The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-17
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A surprise party was rendered Lemuel
Johnson, on Shreve street, on Wednesday
evening, the occasion being the celebration
of his fifty-third birthday.
The carnival and base ball games at
New Egypt, scheduled for to-day, have
been postponed until next Tuesday, on ac-
count of the rainy weather.
The circulating library of the Burling-
ton County Lyceum will close at noon on
Saturday, August 81, and will reopen on
Tuesday, September Z, at the usual after
noon hour.
Samuel Greeley, farmer living on the
Columbus road near Burlington, is pick
ing tomatoes, many of which weigh two
pounds each. 1t only requires about
thirty of them to fill basket.
There will be an open air service in
front of Friends Meeting house, corner of
High and Garden streets, on Friday even
ing, at eight o'clock, If the weather is
favorable. Everybody invited.
Frank w. Sooy, az brother of County
Clerk Watson T. Sooy, has returned to
his home at Asbury Park, after visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ. Sleeper. Mr..
Sooy has attained some reputation as an
artist.
While weighing lard In his store on
Saturday afternoon Thomas E. Elbertson,
corner of Union street and Mount Holly
avenue, struck the sharp edge of butcher
knife and cut cash In the palm Of his
left hand.
Restore Lippincott haslbeen applying the
paint brush to the two houses on High
street, owned by Robert s. Gaskill, one
occupied by Joseph R. Gillian. the other
the property recently purchased from
Edward Wills.
The following unclaimed letters remain
in the post Office for the week ending
August IA: Mrs. Alonza Bailey, Miss Elsa
Chadwick, Gresham Darnell, Mrs 3.
Haines, Josephine Leigh, VIM. Morton,
James Nelson, Miss Emma Roehuer, Miss.
Lucy E, Reavis, 2SS Lewis street. Postals'
Thomas Baker, Misses II. and Olga
Dlisler. Clarence Colby, s. J. Shreve,
Frank Rybrig.
On Friday afternoon Philip Sozio, a
Burlington baker, found that some one
had stolen horse from his barn, and he
charged Mark Laumaster with the theft.
The suspicious actions of Laumaster while
to sell the horse in Camden on
led to his arrest by Officer
Weaver on suspicion. After reaching
Camden Laumaster devised scheme to
throw off suspicion by hiring Gilbert Gill
ligen, aged 10 years, to go along with
him and pose as his son. Both Laumas
ter and the boy confessed their guilt.
Charley Anderson, well-known charac-
ter, living at Pemberton, was killed by
the cars on Sunday night. He was under
the influence of liquor and when last seen
was walking up the track east of the South
Pemberton station. 1t is thought that he
fell and was unable to arise and that the
"potato freight" which goes up the road
about II o'clock, ran over him. Two
young men coming down the track, saw
his overalls, and later discovered his body
which was cut completely in half, one
portion having been dragged for some
distance.
Stacy Emmons is slowly recovering
from what was feared would be fatal
wound. About week ago he traded
horses with man and the animals were
changed to the wagons of their new
owners. Both men started to drive away.
The man who got Emmons' horse did all
right, but Emmons did not fare so well.
His new horse began to kick and landed
one of his feet on the head of his new
owner, striking uncomforta bly, close to
the temple. Emmons was unconscious for
several days, but it is thought he will
come around all right.
The red lights were turned on early on
evening, and in response to the
call the police department was asked to
have removed horse which was tied to
tree in front of public building. The
was acceded to and the owner of
the animal was told that he must not tie
the horse to trees. Like many other peO
pie he was ignorant of the fact that it is
q Enable offence to tie horse to shade
trees. Persons who do this are liable to a
fine of $40 and costs. Many shade trees
In Mount Holly now bear the dis6guring
marks made by horses teeth.
There was meeting of several persons
In the proposition to deposit
the bonds of the Burlington County Rail-
way In the hands of A. Merritt Taylor,
with the idea of having something done
that will be for the benefit of the holders
of the securities. The meeting was held
In Mount Holly on Thursday afternoon
and the subject was thoroughly discussed.
No definite conclusion was reached, the
matter being referred to committee con-
sisting of l. Snowden Haines, of the Me-
chanics' National Bank, Burlington; Will
liam W. Stokes, of the Burlington Coun-
ty Safe Deposit Company, Moorestown,
and Samuel A Atkinson, of the Mount
Holly Safe Deposit Company.
In the same class as 1.-THE Old Home
stead" ashore Acres,'' way Down
East" and kindred plays, stands the sue
cessful Southern romance ''The Girl of
the Sunny South" 1t has the same heart
interest, humor and pathos that made the
former plays welcome to the playgoer
who appreciates what is real in actual
life. 1t is play which appeals to all and
is devoid of the nauseating effects of
modern sensational plays. If strong
story of heart interest, combined with
stirring situations and framed with pic
turesque scenery count for anything, then
''The Girl of the Sunny South" must be
considered as being one of the most sue
cessful plays of modern days. 1t will be
presented at the Mount Holly Theatre,
tomorrow evening.
On Wednesday afternoon, some boys
playing near a building close to the rail-
road station at Wrightstown, saw smoke
coming out and concluded the place was
on fire. They gave the alarm and the fire
company was soon on hand. The build
ing was a one-story frame. One side has
Just been rented to "a barber, and he went
into the shop about noon, and then went
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