The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-11-02
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
LOCAL NEWS.
3oyce's; of course.

since. 1t may be recovered by calling q
the post Office.
pleasant Halloween dance by Noun
Holly ladies was given in the Masoni
Temple on Saturday evening.
The Y. W. e.. T. U. will meet at tn
home of Miss Susanna Brotzman, Madiso
avenue, this evening at eight o'clock.
The Mount Holly Water Company /
negotiating for the purchase of lot fac
ing the new dam, the property of Edwar
L. Durand
Samuel Evans. of Mount Holly. a pa
tient at the German Hospital. Philadel
phia, is recovering from an operation TO
bladder trouble.
On Tuesday evening next musical
will be given by the young women's Bi
BILE class of St. Andrews Church, II
which some local talent will appear.
Otis B. Read, county secretary of tn
Y M. G. A.. delivered an address at thu
Epworth League service held In tn,
Methodist Church on Sunday evening.
Revival services for week are to b,
held in the Methodist Church, beginning
on November z. During the progress o
these special meetings former pastors will
be present.
Richard Madden, of Bordentown, Il
suffering from an accident which occurred
at Roebling, where his right hand wal
badly crushed between the bumpers o.
freight cars.
Edgar A. Alcott, civil engineer, is super
intending the installation of three water
wheels. which are being placed in a con
crete pit erected by the Mount Holly
Water Company for that purpose.
j. Fenstermacher sold the property
owned by William G. Hunter at Haines-
port to Rachel r. Storrs, Of Philadelphia
Also, the farm of J. E. Starr. east Of
Shreve street, Mount Holly, to William
Hunter, who will occupy the same.
Papers all over the country are herald
ing the fact that woman made trip In
an aeroplane, but none of them seem tC
remember that Mount Holly had young
lady who not only went up in a balloon,
but came down safely in a parachute
The annex to the old grist mill on Mill
street mas been torn down by Samuel and
G. Howard Taylor. The bricks and stones
thus secured are to be used in the con-
struction of a new building to be erected
by the Mount Holly Water Company.
Don't miss the free excursion to Sea
Side Park Heights next Sunday. Just
think, for $125 you can get a lot there with
cement sidewalks, curb and gravel streets.
For free tickets apply to Rodman w.
Bowker, 203 Mount Holly Avenue, Mount
Holly. Both phones
The Boston Dramatic Company gave an
entertainment in st. Paul's A. M, E,
church. West Washington street, on Thurs
day evening. A feature of the evening
was the presence of Miss Emma j. Tind-
ley, daughter of Rev. G. A. Tindley, d. D.,
a well known contralto singer.
The surplus and undivided profits of
the Burlington County Safe Deposit and
Trust Company, Moorestown, N. j.,
amounting to 1896. 100000, is more than
double the amount of its capital, thus
placing it upon the q. s. Honor Roll,
ranking 84th In the United States, 10th in
the state of New Jersey, and first In Bur-
lington county.
The Pennsylvania Society for the Pre-
vention of Tuberculosis is placing exhibits
in the public schools of Philadelphia, and
has engaged Norman w. Harker, of
Mount Holly, to act as its demonstration.
In addition to this work Mr.. Harker will
finish his last year of law studies at the
University of Pennsylvania. He is now
one of the contributors to the Senior Law
Glass Record.
Owing to the economy and judgment
exercised in disbursing the $1,000 appro-
priation placed in his charge, Charles, P.
Rogers, overseer of the poor. says he will
be able to close his term of Office this year
with balance of about 5000 on hand,
which he considers pretty good showing.
He has rearranged disposal of the poor
fund so that the widows and other depend
ants receive more, and those who are
able to work get less.
The annual meeting of the Burlington
County Pomona Grange was held at Med
ford on Tuesday. Over six hundred farm
ers were present. Officers were elected as
follows: Master. George P. Lippincott,
Marlton; overseer. Harry E. Dubell. Ran
cocas; lecturer, Sadie Collins, Moorestown;
steward, Henry Lippincott. Marion; assist
ant steward, John B. Evans, Pemberton;
treasurer. Lena Collins, Moorestown; Sec
rotary. George L. Dillingham;, Moores-
town; chaplain, William G. Phillips, Vim
centown; gatekeeper, Amor ]. Gauntt,
Columbus; pomona, Narcissa Lippincott,
Marion; flora, Anna Dubell, Rancocas;
ceres, Mabel Ballinger, Moorestown; lady
assistant steward Reba Gauntt, Pember-
ton; delegate to the State Board of Agri-
culture, A. j. Gauntt.
The trial of Daniel Decou, of Taber-
nacle township, for the murder of Fran
cesco Vasturio, took place at Mays Land
ing on Thursday, and was the shortest
trial of that character on record. In less
than an hour the state had closed its case,
and it took the defence but an hour and
twenty minutes to present its side. The
killing was an established fact. The two
men had been to Hammonton, where they
had INDUCED in drinking and started home
In wagon. On the way Vesturio de-
manded that Decou furnish him with Ii
quor. The latter refused to comply with
this request and the Italian few at Decou
with knife, threatening to kill the latter,
who, to defend himself, picked up an iron
bar and struck blow that was fatal The
Jury was out about four hours, and after
careful deliberation came to the conclu-
sion that the killing was absolutely in
self-defence, and verdict of not guilty
was returned
Morris e Perinchief, of Mount Holly,
and Miss Mary Neveling Tuttle, residing
at 1887 East Susquehanna avenue, Phil
adelphia, were married in the latter city
on Wednesday evening at $50 O'Clock
The event took place in the Sloan Meth
odist Church. The ceremony was per-
formed NV Rev Percy Perinchief of Cam