The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-04-06

Maxwell, of Philadelphia. and Miss Merry
Mcgee. of Beverly.
There was large attendance at the Er
worth League social. held in the Metho
dist Church on Friday evening.
1t is expected that the Mount Holl,
Iron Works will have it's new building
completed to begin operations by May l.
A house on King street, belonging t
the heirs of Mrs Judson G. Gaskiil, de
ceased. has been sold to George L. Pan
coast for $500.
Edward Stockton and Miss Florenc
Bell, both of Burlington, have announced
their engagement. The young coupl'
formerly lived at Evesboro.
! C. Howard Taylor announces his readi
ness to give prompt attention to caring
for lawns and gardens, to paint and d.
other work. Address So White street, O
Bell phone GIT A.
/ Cards are out for the marriage of Davit
Allen Roberts, of Moorestown, and Heller
Frances Bushnell, at which place the Ger
emory will be performed in Calvary Pres
byterian Church on April 10.
Rosbachs, at Pemberton, have an un
usually nice lot of blooming plants TO
Easter. Mount Holly patrons will find
good selection of them at 8. P. Cline
hardware store in Mount Holly.
Miss Edythe N. Heulings, of Moores
town, was in the Hollenden Hotel, Cleve
land, when little Willie Whitla, the kid
mapped boy. was brought to that city, ant
witnessed the pathetic scenes which en-
sued upon his rescue.
A ten days revival will begin In the
Methodist Church at Lumberton on Apr
10. Meetings will be held morning ant
evening. A young lady evangelist from
Philadelphia will be in charge, under thu
direction of Rev. Joseph johnson, thu
pastor.
Miss Elsie Hooper, of Mill street, hal
been entertaining Lawrence Morgan, I
sailor on the battleship Georgia, who en-
circled the world with the Atlantic feet
The lady was presented with many sou
venirs which the young man secured OF
his travels.
On the complaint of Steward Harbert
Mayor Gable, of Bordentown, is looking
for three young men Of that place WHIT
drove to the county almshouse and gav'
whiskey and tobacco to one OF the in
mates, whose physician had forbidden hin
the use of such stimulants.
George w. Tichenor, ST., Of Burlington
is related to Anna A. Burnett, the eccen
trio spinster who loved the feline race
and who died last week at Newark leav
ing an estate of $500, 1000. Mr.. Tichenol
says she was his mothers niece, maxine
her his first cousin and one of the nearest
living relations.
Malcolm Vanzant, formerly of Mount
Holly, has secured six months leaye Of
absence from the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, and his position in the Stan
wick block tower will be taken by Arthur
Davis, of Bedford, Pa. Mr.. Vanzant has
accepted position with J. E. Rhoads &
Son, and will be connected with their
Philadelphia store for awhile and then
will 60 to the Chicago branch.
The funeral of Charles Tins, mute,
was conducted Thursday afternoon from
the residence of his parents, "a Cooper
street, Trenton. Mr.. Tins was to have
been married that afternoon to Miss Fan
ME Brown, of Belmar, SO that his obse-
quies were read about the hour when shis
nuptials were to have been pronounced.
Miss Brown was also a mute, whom Mr..
Tins met while student at the School
for Deaf Mutes, in Trenton.
A soliciting committee, appointed by
the Medford Field Club, to secure sub
scriptions for the expense Of the base ball
team, will make report Of their success
at meeting to be held Thursday night.
The Club will continue the present season
on the same lines as were adopted last
year. The following players have been
signed: Hopkins, Whitley" 'Schoenhut,
Charles Davis, Hoffman, Braddock, Xii
mer, Ned DAVIS, Phifer. The other
player will be pitcher in the outielA.
Thomas Albertson, living on the farm
owned by George Baker, is recovering
from an accident that was attended with
serious results. The mishap occurred
while on his way to Medford. Passing
through a woods in the evening the I'm.
fortunate man stubbed his toe, and in the
| fall fractured two bones in one of his legs.
| In helpless condition he was compelled
to lie on the ground for two days before
| being discovered. He called loudly fol
help, and in the search farmers were I'M
able to locate the sound of his voice. HI
was in bad shape from exposure wher
discovered Albertson was carried to biz
home, and physician soon had the bone
set.
A big red auto whose owner was too
drunk to drive it himself or to allow hi
chauffeur to run it for him, created quit
a sensation at Toms River, last week
| The owners friends were in the same con
| dition he was. The machine came int
town all ablaze, and stopped in front o
the Ocean House, where the fire was pu
out. The chauffeur worked hours pre-
tending he could not start the car, because
the owner insisted on running it, but SOM
good-natured individual who thought b.
could help out, butted in and started tn
buzz wagon going. The last seen of it h
had it headed up Main street, going from
curb to curb, with the chauffeur and tn
rest of the party trying to catch up Oh
foot.
4 George Franklin Fort, son of the Rev
John Fort, formerly of the New Jerse.
Annual Methodist Episcopal Conference
died in Atlantic City at the residence o
his nephew, William Marmaduke Fort
on Tuesday Mr.. Fort was named afte
his uncle, DIR. George Franklin Fort, gov
ernor of New Jersey from 1851 to 1854
and was a cousin of the present governor
His family was an old colonial one whic
settled. in New Jersey in 1869 at Pembel
ton, on an old homestead, where ever
member was born from that period til
, the birth of his oldest brother. The d.
ceased was buried at Pemberton, the fam
, lily graveyard for 200 years, and in sigh