The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-11-03
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3 new addition to the family, boy having
arrived on Sunday
/ Mrs. Emma Lippincott, of Marlton, fell
} at her home on Wednesday, breaking
two bones in her wrist.
Washington Camp, No. II, P. o. 8. of
| A, at their meeting next Thursday eve
ming, will entertain the State President.
Benjamin Griscom, of Medford, who
recently cut himself on the knee with a
Ratchet, will be able to get around this
week.
Madeline s. Worrell, of Chairville, and
James Mathis, Jr., of Medford, were
married at the latter place by Rev. John
Goorley, on October "a.
The marriage of Miss Eleanor F. HUFF
and Harry W. Phares will take place at
the home of the brides mother, on Pine
street, on Wednesday evening.
Charles q. Estill's weather report for
the month of October; clear days ID, clear
and cloudy 10, clear, cloudy and rain 8,
clear, cloudy, lightning and thunder 8.
The home of Maurice G. Boyer, at
Stanwick, damaged by fire. is being
so rapidly rebuilt, that he will probably
be able to movein again by Thanksgiving.
The unclaimed letters that remain in
the post office for the week ending October
31st are: Miss Mary Collins, Henry Stills,
Mrs. Charles P Sninickson, B. G. Toula-
ferro, Miss Ida @. Woods, Miss Mary Nc
Ginley.
1t cannot be said now that Mount Holly
isn't worth a dam, as that structure, be-
gun several months ago on the upper
creek, is nearly completed. 1t will be
some time yet before the water Is
raised.
Deposit your money, pending perma-
nent investment, in The Burlington County
Safe Deposit and Trust Company, Moores-
town, N. j. The advantages offered
re:-Unquestioned safety and three pei
cent interest, compounded semi-annually.
1t is probable that there will soon be
vacancy in the position of Sergeant-Ma-
jor of the Second Battalion, Third Regi-
ment of New Jersey, and 1t is likely that
the appointment will fall to Barton P.
Bullock, of Moorestown, formerly of
Mount Holly;
A. j. Howard. painter who has been
working at Medford. has left that place
and, it is alleged, he took about $12 be-
longing to Thomas Richie, with whom he
roomed at the home of Miss Rebecca
Haines. 1t is said that the fellow has
bad record, and that he is wanted else
where on similar charges.
A shanty that has been erected at the
bridge near the railroad station, is alleged
to be the rendezvous for a number of boys1
who play truant from school, indulge in
crap games and make frequent raids on
portable property in that vicinity. No
doubt parents of the boys would be glad
to have this place put out of business.
Stephen Benedict, living at Buzby's
Mills, had two fingers blown off and was
slightly wounded in his side. on Tuesday, |
while discharging load from his gun,
which had been there for some time.
When he fred the gun 1t burst
where he had his hand. He wanted
to get it ready for the coming cunning
season, which will open on November 10. |
One set of outbuildings on the Earl
farm, on the road between Wrightstown |
and Georgetown, owned by John P.
Hutchinson, of the latter place, and &C.
cupied by William Schuman, were de-
stroyed by fire of mysterious origin on
Friday night at 1890 o'clock. The cows
were all in the field at the time, but 1t re- |
quired hard work to save eight horses |
confined in the barn. Mr.. Hutchinson had
his buildings well covered with insurance.
and in a similar manner the crops were
protected from loss. For Mr.. Schuman
there was consumed some harness, mas
chinery, 1000 bushels of oats, 5000 BUSH
els of corn and 100 tons of hay. The
property destroyed was valued at about
50, 900.
A writ of error. which involves the
legality of practicing Christian Science in
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its kind that has ever come before the
Supreme Court of New Jersey, is set down
for hearing at Trenton tomorrow. The
case is that against Edwin M. Watson,
and wife, Christian Scientists, of Moores
town, who were convicted in the Burling- |
ton County courts on October 10, 1907, on
an indictment charging that they permit
ted their son, Granville Newton Watson.
aged seven years, to die from lack Of
medical treatment. The defendants were
fined 800 each, and the case was carried
up on a writ of error by Thomas B. Hall,
of the firm of Hall & Hates, Camden, who
were assisted in the defence by Eckard P.
Budd, of Mount Holly.
Saturday night, being Halloween, was
topsy -turvydom in Mount Holly, with
imps. witches and old world spirits parad-
ing up and down the principal streets In
costumes of great variety. 1t was the one
time of all the year when the whimsical
merrymakers gave tribute to the curious
superstitions of an ancient civilization.
That the celebration of Halloween has been
thoroughly modernized one need only
to have been on High street There were
grinning skeletons, grotesquely hideous.
with other creatures of all kinds and of
varying degrees of originality. The SOL
emnity and poignant terror surrounding
the old witches night that preceded the
Day of All Saints has given way to jol-
lity. and grotesque merriment has trans
formed the ancient religious ceremony
| into a gay festival of youth. This was
unmistakable by the celebration in Mount
Holly, where general good order prevailed
A majority of farms throughout the
county have been posted with notices for
bidding trespassing. Some gunners think
this action is unnecessary, but farmers
have right to different opinion. which
will grow as long as hunters continue to
violate all laws of decency and respect,
I and they have no one to blame but them
selves for this curtailment of the privileges
which they have heretofore enjoyed. A
case in point is that of Thomas Moore, Of
Cookstown. Last November party Of
gunners from New Egypt invaded his
farm, which was not posted; and so reck-
less did they become In shooting quail.
that several of his cows were pretty well