The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-12-08
Dressmaking done at 100 Mill street, by
Mrs. Oscar Gillespie.

Dressmaking done at 100 Mill street, ;
Mrs. Oscar Gillespie.
Fancy hsnd-decorated Japanese Chin
L. S. Boyce, 25 Garden street.
Mrs. James D. Ruark has purchased
building lot on Monroe street from Mr.
Edith A. Kelley for 800.
Mrs. ]. G. Pla, of Plainfeld, was l
Mount Holly, last week, the guest c
Mrs. Mary E. White, on Union street.
A new railing and planking have bee
added to the foot bridge across the cree
at the flag house on Washington street.
A Jack Frost party and dance is a.
event that may soon be given by the man
ayers of the Burlington County Hospital
John D. Hoffman has purchased hous
on the south side of Water street from
Mrs Mary F. Haines and daughter TO
1925.
A carload of oyster shells, purchased
by Lumberton township, are to be spread
on the road at the Hainesport railroad
station.
The property which George G. Dennis
recently purchased on Pine street, is to bt
filed In and retaining wall built along
the creek.
Slipping on the icy pavement in front
of the Mill street Hotel, Thursday morn
ing, Amos L. Poinsett severely injured
his right arm.
L. s. Boyce, stationer, is reducing the
handsome gold mounted fountain pen,
now displayed in his window, % cents
each day until sold.
Miss Bessie Greenwald, who has been
employed in Idaho as stenographer. is
in Mount Holly visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs Samuel Greenwald.
Tax collectors throughout the county
are reported to be very slow in sending in
their share of county and school taxes to
County Collector Joseph Powell.
A cake, candy and fancy work sale will
be held in the parish house on Saturday
afternoon. December IL, by the Girls
Friendly Society of. St. Andrews Church.
John W. Taylor, who has been conduct
ing a grocery store on Washington street,
has made an assignment for the general
benefit of his creditors to Walter l. Dill.
The case of Joseph Hoover. OF Borden
town, charged with the murder of Ed
ward Ford, ON August 25, will be taken
up before Judge Voorhees, tomorrow
Joseph Swain, of Swarthmore College,
will deliver an address at meeting of the
Young Friends Society, to be held in
the meeting house, corner of High and
Garden streets, Mount Holly, on Thurs
day evening, December TO-
Complaints are being heard because Ia
lies attending the moving picture shows
u Mount Holly are not compelled to re-
move their hats. Some patrons who have
been regular in attendance have conclud-
ID to remain away on this account.
The fremen had call on Thursday
at II o'clock, but their services
we're not needed. A small hole was burned
lround the stove pipe at the home of
Noah Smith, on Chestnut street. But
title damage was done. The flames were
with buckets of water.
Word was received at Beverly, Wednes-
Law of the probable fatal shooting OF
Diver NJ Prickett, who was travelling in
Florida cities in the interest of commits |
ion house in Philadelphia, but when the |
rue facts became known it was found |
hat the injuries received by Mr.. Prickett
we're the result of railroad wreck, and |
we're not fatal.
The suit of A. A. Anderson, of Mount |
Holly, against the Pennsylvania Railroad
company to recover damages for injuries
o his yacht while passing through the
at Delanco several years ago,
) to be tried again. When the case was
rst heard the plaintiff was non-suited by
Judge Lloyd, which decision has been re-
ersed by the Court of Errors and APP
eals
John Cross, one of the old residents of
'ointville, was found dead in the woods
ear the Michael Goodwin farm on We'd
esday. He started from his home Tues
ay morning to cut crate stuff, and when
e was found the next morning he was at
be rear of the wagon with his axe in one
and and beside him stick that he was IN
be act of trimming when stricken by
cath. The body was removed to the
ONE of his son-in-law, Daniel Nelson, of
Death is supposed to have
een due to apoplexy.
The Ocean House, one OF the land
marks at Toms River, has been sold by
andrew Kelley, the present proprietor.
o former Assemblyman George W. Hol-
nan, Jr., of Barnegst Park. The Ocean
louise, up till the time it was bought by
Kelley, three years ago, had been In the
ands of one family, under the firm name
+ Cowdrick & Cook, for three genera
ions, and was known from the Atlantic
o the Pacific for its famous "beefsteak
inners." The new proprietor will as
ume charge tomorrow.
The front truck of car No. SOB of the
Burlington County Railway Company,
.ue to leave Burlington for Mount Holly |
t 2 A. NJ, left the rails at High and
PEARL streets, Saturday morning, delaying |
raflc on both car lines for over an hour.
rhe few passengers on the car experience
d nothing more than severe jolting |
md delay In reaching their destination.
n leaving the track the car stopped
lirectly across the tracks of the Camden |
md Trenton Railway, so that passengers
IN that line had to be transferred until
he track was cleared. By the help of
.nother car and wrecking crew, the I'M
uly car was replaced and the schedule re-
umed.
Following the next electrocution at the
tate prison in Trenton, which will be
ome time during the week of December
Il. an effort will be made by County Ply
ician Frank G.. Scammell and Prison Ply
,ician Thomas II. Mackenzie to revive the
7ictim and restore him to life. The pur-
pose of the test is to prove or disprove
he theory of several New York surgeons
hat electrocution only stuns the victims,
who are later killed by the surgeons knife,
Turing the autopsy, or by the quicklime
in which the bodies of murderers are al
ways burned when interment is under di-
.oo+;or IF the nriaon authorities DIR