The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-05-05
LOCAL NEWS.

has been granted to Warner Pritchett. o
Mount Holly.
The engagement is announced of vii
liam Spence and Miss Retta Horner, boil
of New Egypt
Abraham Grant, living near Collier
Mills, had a finger on his left hand cut of
by circular saw on Tuesday.
Being a sufferer from Brights disease
and dropsy. Jonathan Barnes. of Delanco
has been removed to the almshouse hos
pital.
w. s. Gale, of Mount Holly, will begir
work this week of laying concrete walks
around the Baptist church property al
Medford
Leonl H. Batchelder, of Buttonwood
street, left for Beach Haven, yesterday
He will hold position at the Engleside
during the summer.
Under lease r. P. Sword has assumed
entire control of the business of the
Wissahickon Manufacturing Comany, on
West Washington street.
Ambrose Otterson, living near Cream
Ridge, is recovering from an injury TO
his spine and several fractured ribs he
was kicked by young colt.
A young lady passing down High street,
Friday night with merry widow hat
was compelled to carry it edgewise to
keep from blocking the sidewalk
Having taken out his commission as a
Justice of the peace, Bennett Risdon has
rented quarters in the office occupied by
John D. Clevenger, on Mill street.
A lodge of the Masonic order will be
instituted at Riverside on Thursday even
lug, May IA. The grand master and
other state officers will be present.
Samuel J. Taylor. of Monroe street, is
now ready to make awnings, lay carpet,
cover furniture, etc. A telephone call
will bring him to your house Bell S7SD.
Unmuzzled dogs running at large and
not accompanied by their owner are sub
ject to capture. When taken to the pound
they will be killed unless redeemed with
in reasonable time.
Robert A. Abbott. proprietor of the
American House. at New Egypt, and Miss
Nellie M. Brennan, of Philadelphia, were
married at the latter place in st. James
Church on Wednesday, April 80.
George Quinby, carpenter, was stricken
with heart trouble while working on the
switches on the Pennsylvania Railroad at
Bordentown, on Friday. He died in tif
teen minutes after being stricken.
There has been quite an advance sale
of tickets for the minstrel performance
to be given in the Academy building to-
night by the Mount Holly Y. M. G. A
boys. The entertainment promises to be
very pleasing.
Moorestown's oldest woman, Miss Re
becca Slim. who is 90 years of age, met
with painful accident, on Tuesday, that
will prevent her from walking the rest of
her life. AS she was descending the stairs
at her home she fell and broke her right
hip.
The members of Washington Council,
No. 5, Jr. D. U. A. M, have some work
on hand for this evening, as there are six
candidates to be initiated and one member
to be reinstated. Tomorrow night the
Oriental degree will be conferred on
twenty candidates.
In St. Stephens Episcopal Church, at
Riverside, on Thursday evening, Miss
Laura Sophia Ziegler, daughter of Chas
H. Ziegler, became the bride of Philip
Dennis, of Delanco, son of Harry Dennis,
president of the Riverside National Bank
The ceremony was performed by Rev
G. w. living.
For the purpose of improving the place.
which has become quite summer resort
the citizens of New Egypt have organized
a Village Improvement Association. Fol
lowing are the officers: William Chambers,
president; W. Clement Moore, vice pres
ident; DR.. w. G. Jones, treasurer; A. U.
Moore, secretary.
The newly organized Alumni Associa-
ton of the Delanco public school will
hold meeting this evening. In the cleo
ton of officers for the first year the fol
lowing were chosen: President, Siddon
Neville; vice president, Miss Alma Mae
Diehl; secretary, Miss Katie Hansell;
treasurer, Stanley Ridgway.
Miss Helen Engle of Hainesport, whose
engagement to Charles Kirby was recent
ly announced, was given surprise nov
city shower, on Wednesday evening.
One hundred and fifty guests were pres
emit. The evening was filled with the
greatest merriment. AS each gift was
opened all crowded around to see and ad-
mire.
The township officials have conferred
authority on any person to kill dogs
running at large. The ordinance requir
ing all dogs to be muzzled is being
enforced as far as possible by Constable
Myers The impression is gaining ground
that the dog belonging to William eleven
ger. which created excitement last week,
was not mad.
The taking of catfish with nets or other
similar devices is now unlawful, the closed
season for the use of nets dating from
Nav 1. to August 81. Hundreds of fish
have been caught in this manner during
the past month. Those who are disposed
to violate the law should remember that
the local deputy game warden has planned
to capture and punish such offenders.
On Tuesday morning Earl, son OF Amos
Loveland, three years and six months old,
created alarm by disappearing from his
home. Sunburned from his exposure and
long walk, the little fellow had made his
way to Eastampton township and to the
farm of Palmer Atkinson, on the NORTH
Pemberton road. As he was not quite ready
to begin work in the field. there was JOY
in the Loveland home when the lad was
returned to Mount Holly.
An experience which young lady hat
while searching on her fathers farm TO
eggs, near Bridgeboro, will not soon b
forgotten. Climbing to the NOW with
basket on her arm, she sang merrily Will
looking about for the hen fruit. Soon tn
lady was brought to stand still when sh
saw that the hay was moving suspiciousl
directly under her feet. The thought Q
safety seized her and there was hast
return to the house Farm hands rushe
to the barn and found that the girl ha
been stepping on tramp who was hidde
In the hay. When she put her foot o
his face it was more than the hobo coul
stand and the pressure made him squirn
The manner of his departure was mol
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