The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-03-09

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An epidemic of sore throat has caused
closing of the public school in Delrar
township.
Burtis Sexton, of Jacobstown, received
painful wound by running a screw
driver into his hand.
John A. Hanf, of Camden, has pur
chased the Joseph L. Moore farm in Mt
Laurel township for 81, $50
The unclaimed letters in the post Office
are for Maybel Bowker, Martin Flynn
Eauth Jackson, Hollis Allen.
Under the guise that he was So short to
bury his brother, negro has been victim
izing people at Moorestown-
| Mrs. Winfield s. Cameron has paid $3.50
for the house on Paxson street belonging
to Elwell II. Shemely, of Philadelphia.
A property at the west end of Broad
street, belonging to Walter W. Richards,
has been sold to Alexander J. Dries for
800.
Curiosity attracted a number of per-
sons to Bridgeboro, on Sunday, to wit
ness the baptism of eleven converts in the
Rancocas creek.
A surprise birthday party, given Mrs.
W. s. Gale, Broad street, on the evening
of March /, was an event in which nearly
one hundred guests enjoyed delightful
time.
AS a means Of preventing them from
contracting tuberculosis, calves In this
county are being inoculated with bovo
vaccine. The work is being done by DR..
]. Hume Carter, of Mount Holly.
Some waste paper and a pocketbook
containing a sum of money are the arti-
cles which Mrs Wilson Robertson, of Bev-
erly, threw into the stove, and they all
went up in smoke.
The township committee of Lumberton
has granted franchise to the Burlington
County Railway Company to carry freight
through that township. The application
met with no opposition whatever.
Mount Holly Lodge, No. H. F. and A.
NJ. has accepted an invitation to be the
guest of La Fayette Lodge, No. II, in
Oriental Hall, Masonic Temple, Philadel-
phia, on Wednesday evening, March "a.
Benjamin p Bussom, who died from
stroke of paralysis received while in the
post Office at New Egypt, was buried In
the cemetery at Jacobstown on Tuesday.
The deceased was member of the 2Sd
Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers.
The Cinnaminson Library Association.
which will establish library at West
vile, has been incorporated by the fol.
lowing trustees: Henry II. Lippincott.
Mary W. Lippincott. Edward s. Wood,
Helen Lippincott, Joseph L. Thomas,
Walter a. Lippincott, Benjamin LipPin-
colt, Sarah H. W. Conrow and Hetty l..
Mier.
As the result of an injury which she
received, Mrs Sarah Lippincott, living
at Moorestown, may be marked for life
While servants were closing the house for
the night, she thought burglars were try
ing to break in. She started to run for
the window, fell and gashed her head on
the sill, cutting deep cash.
Frank G.. Fireng, of Conover street,
Burlington, came near having a serious
confiagration at his home on Wednesday
One of the children gave the
alarm to her mother, the fire being in a
closet In a second story room Mrs. FL
reng and her washwoman put out the
flames, which had destroyed lot of
clothing and also partly destroyed lace
curtain at one of the windows. The child
said she had gone to the closet to get
some article and that she had upset box
of matches.
Jesse E. Cramer, of Birmingham, and
Miss Sarah E. Haines were married on
the Raines farm, near Rancocas. on We'd
nesday afternoon, by Rev. c. Rollin
Smith, of Delanco. Miss Clemma s.
Haines, sister of the bride, was maid of
honor, and Charles Cramer, brother of
the groom, was best man. The wedding
march was rendered by Samuel Browne
and Miss Florence Cramer. On returning
from their wedding tour the happy couple
will begin housekeeping in their new res
ldence at Birmingham on the Logan farm.
What might have been a serious acct
dent was prevented Wednesday morning
by the timely action on the part of the
motorman on one of the Camden and
Trenton cars at Beverly, when Jack, the
son of Mr.. and Mrs John Con-
ard, of Warren street, ran out in front of
the approaching trolley. 1t was brought
to a standstill just as the side OF the car
struck Jack, knocking him down, but
with the exception of few bruises he
escaped injury.
The Junior Young Mems Christian As
of Florence, held its annual
meeting, Wednesday night. and elected
the following officers: President, Edward
Hoover; vice president. Frank Peacock;
Alfonzo Adams; treasurer, Mil
ton Absalom; corresponding secretary,
Frank Foulks; athletic committee, Louis
Keifer, Milton Absalom, Frank Foulks;
social committee, George Dubell. Arthur
ScbSffer, Frank Foulks; entertainment
Oswald Page, Martin Nc
Grath, Leon Wilkie; membership COM
mittee, Frank Peacock, Howard Sch@ffer,
Alfonzo Adams.
Just about the time when people had
lost all confidence in the ground hog. and
had come to the conclusion that the back
bone of winter had been broken, this Sec
ton found itself in the grasp of suow
storm Wednesday night, accompanied by
strong March winds. The storm was
matter of some Importance, as considera-
BILE money was paid out for the clean
ing of sidewalks, and some damage may
accrue to vegetation, which has been ad-
yauced because of the preceding mild
spells during the latter part of winter.
The snow, as it adhered to trees, wires
and fences, presented an illustration of
the uncertainty of the weather, the pre-
dictions for Thursday being clear and
warmer, which missed it by mile. To
say the least the storm was an unwelcome
visitor and the manner of its appearance
brought forth references to billiards