The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-05-11
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY, MAY IL, 1909
LOCAL NEWS.

Spalding's base ball and tennis supplies
Catalogue free. L. s. BoYce.
Rev. Mr.. McMartin will occupy the pull
Dit of the Columbus Baptist Church thi
summer.
Clois w. Snyder. of Palmyra, has re
covered from severe attack OF strang
ulated hernia.
The Y. w. c. T. q. will meet at thu
home of Edwin Ogburn, IA Mill street
this evening at 7.45.
A cake sale will be held at No. % Higl
street, next Saturday afternoon, by tn,
ladies of the Baptist Church.
Mrs. Mary Trainer, residing near Mari
ton. had wrist broken on Tuesday BY
being thrown from her carriage by run
away horse.
Chemical extinguishers were used ir
putting out fire that started in the Lau
rel House at New Egypt on Wednesday
The damage was slight.
An interesting lecture, with illustra
tons, was given In the Baptist Church.
ON Sunday evening, by Rev. j. E. r
Folsom, of Atlantic City.
Garrett Woodock, farm hand on the
John @. Haines farm in Southampton
township. was attacked by bull on Sat
urday and badly gored in the side of bis
body.
George s. Dobbins is prepared to dc
gardening, cleaning lawns, withdrawing
cellars, cleaning carpets etc. A posta
card addressed to 179 West Washington
street. will reach him.
Walter Bell and wife. of New Egypt,
have become reconciled and are again liv.
ing together. This lady, 1t will remem-
bered, eloped short time ago with
man named John Denlen.
Rosbachs, at Pemberton, have fine lot
of hardy plants, such as peonies, phlox,
roses, and many others, ready for imme-
diate planting, and an extra fine lot of
bedding plants for later planting.
When Loring s. Borton. at Dallas,
Texas, received a telegram that his father
had been operated on for appendicitis. he
took the next train for his home In Mount
Holly. He arrived on Wednesday.
The following unclaimed letters remain
In the post Office for the week ending May
8: J. F. Ball, 2; Joseph Ford, Maud Green.
j. G. Q; John Prince, Miss Anna Rolette.
Postals for Mrs. Ray Gerry, Miss Lima
Ford, Q; Mrs. II. W. Ford.
Richard Malone was committed to the
county jail by Mayor Gabel, of Borden
town, for term of thirty days for being
drunk and disorderly on the street there
last Saturday. Malone had just finished a
term for the same offence at the county
seat.
has blood poisoning in the second finger
on his right hand, which he hit with a
hammer and cut with piece of tin. As
the trouble has extended up into his arm,
1t is feared that the finger will have to be
amputated.
On Wednesday evening, May 5, at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Benz. F. SUIT
phin, on Buttonwood street, occurred the
marriage of their daughter Ethel and
William Johnson The ceremony was
performed by Rev. R. H. Baker, pastor of
the Baptist Church.
There will be an Epworth League rally
In the Mount Holly M. E. Church on Fri
day evening. May "A. The leagues or
Pemberton and Burlington will take part.
Addresses will be delivered by President
Stanger, II. d. 0onover, Rev. 7. J. ].
Wright and Rev. F L. levitt.
On Wednesday afternoon Stacy B. Lip
pincott jumped into the creek, opposite
Archer's carriage factory. and rescued
samuel Colby from drowning. The boy
lives on Water street and is about nine
years old He slipped off one of the pill
ings along the embankment.
The Mount Holly Theatre will reopen
for the summer season tomorrow night
During the past few days painters and
decorators have been busy reiecorating the
entrance and otherwise identifying the
house Manager Hulse will present each
patron with carnations on his reopening.
Thomas Wetherill, vice president of the
frm of George D. Wetherill & Co., paint
manufacturers, Philadelphia. died at Lake
Saranac on Saturday, aged so years. He
L In or q m
He was son of the late Christopher
Wetherill, of Burlington county.
Twelve fishermen from Mount Holly
brought home six shad on Friday. They
spent the day at Delsnco, casting their
net In the Delaware river. 1t caught on
q snag and was badly torn, which put an
end to the sport. There was plenty of
fun, however, as the party took along
lunch and medicine sufficient to meet all
requirements.
William Hawkins, colored, of Mount
Holly, died suddenly at Burlington on
Friday night. while in the act of waiting
on some guests in the dining room of the
Auditorium hotel, that city. He fell to
the floor and died Immediately. Heart
failure was the cause of death. His body
was brought to his home in Mount Holly.
Hawkins was quiet, industrious man,
and was highly esteemed in the commu-
nifty.
Floyd Fl. Rogers, of Vincentown, has
purchased the Laurel House at New
Egypt of John 81. Horner for 1000.
The sale was made by Blanchard 81.
White. of Mount Holly. There was g
remonstrance against the granting of a
renewal of license for this place when the
matter came up before Judge Berry al
Toms River last week, but it was decided
after the hearing to renew the privilege
for period of six months. According tC
the sale agreement Mr.. Rogers has now
taken possession of the property.
Daniel J. Stack, having been taken tt
Trenton by Sheriff Worrell to serve a sen
tence of eighteen months imposed by
Judge Horner for robbery committed a
Palmyra, has entered upon prison ca
reer that may not end until his death
The authorities have been informed tina
Stack is the man who recently chloro
formed Mrs. Herbert Griffith, of River
side and robbed her of $12. The recOv