The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-12-14
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY, DECEMBER IA, 1909
LOCAL NEWS.

OOyce y, OF COURSE.
The big fire at Burlington occurred s.
years ago last Thursday.
Spencer T. Mitchell, Of Hartford Conn
was the guest of Mel Suffer over Sunday
Mrs. Lewis French is lying speeches
at her home in Moorestown as the resul
of paralysis.
Aaron Matlack, of Moorestown, is sui
fering with mashed foot. the result of
stone falling on 1t.
The removal of front fences has i'm
proved the appearance of several proper
ties on Broad street.
Kelsey & Killie, real estate agents, be
gan last week to distribute very nea
business calendar for 1910.
Mrs. Nina A. Poinsett and Mrs. Floy'
Townsend, of Columbus, were Noun
Holly visitors on Thursday.
Flagmen stationed along the line of tn
Pennsylvania railroad win hereafter ap
pear in uniforms when on duty.
George H. Harker. former lay judg
of the county, died at his home at Cooks
town. on Tuesday, at the age of 70 years
Several persons from Mount Holly at
tended dance given by Company g, ii
their armory at Beverly ON Thursday
evening.
In the matter Of taxes Springfield town
ship has got nearly all that is coming t.
it, as only one delinquent is advertised II
that district.
Chalkley Haines, of Hartford, and hi
son and daughter are Ill with typhoid
fever. The two former have been removed
to Camden hospital.
Samuel mellow, colored, who had beer
employed by ex-Sheriff Emley. of ia
cobstown, was found dead in bed at hii
home there last Monday night.
Complete recovery is being made
by Matte, daughter of August Sny.
ner. who was operated on for appendicitis
at the Burlington County Hospital last
Monday.
Edward d. Stevens, colored. q former
resident, was buried in Mount Holly last
Monday. He had been living on farm
near Lawrenceville, and was found dead
near his home there.
Clifford Stanley Sims, of Albany, N.
Y, formerly of Mount Holly, and Miss
Martha Lee Jenkins, of Baltimore. Md .
were married at the latter place on We'd
nesday by Cardinal Gibbons.
The Burlington County Lyceum of His
tory and Natural Sciences has reelected
its old officers for the ensuing year. Jos
eph G. Cowgirl, however, who has served
for twenty years, would like some one to
take his place as treasurer.
The largest and most tempting display
of candies for the holidays can be seen at
the bakery of Joseph G. Bower, whose
Ice cream parlor has been converted into
q sweetmeat shop. Most everything in
this line can be found there, together
with choice boxes for packing purposes.
A Christmas gift that will 80 times a
year remind the recipient of the donors
thoughtful kindness is years subscrip-
ton to THE News sent the absent relative
or friend. Its visits are regular and 1t
contains much of interest that letter
cannot cover. Such gift is always APP
preciated.
Nor timber is being cleared away at
Oakdale, the tract of land on the road to
Hainesport, where A. A. Anderson, Of
Mount Holly has planned to establish a
pretty suburban settlement, toward which
object the opening of new street reveals
level piece of land. 1t Is expected that
building operations will begin there in
the spring.
A fine yield is expected from potato
weighing 334 ounces, which has been on
exhibition at the cigar store of Charles 81.
Straugh. The tuber was brought from
Maine by s. G.. Lawrence. and ia Of the
Green Mountain variety. 1t will be cut
up and planted by Horace G. Atkinson on
the crop from that potato will go to Mr..
Straugh.
The members of the Wrightstown M.
e. Sunday School, on Thursday evening,
gave farce entitled mot Man in the
House" The cast was made up of
Wrlghtstown's most attractive young
women, the audience was directly oppo-
site to the title, for the house was crowd
ed with men. The proceeds, which will
reach nearly 800, will be used for pur-
chasing new library.
Christmas gifts at Boyce's. Fancy
stationery, in gift boxes. rich cut glass,
silverware, novelties, fancy china, social
engraving, Spa1ding's sporting goods,
Dennison's complete line of Christmas
tags, seals, etc. Cutlery, Parker's lucky
curve fountain pens, periodicals. Christ
mas post cards, booklets and calendars,
post card albums, and other miscellaneous
gifts. L. s Boyce, stationer.
Ii is intimated that as the result of ad-
ditional facts having been secured, the
death of John Cameron may be present
ed to the grand jury. Since Coroner
Seeds and jury were unable to locate
the responsibility, quiet inquiry has
been going on, with the result that In
dictments may be found In the matter.
Cameron was found along the railroad
tracks near the South Pemberton station
so badly injured that he died at the Bur.
lington County Hospital.
After taking his seat as member Of
the township committee, Harry Hawkins,
Sr., will devote his attention to having
enforced in Northampton township the
law which requires all vehicles to carry g
light after dark Motormen employed by
the Public Service Railway have made 8
demand that this law be enforced. They
claim that many accidents might be avoid
ed if drivers would carry light, as 1t II
often difficult to see wagon on the
track, especially on foggy nights.
While under the influence Of liquor {
week ago Louis Obergfell, of Riverside
became very abusive at his home and wal
taken to do for his vile language by FREQ
Rapp, who is frequent caller at thu
house. This so enrsged Obergfell tina
he drew a knife and plunged 1t into thu
young mans left breast In the region O
heart. Before the young men were sep
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