The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-05-18
LOCAL NEWS.

Flowering plants at S. P. Cline's, Mour
Holly.
A lot on Pine street, belonging to Mr.
Georgianna F. Smith, has been sold to
81. Lee.
Social engraving, calling cards, weddin
invitations, announcements, etc. L.
Boyce, stationer.
The latest addition to the fleet of canoe
on the upper creek has been made b
Fred III. Anderson.
thine to Awake" is the subject for Rev
G. T. Harris talk, on Wednesday ever
ing, In the M. E. church.
A dance is to be given in the hall
Smithville. on Thursday evening, by tn
young men of that place.
A letter at the post Office for Shrev
Loveman remains uncalled for; also post
al for Mrs. Jackson DeCamp.
A marriage license has been granted u
Ross W. Holland, of Riverside, and Cor
nelia Loney, of Philadelphia.
Linford D. Allen, Vincentown butch
er. who cut his hand severely, has beer
seriously i'll from blood poisoning.
Mrs. Mary B. Sexton, of New Egypt
who is taking course in nursing at thu
Municipal Hospital. Philadelphia, is IL
with diphtheria.
A progressive euchre for the benefit O
the Field Club, of Medford, will be hello
in Odd Fellows hall, at that place. OF
Thursday evening.
Warner Pritchitt has been appointed
pound keeper to succeed Isaiah Smith
The latter resigned because of his inten
ton to leave Mount Holly.
Ezekias W. Esham has the contract to
erect house on the Benjamin r. Powell
farm, near Pemberton. The old house
was destroyed by fire some time ago.
George s. Dobbins is prepared to do
gardening, cleaning lawns, whitewashing
cellars, cleaning carpets etc. A postal
card addressed to 179 West Washington
street. will reach him.
The members of Company E. Third
Regiment National Guards, of Mount
Holly. will hold a fair in Arcade hall on
Friday and Saturday evenings. May %
and 20. Music will be furnished by Dis
brow's orchestra.
The horse and carriage recently stolen
from Col. Marcus Harris, OF Ewanvilie,
was recovered at the Arcade stables in
Mount Holly. where the team had been
left by the thief and not called for. He
. evidently feared that officers were on his
track.
From now until June 1st is the time to
plant dahlias. We have 30 of the best varie-
ties at 81 dozen. including such as Tho
mas Parkin, Mrs. Roosevelt, Gen. Butler,
Standard Bearer, and many others that
are generally sold at 25c to SOC each. Ros-
bach's, Pemberton.
George P. Osmond, well known and
highly esteemed citizen of Bordentown,
diedW Wednesday evening from heart failure.
He conducted the jewelry business there
for thirty-nine years. He was active in
Methodist Church circles, being always
ready to assist the worthy and comfort
the afflicted.
Mrs. John Leech, of Riverside, was
quite badly frightened, Tuesday night,
when she discovered two men trying to
break into her house. While waiting for
officers to come in response to tele phone
call sent to Squire Zeigler, Mrs. Leech
fred two shots from window, which
frightened the intruders away.
Harry Joy. aged ten years, son of Peter
Joy. of Bordentown, met with serious
accident Friday, while swimming in
Blacks creek. Young Joy was on the
bridge and in making high dive, struck
some hard substance under the surface,
infiicting dangerous wound on the right
leg and causing the loss of great quah-
tity Of blood.
Theodore Gould, of Fort Scott, Kan
sas, is paying his first visit to Mount
Holly in AZ years. He is staying with his
nephew, Samuel Stradling. Mr.. Gould
was formerly in the employ of Joseph
Shaffer, who owned the present Heisler
marble yard on Water street. Mr.. Gould
enlisted in the Third Regiment, N. j.
Volunteers, and after it was mustered out
of service, left for the west and has been
there since.
Miss Lille r. johnson and Raymond B
Shedaker were quietly married at the First
Baptist parsonage, Burlington. by Rev.
T. M. Eastwood, Wednesday evening,
at seven o'clock The bride was attended
by her sister. Miss Arzalia Johnson, and
John McForley, of Philadelphia, accom-
panied the groom. Immediately after
the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Shedaker went
to the home in Palmyra which Mr.. She'd
aker recently bought and furnished.
Both young people are well known in
Burlington. The bride is a daughter of
of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph johnson, Of that
city. and the groom is son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. William B. Shedaker, of the Beverly
road.
AS result of playing with didn't
know it was loaded" pistol, Tuesday
morning, Casper Moore, 10 years old, of
Burlington, received painful bulle.
wound in the leg and narrowly escaped
burning to death. The boy, thirsting for
the "Wild West" experiences depicted in
dime novels, traded baseball suit for the
revolver. Lest his parents find it, Casper
hid the revolver under his pillow. He
was examining it early In the morning
before he was up, when the one remain
ing shell in the weapon exploded. With
a yell of pain the boy leaped out of bed
and this action famed the bedding and
his night clothes into flames. His cries
aroused other occupants of the house.
who rushed to his aid and tore off his
burning clothing. DR.. E. F. Rink re-
moved the bullet and dressed the burns.
Joseph, the young son of Joseph Kol-
ster, while fishing along Mill creek, Bever-
ly, on, Tuesday, slipped on log and fell in
to the deepest part of the stream. A tramp
who was doing in the nearby woods, was
awakened by the boys cries. He plunged
into the water and grabbed the boy by the
hair. The tramp carried the youth home.
The parents were profuse in their thanks.
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