The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-06-29

| was MOUNT nOlly VlsltOr yesterday.
| An attack of bronchitis confined Count
Clerk Watson T. Sooy to his home la
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Franklin B. Lewis are o.
cupying their summer cottage at Beac
Haven.
The engagement Is announced of Robe
Mckay and Miss Marielle Perkins, bot
of Moorestown.
Henry NJ. Thomson, of Pine stree
will 60 to AsburY Park for the purpose
recuperating his health.
Rev. w. P. G. Strickland, well know
Methodist minister, died at his home 9
Manasquan, on Friday, from paralysis.
An addition to their family on Tuesda
has increased the responsibilities Of MI
and Mrs. Walter Gaskill, of Burlington.
jackson Reeder, of Hornerstown, is ur
able to use his fingers. becouse of an acct
dent which he receive while playing base
ball.
Heart disease caused the sudden deaf
of Mrs. Ray II. Powell, of Bordentown
Oh Tuesday. She was taken Ill Will
ironing.
The Lippincott farm on the Jackson
vile road has been sold by Mrs. Sarah E
Regan. of Mount Holly, to Abraham M
Harley for 81. 400.
While working at Eveson's Mills, OF
Wednesday. Harry Moore, of near Col
lier's Mill. had part of his right thuml
cut of by circular saw.
George Russ, Delanco farmer, las
week picked and shipped in two days l.,
200 half barrel baskets Of wax beans, fol
which he received $3.50 per basket.
Peddlers from the pines are now doing
good business in the sale of huckleber
ries. They are reported to be more plen
tiful this season than in recent years.
The house of John Kerlin, a farmer
living near Columbus. was entered Tues
day afternoon by three young men who
stole gold watch, chain and sum OF
money.
Rev. John Blood. of the New Jersey
Christian Conference, baptized several
persons In the Rancocas creek on Heis-
ler's shore, near Bridgeboro, on Sunday
afternoon.
One hundred and ffty-two acres, for
merly part of the Black tract, on the
road from Vincentown to South Park, has
been sold by John W. Harris. of Mount
Holly, to Nathan Gerber.
The following are the unclaimed letters
remaining in the post Office for the week
ending June 20: Floyd Bailey, Miss Anna
King, ]. P. Reeves, James Robinson; and
two postals for Anna King.
The Press. published at New Egypt by
the Moore Brothers, is taking on new life
and energy Each issue Of the paper is
becoming more interesting. Its size has
been increased as well as its usefulness.
Thomas B. Denness, of Mount Holly,
was one of the pall-bearers at the funeral
of Washington l. Irwin, Of Burlington.
on Tuesday afternoon. The floral offer
ings were unusually large and beautiful.
Becoming Frustrated by the heat on
Tuesday afternoon. Robert Bell. Jr.. Of
New Egypt, lay in q corn field uncon-
scious for two hours before being discover
ed. He has recovered from his dangerous
Mrs Ann Pinkerton, living near Bridge
boro, was buried on Friday. The de-
ceased was 90 years old. She was born in
the highlands of Scotland in 1910. where
her early days were spent as shepherdess
among the native hills around her home.
Because of severe attack of rheuma-
tism from which she suffered for several
Miss Alethia Simbo, of Imlays-
town, was compelled to have her crooked
forearm broken and reset again. 1t is
thought the arm will be straight when the
bones knit.
Getting fast In a barbed wire fence, a
demented man was compelled to remain
exposed all night In q storm near Mount
Holly. The stranger was found by De-
tective Parker, who paid the unfortunate
mans fare to Philadelphia. to which place
he said he wanted to go.
George L. Holmes, of Moorestown, and
Granville W. Leeds, of Rancocas, shipped
four carloads of gooseberries to Balti
more last week. They weighed fifty tons.
Joseph Dubell, of Eastampton township.
showed some gooseberries last week that
were as large as walnuts.
Sheriff Worrell had two sales on Thurs
day. The bakery property at Beverly,
owned by Lewis Linder, was sold to Lewis
Wadschle for 81. 200; property of George
W. Thorn, In Mount Laurel, to the Work
ingmen's Cooperative Building and Loan
Association of Moorestown for 81, 1000.
While visiting relatives at Juliustown,
last week, Miss Ercel Williams, of Mino-
tola, was ascending the stairs about dusk,
when she came face to face with large
snake coiled at the head of the steps.
She ran screaming to the yard. and it was
some before the young lady could speak.
William Adams killed the reptile, which
proved to be an adder.
AS token of regard for the founder,
former graduates of Girard College de-
sired to. purchase for the trustees of that
institution a house on Mill street, Mount
Holly, which was occupied by Stephen
Girard from 1776 to 1779. Their offer of
Ct, 900 for the house has been refused by
the owner, who may be disappointed If
negotiations are not renewed.
At the home of John H. Dobbins, on
Broad street, Saturday noon, occurred
the marriage Of his daughter, Marguerite
s., and Harvey Thomas. Only the i'm
mediate families were present The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. George L.
Dobbins, of Cape May. an uncle of the
bride. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas will reside
in Newark, where the groom holds a po-
sition on the staff of the EUening Nesos.
Vice Chancellor Walker, on Tuesday,
fled In the court of Chancery, at Trenton,
an opinion Diminishing the suit by which
DIR. Franklin A. Gauntt, of Burlington,
sought to enjoin his former wife, Mrs. Ida
Charlotte Furst, now of Pittsburgh, from
prosecuting a suit to get possession OF