The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-12-27
LOCAL NEWS.

The News wishes all its friends Happy
New Year.
An anti-Swearing League has been or
ganized among several of the young men
living at Florence.
Mrs. Charles E. Stockton, 142 Mill
street, will clean and press ladies' and
gentlemen's clothing.
J.. Wilbur Emmons, an engineer, has
given up his position with the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company.
Alfred Inglin, one of the best known
residents Of Burlington. was buried in that
city on Saturday afternoon.
Another dance will be given in the
Masonic Temple on January IA. by the
Mount Holly Canoe Club.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas H. Hewlings, of
Marlton, will conduct the hotel Strand, at
Ocean City. during the coming year.
John L. Elbertson and family, of Bay
onne, will visit relatives In Mount Holly
and Burlington during the holiday season.
Recovering from the injuries he received
by being knocked down by an automobile,
John Dorgan, of Mooresrown, is now able
to get about the house.
During the past two weeks quite a
number of rabbits and hare have been
killed on the tracks at night by railroad
engineers and motormen.
Hester Clymer, editor Of the Marlton
Record, has been appointed a member Of
the Board OF Education of Eyesham town
ship. in place of Ezra Evans. resigned.
The annual smoker of the Oneida Boat
club, of Burlington, will be held on
Friday night next. The event will be
enjoyed by Mount Holly members of the
organization.
A second entertainment to increase Its
membership will be given by Washington
Camp, No. 1916, Patriotic Order Sons of
America, of Moorestown, on the evening
of February 20.
The proposed banquet for January 20
by the Good Intent Fire Company. has
been abandoned owing to the death of
Joseph G. Bower, who was popular
member Of that organization.
Tony Cameron, OF Bristol, Pa, who
has applied for divorce from his wife in
the Pennsylvania courts, was visiting in
Florence, last week, where they both re-
sided previous to their marriage.
Free refreshments will be served at a
birthday social to be held in the Methodist
church ON the night of Thursday, Jan.
uaryS ia. Persons attending are invited to
drop penny for each year Of their age.
It makes Christmas merrier to know
there Is money to your credit in the Mount
Holly Safe Deposit & Trust Company.
You win be pleased with what you can
accomplish. Three per cent. interest paid
on time deposits.
At the Methodist parsonage. Mount
Holly, on Saturday evening, December II,
occurred the marriage of Franklin Linton
and Margaret Mary Dillon, both of Med
ford. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. George T. Harris.
Miss Maria Ann Holloway. daughter of
Oliver Holloway, Elmer Burton Jobes,
son OF Elmer Jobes. both of Bordentown
township, were united in marriage Tues
day night. The ceremony was performed
by the Rev. D. G. Stevens, pastor of the
Baptist church.
Miss Bertha May Hutchinson, daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Armstead c. Hutchinson,
of Jacobstown, and Harry II. Harrison, OF
Cream Ridge, were married at the home
of the brides parents on Wednesday. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev Will
lard B. Kell, pastor Of the Baptist church.
Edward J. Robb. of Lansdowne, Pa.
vice president of the Quaker City Paper
Company, Philadelphia. who died from
spoplexy In the Jefferson Hospital after
being stricken In Walnut street store.
was buried on Friday in St. Mary's Church
yard, Burlington, In which city he was
born and reared.
Claiming she was going to do some
Christmas shopping. Miss Dora Collins, of
Edgewater Park, slipped away to Bur-
lington Wednesday morning, and there
met Benjamin II. Adams, of Poplar
street, Trenton, as prearranged. The pair
went to the rectory of St. MarY's church.
The Rev. James F. Olmstead married
them. When the marriage leaked out
Mr.. and Mrs. Adams had started on their
honeymoon. Adams is employed as a
night operator at the Riverside Pennsyl-
vania Railroad station. While he was
operator at Edgewater Park he met his
bride and courtship of six months fol-
lowed. The couple will reside at Trenton.
Police believed they had clue to big
jewelry robbery, Tuesday night, when Pa
trolman Hays. Of Burlington. arrested
John Cavanaugh, Of Mount Holly, as he
was boarding train for Philadelphia af
ter selling kit Of mechanics tools to a
Burlington man for little less than the
price of drink. When searched at the
city hall the prisoners pockets were found
to be filed with jewelry. There were
diamonds, amethystS pearls, rubies. watch
chains and other trinkets. but the police
lost their enthusiasm when jeweler said
the lot was worth about 81. Robert How
ell. Of Mount Holly, reported the loss Of
tools similar to those sold by Cavanaugh,
and Magistrate Smith held the prisoner
for the action of the grand jury.
Five employees of the William Taubel
Hosiery Mills. at Riverside, were placed
under arrest and at hearing Wednesday
night before Squire Ziegler, were held
under 5000 bail each for the grand jury to
answer charges of pilfering choice silk
stockings from the finished mill stock.
The thefts are said to amount to nearly
$1,000. Fancy silk hosiery of the latest
designs, which have not yet been placed
ON the market for sale to the general pub
lie, Is said to have been systematically
stolen of late from the stock room. In
vestigation was made and upon the al
legged evidence that they were connected
with the thefts, Joseph Puyson. foreman
of the silk department at the mills; Geo.
Drayton and Harry Biting. of Philadel
phia. and Eugene Cobb and William Pau,
of Riverside, mill employees. were arrest
ed by Constable Charles Borton. 1t Is
said that the man wora tho ofnoh{nrc ond