The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-01-07
Mrs Iobn r Howell il recovering from

Charles Frake, of Pemberton, died
Thursday from cancer. at the age OF 8
years.
Forty cases of typhoid fever were re
ported at Burlington during the month o
December.
Thieves have been operating quite ex
itensively at Bridgeborol during the pas
two weeks.
The case of grip which attacked MIL
dred Pine, of Church street, was followe'
by pneumonia
Lithographic post cards of Mount Hol
Inv. 2 for 5 cents; rs cents per dozen. L.
8. Boyce. stationer.
TIE loan on bond and mortgage, $500
$500, $500, 1900, 1000. 800, 500, 5000
5000. A. A. Anderson.
The condition of Mrs. William N
Jones, of Vincentown. is serious. She |
suffering from paralysis.
| a young boy at Riverside, who stole
pie from bakers wagon, turned aroun'
and threw brick at the team.
DIR. E. s. Adams, of Beverly, has pur
chased a farm Of 1875 acres, in Westamp
ton township. from Jacob Dingee. TO
$500.
Mrs. WiIhelmina Carroll and daughte
desire to thank those who have so kindly
assisted them during their recen
bereavement.
In order that he might get about, vii
liam l. Peacock, of High street, has beer
using crutch and cane, the result Of
spraining his right ankle.
/ Marion Circle, No. 9, Brotherhood Of
America, gave fine entertainment and
supper to the members of Lady Marion
Home, In Red Mems hall, on Wednesday
night.
| Edwin McIlvain, of Mill street, who Ia
financially interested in an automobile
agency, contemplates making an extended
trip to Europe to learn more about for
eign automobiles.
Charles a. Estill, of Church street, pre-
sents the following record OF the weather
for the month Of December: Clear days,
10; stormy days, 8; cloudy days, 2; par
TALLY cloudy and clear. ..
The stopping of trains on the sid
ings at the fair grounds has caused a
lot of coal to drop from the cars, which
has been quite boon to number OF
persons who have not permitted 1t to go
to waste.
A party of capitalists are negotiating
for the purchase of the Hockamick mill
property. about two miles from Cooks
town, with the idea Of converting 1t into
plant for the manufacture of wood pulp
for the making of paper.
The resources of The Burlington County
Safe Deposit and Trust Company.
Moorestown, N. J. at date of last report
to the State Banking Department OF New
Jersey was 81 .763. 221. ss and in the Trust
Department the sum of $S59, 0s7.2O $1.0O
opens an account so interest allowed.
Friends In Mount Holly were panied,
on Friday, to learn of the death of Miss
Julie Pla, which occurred suddenly from
hemorrhage at her home in Plainheld on
Wednesday night The deceased was the
eldest daughter of Prof. J. c. Pla, who
formerly conducted the Mount Holly
Academy.
While walking on the railroad track
Prank Yousink, Polander, was struck
by the noon train, on Wednesday, near
his home, at Cambridge. and was almost
instantly killed, nearly every bone in his
body being broken. The deceased leaves
a wife and eight children. Coroner Bis
bing decided that death was accidental
January % will be donation day at the
Burlington County Children's Home, cor
ner of Pine street and the South Pember-
ton road. A generous response 10 asked
from the public for this very worthy in
stitution. 1t Is doing good work and Is
taxed to its utmost In caring for the little
wards who have been cared for and who
are seeking admission.
Having stolen fat goose from the meat
market of Philip Karg, on Mill street,
last week, shepherd dog was robbed of
a good dinner as the result of being badly
frightened by the yells which came from
some men who were standing in front of
the Arcade Hotel, causing the dog to drop
its prize and run up High street as If glad
to escape punishment for its crime.
At the organization of the township
committee, Wednesday night, the follow
ing were elected: Chairman, Franklin
Dill; treasurer, Edward B. Jones; coun-
sci, Richard B. Eckman; chairman of COM
mittee on roads. Benjamin w. Zelley;
lights. Joseph E. Elbertson; police, Sam
uel P. Cline; committing magistrate, R.
]. B. Slack; flush tank inspector, Thomas
W. Nippins. No change was made in the
police force.
Washington Camp. No. II, P. o. s. of
A., has six candidates to initiate and the
following officers to install: Past president,
Jacob Haag; president, Samuel G. Stan
ton; master of forms. Clarence T. Mar
shall; recording secretary. Samnel E.
Colder; financial secretary, Frank 8. Da-
Wis; treasurer, A. 81. jackson; conductor,
Charles Gladfelter; inside guard, Lewis
Davis; outside guard, ]. n. Clevenger;
trustees, S. G. Stanton. J. Frank Scatter
good and Herbert L. Townsend.
The early morning commuters of Pal
myra, on Wednesday. were excited when
they discovered small keg of dynamite
on the station platform close to the ticket
Office. Visions of an attempt to blow up
the station and other buildings In the
centre Of the town filed their minds.
One man hurried away and secured a
shovel and dug hole. In which the explo-
sive was buried. The mystery as to how
the dynamite was placed on the station
was not explained until when an inspector
sent up by the railroad to investigate the
case discovered that the key was part of a
consignment shipped to the Hilton Cor
poration to use for blasting in the sand
pits. Why 1t was placed on the platform
there instead of being left on the West
Palmyra freight station with the balance
of the lot has not been explained.
The congregation of the Mount Holly
Presbyterian Church has received dou-
BILE shock over announcements of deaths
in families in which the church was init