The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-01-28

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n AS the result of a fall Frank Rigg, Of
Jacksonville, has broken leg.
1t Mrs. Andrew Moen, of Pine street, was
seriously i'll with pneumonia, last week.
4 Typhoid pneumonia has claimed as VIC
:. tins both Augustus Won Foreinger and
his wife.
a Enoch Jenkins, of Bridgeboro, died on
+ Friday from grip. The deceased was in
his eth year.
+ Elizabeth A. Davis, sister of the late
< Curtis Davis, died at her home on Pine
street, yesterday.
!, DIR. Smiley and Mr.. Hanson began q
: series of evangelistic services at Phoenix
vile, Pa. last night.
: At sale of real estate Of the estate of
William B. Ogburn. deceased. Thomas B.
t Denness purchased house and lot on
White street for $997.50.
e Elmer Harmer, of Bridgeboro, nearly
lost an eye by the accidental use OF an
: umbrella steel for an arrow in the hands
Vi pldymate, on Iiudy
The recent supper of the Good Intent
! fire company was one Of the most sue
cessful in their history, about $500 being
added to the treasury as the result.
Silas z. Homm, of Lumberton, who
died yesterday after brief illness, was
] member of New Jersey Lodge, No. !,
Knights of Pythias, of Mount Holly.
The remains of Frank E. Berry will be
inferred in St. Andrews burying ground
! this afternoon. The deceased, aged %
years, was son of Mary E. and the late
Charles E. Berry.
The hotel property at the corner OF
Washington street and Madison avenue.
has been sold to James Martin for 81, $50.
The sale was made on Thursday by F. B.
Lewis, special master.
The will of Edward R. Smith deceased,
of Mount Holly. has been admitted to pro-
bate and his wife, Ida Smith, named as
executrix The entire estate Is left to her.
Personal property $500.
The marriage is announced of Reading
Zelley Poinsett and Miss Nina Ann Shinn, |
both of Columbus The ceremony was
performed on August 10. 1907, at Pen
ningtsn. by Rev. John Allen.
The Passion Play, in a series Of moving |
pictures. under the auspices of Mount
Holly Lodge, No. IS, A. o. G. F.. will be
repeated at the Opera House this evening |
The pictures shown last night were en-
joyed by a good audience.
The death of Mrs. Martha Bovine oc-
CURED yesterday morning at Meadow
Brook Farm, near Columbus. Sometime
ago Mrs. Bovine pricked her finger with
black pin No attention was paid to 1t
as it was not thought to be serious.
Finally blood poisoning developed, which
was the cause of death.
The Young Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union will hold business meet
ing at 7.45 Tuesday evening, January %,
at the home Of Miss Grace Prickitt, 405
Garden street. All members are requested
to be present, as important business con-
corning the mid-winter institute to be
held here in February will be attended to.
Mrs. Mary M. Stewart, one of the oldest
and most respected residents of Florence,
was SO years old on Wednesday and 1
in honor of of the event, was deluged with
shower of post cards from her many
friends. Mrs. Stewart still retains all her ]
faculties and does some beautiful work in !,
beads and embroidery, all without the aid
of glasses. |,
After his long connection with the
Tulane University at New Orleans, it is l
the purpose of DIR. James II. billiard to
leave that institution to accept the presi-
dency of the canes fund, amounting toone
million dollars, for the education Of the {
colored people of the Sonth. DR.. billiard 9
il brother-in-law of Eckard P. Budd, of t
Mount Holly.
For selling cigars, on Sunday, A. r.
Bedwell, of Mount Holly, was tried and
found guilty. He will appeal. The case
was heard, on Wednesday. before Justice
John T. Evans, at Moorestown. At the
same time Arthur Damask, Mount Holly
candy manufacturer, also charged with
violating the law by selling on Sunday,
was tried and acquitted
While entertaining guests at a surprise ,
party. Jacob Brown, of Florence, suffered
an accident that nearly resulted fatally. !
In the midst of an amateur scrobatic per-
Torrance Brown miscalculsted his dis
lance in turning somersaults and Owed i,
head first through window, demolishing .
the panes and shattering the sash. He
was extricated with difficulty.
While driving from Hainesport to Lum-
berton, on Friday, DR.. G. W. Vanderveer
got fastin big snow drift. All efforts
of the doctor and his man to extricate the
horse and carriage were of no avail. They
finally gave up the task and abandoned
the horse. After much difficulty they
reached g farm house and obtained help.
1t took four hours hard work to extricate
the horse.
Mrs. Caroline Holloway. wife Of Sam
uel E. Holloway. died at her home in
Bordentown Sunday night from paralysis
of the heart Mrs. Holloway has been an
invalid for years. Besides her husband
she leaves daughter, Miss Laura Hollo-
way. She was the mother Of the late Rob-
ert K. Holloway, conductor on the
Camden and Trenton railway. who was
killed by car leaving the tracks and turn
ing over, near Delair, some three years ago.
Mrs. Macy Sweeney of Moorestown,
was stricken with paralysis and fell down
the stairs at her home on Tuesday, break
ing rib and being rendered uncon-
sciors. She was alone in the house and
was not discovered until her son Thomas
returned from work at the end of the day,
when he found the house dark and locked.
After breaking open the door and striking
light he found his mother in her helpless
state. She is slightly improved. but Is
still in a serious condition.
The Misses Deacon gave leap year
dance at their home, on the Burlington
road, Saturday night, and despite the
trouble encountered getting to the house
because of snow drifts, a large number OF
the two hundred invited guests were pres
ent. AS is usual in leap year festivities
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