The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-09-21
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 81, 1909
LOCAL NEWS.

Charles Fort spent last week at Ne'
Egypt visiting his sister, Mrs. Hanna
Etedfole.
Former Judge Joseph II. Gaskill
again occupying his residence on Hig
street, Mount Holly.
Efforts are being made to organize
branch of the Patriotic Order Sons 0
America. at Roebling.
A lot of tanks, suitable for water tank
on a farm or elsewhere, for sale q
Chances factory, King street.
The vincentown Grange will celebrat
its second anniversary by giving Its mem
bers an oyster supper this evening.
The next meeting of the Young Friends
Association will be held at the home o
Walter Shinn, on Thursday, September 30
A position as teacher In the public schoo
at Bayonne, is now engaging the atten
ton of Miss Florence L. Durand, of Noun
Holly.
The Home Mission Society of the Pres
byterian church, held their annual fal
meeting and picnic at Rancocas Park, las
Tuesday.
The twenty-third annual reunion OF tn
Ninth New Jersey Volunteers will D.
held at Toms River on Wednesday, Sep
TENDER 80.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Metho
dist church at Lumberton, will serve
good supper for 25 cents next Saturday
evening at that place.
Falling from an apple tree distance
of over twenty feet. on Wednesday
Charles Lanning, residing near Borden
town, sustained internal injuries.
A stranger whose clothing is marked
&C. Dinsmore," has been removed to the
county insane asylum at New Lisbon. He
was found In the Baptist burying ground
at Bordentown.
The trustees have permitted the cleo
ton booths to remain standing In the
America hose house, and they will not be
removed until after the primary election
on Tuesday, September u.
Deposits received in the interest depart
ment, bearing interest at the rate of three
per cent. Rent lock-box for valuable
papers, So per year. The Farmers
National Bank, Mount Holly, N. ].
A curiosity exhibited by DIR. J. G.
Feaster at Jacobstown, on Wednesday,
consisted of calf that had two heads on
one neck. 1t lived but a few hours
after it was born. The COW also died. \
The authorities are looking for man
who entered the home of James Carlton,
at Bordentown, on Tuesday night, during
the absence of the family. The stranger
stole watch, locket and eight dollars.
Preparatory to the construction OF
new concrete dam at New Egypt, the
water forming Oakford Lake has been
drawn off, leaving nothing OF this
beautiful spot but large basin filled with
stumps and mud. The new dam will
have wall nearly one hundred yards
long.
Tickets are being sold at $1.0O each for
an entertainment course to be given be-
tween the dates of October IS and Feb
ruary "a next, under the auspices of the
Ushers' Union of the Methodist church,
"Victor and his Venetian Band" will be
first of the five excellent attractions to be
presented.
Andrew Warner, of Delanco, In default
of 5000 bail, was committed to the county
jail on Wednesday morning for the next
term of court. On August 2S the War
ner boy, while umpiring game Of base
ball, took exception to remark made by
Berryan, a coacher, and struck him in the
eve. bursting a blood vessel. Berryan's
sight is permanently injured, and he
wanted Warner to pay the doctors bill of
SIS, but he and his father refused.
A programme of special interest has
been arranged for the Baptist church,
which will include series of lectures and
sermons by Rev. William Spurgeon, D.
D., the first of which, lecture, will be
given on Saturday evening. September %,
advice to Married People and People
about to Marry" Sunday morning, 26th
inst. sermon, "The Greatest Attractive
Force in the World" Sunday afternoon
at4 O'Clock, lecture. 1.-THE Welsh Revival"
Sunday evening, sermon. els Religion an
Advantagei' Monday, 9th inst, at z 30
P. M, lecture, "An Englishman's View of
Brother Jonathan and his Country" There
will be an offering taken at each service.
Although suffering from severe at
tack of tonsilitis, which had confined her
to bed for week, Miss Laura May Cray
thorn, of Beverly. arose from sickbed
on Wednesday and was married to John
M. Karrigan, of Riverton. at the home OF
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Cray
thorn, by the Rev. Arthur Phillips, pastor
of the Presbyterian church. Miss Ethel
Horner was bridesmaid, and the best man
was Clarence Craythorn, of Maple Shade.
an uncle of the bride. A week ago Miss
Craythorn was stricken with what was at
first thought to be diphtheria AS invita-
tions had been issued Miss Craythorn re-
fused to postpone the marriage because
she feared it would forbode evil, and ex
pressed her determination to be able to be
married on the night set. When the bride
is able, MIR. and Mrs. Karrigan will take
up their residence in their new home In
Palmyra.
Nearly ninety persons were present a.
the annual meeting of the fire department
of Northampton township, held at the
Relief house on Friday evening. A
resolution was unanimously passed tina
the department ask the township com
mittee for an annual appropriation O.
$4,000 to cover expenses. A COMMITTEES
representing the four companies was ap
pointed and the matter will be presented
at meeting of the township COMMITTEES
to be held this evening. The total of tn
sum decided upon for the various com
panies will be placed in the annual bulge
to be voted upon at the coming election
The sum of $15 was appropriated to assis
the fire police In securing uniforms OF
ficers elected were as follows: President
Robert s. Gaskill; secretary, s. Earl Assay
treasurer, Francis G. Naylor; chief, Harr
W. Kempte; first assistant, Lorenzo L
Sapp; second assistant. George W. a
French; third assistant, George G Dennis