The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-05-25
LOCAL NEWS.

After to-day, under new law, baker
must screen their places of bushes
against flies.
Social engraving. calling cards, wedding
invitations. announcements, etc. L.
Boyce, stationer
Mrs. Sue Risdon, of Charlottesville, Va.
came to Mount Holly last week to visi
relatives and friends.
William 8. Sharp is recovering from al
illness which has kept him confined t.
the house for several weeks.
Work has begun on monument to b.
erected to the memory of the late Capt
e. H. Kirkbride, of Medford
The bathing season will open at Asbury
Park on Memorial day. the earliest date
In the history of the place.
1t is proposed by members of Company
E, to take part in the shooting matches
for regimental honors to be held at Wood
bury.
Delegates from sixty churches will at
tend a meeting of the Camden Baptist
Association to be held at Moorestown on
June and 9.
Joseph Wilson, of Bordentown, vet
eran of the civil war, died at the Soldiers
Home at Kearney on Thursday night. at
the age of so years.
Alfred q. Petri, former resident of
Bordentown, who committed suicide at
Camden by taking carbolic acid, was
known in Mount Holly.
The concrete pavement which has been
laid by Benjamin W. Zelley in front Of
his new building on High street, is an inn
proyement that is being highly appre-
ciated.
Following are the incorporators of the
Wahnetah Canoe Club, of Beverly: Har-
old Smith, George w. Heur, Frank ].
Barrett. Archer G. Riege and Within II.
Doubler.
Mrs. j. Chambers, of Florence, rs years
old and blind, made misstep and fell
down stairs at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Newton Morton, last week, and Sc
riously sprained her back.
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.
On Wednesday occurred the burial of
Harriet Butler, who had been keeping
house for Howard Jones at Red Lion.
Stricken with apoplexy while out walk
ing on Monday, the deceased was found
dead In the road near her home.
Miss Josephine T. Currie, daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs. James M. Currie,
and Leonard W. Archer, both of Borden
town, were united 10 marriage at st
Mary's Church rectory, Wednesday night
The ceremony was performed by Rev. D.
J. Duggan.
Arrangements are being completed for
a proposed tour of Europe by the Misses
Sarah and Mary Budd, of High street.
They will be accompanied by Miss Re
becca Wills, of Rancocas. They party
was booked at Trenton and will sail on
Saturday, June 26.
A vaudeville and moving picture enter
tainment will be given at the opera house
on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, June
! and Q, for the benefit of Pocahontas
Tribe, No. IS, Improved Order of Red
Men. There will be an entire change of
each night.
W. s. Gale will lay the rubble on But
tonwood and Union streets, having been
awarded contract for that work by the
township committee. The latter body has
decided to cancel the Indebtedness on the
chemical engine of the Union Fire Com
pany. amounting to 5000.
Miss Mamie Rogers, a visitor at Bever-
ly, living at Williamsport. Pa, was read
ing book under tree along the bank o.
Mill creek. on Thursday, when she heard
a splash and saw a boy floundering in the
stream. She ran some distance up the
bank, got boat and, having no oars, she
used part of the bottom board for
paddle and reached the drowning lad just
in time to save his life. He was 12-year
old Charles Hamlin and had slipped off a
log while fishing.
Charging that she was afraid of death
at the hands of her 18-year-old husband.
whose bride she became only six weeks
ago, Mrs. Arthur Cheeseman, of Beverly,
appeared before Justice Zeigler at River
side, ON Wednesday night, and told her
tale of marital unhappiness. She said
her boy husband had often come home in
fits of Uncomfortable rage, due to jealousy,
and beat her numerically. The
youthful husband was placed under bail
to keep the peace.
George w. Mcpherson, attorney for the
Trenton Street Railway Company, has
made application to Judge Lloyd fer a
rule to show cause why the verdict of
50, 900 awarded Miss Mary c. McKeag, of
Bordentown, for injuries sustained by her
by the de1ailment of car near White
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set aside and a new trial granted. The
argument of the case will probably be
heard by the Supreme court some time
during the June term.
Daniel Earl, respectable-looking man,
who says his home is in Jersey City, was
arrested Tuesday night, charged with
robbing the pantry at the home of Miss
Julia Smith, at Burlington. Earl, it is
calmly went into the house, dis
arming the suspicious of neighbors by
his gentlemanly bearing. With enough
food to feast several men he then hid in
st. Mary's graveyard, and policeman
found him enjoying a meal which he had
spread on one of the old-fashioned table
like tombstones.
At session of the Court of Pardons at
Trenton on Wednesday, fortY-three in
mates of the state prison were released on
parole or pardoned, one fine RENTED and
three restored to citizenship. The follow
ing, who were committed from this coun-
ty, were granted paroles: John Buzby,
sentenced February, 1906, to five years
for rape; George r. Clark, sentenced No
vember. 1907, to eight years for assault
and intent to kill; William Dennis, SEN
fenced November, 1905. to fourteen years
for breaking and entering; Stacy Lippin-
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