The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-01-04

present month.
Allen F. Powell. living near Smithyill
is reported to be seriously Ill.
There were eight persons baptized
the NJ. E. church last Sunday morning.
Prices are always right on all kinds
feeds at Rogers & Boyd's feed mill.
The house on Madison avenue, recent
vacated by Harry 1. Cooper, is now OF
/. cupied by Fred E. Colder and family.
The twenty-Hfth wedding anniversar
of Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Jones, living nes
Marlton, will be celebrated on January
For the next few months Mr., and Mr.
Henry ]. Sherman, of Union street, wi
reside at the "Covington," in Phils
! delphia.
Charles p Farmer and Charles "
Kunzi were inauguratsd az mayors o
Burlington and Bordentown respectively
: on Saturday.
Mrs. Howard E. Alcott and sons, VIII
spent the holidays with relatives in Boz
: dentown, have returned to their home Il
Mount Holly.
Jacob Probst, of Florence, assumed tn
duties of an American citizen, having
been naturalized in court before Judg
Horner, on Tuesday.
The year of 1910 will be rather remark
able owing to the fact that 1t will contain
SO Saturdays, an occurrence which will no
happen again for ten years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wright are nov
enjoying the tropical climate Of Florida
In very short time they will be JOINED
by William Wright and family.
At Bridgeton, on Christmas day. oc
CURED the marriage of Edward W. Rey
nolds and Miss Bertha Wright. both for
merly of Mount Holly. The bride is g
daughter of Rev. N. j. Wright.
The Y. W. 9. T. q. will hold special
meeting of prayer, this evening, at the
home of Edwin Ogburn, IA Mil street.
All who are interested in the temperance
work are requested to attend.
The will of the late Thomas B. Den
ness was admitted to probate on Thurs
day. The entire estate is bequeathed to
his widow, Carrie N. Denness Eckard
P. Budd and Harry L. Walters are the
executors.
George D. Borton, brother of t. Wal
ter Borton, died in Camden on Saturday.
He was stricken with paralysis some time
ago. but seemed to be getting along pref
ty well. A sudden attack on Saturday
resulted fatally.
While Mrs. Jennie Rainesr was making
beds at her home in Bordentown, Tues
day morning, Helen, her 19-months-old
daughter, picked up bottle containing
carbolic acid and pulling out the cork the
acid ran on her face. The child's eyes
were not injured.
Sleighs were in great demand last week,
and this form of sport was INDUCED In by
many people. 1t has been several years
since the sleighers have had an oppor-
tunity to listen to the Ginning of the bells
for any length Of time The fine roads
brought out many fast steppers, whose
owners and drivers thoroughly enjoyed
the situation.
Charles Kempte, one of Mount Holly's
most respected citizens, died on Friday
after short illness from apoplexy. He
had resided on Buttonwood street, oppo-
site Brainard street, for number of
years. He leaves widow, daughter,
Miss Mary b. Kempte, who is teacher
In the grammar department of our school,
and son, Harry W. Kempte.
Reading e. Poinsett, of Columbus, is
anxious to recover his gold watch. valued
at $50. The young man is employed as a
stenographer In the Office of Fred ]. Pot
ter, supervisor of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road at Bordentown. At time when no
one was present. on Thursday, two young
men entered the Office and stole the time
piece. They made their escape, going in
the direction of Trenton.
Sometime ago Frank Engle entered the
yard Of the Mansfield meeting house and
shot wounded squirrel in order to put
the animal out of its misery. On COM
plant of Reading Zelley. the caretsker,
Engle was arrested and Justice Charles E.
Black imposed fine of $40 for trespass,
$50 for cunning in tracking snow and 81
costs. The total of $S4 was later returned
to Mr.. Engle after lawyer George NJ
Hillman had threatened to bring suit for
false arrest and damages.
A man giving the name of George Mont
gomery, who said he came from Brooklyn,
and who has been working on farm near
Bordentown, broke into the home of JOS
eph Higgins. Jr., at that place, late We'd
nesday night. Mr.. Higgins discovered
the man and took him to the city lock-
up with gun. He went before Mayor
Gabel on Thursday, but Higgins would
not make charge of breaking into his
home against him. A charge of disorderly
conduct was made and he was sentenced
to sixty days in the Burlington county
Jail. Montgomery claimed that he was
drunk and did not know what he was do
ing.
A very interesting service was held on
Sunday afternoon In the Pemberton NJ.
E. Church under the auspices of the Bur-
lington county committee of the Young
Mems Christian Association. The meet
ing was in charge of Mr.. Deacon, assist
ant secretary of the Camden Railroad
Association. County Secretary Otis B
Read and J. II. Borton, chairman of the
county committee, spoke on "a New Era
for the Country Boy" Miss Helen White,
of Mount Holly, rendered very pleasing
solo. The attendance was large and the
interest shown was very pleasing to the
county committee, who will organize a
local association next Friday night with
Stanley Hendrickson and Mr.. Deacon as
| leaders.
Myrtle Cranmer, 16 years old, daughter
of John r. Cranmer, of Manahawken.
while visiting relatives at Beach Haven,
on Friday. was accidentally shot by
Frank Conklin. Conklin. who is only IA
years old, was playing with the Cranmer
girl when he found an old 32-calibre pis-
toll Thinking that it was not loaded he
pointed 1t at her In fun, when the YEA.