The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-07-06
An elevator has been Installed at the
Burlington County Hospital

An elevator has been installed at the
Burlington County Hospital.
/ Miss Adeline johnson, of Pennington,
! was visitor in Mount Holly. last week.
Nearly all successful merchants have
gained their increase In business through
advertising.
Miss Emma Smith, has returned to
the SomerviIle Hospital, where she is en-
ployed as a nurse.
The condition of Mrs. Martha Quigley,
of Pine street, is one of improvement
She was attacked with appendicitis.
j Harry H. Cross, Of Jalisco, Mexico,
whose home is In Mount Holly, Is recover
ing after being quite i'll with fever.
4 A few days since Ralph Stevens, while
boating on Oakford Lake at New Egypt,
killed carp that weighed S14 pounds.
At a meeting of the Board of Educa-
ton on Thursday evening, Franklin Dill
i was reelected District Clerk for the en-
suing year.
St. Andrews Church at Jobstown Will
hold Its annual picnic in Meaney's grove
on the afternoon and evening of Wednes-
day, July 81.
Miss Pauline Bowker, nurse In the
Somerville hospital, is visiting her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Rodman W. Bowker, on
Mount Holly Avenue.
i At Florence on Thursday night occurred
the death of Philip Spachius, lifelong
resident of that place, who had been an
invalid for many years.
1t became necessary for physician to
remove fish hook from the foot OF Err
nest Mcintosh on Tuesday. He met with
the accident while fishing at the mill dam.
Rev. Franklin j. Miller, of Philadel-
phia, has been chosen pastor of the Pres
byterian Church at Delanco. He is said
to be a lecturer of some note, and his
wife is an accomplished musician.
'Oakdale'' is the name of the new
settlement to be established near Mount
Holly on the Hainesport road. A. A.
Anderson, the owner, will erect eight
houses there This tract of thirty-one
acres is being put in good shape and will
make very attractive place.
John Horner, who lives on farm near
the Rising Sun Square. and who went to
the Mckinley hospital at Trenton about
week ago to have one of his toes amputa-
ted on account Of gangrene, and when 1t
was found that 1t would be necessary to
have portion of the leg amputated, he
refused to haYe 1t done, was brought to
his home on Wednesday.
While riding a bicycle near Yardville
on Wednesday, T. A. 8. McKisack, a
| prominent citizen of Fieldsboro, was
thrown to the ground. He was found in
an unconscious condition and removed to
the Mercer County Hospital at Trenton,
where he was recognized by one of the
nurses. His shoulder was dislocated and
he had bad scalp wound.
by Judge Horner on Thursday; John
Hendrickson, stealing horse and wagon
from Marcus Harris. of Ewanville, eight
cen months In state prison; Harold
Yorke, of Philadelphia, attempting to
break into the Mount Holly theatre, one
year in state prison. These persons are
both old offenders. George Mclaughlin,
Of Riverside, receiving stolen goods, three
monfha in the county iail
Strange actions on the part of William
Corson will probably result in his COM
mitment to an asylum as the man is de-
ranged. Two weeks ago his sister brought
him here from Philadelphia and secured
board at the Mount Holly Inn. One day
he came down town In his stocking feet,
and it was then apparent that the man
was not all right. On Wednesday he
wandered away and was found at Wrights-
town on Thursday. He was brought back
by Sheriff Worrell and Detective Parker
The man is not regarded as dangerous
person to be at large, but as he has dis
position to roam about, he will probably
be placed under restraint.
Children of New Egypt and vicinity
have formed an organization, having
for its purpose the raising of funds
for the Cassville Methodist Episcopal
Church. The name of the society is the
Children's Aid Society. At special
meeting held on Wednesday the following
officers were elected: President, Hazel
Van Hise; first vice president, Nettie
Rudd; second vice president. Hattie Rudd;
secretary, Estelle Hopkins; treasurer,
Mary Van Hise. The total membership
is forty at present, and the little band has
already large sum of money in the trea-
sury. The children are planning social
and fair to be held in the near future.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Lippincott. living
on the road from Moorestown to River
ton, had all arrangements made to leave
for the Pocono Mountains on Wednesday,
but their plans were interrupted by the
actions of two burglars, who effected an
entrance into their home by drilling a
hole through the window and turning the
latch. The occupants slept soundly while
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top to bottom. They carried away two
hams and box of cigars. On arising
that morning it was found that trunk
and two suit caaes were missing. Later
these were found about one hundred yards
from the house. They had been cut open
and the contents scattered In all direc-
lions. The case was placed in the hands
of County Detective Ellis II. Parker.
The tri-county camp of the Y. M. G.
A. opened on Thursday morning at Mar
shall's Island. There are about fifty boys
present from Monmouth. Camden and
Burlington counties. Marshall's Island is
about three miles from Frenchtown. The
boys all arrived at camp about 1.3O A.
M. The campers spend their time play
ing ball, boating swimming and in other
sports. The camp is In charge of Ross s.
McCown; of Mount Holly. j. II. Brown,
of Haddonfeld; E. II. Thompson, Frank
ford, Pa; Carlton E. Sholl, of Burling-
ton; Adrain Moran, of Freehold, and w.
G. Porter, of Merchantville. Around the
camp fire the first night Mr. McCown
gave an interesting talk on the Indian
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