The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-10-04

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Ten men wanted at once by Chas. B
Hornor 6 Son to pick fruit and work Il
the nursery.
The Prohibition party held conven
ton In Mount Holly, on Tuesday evening
and nominated Elwood Hollingshead TO
Assembly.
/ The subject for the Epworth Leagu
service In the Methodist church next Sun
day evening will be Repentance ant
Restoration" Edwin Fl. Ogburn will b.
the leader.
Frederick Wiltren, of Bordentown. al
employee of the Pennsylvania Railroad
fell from car on the construction trair
at White Hill, on Wednesday, and In
jured his back.
John Candy. living near Indian Mills
died at the Burlington County Hospital
on Tuesday. from gangrene. The remains
were inferred lin the Methodist cemetery
at Medford on Friday.
There will be public sale Of house
hold goods on the premises, corner Of
Front and Church streets, New Egypt, or
Thursday afternoon, October IS, by Wal
ter E. Borden, attorney for Mary B. Sex
ton.
James MCFARLAND, of Camden, and Miss
Laura G. Murphy, Of Moorestown. were
married at the latter place on Wednesday
morning. The ceremony was performed
in the church of Our Lady of Good Coun-
sci, by Rev. ]. W. Murphy.
Mary J. Collins, aged 70 years, was
buried in the Cathedral cemetery at Phil
adelphia on Friday. She lived In Mount
Holly for many years at the late residence
of Mrs. Francis Newton Thorpe, having
cared for the latter's deceased mother.
Gottleib Everline and the members of
his family were all together for the first
time In ten years at very pleasant re-
union which formed gathering on Sun
day at their home on Green street. Six
teen persons enjoyed the occasion, In
Guiding six grand children.
Those persons who have taken down
their fences on Union street have occa-
sion to find considerable fault with those
who prefer to cross pretty lawns instead
of using sidewalks leading to the rear of
houses Delivery men and hucksters are
to be boycotted II the practice is continu-
ed.
William P. and Herbert j. Randall, w.
Harry Mason, 3d., Simon Gillian, Fred M.
Anderson, William Noblitt, Eugene F.
Haines, Harry F. Jones and Arthur M.
Plummer. spent Saturday evening at
Browns Mills, where they had previously
shipped their canoes. On Sunday they
padded to Mount Holly.
A. K. DuBell & Son, of Columbus. will
have big sale at their exchange stables
on Tuesday, October II, at 10 o'clock,
rain or shine, as they have plenty of
cover. There will be offered for sale 30
Virginia cows, 25 New Jersey cows, so
Minnesota heifers, % horses, % Mime
sofa bulls, 90 pigs, harness, wagons, etc.
The wedding of Frederick C. Norcross.
of Mount Holly, and Miss Ruth G. Allo-
way, of Vincentown, took place at st.
Paul, MINI, on October 1. Mr.. Norcross
is SON Of s. Budd Norcross, and is en-
plnyed In railroad construction at Hill
yard, Washington. The young man came
east as far as St. Paul, where Miss Allo-
way had gone to meet him.
Failure of seven members to report for
rife practice caused Company E, of Mount
Holly, to lose the regimental cup which it
won for Workmanship last year, and the
trophy has gone back to the company at
Woodbury., from which 1t was captured.
Because of the loss which has been sus
tanned, Captain J.. F. r. Long will dis
miss those who were absent from duty.
While left alone In the house on We'd
nesday. George. aged three years. son of
Joseph Waddell, who resides on the Har-
vey farm near Mount Laurel, got hold OF
some strychnine pills and swallowed
them. When the mother returned and
saw what had happened. she Immediately
hurried to Moorestown for medical aid.
Before reaching there the little one ex
pired.
The panel of petit jurors for the Sep
TENDER term of the United States Circuit
Court was drawn Tuesday. The jury
includes: George w. Anthony. of Bur-
lington; Samuel B. Bills, Pemberton; John
Dubell, Jr., Pointyille; Walter Earlin,
Browns Mills; ]. M. Enright. Joseph H.
Wood, Harrison G. Wright, Bordentown;
George w. Groves, Burlington; William
G. Keeler, Beverly; Joseph p. Lennon,
Browns Mills; Earl r. Lippincott, Penn
berton; George Strick, Florence.
Capt. George H. Brsnson, day police
man, received letter yesterday morning
from Commissioner Smith, of the State
Motor Vehicle Department, thanking him
for his watchfulness in keeping down the
speed of automobiles passing through
Mount Holly. In reply to a complaint
made few days ago by 'Branson, who
sent In the number of car which he was
not able to stop, the Commissioner said
the automobile was owned by a man
named Devlin, of Philadelphia. The lat
ter's son was the offender and he lives at
Moorestown. The local inspector was in
structed to attend to the matter.
Twenty-Five carp, shipped by Richard
Horner from Beverly to Philadelphia on
Wednesday, presented pitiful sight at
the railroad station, minus their tails and
bleeding from many bites received In a
battle royal with swarm of cells. Hor-
ner had the big fish In box anchored
In the river. Tuesday night, while
hauling the box to shore. he saw horde
of eels attacking the carp. Horner tried
to beat off the cells with an oar. but they
put up such vigorous battle that he
nearly lost his fish and fell into the river.
Not until he pulled the box high up on
shore did the eels retreat
Miss Elizabeth Smith Morris, daughter
of Mayor Anthony ]. Morris, of Pember
ton, and a direct descendant of Robert
Morris, the financier of the revolution, wal
married to Caleb Wright Emley. of Jer
sey City, and formerly of PemBerton, OF
Wednesday. The bridal party were Mis-
i uolar Morria cistor of fhe bride maid