The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-01-25
LOCAL NEWS.

Lincoln's birthday post cards. L. S
Boyce, stationer.
Rev. M. F. Oerterer, of Riverside, ha
accepted call to the Moravian Church 9
Sharon, Pa.
William G. Thorn is around again, hay
Ing recovered from his recent operatio
for appendicitis.
Activity prevails among the shad me
at Delanco. who are getting their nets i
shape for the spring fishing.
A sewing society organized by som
young ladies In Mount Holly, holds week.
meetings at the home of its members.
While walking in her yard, on Wed
nesday, Mrs. Mitchell, of Delanco. pub
lie school teacher, fell on the ice AM
sprained her ankle.
In order that she might recuperate iron
close application to business, Mrs. H.
Sands went to Connecticut, on Thursday
to visit her old home.
The unclaimed letters remaining in tn
post Office for the week ending January 2
are for A. G. Jones, Mrs. Louise Phipps
and Samuel G. johnson.
Restore B. Lamb, of Broad street,
getting around after his recent acciden
at home. AS the result of falling dow
stairs he fractured rib.
Recovery is being made by Thomas w
Nippins, of Pine street, who has beer
confined to the house for several week
suffering with rheumatism.
1t required the use of the knife to re-
lieve the pain in an abscess on the back O.
his neck, which caused G. F. Fisher, o.
Delanco, much suff ering last week.
Three per cent. interest is what you re-
ceive on all money deposited in our saw.
ings department. 50 will pay for lock
box for one year. Farmers National Bank,
Mount Holly, N. J.
Get your contributions ready for Thurs
day, on which date will occur the annual
donation for the Burlington County
Children's Home. Be sure and remember
this worthy institution.
horse attached to buggy ran away
on Saturday night from the barn yard of
the farm occupied by Isaiah Smith. on
the Hainesport road. The horse ran
through Mount Holly and on to Birming-
ham, where it was found on Sunday
night. The top of the vehicle was broken
off and other damage done.
George L. Garwood. of Burlington, has
bought the wholesale liquor business of
the late Thomas B. Denness. Samuel
VanSciver, the first purchaser, withdrew
his offer before the license transfer had
been made. Mr.. Garwood's application
for the transfer of license will come be-
fore the court on February 8.
Extensive preparations are being made
for the Carnival of Opera which the
pupils of Mrs. Clothier's dancing academy
will give in the opera house Thursday
and Friday evenings, February 8 and 4
1t Is expected to prove greater success
than the one given last year. Seats are
on sale at Aliens drug store.
The Convocation of Burlington began
two days session in st. Andrews Church
to-day. There will be Holy Commu-
MON tomorrow and sermon by Rev. w.
]. Robertson, rector of St. Johns Church,
Gibbsboro. The members of this Con-
vocation consist of Bishop Scarborough,
the clergymen and lay delegates of the
Episcopal Church in the southern part of
the diocese of New Jersey.
The first basket ball team of the Sacred
Heart church will play the second Bur-
lington team at the latter place tonight
On Thursday night there will be contest
in st. Mary's hall, on West Washington
street, between the locals and the Incarna-
tion choir team from Philadelphia. On
the same evening the second contest here
will be between the Moorestown Y. M. C.
A. and the Sacred Heart second team.
An elaborate wedding reception was
held Saturday night for T. H. Dudley
Perkins and bride, who was Miss Alice
Sullivan, by the groom's mother, Mrs.
Edward Perkins, at her beautiful home,
Evergreen, at Moorestown. Mr.. and
Mrs. Perkins greatly surprised their many
friends about two months ago by an
nouncing at the wedding of the brides
sister, Miss Mabel Sullivan, to Francis
D'Olier, that they, too, would be married,
after which they left Immediately for
wedding trip to Europe.
A number of counterfeit nickels circu-
lated at Merchantville has caused shop
men to be wary and look carefully at
coins of that denomination. The coun-
terfeit was discovered several days ago
when the bank received several In de-
posit Since that time several merchants
have found one or more in their cash
drawers. A passenger on trolley car re-
ceived three in change, which seems to in
dictate that they are in other places. The
nickel is dated 1908 and is new. 1t is a
trife light in weight, and a careful in
spection shows where its edges have been
fled.
L. N. Bohannan, of New Egypt, re-
ported deplorable condition of affairs
which he found on the farm of John S.
Smires at Browns Mills. The investiga-
ton followed a complaint made to the So
ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals. Mrs. Joseph Lynch, an officer
of the Society, will prosecute the owner
of the animals. In the barn were eight
starving cows, and they were removed to
other quarters to be cared for. There
was no hay, feed or bedding in the barn
for any of the stock. 1t is alleged that
in stall was found horse without any
tail, which had been eaten off by a hun
cry calf.
Seventeen years ago Theodore Miller,
of Indian Mills. made bargain with
Frank Let's, of Mount Holly. that he
would send the latter twelve fat quail in
consideration of bird dog which Let's
turned over to Miller. Ever since that
time Miller claims that he has been try
ing to find dozen birds all at once so
that he could discharge his obligation to
Let's in one payment. Especially did this
seem to be necessary, since Let's refused
to receive pay on the instsllment plan.
Some time after receiving the dog Miller
sold it for $25. Just before the season
went out Miller made desperate effort
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