The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-11-10

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ers for 81, 900.
Miss Addie Ooombs has purchased th
house on Brainard street, formerly owne
by the estate of Joseph Frake.
The Acorn Club. of Lumberton, wi
soon give performance for the bener
of the Episcopal Church at that place.
The glowing Democratic prediction
made before election day now read Xix
the weather forecasts In last years a
manac.
The annual supper by the ladies of tn
Sacred Heart Church will be given i
the Masonic Temple on Saturday evening
November 81.
Because of postponement of the frs
date selected, the Shepherds of Bethle
hem will not hold their Farmers Social
until Friday evening, November 20.
There will be meeting of the Women
Christian Temperance Union this after
noon at the residence of Mrs. Samuel Ell
berson, on Garden street, at 8 o'clock.
| On Thursday Judge Horner sentenced J
Ellsworth to four months in the COUNTY
jail. He was convicted of breaking int
the house of Frank Simpkins. near Med
ford
On Wednesday Samuel G. Parker, auc
tioneer, sold the Samuel A. Lippincott
farm. two miles from Columbus, to Chas
Wright, whose farm it adjoins, for $57
per acre. 1t contains over 112 acres.
John W. Harris, of Mount Holly, is 9
candidate for county engineer, which is in
line with his regular business. The filling
of this position is matter that will come
up before the. Board of Freeholders in
January.
Suit for the recovery of s., 900 dam
ages against the receiver of the Camden
and Trenton Railway has been brought
by Mr.. and Mrs William M. Quigley, of
Riverton, for injuries received at the
Camden terminal of the road.
Michael A. O'Byrne, of Savannah, Ga,
and Miss Sarah Lorene Wren, of Bridge
port, Conn, were married on Wednes-
day. The groom, who is well known in
this section, Is a brother-in-law of Capt.
Elton A. Smith, of Smithville.
ANY person who owns gray horse that
may have become lost, strayed or stolen
during the past four weeks, might learn
something by applying to County Detec-
tive Ellis II. Parker, who knows Of the
whereabouts of such an animal.
The block system is to be inaugurated
on the Columbus and Kinkora railroad.
The station at Lewistown is to be removed
from its present position to point further
west where the road to Kinkora leaves
the Union Transportation road.
Frank, son of Edward Claypoole. is re-
covering from a wound that came near
resulting seriously. He threw two cart
ridges into a fire that he had made, and
when they exploded sections of the shells
caused severe decorations of both his
hands.
George B. Hates will return to Blue
fields, w. Va, next January, where he
has been employed as an instructor in
gymnastics. He returned to his home here
pending the erection of a new club
house, the old structure having been
destroyed by fire.
Having been relieved from his outside
duties, Rev. Peter ]. Hart will now be
able to devote all his time to the Sacred
Heart Church in Mount Holly. Father
Cahill has been assigned to take charge
of the new parish, composed of Browns
Mills, Jobstown and Pemberton.
Charles Hewitt, of Burlington, Presi-
dent of Burlington County Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, has ap-
pointed the following agents: R. K. Rod
gers, Joseph P. Fem. Miss Louise Lukens
and Edward Haedrick. of that city; Bur-
nett Steward, Merchantville; Charles
Wright, Riverton, and Miss Sue Herbert,
of vincentown. They have been furnished
with full credentials, including badges,
and will keep sharp lookout to see that
animals are not abused.
The conclusion had almost been reached
that 1t would be necessary to kill horse
belonging to William Dunphey, of MARI
ton, in order to relieve it of its sufferings,
there being running sore on the side just
back of the foreleg. As last resort DR..
Gardner, of Moorestown, performed an
operation, and to his surprise took out a
splinter 81 inches long, I of an inch wide
and nearly inch thick. The horse is
DOW getting all right. 1t carried this
splinter for two years. 1t was injured by
running into fence.
Harry W. Phares and Miss Eleanor F.
Huff, daughter of Mrs. Isaac B. Huff, of
Pine street, were married at the home of
the latter, on Wednesday evening, in the
presence of few relatives. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. George L.
Dobbins, of Lambertville. uncle of the
bride. She was given away by William
Crozier, a brother-in-law. Miss Bessie
Anderson played a wedding march and
Miss Helen White sang solo. Miss Ethel
Phares, sister of the groom, was brides
maid, and Fred M. Anderson acted as best
man.
A very distressing accident occurred
Friday morning about nine o'clock. Will
lam G.. Clayton, who resides on the Foun
tain Woods road near Burlington, together
with Joseph Sholl and number of Others
were engaged in digging gravel at place
called "Bowen's sand hole, on the Jack
sonville road, when the bank that wal
over Mr.. Clayton's head caved in, buryinl
him to the shoulders. The bulk of thu
weight of the gravel falling on Mr.. Clay
tons head caused fracture of his neck
and before he could be extricated the vita
spark had flown. When taken out of thu
the pit, the unfortunate man was bleeding
| from the ears, eyes and nose, and beside
having his neck broken, had his ches
crushed In and suffered other internal in
iuries. He was sixty-seven years old, ant
leaves wife, son and daughter. Corone
Bisbing was notified and after viewing tn
body decided that the cause was purel..
accidental, and the remains were place.
In charge of Undertaken Slack.
1t is quite probable that clemency vii
not be extended to all those Burlington
County convicts whose petitions will b
considered by the Board of Pardon a
the November session. The list follows
Thomas Cauley, convicted of larceny May