The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-12-15


Is Mrs. Oscar Gillespie.
The Wisham farm on the Eayrestowl
: road has been rented by Stacy L. Lippin
colt.
We have the prettiest and the larges
doll that you can buy for one dollar. l. II
Lippincott
B. Some merchants of Mount Holly will
IF suspend the early closing movement unit
, after the holidays.
Members of the Elks Lodge will give
their annual Christmas dinner to children
D. in the Masonic Temple.
n Shooting matches at blue rocks for tur-
y KEYS will be conducted by the Marlton
Gun Club on Christmas day.
Miss Elvira Armstrong resumed her
3 duties In the post Office, yesterday, after
Il enjoying ten days vacation.
i Mrs. Thomas j. Rattigan, of Borden
town, has purchased house on Risdon
street, Mount Holly, of Mary Ryan.
The farm of John B. Davis, on the road
t from Mount Holly to Burlington. has
/, been sold to William j Mcfarland.
Mrs. Oliver L. Jeffrey, of Mount Holly,
has sold the Peacock farm, on the South
Pemberton road, to Alfred Bovine.
A house on Madison avenue, belonging
: to the Voorhees, estate, has been sold by
the trustees to Mrs. Helena B. Austin for
$4,000.
The w. t. U. will meet at the home
of Mrs. Carly, 43 Brainard street, Tues
l day afternoon, December %, at three
o'clock.
The December business meeting of the
Epworth League will be held on Friday
evening in the M. E. church, at eight
o'clock.
/ John Archer Williams. of Philadelphia.
and Miss Dorothy Mae Holland. of Bev-
erly, are to be married at the latter's home
on January 81.
An office is being erected on the green
Ridgway street. The building is about
half completed.
John L. Crosse, of Burlington, died at
the Burlington County Hospital, on Sat
urday, after an operation for the removal
of csrbuncle.
Becoming violently insane as the result
of blood clot on the brain, Peter Hol-
loway If Pemberton, has been removed to
the county asylum.
Having become insane from the habit
ual use OF alcoholic stimulants, Peter Ma
gonigal, of Burlington, has been removed
to the county asylum.
Bradford w. Story, who is employed at
Bristol, Pa, has removed his family from
Smithvile to Mount Holly. They are re-
siding on Cherry street.
Miss Marguerite T. Sailer. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Lincoln Sailer, has issued
Invitations for the entertainment of friends
on Friday afternoon, December Is.
Representatives of the State Board of
Health were In Mount Holly, on Thurs
day, taking note of all properties having
drains emptying into the Rancocas creek.
| Miss Carrie Hullings has resigned her
position as assistant matron at the Bur
| lington County Chi1dren's Home. She !
has accepted place in Taubel's hosiery
mills at Riverside.
After being treated at the Pasteur Insti-
| tute, New York, for mad dog bites, Fred
Sharp and Raymond FOrman have re-
turned to their homes near Marion. The |
expense amounted to $3.50 and was paid by |
Evesham township.
Yesterday morning Sheriff Worrell and |
County Detective Parker took Joseph |
Hoover to the asylum for criminal insane
at Trenton. The prisoner, who murdered
Edward Ford, of BordentOwn, acted like |
little boy. The trip was devoid of any
incident
| A pocketbook containing $40 lost by |
Augustus II. Nippins, on the Dudley |
farm, on the Jacksonville road, last June,
was found few days since by the owner
while pitching hay out of the barn. 1t
was carried there In the hay that was raked |
up on the farm, during the summer. Nip
pins seems to be quite lucky. He lost a
gold ring on the farm and found it after
| It had lain In the grass week.
In order that he might have more time
in making fraternal visits to subordinate
lodges throughout the state previous to
the annual session of the grand lodge,
Knights of Pythias, which will meet at
Trenton on February II, Samuel A. Dob
bins, of Mount Holly. who was elected
grand outer guard year ago, will vacate
his office of keeper of records and seal OF
New Jersey Lodge, No l, at the first Of
the year.
The presence of William Rainier will be
missed at Arneytown. Being colored
man of education, he occupied unique
position as an agricuturist, being, per-
haps, the only blind farmer in the state.
The deceased had not been able to see for
several wears, vet he could do a good days
work. His last act was to milk the COWS. He
then went to the barn to throw down some
hay. 1t is supposed he tripped and fell
out of the window. His neck was broken
by the fall
Constable Charles Borton made an i'm
portant arrest in the capture of Charles
Balkman, who has been fugitive from I
Justice for several months. He Is alleged
to have been the promoter of a cooking
main and prize fight which took place
near Riverside last summer, during which
a general fight ensued and several persons
were hurt One of these was John Nc
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the head His injuries are said to have
been inflicted by Balkman, who Is now
prisoner In the county jail.
Capt John fash and John w. Archer
were leading speakers at camp fire held |
Friday night by members of Gen. A. e.
Shirss Post, No 20, G. A. R to which |
all civil war veterans of the town were
invited During the evening incidents of |
the struggle resulting in efforts 10 sup |
press secession of the southern states
were recalled and some of the battles
were fought over again. The affair was
one of the most successful ever given by |
the post, and banquet marked its clos
ing.
At their meeting Tuesday afternoon |
members of Marion Grange discussed |
the subject of bonding the county for the |
purpose of building additional stone
roads, but majority were against the
proposition. The grange elected the fol-
lowing officers: Master, Orville Evans
overseer, George P. Lippincott; steward.
Henry Lippincott; assistant steward. Ed
ward Whitacre; lecturer, Mrs R. G. Wills;
secretary, Walter B. Winner; treasurer,
William F. Powell; gate keeper, Harvey
Rockhill; chaplain, John R. Matlack; Po-
mona, Marian Whitacre; Flora, Mrs
| Henry W. Roberts; Ceres Mrs. Orville
Evans; lady assistant steward, Anna
Dickson.
A mass meeting of the citizens of Mon
mouth, Ocean and Burlington counties is /
to be held in Meirs' Hall, New Egypt,
Saturday next, for the purpose of making
arrangements for the completion of State
Roads joining the New Egypt-Lakewood
road now being built. If this move
proves success it will mean three fine
boulevards across the central part of the
State, and will present excellent attrac-
tions to autoists, bicyclists and horsemeD.
Prominent among the invited guests and
speakers are State Road Commissioner