The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-31
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY, AUGUST 81, 1909
LOCAL NEWS.

conducted services in the Presbyterian
church ON Sunday.
The regular monthly meeting of tn,
Board of Freeholders will be held at tn,
court house tomorrow.
A. Lincoln Jones as accepted a posi-
ton as conductor with the Burlington
County Railway Company.
A lot of tanks, suitable for water tank
on farm or elsewhere, for sale a
Chances factory, King street.
As the result of blood poisoning in hel
arm, Mrs. Thomas Dolly, of Moorestown
was compelled to have one of her fingers
smputated.
Frank s. Davis, collector, will hold 9
sale of land for unpaid taxes at the Office
of r. j. B. Slack on Thursday, September
90, at 2 o'clock P. M.
This is tag day at Riverside. The object
is to raise money for the erection there OF
hospital. In this connection quite sum
has already been secured.
Ten big loads Of hay were secured from
six acres of land by Samuel L. Corderey.
of near Fellowship, which was considered
a banner crop in that section.
Several carloads of Italians were shipped
to the pines, last week, to engage in the
picking of cranberries. This work has
already been started on some boys.
Paying your bills by check is decidedly
the safest and most convenient way. THE
MOUNT HOLLY SAFE DRPosIT AND TRUST
COMPANY invites accounts, subject to check.
Favorable reports are received as to the
condition of Mrs. Jerusha Middleton, of
Moorestown, who was operated on at the
Burlington County Hospital for appendi-
citis.
DR.. J. W. Branin. Harry Hawkins, Jr.,
Alex Dubell and Oliver G.. Billings are
among those who have taken some nice
pike and bass from the upper creek
during the past week.
Tom Jackson, colored. is in hospital
at West Chester, Pa, where he was operat-
ed on for appendicitis. The young man
was formerly employed In the barber shop
of Tom johnson, In Mount Holly.
A petition for signatures is being circu-
lated in the interest of Philip Barnes, who
will ask the Board of Pardon to release
him on parole. He is serving a term In
state prison for larceny committed In Bur-
lington.
There Is some uneasiness at Moorestown
over the appearance of several cases of
typhoid fever, and many residents there
are now boiling their drinking water.
Those who are Ill are George M. Hillman,
Mrs. M. B. Comfort and Newlyn Bishop.
A fall wedding will be that of Morris
K. Perinchiet. of Mount Holly, and Miss
Mary N. Tuttle, of Philadelphia, the
formal announcement of their engage
ment having been made. A house on
Cherry street belonging to Benjamin w.
Zelley, is to be improved for the occupancy
of this couple.
A branch of the Fraternal Order of
lington. The matter is in charge of s. B.
Molin, M. D., Supreme Commander, and
his staff, Frederick s. Molin and Frank
A. Alcott. all of Philadelphia Features
and advantages of the order were explain
ed last night at smoker given in that
city at the Masonic Hail.
Serum obtained from the Pasteur In
stitute at New York is being used on
Elmer Budd and Bertram MARBLE,
young men of Pemberton, who were re-
Gently bitten by a dog. The animals
head was sent to the state laboratory at
Trenton for analysis. When word was
received that the dog was suffering from
rabies, the Pasteur Institute treatment
was at once adopted.
Miss Katharine E. O'Neill, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael O'Neill, of Florence,
was married on Thursday afternoon, to
Frank Waters, of Trenton. The cere-
mony was performed in St. Glare Catholic
church by Rev. John Caulfeld, assisted
by Rev. j. A. Cahill, of Browns Mills.
The bridesmaid was Miss Katherine
Dougherty, of Wilmington, Del, cousin
of the bride. William Moore, OF Trenton,
was best man.
Guy w. Mead, formerly of Toledo Ohio,
and Rachel Dilks, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John II. Higgins. of Florence, were
married at the brides home on Thursday
evening. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. Charles Pinchbeck, an uncle of
the bride, and pastor of the First Baptist
church, Coatesville, Pa, assisted by Rev.
E. /. Case, of the Florence Baptist church
The maid of honor was Miss Lillian w.
Page, cousin of the bride. The brides
maids were the Misses Pearl F. Keller
and Bessie o. Dubell. The best man was
Elmer c. billiard.
Great excitement was caused in River
side and Defiance Thursday evening when
1t became known that Miss Edna M. Schaf-
fer had committed suicide. Miss Schaffer
was about 90 years old, school teacher,
and the daughter of Dr. Schaffer, of TWEEN
tieth and York streets, Philadelphia.
Having been prey to nervous prostra-
tion for some time, very possibly caused
by overwork during the winter term of
school, she was sent to Delanco in an
effort to recover her shattered health.
Miss Schaffer was accompanied by nurse
and had been living at the Rancocas Villa
during her stay In Delanco. Thursday
evening while walking on the bridge that
crosses Rancocas creek between Delanco
and Riverside, without word of warning
and In the twinkling of an eye, before any
one could restrain her, Miss Schaffer threw
herself from the bridge into the creek.
Efforts were made to rescue the unfortu-
nate young woman. but without avail, and
it was not until eleven O'Clock that the
body was recovered, and directly in front
of the Villa, where Miss Schaffer had
been staying. The body was taken to the
Office of Undertaken Stelwag In Riverside.
A rattlesnake four and half feet long,
having nine rattles and a button, and
being very thick in the centre of its body,
is the prize which DR.. Lyman Holdings
head of Pemberton, secured a few days
since, after fierce battle which meant
life or death to three children, ranging in
age from about eighteen months to six