The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-03
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
The store you have confidence in
Boyce's.
Daniel B Smith is recovering after be
Ing quite Ill with stomach trouble.
Walter Pew, of Moorestown, is slowl
recovering from a recent stroke o
paralysis.
The Red Lion Sunday school will hol'
It's annual picnic in Ridgway's grove o.
Saturday next.
Veterans of the civil war will receiv
their quarterly pensions from the govern
ment tomorrow.
The regular monthly meeting of th'
Board of Freeholders will be held at tn,
court house to. morrow.
Henry Mace, of Bridgeboro, has beel
compelled to submit to an operation II
order to save his eYesight.
Charles T. Keller, of Mill street. has
broken arm. He received the injur,
while playing at Rancocas Park.
Rev. George T. Harris will preach OIL
the subject of Fellowship in Service,
at the twilight service next Sunday even
ing in the NJ. E. church.
Having received fresh coat of paint
the water wagon used for street sprinklinl
purposes, made its appearance on Friday
In an improved condition.
Another operation for an old trouble hal
been performed on William P. Bryan. o.
Vincentown, who is doing nicely at thu
Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia.
John Lear. of Lumberton, who sprained
his foot while playing base ball, has beer
discharged from the Burlington County
Hospital. He gets around with the use Of
crutches.
Four acres of cranberry boys and one
quarter acre of vines In bearing, belong
ing to G. Edgar Haines. of Medford. and
located at Cedar Run, were destroyed by
fire of unknown cause on Tuesday.
Mrs John Keich, Of Burlington, died al
the Burlington County Hospital Friday
morning. On July 10 she was seriously
burned by the explosion of lamp at hel
residence. Her injuries were too great to
be overcome by medical treatment.
The aiding of new school house al
Tabernacle has been delayed. because the
lowest bid for the same exceeded the ap-
preparation Of $1,000 The latter will
probably be increased at a special election
which may be held for that purpose.
George Fredericks, while at work at the
Masonic Hall at Bordentown. Friday night,
soldering electric wires, where picture
show is being held, was overcome by
the heat. He was standing on q ladder
and fell twelve feet, breaking bone in
his right shoulder.
The Burlington County Safe Deposit
and Trust Company. Moorestewn, n. j.,
counts with 1t, and 1t is the Company
wish to extend to every lady depositor
consideration and courtesy. 1t pays so
interest compounded semi-annually.
The unclaimed letters remaining In the
post Office for the week ending July 81,
are as follows: Miss Amanda Blinn, Robt.
NJ. Carrigan, VIM. George, Joseph
Istheum, miss Margaret H. Jones (2), B.
T. Miller. C. Marsweek, F. G. Rowen.
Frances Summer, John Lain, Miss A.
Ward.
General complaint has been made
against crap shooting, baseball playing
and other forms of gambling which are
said to be in full operation every Sunday
at Beverly Park, and the church people
and law-abiding citizens of that community
will institute active steps to put an end to
these forms of Sunday amusement. Ital-
ian speak-easies, where 1t is alleged, poker
playing fiourishes, are also to be wiped
out.
Russell Perkins, of Moorestown, who is
known to all the young folks, Is now re-
ceiving their congratulations on success
fully soaring chicken thieves away from
his mothers hen roost Russell had re-
tired for the night when he heard the
chickens making terrible noise and
promptly securing his gun he fred several
shots In the direction of the roost. The
intruders were scared away and all the
little chicks were left unframed.
Judge John G. Horner, acting as a
special master in chancery, on Thursday
sold the McCambridge cranberry boys,
consisting of 500 acres In Washington
township, to Blanchard 81. White, for
$8,185. The property recently belonged
to q man named Moore, of New York. 1t
was mortgaged for $4,000. When fore
closed the place was purchased by the
late Captain Martin L. Haines. of Vim
centown, who sold half interest to Nc
Cambridge. The heirs of the latter pc.
titioned for the present sale.
Declaring that he could distance Penn
sylvania Railroad train between Camden
and Burlington and yet not exceed the
legal speed limit, Franklin ]. Moore, OF
Philadelphia, nonplussed officers when ar
rested on Friday. He presented time
table to substantiate his assertions, but
the authorities commended that he msin
tanned the same reckless speed through
cities and towns along the route and his
case was sent up to State Automobile
Commissioner Smith for action. Moore
had managed to keep passengers highly
interested in the exciting race. One Of
these was State Automobile Pateolmar
Anderson Shinn. The officer kept tab OF
the speeding touring car and as Moor
was passing through Burlington leapet
from the train and placed him unde
arrest.
An old nickel watch, purchased from
one of his countrymen for 10 cents, prob
ably saved the life of Joseph Digiormo
who was stabbed Thursday night durini
quarrel at his birthday celebration held
at Beverly. A stiletto aimed at his hear
struck the antiquated timepiece and wa
detected. Mich CUISINE, one of the guest
at Digiormo's feasts. was arrested as hi
assailant and heavily fned.7 The altercs
ton began, 1t is alleged, when Digiorm
attempted to embrace Cuisines sweet
heart. The angry lover rushed at hi
host and made vicious lunge at his breas
with knife. The thrust was parted b,
the watch and only slight flesh woun
was inflicted. When CUISINE was arraign
ed before a magistrate, Digiormo pleade
that leniency be shown the prisoner, de
clarino that he had forgiven him. TIL