The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-11-24
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1 nO8St turkey du0 kOa51 6OOSS N@-~-
Arcade Hotel, Thanksgiving Day.
DeRue Brothers minstrels will appeal
at the Mount Holly opera house to-mor
row night.
Owing to serious illness. George Matthias
was removed to the Burlington county
Hospital last week.
T. Lacey Atkins Is having coal shed
erected on Monroe street. Contractor
Walter Allen is doing the job.
The Y. w. G. T. U. will hold a meet
ling at the home of Miss Ella Pauley
Washington street, tonight at 7.45.
The removal of surface dirt from the
stone road ON High street has improved
the appearance Of that thoroughfare.
George G. Heaviland is laid up with 9
dislo:ated shoulder and several fractured
ribs. He fell on the ice while walking in
his yard.
A number of Mount Holly people at.
tended birthday surprise party given
John Linton, on the Jacksonville road, on
Tuesday evening.
John E. Darnell, of Mt. Laurel. went
to Philadelphia hospital, last week, to
undergo 9 surgical operation. He Is re-
ported to be doing well.
A union Thanksgiving service will be
be held in the Mount Holly Baptist
church on Thursday morning. ReY. G.
M. Hughes will preach the sermon.
Rsbecca Leeds, living near Evesboro. ia
suffering from broken nose and other
Injuries which she received by falling
down fight of stairs at her home.
/ The regular monthly business meeting
OF the Epworth League will be held on
Friday evening. in the Methodist church.
A social will follow. All are invited
Miss Jane Austin, of Beverly, 90 years
old. cook at hotel there, was seized with
paralytic stroke and fell against hot
stove. Another member of the house
hold happened to go into the kitchen and
saw the woman's plight and saved her
from burning to death.
Walter G. Penhollow, of Penyan, N.
Y. has been selected by the Board OF Ed
ucation to take the principalship of the
Bordentown high school, to fill the va
cancy caused by the recent death OF VIII
liam mcfarland, who held that position
for over tventy-six years. He entered
upon his duties yesterday.
In the interest Of fund with which to
build parsonage at New Lisbon, num-
her of folks were each given five cents
az talent money several months ago. On
Sunday afternoon next at o'clock in the
church all these will be called in and MRS.
Hsrbert. who has worked earnestly for
the fund, will make 1t known how much
each person has increased his talent.
Less than fortnight after the death OF
his aged wife, DIR. Joseph Shreye. of Bur
lington, died on Thursday evening at his
home on West Union street. DIR. and
Mrs. Shreve had been married % years,
and were two of the oldest welded people
in South Jersey. Mrs. Shreve passed
away few days ago, and her husband
was fatally stricken the following day
On Sunday morning Henry r. Beldin,
proprietor of the Beldin House, at Bur-
lipgton, died after an extended illness.
Mr.. Beldin was in his 48Lh year, and was
of the third generation of his family to
manage the city's biggest hostelry. DE
was a prominent member of the Elks,
past officer In several Masonic bodies, and
member of Lulu Temple, Philadelphia.
Fsrociously attacked by gray squirrel
he had wounded while cunning In the
woods. on Thursday, Harry Blow. of Bur-
lington, a drug clerk, may lose his thumb.
Blow had shot into nest and wounded
the squirrel, which ran down the tree,
leaped at the astonished hunter and bit
him through the thumb. tearing the flesh
and splintering the bone 80 that the MEM
Der may have to be amputated.
A man whose stagger and actions be
lied his alleged occupation was arrested
by Officer Fitzpatrick, at Burlington, Wed
nesday afternoon on the complaint OF
business men from whom the stranger
tried to solicit funds for the Tullytown,
Pa. Methodist church. He gave his name
as Nathan Ryan. The suspicious of a
number of residents on High and Union
streets. where the man was asking for
church subscriptions, were aroused, and
the officials were notified. When his
intentions were questioned, Ryan, who Is
an old man, asserted that he came from a
family of church workers, and that Arch
bishop Ryan was his nephew. His sub
scription list was completed Thursday
morning by the addition of ten-day SEN
tence In the county jail.
Thomas W. Goodenough, of Moores-
to wn, aged 10 years, accidentally shot
himself In the right arm, Tuesday noon,
while cunning in the woods near his
home. The shot entered the muscles OF
the arm close to the shoulder, and plough
ing q big hole through the boys arm
emerged on the opposite side. Fortunate
" assistance was at hand, and after being
placed In a market wagon, dash tol
Cooper Hospital at Camden was made
The horse was not spared and the tint
made was surprising. The surgeons were
not positive that they could save the arm
and were inclined to think that 1t would
have to be amputated at the shoulder. Al
though the wound was roughly bandaget
before the start was made, yet the lac
lost such quantity of blood that hi
condition was too greatly weakened tt
permit of an operation.
/ Mrs. William Barnes, of Delsnco, al
aged lady, is proud of her baking. o.
Friday she was taking some pies dowI
into the cellar. Tripping at the top o
the stairs, she fell headlong to the bot
tom. where she lay unconscious. Later
Michael Hart was passing the Barne
home when he heard groans coming from
the cellar. Making an investigation b
found the aged woman in huddled heal
on the cellar floor. Calling his wife
Hart. with her assistance, removed Mrs
Barnes to the upper floor. An examine
ton showed that no bones were broker
but that the woman was suffering severe
" from bruises and shock. Recovering
consciousness an hour later Mrs. Barne
] asked: "Did l smash my pies 7" TIL
woman smiled with supreme satisfaction
r when informed that the pies landed righ
, side up and were none the worse for th