mordecai
Haines farm, near Rancocas, was removed
to the Burlington County Hospital for
treatment early last week. While In the
barn milking a COW, bull, tied with a
long rope, was standing in an adjoining
stall At the first interference the animal
was driven back, but the second time he
was too quick, and catching Morley with
his horns tossed him to the ceiling, injur-
ing his back and leg. Assistance arrived
in time to save further trouble.
Attached to the hot water heating
arrangement at the home of ]. G. King
don, on Brainard street, is valve for the
escape of steam, and at times this blows
of with the vigor of locomotive. The
steam comes out under the caves and
spreads, giving the appearance OF guam
tity of smoke, and causing several inquir-
les to be made whether the house is on fire.
The owner appreciates the kindness of
tn ose who have been alarmed at what
W ould very naturally be taken to be SER
ious affair, but gives the assurance that
the escaping steam is not dangerous.
At the forty-first annual convention of
the Grand Lodge, Knights Of Pythias,
domain of New Jersey, held at Trenton,
on Wednesday, the following officers were
elected: Grand chancellor, Abram Klein
ert, Of Paterson; grand vice chancellor,
Henry A. Heinrichs, Of Paterson; grand
prelate, A. Louis Druker, of Elizabeth;
grand keeper of records and seals, Elmer
E. Margerum, of Trenton; grand master
of exchequer, John Patrick, of Ruther-
ford; grand master-at-arms, Harry Q.
Keller, CT Newark; grand inner guard
William D. Quick. of SomerYille; grand
outer guard, Samuel A. Dobbins, Jr., of
Mount Holly.
Howard BOUCHER, son of the late j. z.
BOUCHER, will take the position in the
board of directors of the Burlington
County Railway Company, made vacant
by the death OF his father. The selection
of president will not be determined until
the return of Dr. William G. Parry, who
is now in Florida. In the will of Mr..
BOUCHER, he set aside certain sum of
money which is to be devoted to the use
of the road, SO there need not be any
fears of its going into bankruptcy,
nor will there be any default in the
interest on the bonds which will be due
in about month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Deacon celebrat-
ed the twenty-fifth anniversary of their
wedding at their home on the Burlington
road. Thursday. About one hundred
guests were present The reception was
held from until o'clock, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Deacon, with their two daughters
were kept busy greeting friends. The af-
ternoon sped quickly by. and at an APP
pointed hour the guests were invited to
the dining room, where was every EVIL
dence of the Deacon hospitality. The host
and hostess received beautiful gifts OF
silver and cut glass. Guests were present
from Moorestown, Mount Holly, Philadel-
phia, Medford and Burlington.
While buying a quart of wood alcohol
at Bristol, on Friday afternoon, Packer
Archer, deckhand on the ferry boat Will.
liam E. Doran, which plies between Bur
lington and Bristol. says he was given .
bottle of gin. While the ferry boat wai
In mid-stream he climbed down to the
stokehold, and with significant wink un
corked bottle, and offered drink tt
Michael Monse, the fireman. Monse tool
several gulps, and Archer, seizing the
bottle, was about to do likewise, wher
Monse tied himself up in knot on thu
floor, grooming. CHANGING at the bottle
i Archer discovered that his friend haC
been drinking wood alcohol. By the tim
the boat reached Burlington Monse hat