The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-02-23
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY %, 1909
LOCAL NEWS.
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A cake walk and barn dance Will Dt
given in Red Mems hall. at Indian Mills
on Thursday evening, March A.
The W. G. 7. U. will meet at the home
of Mrs. Amanda Boyce, on Garden street
Tuesday afternoon, March 2, at 8 o'clock
The primary department of the Mount
Holly M. E. Church will hold cake sale
in the Office at No. 4S High street. on Sat
urday afternoon.
]. ]. Fenstermacher sold the store prop
erty. "a Shreve street, to A. g. Woeakel
Of Philadelphia, who will open grocery
store there at once.
Alfred LeMunyon and Mrs. Alens
Cheeseman. both of Indian Mills, were
married on February IA. by E. 81. War
rick, justice of the peace.
The railroad lawyers and adjusters are
right on the job. On Thursday morning
about seven o'clock there was an accident
and before noon an adjuster was around
looking up those who had been hurt.
Harold B. Wells, of Bordentown, has
been appointed receiver for the dry goods
business carried on at that place by Ben
jamin Batclim. against whom bankrupt
proceedings have been instituted by cred
itors.
Mrs. Ida Smith Ward, who has been
conducting the Central cafe on Mill street,
is arranging to remove to Bridesburg, Pa,
where her husband has secured a position
at tapestry weaving. She will leave town
on Thursday.
The following letters remain unclaimed
at the post Office: W. T. Bissell, 2; Mrs
George l. Bissell. Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin
Haines, BENZ. II. Johnston, Miss Martha
Lee, Mrs. o. Richards. Postals, Master
Leo Schwartz. Charles Alvin.
Invitations have been issued for the
marriage of Marion Colby and James M.
MacFarland. The event will take place
at the home of the brides parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Z. A. Goldy, Cherry street, on
Wednesday evening, March 8, at o'clock.
The Methodist Sunday school observed
Washington's birthday appropriately on
Sunday. The newly papered room was
decorated with flags. There were special
musical selections, followed by an adj
dress on Washington by Prof. Francis N.
Thorpe. Each scholar was given small
flag in commemoration of the event.
Undertaken Hiram 81. Earnest had a
peculiar experience last week. On Thurs
day he buried two persons. one named
Ella Schaeffer, the other Anna Schaeffer,
neither of whom were related. On Satur
day he buried the aunt of Anna Schaeffer,
who died in the same house from which
the niece was taken on Thursday.
A communication sent to this Office
signed "A Reader" did not comply with
the rules of all newspapers that the real
name of the writer must always accom-
pany communications, even If it is not to
be published. All letters not complying
with these conditions. even though they
may be meritorious, go to the waste bas-
ket.
George W. A. French, financier of New
Jersey Lodge, No. l, Knights of Pythias,
of Mount Holly. who was appointed dep
uty of the first district at a meeting of
the grand lodge, held at Trenton last
week. will be installed on Thursday even
ing. The exercises will take place In the
castle hall of Hope Lodge, No. IS. at
Burlington.
Ex-Sheriff Edward Emley was In town
on Friday greeting old friends. He GER
tainly looks the picture of health. He
will be SO years of age in May, and he can
keep up with good farm haads yet. One
day last week one of his men had to go
away. The man had been blowing and
Mr.. Emley wanted the work finished, so
he took the reins and guided the pillow
drawn by three horses for couple OF
hours.
Speakers who talked about Abraham
Lincoln have been noticed in all parts of
the country, but it is question whether 1t
is known that there is in Burlington coun-
ty an old soldier who was personally &C.
quainted with the martyred President
and who frequently had chats with him.
This gentleman is John Ross, who lives
at Buddtown. When Lincoln's body lay
In state In Philadelphia, Mr.. Ross was
one of the guards that attended the
corpse.
There will be preaching in st. Andwew's
Church on Friday evenings as follows:
February 26, Rev. Milton A. Craft, Grace,
Trenton; March 8. Rev. Percival N. Wood.
Associate Mission, Trenton; March 10,
Rev. Harold Morse. Grace, Merchantville;
March 10. Rev. Philip s. Smith, st. Bar
nabas. Burlington; March 20, Rev. Henry
R. Gummey. d. D., Grace, Haddonfield;
April 2, Rev Norman Van Petit Lewis,
Incarnation, Philadelphia; Sunday even
ing, April 4, Rev. Robert Mckay, d. D.,
Trinity, Moorestown.
Property owners are somewhat interest
ed In recent visit to Taunton, made by
William ]. Thompson and some business
men of Gloucester, who were conveyed to
the pine district last week In two large
automobiles. The party inspected the
village of Taunton and took the depth of
water In the larger lake. 1t is reported
that a syndicate is considering the pur-
chase of the place and making pleasure
park of It. The land there is owned by
Samuel Hinchman, of Medford, but he
has not been approached by any of the
visitors. The party also went to Atsion
and made similar inspection Of that vii
iage and It's surroundings.
The real estate news in the Philadelphia
papers, on Friday, contained the follow
ing item: Negotiations have been COM
pleted for the sale of the residence at S806
Chestnut street by W. H. Quick s. Brother,
representing Henry Van Bell. to Charles
l.. Brown & Co., representing J. D. John
son of the firm of Ronalds & johnson,
Mount Holly. 1t is three-story brick
residence on a lot having frontage of &C
feet and depth of 200 feet. extending to
SAMSON street, and is assessed at $54, 900
While the exact consideration of the deal
has not been made known, it is understood
to be about s35,0O0 The purchaser In
tends to make extensive improvements tc
the property and erect a garage In the
rear. When the alterations are completed
he will occupy it as residence.
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