The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-02-22
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY %, 1910
LOCAL NEWS.

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Boyce, stationer.
The annual report of the Northampton
township committee appears in THE News
to-day.
Mrs. Rose Hoffman, of Riverside, is il
Mount Holly spending week with hel
parents.
Members of the Moorestown Grang,
will hold an oyster supper on Friday
evening next.
Marriott Gaskill, of Indian Mills, Is Sc
riously Ill. and there is very little hop,
for his recovery.
Miss Harriet Emmons, of Browns Mills
who has been i'll for five weeks with scar
let fever, is now convalescing.
To-day is Washington's birthday. The
banks are closed and business was sus-
pended at the post Office at 10 o'clock.
The Marlton Gun Club will hold clay
pigeon shooting contest this afternoon, in
which sportsmen are invited to partici-
pate.
Rev. W. E. Cornwell, of Jobstown, has
accepted call to the Baptist Church at
Manahawkin, to which place he will soon
remove.
The latest record of Richard Lamb, of
Mount Holly. in craftsmanship, was to
defeat field of fourteen in a pigeon
match at Point Breeze.
The best local talent at Palmyra, will
give minstrel entertainment in the near
future. The performers are being coached
by DR.. Edwards. of Riverside.
The condition of Mrs. Howard Stack
house, of Vincentown, is reported to be
improving. She was recently operated
on In Philadelphia hospital.
DR.. W. P. Haines, of Medford, has
bought the damaged automobile belong
ing to the estate of Thomas B. Denness,
and will convert it into runabout.
The young men of Delanco propose
giving minstrel entertainment the latter
part of April The proceeds will be turn
ed over to the Riverside hospital fund.
The canning of cranberries may become
new industry In the pines. To this end
a corporation may rent the old excelsior
factory at Hanover Station. 1t is located
In the heart of large cranberry district.
After the regular meeting of Washing
ton Council, No. s, Jr. o. q. A. M, this
evening, there will be a meeting of the
Orientals for the confering of that de-
gree.
As the result of getting his hand caught
In machine which he was operating,
Charles Scheimreif, of Riverside, may be
compelled to have one of his fingers am
putated.
Prominent members of the order of
Red Men in this section will attend the
annual meeting of the grand lodge to be
held at Trenton on Thursday and Friday
of this week.
We sell American Express Company
travellers cheques for absolute protec-
ton while travelling. Ask fer informa-
ton before you start. Farmers National
Bank, Mount Holly. N. ].
In order that he might have a comfort
able place to recover from an overload of
applejack, Dennis Seymour, of Riverside,
was sent over to Mount Holly to spend
few days with Sheriff Worrell.
Under the direction of Miss Annie B.
Antrim, some of the young people of the
Pemberton NJ E. Sunday school will give
cantata entitled "a Day in the Woods.
on Thursday, February "a. at 7.45 P. NJ,
In the 1. o. NJ hall, Pemberton. Re-
served seats 80 cents. General admission
20 cents.
The Knights of Pythias, of Mount Hol-
ly, have arranged very pleasant time for
next Friday night. All members of the
lodge are requested to be present, as the
programme to be rendered on that occa-
sion will be of high order. The Knights
have purchased piano and installed it in
their meeting room.
Before Judge Lloyd. at Camden, on
March IA. V. Claude Palmer. of Mount
Holly, counsel for William 81. Branin &
Son, of Vincentown, will ask for new
trial in the case they had against Edward
Bakely to recover the value of gasoline
engine sold by them 70 Bakely, and to
whom jury gave verdict. The motion
win be opposed by ]. M. Davis. counsel
for the defendant.
In the suit of A. W. Lofand against
Joseph L. Hilton, both members of the
Board of Freeholders. testimony will be
taken on February 2s, before Judge Hor-
ner, Supreme Court Commissioner, on
a rule to show cause why Mr.. Hilton, by
virtue of his position as freeholder from
Chester township, should not be removed
as County Supervisor of Roads. The
hearing will take place in Mount Holly.
Rev. DIR. A. Lawrence, for the past
five years pastor of the Methodist Church
at Toms RIVER, and who has served the
church In this town, will retire from the
active ministry at the session of the New
Jersey Conference in Atlantic City next
month. DR.. Lawrence is not one of the
"worn out" preachers, and still has plenty
Of activity and preaching ability, but his
eyes have troubled him greatly of late
and he feels that on that account he
should seek rest.
Colonel Frederick Gilkyson, State Road
Commissioner, has approved another con-
Meeting extension of the present road
from Trenton to Davis Station in Ocean
county. This completes the road between
Trenton and Ocean county. There is
still half mile of road near New Egypt
which the Ocean county officials will
build, making complete road from Tren-
ton to the ocean in that locality. This
connection is of great benefit to the agri-
culturists in that section, and when the
half-mile stretch is finished, which is from
New Egypt to Lakewood, access TO the
pines and the seacoast will be complete.
Business men here are considering the
adyisability of making an appeal in the
case whereby Major r. R. Raymond, of
the engineers Office of the United States