The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-09-14

School supplies. The very best. Blu
1t at BoYce's.
[ Apprentice girls to learn the milliner
business are wanted at Saltzman's.
Harry Sherman has returned from b
vacation In Maine Mrs. Sherman wi
arrive later.
| Deputy Sheriff Joseph B. Fleetwood
at the home of his father In Burlington
He is Ill with typhoid fever.
The Burlington County Hospital
greatly in need Of old linen for bandage'
Contributions of this character will b
appreciated.
The Henry Conrow property at Lun
berton has been sold by 8. G.. Lawrence
local agent for the e. A. Strout Co.. to
Philadelphia man.
Samuel Austin, who recently moved t
Mount Holly, has returned to the farm o
Elton A. Smith near Smithville, that b
had recently removed from.
Many members of the order were q
Trenton on Saturday attending the i'm
pressive ceremonies which marked tn
dedication of the new home for Odd Eel
lows.
A thoroughly competent and up-to dat
trimmer has been employed In the millin
/ cry department at Saltzman's store. as tn
STYLES and prices for this falls goods will
prove.
See Rodman W. Bowker, real estate ant
insurance agent, and get free excursion
ticket to Sea Side Park Heights SPecia
trains. Ocean front lots at ground fool
prices. Easy terms.
The double frame house 1921 Cherry
street, owned by Charles A. King, has
been sold to Mrs. M. L. Coon for $1,000
through the agency Of Kelsey & Killie,
real estate and insurance agents.
While riding along the South Pember'
ton road few days since, David E. Sooy
and John 81. Dobbins found dead car
rier pigeon. There were two bands on
its legs. One was marked I'D 1854" and
the other '7s77."
Announcement is made of the coming
wedding of Miss Virginia D. Hilliard and
Edgar F. Satterthwait, both Of Borden
town. The wedding Is to take place in
Christ Episcopal Church on the afternoon
of Saturday. October Q.
Miss Maude Brotzman and Miss Carrie
Kirtel, of Philadelphia, were visitors In
Mount Holly recently for the first time,
and were much pleased with their visit.
Miss Brotzman took several views of per-
sons and scenery in the town.
In return for his kindness In attending
to the animal of family who was away
at the time, Wesley Lear, of Moorestown,
was badly bitten on the right hand by a
bull dog, although the animal had shown
considerable friendship for him.
Following is the list of unclaimed letters
and postals remaining in the post ONCE
for the week ending September II: John
Jeffries, Miss Bessie Lippincott, The
Publishing Company, F. g.
Rowan-2; postals: r. II. hurry, Miss
E. v. Miller, Mrs. Mumsport, Miss Carrie
Richardson.
Benjamin Hullings, of Riverton, was
In a serious condition for time last week
as the result of taking a drink that a
stranger offered him from bottle Sun
day night. Hullings felt no effects of the
liquid until Monday morning, when he
awoke in dazed condition. Owing to
the unfortunate mans condition Of mind 1t
was necessary to watch him continually.
Miss Mary Watkins, of Chesterfield,
while shopping in Bordentown Wednes-
day afternoon, lost handbag containing
nearly sixty dollars. A wagon load of
Italians working for the Public Service
found it and left 1t at the gas
Office In Trenton without the contents.
Mayor Gabel issued warrant for their
arrest and sent 1t to Chief Hiner, of the
Trenton police, for service.
Jesse Potter, of Beverly, Is nursing
painful cuts and bruises resulting from a
dive he took through window sash. glass
and all. A farmer brought mule to
Potter's blacksmith shop. Jesse got busy,
and SO did the mule, which cornered the
smithY. The beast went up on its fore
feet, raised its rear feet and "heehawed," "
and to escape a worse fate Potter leaped
the window. For three hours
the smithy waited outside his shop, while
the mule spread destruction In the interior.
On the return of It's owner Potter assumed
control of his almost demolished plant.
1t will be interesting to many people In
this section to know that the wife OF DR..
Cook, who discovered the North Pole, was
born and lived at Tabernacle. this ceun-
ty, until she was nearly full grown. Her
name was Mary Fidell, daughter Of Chas
Fidell. Her mother was sister of the
late Michael Bowker. Mrs. Levi Shinn,
of Marion; Mrs. Mark Carmelis, of Med
ford. and Mrs. Gaskill Wright, of West
mont, are her aants, and Mrs. John Lie
hermann, of Marlton, is her cousin. DR..
Cook is her second husband. She lived in
Camden at the time of their marriage.
Her home now is In Brooklyn.
Rev. William Spurgeon. D. D., the
great London divine, will give three
lectures and two sermons in the Mount
Holly Baptist church as follows: .Satur-
day evening, September %, lecture,
"Advice to married people and people
about to marry" Sunday morning, goth
inst, sermon, 1.-THE greatest attractive
force In the WORLD" Sunday afternoon, at
four O'Clock, lecture. 1.-THE Welsh Re-
vival;" Sunday evening. sermon, us re-
ligion an advantage2" Monday, 9th, at
7.3O p. m, lecture, "An Englishman's
view of Brother Jonathan and his
country" No charge for admission will
be made, but an offering will be taken at
each service. The public is invited to
hear this eminent preacher and lecturer.
Facing death by scalding steam and q
wildly threshing broken piston rod OF
gigantic size, Albert Dsrr, engineer at the
plant OF the Burlington Electric Light
and Power company. Thursday night
saved thousands of dollars worth of equip
ment by rushing through the danger ZONE
and stopping the big engines. The break
ing ofla steel pin which clamped the piston
inside the steam cylinder caused the acct
dent. Hurled from its place. the piston
battered to bits adjacent machinery. hurl