The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-07-13

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I Rebecca w. Evans has sold q propert
on Church street to Lila T. Branson 70
$1,000.
Miss Hannah A. Phares, of Brsncl
street, Ill for number of years with con
sumption, died Tuesday night.
George Sheldon, of Burlington. ant
Miss Irene Dempsey. of Florence, wer
married on Saturday evening. July 8.
Edward B. Atkinson, of Water street
is Frustrated by a stroke Of paralysis
which he received on Thursday morning
Bert Wells has been taking vacation
because of mashed finger, caused by
ladder falling on it at the Mill street mr.
on Tuesday morning
William ChafeY, who has barber shoI
on Water street. has been placed unde
$500 bail for his appearance at court HI
is charged with keeping gambling
house.
After improvements now under way arr
completed, Robert s. Gaskill, who re
Gently purchased the Wills property OF
High street, will make that place hiI
home.
Samuel Burr, Of Jacksonville, wht
owns threshing machine, while operat
ing the same on Clayton Hancock's farm
ON Wednesday, had the misfortune tt
break his arm.
As the result of frequent robberiei
committed at Moorestown during the past
two weeks, the Moorestown Pursuing
and Detective company has offered 9
reward of 800 for the arrest of the guilty
persons.
| William A. Bozarth, of Camden, for.
merly of Mount Holly, and Mary A.
Taylor, living at the latter place, were
married in the First Methodist church at
Camden on Monday, July 8, by the pas
tor, Rev. Mr.. Dare.
Thinking that the authorities here
might have forgotten crime which he Ia
charged with having committed recently,
by stealing 81 from a small savings bank
belonging to his brother-in-law, Lawrence
Campbell came back to Mount Holly, on
Tuesday. He was promptly arrested and
committed to jail.
Lawrence Swain, the 12-year-old SON OF
John Swain, of Bordentown. was bitten
on the lip, Tuesday, by a dog belonging
to Charles Murphy. Swain frequently
drove COW to the Murphy place to pas
ture, and when he went to get halter
which had been left there the dog sprang
at him and bit him.
George Stoddard left Mount Holly
ON Thursday with orders to report at
Provincetown, Mass, where he will 60
aboard the United States vessel Wiscon-
sin. The boat will cruise on the Massa-
chusetts coast for some time. engaged in
maneuvers, and In the fall will go to the
Virginia coast for target practice.
Appropriate services in celebration OF
the Quarter-centenary of the birth of John
Calvin, the Genevan reformer, were held
in the Presbyterian church on Sunday
morning. An interesting sermon on
Calvin's life was delivered by Rev. james
81. Durham. There was also rendered one
of Calvin's hymns by the choir and q
musical composition ON the organ by Prof.
Lawrence Elberson.
Joseph Salvador, known as italian
Joe." resident of Philadelphia, who
found II pleasant to live In Mount Holly
since he was employed In the erection OF
the new dam, has been released from the
county Jail. He was arrested as suspect
in connection with the Mill street fire.
There was no evidence found to hold him.
He is an undesirable citizen and was
ordered to leave town.
This is the year for the return of the
seventeen-year locusts, many of which
are reported to have been found under the
surface of the ground in the upper part
of the state. Their last visit In great
numbers was In 1892, when they came out
of the ground in swarms and made foliage
appear as having been fire swept. The
old tradition is that the locusts retire to
earth after season of feasting on vege-
tation and lie in the chrysalis state for
seventeen years before returning. Then
they come out, the shell splits along the
back, and the locust emerges and goes for
the trees.
Walter Mallery, of Burlington, had
rather a startling experience while on his
outing at the inter-county Y. M. @. A.
camp on Marshalls Island. near French
town. In company with a companion he
was scaling steep mountain when his
feet slipped from under him and he slid
about forty feet on his back. Unfortun
ately for him, box of matches was in hill
rear pocket and when he came to stoI
he found that the matches had ignitec
and that he was minus the seat of hi
trousers. Luckily he escaped injury
although 1t made it rather warm for hin
for few moments.
The will of William M. Zelley, deceased
of Mount Holly. has been admitted Il
probate and letters testamentary granted
to Samuel A. Atkinson. 1t contains |
bequest of 5000 to the Mount Holly Gem
etery, which is to be held in trust, tn
interest from which will be used to keel
the burial lot in order. To Miss Ma.
Hampton he bequeathes the sum of 30
for her kindness to his wife during he
last illness. To his sister, Rebecca A
Zelley, he gives the sum of $500 and al
the household goods. The house on PIN
street, Mount Holly, is to be sold and tn
proceeds invested In good securities. tn
income from which is to be paid to hi
sister as long as she lives. At her deaf
the principal is to be divided equal
among Ida and Eva Zelley, of Camden
Annie Emery, of near Crosswicks. an
; Elizabeth Holloway, of Burlington.
, On Thursday afternoon, as was hi
usual custom, Louis Weeks, the youn
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Weeks, of Flo
: ence, left his home for the purpose {
serving the evening papers. 1t was tn
, lads habit to visit the vessels moored {
, the foundry wharf to increase his sale
! and just before quitting time he was nj
a ticed in that vicinity by his father, VII
: is yard foreman. He called to him an
told him to hurry home after disposing {
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