The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-04-20

n Mrs. Harry W. Phares Is visiting her
sister, Mrs William Crozier, of New
# York.
d Some rye heads were brought to this
office yesterday from the field of Allen A.
q Engle.
y J. ]. Fenstermacher has sold two tracts
sof land at HainespOrt to William ].
e Greenwood.
/. A dance will be given at Lumberton,
this evening, for the benefit Of the fire
a company at that place.
q The w. G. T. U. will hold its conven-
ton at Columbus on May IS. DR.. Green
will be the evening speaker.
e A visit to California is pleasant trip
being arranged for by Mr.. and Mrs. An
, drew J. Kelley, of Red Bank.
: A half interest In two houses on Shreve
street, belonging to Mrs. Lydia M. Clap
per, has been sold to William r. Clapper.
Josiah w. EVAN win put in full line
of lumber as soon as the sheds In his yard
on Washington street receive needed re-
pairs.
The w. G. T. U. will meet at the home
of Mrs. Amanda Boyce, on Garden street,
on Tuesday afternoon, April ~, at .
o'clock.
: AS the result of falling down the cellar
: stairs at her home, Mrs. Bradford W.
Storey was painfully injured about the
head and body.
Meetings twice a month instead of
weekly will hereafter be held by the Ran
cocas Grange, as the members have en-
tered their busy season.
At the anniversary celebration of the
Brotherhood. held In the NJ E. Church,
on Thursday evening, Rev. E. J. Kulp,
Of Camden, delivered an interesting adj
dress.
While driving from Mount Holly to his
home at Red Lion, horse valued at 5000,
belonging to Daniel A. Atkinson, Jr.,
took on a running streak and the animal
fell dead.
His father having put up $1,000 cash as
bail, Clinton Smith has been released
from the county Jail. He was arrested at
Lumberton on a serious charge preferred
by woman.
The annual meeting of the Burlington,
Monmouth and Ocean County Pursuing
and Detective Society will be held at
Harker's Hotel, New Egypt, on Saturday
afternoon next.
| A handsome lectern has been presented
to the Dobbins Memorial Chapel In the
cemetery on Pine street. The gift came
from Miss Dobbins, sister of Murrell
Dobbins, of Philadelphia.
A few days since while some wood was
being unloaded from q wagon, a stick ;
flew up and struck John R. Howell, cut
ting his nose. For week he has appear
ed with pair of discolored eyes.
Mrs. Oliver L. Jeffrey and Mrs. Isaac
Fenimore extends thanks to all who
so kindly assisted at the fire in their
barns on Saturday, particularly to the
fireman who did such hard and effective
work.
The lot and stable In the rear of the ,
Court House yard, belonging to Benja- ,
min W. Zelley, has been sold to Stacy B. ,
Lippincott for $500. There are entrances
to the property both from Kearney and
Water streets.
Former freeholder Edwin S. Buzby, of ,
Bordentown, was called to Harrisburg, {
Pa, last week, by the serious illness of
his son, N. Smith Buzby, who several
weeks ago had an operation performed at
hospital for appendicitis.
An address to boys over IL years of age 3
will be delivered in the Court House this !
evening, under the auspices Of the Young =
Mems Christian Association. Athletics
will be discussed by Prof. Smith, physi t
cal director of the Camden Y. NJ. G. A. 8
As memorial day will fall on Sunday, t
several of the Grand Army posts of the
county will on that day perform their
usual ceremonies at the various cemete-
RES 1t is quite probable that no public
demonstration of the day will be had this
year.
The annual banquet of the Young Mems
Christian Association Of Moorestown, will '
be held in grange hall at that place on
Thursday evening, April &c. William Fl.
Ridgway, prominent iron manufacturer,
of Coatesyille, Pa, will be the principal
speaker.
Looking neat and span the feet of boats
belonging to Edward Hack is now in the
water and at the service of pleasure seek
ers. He has launched new steel batteau
which may become popular with his pa
irons. Mr.. Hack Is building two fiat bot
tom boats for the use of fishermen.
Mrs NJ. E. Matlack, who has been hv- I
ing in Washington. D. c., for several '
months. has returned to her home In I
Mount Holly. She was accompanied by
her husband, who will return to the ma
tional capital and remain until the ad-
iournment of the extra session of Con-
gress. !
A team of horses belonging to Lewis |
Schenck became frightened at flying
piece of paper on the Jacksonville stone /
road yesterday afternoon. The horses I
were turned successfully out Of Union =
street and at Dubell's drug store corner, ]
going out Washington street until they 8
became exhausted. h
A pitiful case of degradation shocked {
citizens of Moorestown, last week, when 6
a man who formerly resided there, but i
now tramp. appealed to former friends /,
for assistance. When II years of age he {
was the most popular man In his set {
Being well educated he could speak En-
glish, Spanish and German. and was fitted
to rise high In the world. By his own con- I
fession he is q wanderer, his life having [
become merely a matter of existence.
Strange to say he does not drink liquor,
but declares morphine and similar drugs
have done their deadly work.
A peculiar accident occurred at the Ar
cade hotel, on Saturday night. horse
afraid of the trolleys was passing the
hotel, and it jumped on the pavement in
front of the waiting room. Mr.. Marion
heard sharp noise, but thought 1t was