The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-10-05
LOCAL NEWS.

The store you have confidence in
Boyce's.
The trial of criminal cases will be takeI
up before Judge Horner on Monday next
The hot season having passed, Company
E will resume its weekly drills, beginning
next Monday night.
Ezra Scattergood has purchased hous'
and lot on Mount Holly avenue from E
Earl johnson for $500.
A lot of tanks, suitable for water tan
on a farm or elsewhere, for sale a
Chances factory, King street.
An oyster supper will be given in the
Masonic Temple on Saturday evening, DC
tober 90, by the Ladies Aid Society of the
Methodist Church.
Government engineers are now engaged
surveying the Rancocas creek from Mount
Holly to Centreton, preparatory to hav.
ing dredging done
Notice has been given by County Audi
tor Peacock that he will apply for admis-
sion to the bar at the November term of
the Supreme court.
Rev George T. Harris will continue
as pastor of the Methodist Episcopal
church, having been unanimously invited
to return for another year.
The ladies of the Presbyterian Church
have decided to give ''C'' supper in the
Masonic Temple on Friday and Saturday
evenings, October Is and IS.
The heirs of Elizabeth B. Champion
have sold to Harry L. Knight, of Medford,
43S acres of pine land, located in Taber-
nacle township near the Peach farm.
Post 26, G.. A. R., and the Sons of
Veterans, will attend the M. E. church
next Sunday evening, when special ser
mon will be preached by Rev. George T.
Harris.
Under the management of Robert
Street and Emma Summersett, st. Paul's
A. NJ. E. church propose giving supper
for the benefit of the Burlington County
Hospital.
After being in the Jefferson Hospital,
Philadelphia, for several weeks, recover
ing from a difficult surgical operation,
William P. Bryan has returned to his
home In Vincentown.
The property on High street, occupied
by the Engle Hardware Company, recently
purchased By J. Hume Carter, has been
sold to the latter's father-in-law, Frederick
Kumpf, of Vincentown.
Fortunately Nelson Dew. Pumyea es-
capped what at first was feared would de-
velop into typhoid fever. The young
mans condition is sufficiently good to
allow him to go out doors.
Still suffering from an illness which he
contracted while serving in the Spanish
American war, pension of $40 per month
and back pension amounting to nearly
$500, has been granted to John Elfreth, of
Mount Holly.
A brick yard may be established near
Mount Holly, as the result of the finding
of a valuable deposit of clay on the farm
of Thomas Dolan, on Water street,
which property was recently sold to a
resident of Metuchen.
1t is to your interest to secure safe and
profitable investment for your money.
Put it where it is secure and will earn
more money by opening an account with
the Mount Holly Safe Deposit & Trust
Company. 80 interest paid on Time
Deposits.
The following from Burlington county
have been drawn to serve on the petit
jury of the United States Circuit Court:
Elmer c. Doolin, Burlington; Harry B.
Ford, Bordentown; Caleb s. Ridgway,
Columbus; George B. Thorne, Cross
wicks; George A. Woodward, Cookstown.
William A. Stineruch, former resident
of Burlington, died at Pueblo, Colorado,
on September Goth, and was buried there
on the 23d instant. He was well known to
many in this section, having worked at
McNeal's foundry for a number of years
as a machinist. His death resulted from
tuberculosis of the throat.
'tGump" was maltese cat said to be
something like twenty-eight years old.
"Gump" belonged to Joseph Winonse, liv
ing near Beverly, and was Mrs. Winonse's
kitten when she was a little girl. "Gump"
was famous "mouser", but met humil-
iating death on Tuesday. "Gump" went
out into the barn and saw big rat. Then
there was a fight. The rat got ''Gump"
by the throat and that was the end of
"Gump."
Charles Brown, of Bordentown, was
recently summoned to his former home at
Glen Cove, Long Island, to the bedside
of his dying mother. Two weeks ago he
left for home and nothing has been heard
of him since. The supposition is that he
has met with foul play Brown is mar
ried man and has one child and boards
with Mrs. Saylor. Over three years ago
several burglaries were committed near
Glen Cove by gang of Italians and
Brown knew the den where this outlaw
gang put up and was instrumental in
bringing to justice the guilty parties, who
were tried, convicted and sentenced to a
term of three years. Brown at one time
was threatened and the supposition is that
he has been followed and probably MUIR
dered
A romance in which pretty telephone
girl and retired merchant of Philadel-
mia fiUured eliminated on Sunday Sep
TENDER &c, when Miss Elizabeth Kerrigan,
of Riverton, and Michael Smith, of Phila-
delphia, were married at the former place
In the Sacred Heart church by the Rev. J.
f. Hendrick. Months ago she decided
that she would like to become telephone
operator and soon was given position in
the local exchange. One day there came
a call from Philadelphia There was some
trouble on the line. The man on the
other end of the line heard Miss Kerrigan' s
voice, and right ther the romance began
that ripened into love and led to the altar.
Later Miss Kerrigan gave up her work
In the exchange and went to the seashore
for vacation. 1t was there that the &C
auaintance that had started over the wire
grew into strong attachment. After the
wedding ceremony the pair left for a trip
through the south, after which they will
reside in one of the Philadelphia surbur.