The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-10-20

Horace Brock picked ripe strawberri'
: In his garden on Brainard street, lai
week.
Man and wife want situation on farm
n Call at Jerry Deacon farm on Noun
Holly pike.
/. Capt. William E. Harvey, prominen
citizen of Beverly. fell dead from hear
+. disease, on Saturday.
Emerson Il. Rogers, Of New Egypt
/ was buried In the cemetery at Jacobstowl
I on Friday morning.
Bradford W. Storey, of Smithville, wen
to Bristol, Pa, yesterday, to accept
position in q machine shop in that city.
Fine fall weather is being enjoyed ant
thus far it has been ideal Last week tn,
weather was what could be termed per
feet
Mrs. Hannah G. Johnson, widow o
the late William johnson, of near Point
vile, was buried at Jacobstown on Thurs
day morning.
Il A barn 10 the rear of Harker's hotel, a
New Egypt, was destroyed by fire Oh
Wednesday morning at O'Clock, causing
loss of over $4,000.
In attempting to rob the hennery Of
James Carson. at Brideeboro, the thiei
made for the woods just in time to miss
the contents of shot gun.
While Edward Powell was cleaning 9
revolver ON Friday. the weapon was acct
dentally discharged, and bullet plowed
through the feshy part of his left hand.
A meeting of the w. G. T. U. will be
held at the home of Miss Mary Ancker,
IS Madison avenue. on Monday afternoon,
at O'Clock. A full attendance is desired.
Ralph II. Pinkham and Miss Maude
Gibbon, both of Millville, are TO be mar
ried In the Presbyterian Church at that
place to-day. The bride is well known In
Mount Holly.
Mount Holly souvenir post cards.
Eleven new colored views just received.
The very best. Sold here and at Jones
Pharmacy. L. 4. Boyce. Stationer, %
Garden street.
| Miss Lucretia Roberts, of Beverly, and
George Schuyler, of Bordentown, were
married on Wednesday at the home of the
groom's parents, by Rev. o. G. Hagaman,
pastor of Trinity Methodist Church.
The following unclaimed mail remains
in the post Office for the week ending DC
tober IL: Letters, G. P. Coutrell. Harvey
Davis. Miss Annie johnson, Charles Oil
phant Postals. Miss LINEN Fenimore.
Miss Mamie Harris, Charles Harvey, John
Thomas, 2.
The diphtheria epidemic that was very
much In evidence in the past few weeks
at Florence, has been wiped out, and the
public schools were reopened there yes
terday The school rooms have all been
fumigated in order to avoid any possible
source of danger.
Earl Milton Seitz, Jr., OF Philadelphia,
and Miss Laura Mary Lippincott, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Lippin-
colt, of Broad street, are to be married
this evening in St. Andrews Church. The
vested choir will sing wedding march
from Lohengrin. There will be four
bridesmaids. The decorations will be
yellow and white chrysanthemums.
In commemoration of its fifth and fif-
tieth anniversaries, services are being
held this week In the Dobbins Memorial
Methodist Church, at Delanco, which edi-
fee was erected in 1908 and the society
organized In 1858. The celebration began
on Saturday and will end on Sunday, Oc-
tober 25. At the meetings, both morning
and afternoon, sermons will be delivered
by visiting clergymen.
William G. Allen, living near Medford,
is suffering from several broken ribs, the
result of being attacked by a ferocious
bull while bringing in the cows. He was
knocked down several times and would
probably have been killed had it not been
for Zebedee Petit. who fought the bull
with pitchfork until Allen could crawl
under the fence. He received many pain
full bruises In addition to his fractured
bones.
The fair and festival of the Union Fire
Company, last week, was very pleasing
event, and handsome sum was realized.
The members wish to thank all those who
in any way contributed to its success. On
Saturday night John Forbes, the foreman.
put ginger into the proceedings by bring
ing his birthday band" from Philadel-
phia, and. the musicians kept things lively
for while, drawing large crowds to the
fair.
After taking a canoe without permits
sion and using it on the Rancocas creek,
Arthur johnson, John johnson and Cur
van Bramall, Riverside lads, stood the
boat up and filled 1t full of holes with a
gun. Thomas L. Wilkinson, the owner,
brought suit against the boys andla YER
dict was rendered for $50 and costs. Geo.
NJ. Hillman appeared for the plaintiff,
and V. Claude Palmer represented the
defendants.
The civic committee Of the Women's
League will conduct cake sale at No. 4S
High street, on Saturday afternoon next,
for the purpose of raising funds to be
used in the Improvement of the old car
pet mill property at the corner of Wash
ington and King streets. The committee
states that without some funds imme-
diately the progress on the work will be
slow and for this reason liberal patron
age Is asked.
Nearly thirty physicians assembled at
the Auditorium, Burlington, on Wednes-
day, to attend the regular quarterly SEES
sion of the Burlington County Medical
Society, and heard addresses and discus
sions on important subjects by men
prominent In the profession. At the close
of the meeting an excellent dinner was
served in the Auditorium dining room by
Landlord tanning. The main question
for discussion, The Significance of Early
Diagnosis of Carcinoma" was opened by
DR.. Baer, of Camden, who was followed
by DR.. ]. NJ. Fisher, assistant professor In
Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia.
Mount Holly physicians present were
Richard II. Parsons, Elmer D. Prickitt,
]. Ridgway Haines and John ]. Flynn.
Rev. Charles E. Hill, for many years