The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-03-02

the Engle Hardware Company.
81 Rev. Jacob salade, D. D., will preaci
in the Baptist church next Sunday.
r Wanted, at once. two apprentice girl
0 for millinery. Apply at Saltzman's
f Harry McHale, of Bordentown, wa
committed to the county insane asylum
yesterday.
s Mrs. Walter z. Powers and daughter
t of Minneapolis, are visiting Mrs. Charles
B. Parsons.
: Professor Slaydon. organist at St
: Andrews church, has rendered his resig
nation. Sunday was his last day.
Andre Bednar, laborer, employed al
: Roebline, was killed at the freight sta
ton there yesterday by drill engine.
DR.. Baird will lecture in the Presbyte-
rian Church, Wednesday evening, on the
subject: Korea, the Hermit Nation.
/ The Endeavor Fire Company, OF Bur-
lington, will celebrate its Hath anniver-
sary on Wednesday evening, March II.
j G. Monroe Brannan is at Washington,
I'D. C. He will remain there until after
the Inauguration of President-elect Taft.
The feature of the next ''Y" meeting
will be Japanese social, to be held at
the home of Miss Grace Prickett. Garden
street, next Tuesday evening. March 9.
Emmett Sweeney. 8 years old, son of
James Sweeney, of Merchantville, died
Sunday as the result of fall off his BIZ
cycle, in which his skull was fractured.
Fenimore Brothers have made a much
needed improvement in front OF their hay
press on Grant street by carting away the
mud and filling in with gravel and Gin
ders.
The Young Friends Association will
hold its next meeting in the meeting
house, corner of High and Garden streets,
on Thursday evening, March 4. at 7.SO
o'clock.
At Burlington, on Saturday evening,
nineteen friends took possession OF the
home of E. A. Burtis, formerly of Mount
Holly, giving him a birthday surprise.
An elaborate supper was served.
Henry Mosebach, Jr., member OF
Mount Holly Lodge of Elks, has present
ed to the lodge a handsome, large oil
painting of an elk. The picture has been
placed In the parlor Of the Elks' Home.
An opportunity is offered to small
investors to take stock in the Building
and Loan Association of Mount Holly,
they being about to issue new series.
This association pays FIVE per cent, and
has matured two series the past year.
On February 20, Mrs. Mary E. Wright
completed her 61st year as teacher in
the Baptist Sunday school at Burlington,
of which she has been member ~ years,
Joining when child 8 years old. She
was given her first class at the age of 10
years.
Three of the more important qualiica-
lions Of an executor are integrity, ability
and longevity. No individual can pos
sess these qualities in such measure as
an institution like the Burlington County
Safe Deposit and Trust Company, Moores-
town. N. ].
Rev. George T. Harris, now stationed
at Broad street church, Trenton, is said to
be considered for the pulpit of the Mount
Holly NJ. E. church. The Presiding Elder
asked the church to give him some names
and that of Mr.. Harris seemed to meet
with the most approval.
Report of the weather for the month OF
February as given by Charles 81. Estill,
of Church street: Clear days, 8; clear and
cloudy, z; showed all day, 1; heavy fog.
clear and cloudy, 1; clear, cloudy and
light rain, s; high wind. clear and cloudy,
2; cloudy and snow part of the day, 2;
heavy frost, 2; heavy fog and rain, 1; light
snow, 1.
Albert E. Baltic, of Philadelphia, aged
81 years, and Miss Checkla @. Haas, of
Riverside, aged 10 years, are alleged to
have eloped yesterday to Wilmington and
were married by Mayor Horace Wilson.
The ceremony was performed in the may
or's Office at the city hall and was wit
messed by city officials. The bridegroom
laughingly admitted that he and Miss
Haas had eloped.
In the matter of the complaint of the
township of Eastampton VS.. the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company relative to
the danger at the crossing at Smithville,
the Railroad Commission has given an
opinion that the crossing should be pro-
tected during the summer schedule by
fagman other than the station agent or
his assistant, and has recommended the
Railroad Company to act in accordance
with that opinion.
The grand jury convened this morning
in response to summons issued at the re-
quest of the Prosecutor of the Pleas.
Judge Horner delivered a short charge,
stating the Prosecutor would enlighten
the jury on the subjects they were to con-
slider. One of the cases supposed to be
on the list is that of Thomas Carey, of
Mount Laurel, who assaulted his wife and
an officer few weeks since.
| Richard Woolston, of Ewanville, died
on Tuesday at the age of 90 years. De-
ceased was the father of Mrs. 8. Budd
Norcross, of Mount Holly. Mr.. Wool
ston's death was the result of complica-
tions due to advanced years. and he
peacefully passed away. On Monday his
daughter, Mrs. Norcross, was with him
and when she left his side he calmly and
smilingly referred to the fact that in
few days new President of the United
States would be in Office. He seemed
very bright, but before five o'clock the
next morning he was dead.
While Miss Lottie Cannon, of the
Mount Holly road. two miles from Bev-
erly was going home from Church Sun
day evening, she was stopped by two
young colored men, who stepped out
from behind tree and made grab for
her pocketbook, which she held in heI
! hand. Miss Cannon, who is a strong wo-
man, did not scream or faint, but quick
as wink pulled pin from her hat aud
iabbed her nearer assailant In the arm.
With howl he leaped away. The othel
negro, frightened, ran down the road and
was followed by his companion. Miss
Cannon, unconcerned, walked on and re-
ported the affair at nearby house.
Thomas Cunningham, an aged resident
of Moorestown. committed suicide last