The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-02-09
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1909
LOCAL NEWS.

Lincoln's Birthday post caros
Boyce's.
Lincoln's birthday will be observed o
Friday next.
Dallas Jobes. of Garden street, is 4
with appendicitis.
The post Office will close for the day q
10 O'Clock ON Friday morning next.
As the result of log falling, ]. Amol
App, Of Moorestown, had finger badl
crushed.
The engagement is announced of A
Walter and Miss Title c. Haas, both 0
Riverside.
The William F. Taubel Hosiery Mill, q
Riverside, has been incorporated. TIL
authorized capital is 81, s5O, 900.
Suffering with blood poisoning, Mrs
Thomas Dolly, of Moorestown, has BEEF
removed to Cooper Hospital. Camden.
A lecture will delivered in the Cour
House tomorrow evening by Howard II
Caldwell, of Ohio, national organizer o
the Socialistic party.
While surveying in the pines nea
Woodmansie, William Randall. Of Noun
Holly, saw three deer. They appeared tt
be quite tame.
Thomas Cramer, who resided at Flor
ence for several years. has removed hi
family to Wrightstown, where he will en-
gage In the business Of farming
Edison Tantum, o. Bordentown. is now
able to get about again. He has been suf
fering with blood poisoning in his righ
foot, as the result of stepping on rust,
nail several weeks ago.
Alfred Morgan, of Riverside, who hac
two Of his ribs fractured while engaged
in a basket ball game at Mount Holly. Ii
recovering quite rapidly from the accident
He is still under medical treatment.
From the three nights benefit given by
Manager Hulse in the Opera House. last
week, the America Hose Company netted
about $50. The members of that organi'
cation desire to express their appreciation
for all assistance rendered in making the
affair success.
In burst of passion young man while
in the store Of Alfred Taylor, at Stan
wick, grabbed the cash register from the
counter and threw 1t ON the floor. The
machine was wrecked, the keys being
broken and bent, the top smashed of and
other damage done.
At hearing before Justice Smith, on
Thursday night. oliver Raegers was held
under $500 bail for his appearance at the
next term of court. He confessed to en-
tering the coal Office of Frederick Cooper,
in East Burlington. and breaking open
the safe. The money drawer was found
in the factory woods.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. Winklespecht, who
were the first to take up their residence
at Riverside. celebrated the latter's birth
day on Wednesday. As lar west as Ia
maqua, Pa, and as far south as Newport
News, Va, relatives came to participate
In the family reunion.
Rev. DIR. Frank Moore, president of
Pennington Seminary, has been elected
superintendent of the Railway Reforma-
tory. He has not accepted the position.
his decision being withheld until the mat
ter of salary is settled. DR.. Moore gets
more aa president of the Seminary than Is
paid for the other Office.
Following long established custom.
Henry s. Haines, Richard Mott and Wal
ter E. Robb, of Burlington; Henry j.
Trick, of Vincentown; Franklin Earl, Of
Pemberton, and Benjamin Cooper. of
Camden, were present at meeting OF the
West Jersey Proprietors, on Wednesday,
which was held at the Surveyor Generals
Office in Burlington.
Two years ago M. E. Std valued Ryan,
his handsome black horse, 2.19f, at g.
500. Last year he refused an offer of
$500 for the animal. and recently the
trotter was sold in New York city for
1886. At the same sale Miss Mills, 2 10a,
was sold for $3.50 When this speedy mare
was sold by Richard Lamb. of Mount
Holly. he got g., 200 for her.
By slipping on the ice three bad acct
dents occurred at Beverly last week. Ezra
Budd Stevenson, aged 70 years. justice
of the peace, fell and dislocated his
shoulder. Mrs. Lizzie Splane, aged 70
years, fell and injured her spine SO that
permanent recovery is doubtful. Guer-
ney Pledger, while carrying trunk. fell
and broke his knee cap.
At q Eheriff's sale of the Christopher
Rigg Mill property, located in Springfield
township, held at the Court House on
Thursday. attention was called to the fact
that scrivener had made an error by in
Guiding in the description of this sale the
property of James E. Mccormick, who
was compelled to buy in his own property
for one dollar in order to keep the title
clear The Rigg property was sold to
Richard D. Norton, of Hightstown. for
81, $40.
At the home of Mrs. Lavinia F. Wool
man, at Burlington, on Wednesday after
noon, occurred the marriage Of her daugh-
ter, Marion F., and Captain Samuel b.
Hewitt. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. ]. F. Olmsted. rector of St. Mary's
Church. Upon returning from their hon
eymoon the happy pair will be stationed
at Plainfeld, Captain Hewitt being in
charge of the Salvation Army work at
that point.
Already the usual advance notices In
ministerial appointments at the next M.
e. Conference are being printed, some oil
which may be correct while Others may
be mere surmise. Among the published
removals are those of Rev. U. G. Haga.
man, who will go from Bordentown to
Camden, Rev. George NJ. Hughes. OF
Mount Holly. going to the latter city
Rev Mr.. Purcell, of Pemberton, viii
leave that charge and wishes to get nearer
Philadelphia, so that he can have the ad
vantage of late trains. as he is taking
special courses in the city. He would
like to come to Mount Holly.
The first moving pictures of the results
of the appalling Sicily disaster will b.
exhibited In the Mount Holly Theatre OF
Friday evening next, by Lyman 81. Howe
The actual earthquake scenes will be ex
hibited In connection with exclusive view
of scenic Sicily before the earthquake