The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-11-09
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1909
LOCAL NEWS.
Rovce,s. of course.

John L. Llpp1nc0tt, well known 1arn
er, near Vincentown. had some fine turkey
stolen one night last week.
William Gravatt, of Chesterfield, Is r,
covering from slight stroke of paralys
which he recently received.
As the result of falling from a pom
while out riding, Lewis Eppenstein, {
Jobstown, broke his arm.
A frame building in the rear of the En-
gle hardware store, formerly used as
blacksmith shop. has been torn down.
Initiatory work will be a feature of tn
meeting of Washington Council, No.
Jr. o. U. A. NJ, to be held this evening
Joseph Apologize, of Buddtown,
suffering with a crushed finger. He re
ceived the injury while loading cranbeI
ries.
John Casey and Miss Emma Gilbert, @
Riverside, were married at Burlington b
Squire Smith on Saturday evening, Octo
Der 80.
For making himself nuisance at tn
railroad terminal, Newell Williams, O
Mount Holly, is reported to be serving 8
days in the Camden jail.
A cunning club for blue rock contest
may be organized by the marksmen resid
ing in Mount Holly and vicinity. Such
proposition is being considered.
William Loegmire, blacksmith, VIII
had been working for number of year
at the Macpherson, Willard & Co. 8 steam
forge at White Hill, dropped dead beside
the anvil at the works on Tuesday.
The medal contest which was announced
to take place on the 18th inst. by the Y
W. G. T. o., has been postponed, an(
will now be held on Friday evening
November 10, in the nj. E. church.
Miss Anna Chambers Deacon, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John R. Deacon, former
ly of Mount Holly, will be presented tt
society on Friday evening, November 49,
at the home of her parents in Philadel
phia.
Residents of Fairview, near Riverside
are somewhat exercised over the appear
ance of black diphtheria. A little daugh-
ter of Edward Murphy, quick victim Of
the deadly disease. was buried on Wed
nesday.
Michael McKenna fractured his left arm
In a peculiar manner few nights since.
While on Risdon street he tried to pass
over ditch, but miscalculating the dis
lance he stepped in and was thrown ia
the ground.
With little prospects of resumption OF
business by the Standard Shoe Company,
of Mount Holly, against which concern a
petition in bankruptcy has been filed, j.
Lewis Spencer, of Union street, one of its
promoters, is now active in his new posi-
ton as travelling salesman.
William ]. Martin, of Lumberton, fell
as the result of illness, on Wednesday,
and expired almost Immediately. The
deceased recently came from Philadel-
phia to lead retired life in the country.
United States Express Company.
On Monday evening last the money box
of the Farmers Telephone Company,
located in the railroad station at New
Egypt, was stolen. The stations at
Wrightstown and Lewistown were also
entered by thieves on Wednesday evening.
About So is the sum taken from both
places.
AoTs AS EXECUTOR OF EsTATEs-The
Mount Holly Safe Deposit & Trust Com
pany acts as executor of estates and has
the best facilities for the investment of
funds. 1t is an executor upon whom you
can depend to carry out the exact terms
of your will and testament in the most
competent and faithful manner.
While not gunner near Manahawkin
bagged deer Wednesday, someone shot
fine young horse belonging to Seymour
Shute, breaking the animals leg, SO it had
to be killed. The horse was but six
years old and had been raised by
Shute, who valued it the more highly on
that account He was driving along a
wood road when some deer hunter took
the horse for a deer and blazed away.
Shute has no idea who shot the horse.
Bending over her washtub, on Thurs
day, Uncle Sam brought to Mrs. Mary
Winder, of Beverly, the happiest moments
of her life. 1t was pension day and there
came In the mail check from the govern
ment for $3.50 back pension and grant of
$16 month. Mrs. Winder is hard
working colored woman over 20 years OF
age. She is the widow of james Winder,
who was the captain of colored regiment
during the Civil War, and who died in
Atlantic City seven years ago. In all this
time she had been trying to get widows
pension, and finally succeeded, chiefly
through Congressman John ]. GARDENERS
efforts.
Taxing advantage of a privilege which
under the game laws has been granted for
the first time in ten years, party OF
Mount Holly sports went down in the
pines and spent Wednesday hunting fol
deer. Those who took the trip were AL.
exander Dubell, William A. Wilkinson,
Philip Karg, William Stevenson, Floyd
Kempte, Lorenzo L. Sapp and Charles @
Morton. The party saw eleven deer II
all, three of them being bucks. Philip
Karg was the only person to get shot
The animal came directly toward him, but
having its antlers thrown to one side gave
the impression that it was doe and Karl
did not shoot. Otherwise he could hav'
brought down fine piece of game. Wher
startled by the hunters it was learned BY
actual measurement that the buck In
making bound covered a distance o
thirty-three feet.
Ralph II. Reeder has been awarded
bronze medal by the Carnegie Hero FunC
Commission for life-saving. In July o
last year, Reeder was working on
dredging machine which was lying nea
the channel on the Pennsylvania side o
the Delaware river. At this place mum
Der of young people were swimming
among them Miss Catherine M. Cain ant
Bessie L. Lewis, both of Bordentown
They were together when they got beyon
their depth and were about to sink whe
Reeder saw them and without stopping t
remove even his shoes, he leaped into tn
r;var ond ,nado for them ftar a hrav