The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-03-30
Henry @. Claypoole, of Pine street, ia
critically Ill with consumption.

l. Henry @. Claypoole, of Pine street, Ia
critically Ill with consumption.
t Henry c. shinn, who has had severe
attack of typhoid fever, is convalescing.
: Henry O. Buckley, Of Brainard street.
!. ia confined to bed with an attack of grip
With each spring suit you buy at
!. Bayersdorfer's you will find q watch In
D the vest pocket.
Isaiah W. Reeves, corner Of Garden
, and Cherry streets, died on Wednesday
from consumption.
The Y. W. G. T. o. will hold meeting
, at the home of Miss Marion Keller, Mill
street. this evening at 7.45.
William Atkinson has purchased the
house owned by George H. Kille, on
Garden street, near Buttonwood.
Announcement Is made of the engage
ment of Ellsworth Pancoast and Miss
Florie G. Worrell, both OF Moorestown.
Mrs. John Rowan and daughter, Mrs.
A. w. Haines, of Vincentown, were visit
ing relatives in Mount Holly yesterday.
A shad supper will be served by the
ladies Of the Presbyterian church in the
Masonic Temple, on Saturday evening
next.
The Butterworth farm on the South
Pemberton road, owned by Mrs. o. L.
Jeffrey, has been sold to Alfred Bovine
for 1000.
After visiting her sister, Mrs. 81. J.
Sherman, of Union street, Mrs. Julia
Gordon has returned to her homein Read
field, Maine.
Joseph T. Bower, of Hammonton, has
purchased from Mrs. J. II. Austin, of
Mount Holly, her property on Madison
avenue for $4,000.
The h B. Smith Machine Company has
put five additional hands at work in the
foundry An improvement in business
conditions made this step necessary.
Howard G. Poinsett and Miss Katharine
Van Hise Shaw, both of New Egypt,
were married on Tuesday evening, March
Is. by Rev. P. r. Pitman, of Jacobstown.
Thomas Carey, of Hartford, who is
now serving sentence in state prison for
beating his wife, has placed his property
In the hands Of John T. Evans, Of Moores-
town. to sell or rent.
Rapid progress is being made in the
erection of the building for the Mount
Holly Iron Works. Its capital is SO 900,
and the incorporators are John A. McPeak,
F. R. Hansell and Robert M. johnson.
On the farm of George H. Crispin, near
Medford, there has been unearthed num-
Der of petrified human bones, nine toma-
hawks, several spears and lot OF stone
implements, evidently relics OF the North
American Indians.
1t has been reported that small black
bear has been seen near Golfers Mills on
several occasions. A party was out coon
hunting several nights ago and the dog
trailed the bear for several miles. 1t was
seen by one of the hunters, but he had no
weapon and was compelled to retreat.
Although he was unable to preach on
Sunday owing to his recent Illness, Rev.
J. W. Randall was numbered among the
congregation at the Medford Baptist
church and enjoyed sermon delivered
by Rev. Dr. G. A. Mott. He received q
warm greeting from parishioners and
friends.
Thomas Carey was taken TO the state
prison last Tuesday by Sheriff Worrell.
The prisoner was not handcuffed and went
along very peaceably. He did not show
any symptoms of feeling until it came
time for him to part from his wife and
then he shed some tears. He will be given
outdoor employment.
Bishop Scarborough has been obliged
to postpone his visitation to Mount Holly
for few days. He will be present in st.
Andrews Church on Friday evening,
April 23d, to administer the rite of con-
firmation. Glasses for instruction are held
in the Sunday school room on Thursdays
at 7.3O P. NJ. and Fridays at P. M.
On Wednesday evening In holy Week,
April 7th, there will be special musical
service In St. Andrews Church, at which
time Maunder's cantata, "Olivet to Cal
vary" will be sung by the vested choir of
the Church of the Incarnation, Philadel-
phia, under the direction of Walter st.
Glare Knodle. organist and choirmaster.
| What looked like q circus procession
entered Mount Holly on Friday. 1t con-
sisted of ten large vans. each drawn by
four strapping horses The vans were
loaded with goods for the store of the
Acme Tea Company to be opened here.
The horses were fine animals. and It is es-
timated by competent judges that the 40
horses and ten wagons were valued at not
less than $4,000
The body of George Krauss. of River
side. who accidentally shot himself while
In the U. g. Army in the Philippines, was
given interment in the Riverside ceme-
terry on Wednesday with military honors.
The metal caskst. which weighed 800
pounds, was borne to its last resting place
by his comrades after It's trip almost
around the world. The deceased was 90
years of age and was the son of Joseph
Krauss.
Mount Holly Lodge of Elks, at its last
meeting. elected the following officers:
Exalted ruler. John 8. Gilbert; esteemed
leading knight, William s. Rendell; es-
teemed loyal knight, Ernest d. Holeman;
esteemed lecturing knight, W. Harry Ma
son; secretary, Harry L. Walters; treas
urer, Charles G. Cowperthwait; trustee.
Frederick q. Lee; tyler, Henry M. Thorn
son; representative to grand lodge, John
G. R. Rodgers; alternate representative.
Charles R. Fenton. These officers will be
installed on Thursday night by Eckard
p Budd. deputy grand exalted ruler.
Several prominent citizens of Barnegst
are on the anxious bench just now, having
in the past few days received repeated
BLACK Hand" letters through the village
postofice. Who the sender may be is
a mystery, but the village is all worked
up over the affair. Some think 1t is the
work of practical joker, but others who
have received the letters fail to see the