The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-10-18
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and gentlemen's clothing at No. 142 Eai
Mil street, Mount Holly.
Mrs. William T. Harding, of Unto
street, is having q concrete walk laid leat
ing to the rear of her home.
A meeting of Odd Fellows. to elect
deputy for District No. 81, will be held
Mount Holly tomorrow night.
On Friday next, A. NJ. Hopkins, catcht
of the Medford base ball team, lie to
married to Philadelphia lady.
AS the result of his long illness, the cor
dition of Augustus VonForeinger, c
Green street, Is reported to be serious.
Elwood Gaskill, who was born at Jacl
sonville, after living in Wyoming for 2
years, has been visiting relatives in thi
section.
Foe SALE irst-class cedar sidin
shingles; also single and plastering latt
Apply to George W. A. French, Noun
Holly. At
Eli Thomas, of Hainesport, a forme
resident of Mount Holly, was buried
the Brotherhood Cemetery yesterday al
ternoon.
There will be corn contest by member
of Marlton Grange the latter part Of Nc
vember. Prizes amounting to SIS will b
distributed.
Walter Wright, aged IA years, livinI
near Cream Ridge. was found dead In be-
Thursday morning. Paralysis of the hear
caused death.
Removed to the county insane asylum
because of his strange actions. Edwart
Mingin, Of Medford, died at that institu
ton on Tuesday.
Having decided to continue here as
resident of Mount Holly. Frank Wrigh
has purchased the Hannah Bullock prop
erty on Garden street.
Theodore Ginglen. who has been watch
man at the Bordentown National Banl
for 20 years, has resigned his position Oh
account of Ill health.
John B. Lippincott and wife. of New
Haven, Conn.,, were in Mount Holly las
week visiting the formers parents. Mr.
and Mrs. Restore Lippincott.
Raymond Powell, of Medford, and Mis-
Elizabeth Troutman, OF Hsinesport. whit
were recently married, are now living q
the home of the groom's parents.
Slipping from one of the wagons Of thu
Vansciver boat line, wheel badly mashed
some toes on the foot of George Gale, thu
driver, who has been laid up for weel
by the accident.
Michael Matthews, Grecian hat clean
er and boot polisher, has rented from DIR
]. Hume Carter the store ON High stree
in which james H., Anderson conducted
his laundry business.
At Lumberton on Saturday evening, DC
tober 90, the Junior Mechanics will give
a masquerade ball. Prizes are to bs
awarded to the best attired lady and mos
ludicrous gentleman.
Among those who have given orders fol
the installation of acetYlene gas plants ars
in this section. are George d. Vanscivel
and Louis Kollo, of Hainesport. and
George F.. Ried and B. Frank Clayberger,
of Lumberton.
1t has been announced that New Egypt
has passed the dividing line and has beer
made third-class or presidential posi-
office town, the salary of the postmaster
being fixed this year at $1100. Postmaster
William Chambers has been named for re
One Of the inmates of the Soldiers Home,
at Kearney. Joseph Crockford. of Mount
Holly, died In that institution last week.
His health began to decline after he had
been quite seriously injured as the result
of scaffold falling while engaged in paint.
ing the Bswker shoe factory. which was
later destroyed by fire.
The hotel property now occupied by
Nathan Smith, on East Broad street, Bur.
lington. and belonging to the George A.
Beldin estate, was sold at special masters
sale at Mount Holly.on Thursday. George
A. Atkinson was the purchaser and the
price paid was 81, 900, subject to a mort.
gage of 81, 900 with interest from April %,
1910, at five per cent.
Prosperity and adversely have been ex-
perienced by Wesley Hatcher, colored
who purchased thirteen acres of land in
Polly Cox's swamp and paid for the same
In one season. During Wednesday night
of the fair the illumination from two fires
were seen. That to the north proved te
be on the farm of Hatcher. which destroyed
all the out-buildings on the place.
1t Is thought that defective chimney
caused fire on Thursday night. about II
o'clock, that nearly rendered worthless the
double dwelling house, on West Wash
ington street, occupied by William Grit
fin, the owner, and his son in-law. james
Fitzgerald. Cries of grandchild sleep
ing with Mrs. Griffin awoke the latter, ant
an alarm was given. Firemen and others
arrived In time to save considerable furni
ture. What could not be removed wal
damaged by water. The loss on the rea
estate is covered by insurance.
The Burlington County Medical Society
held Its quarterly meeting at Burlington
on Wednesday. The members assembled
at the Metropolitan Inn. where they dinet
after the business had been transacted
Those present from Mount Holly wer'
Drs. Parsons, Melcher, Prickitt, Haine
and Eugenia Whitehead. The guest,
were Drs. Hunter and Stout, of Glouces
ter county. The reading and discussion
of interesting papers formed a pleassn
topic for two hours. The society vii
hold its next meeting at Mount Holly.
From Chicago comes a story whicl
proves a young lady who formerly resides
In this section to be hero. The actres
in this drama was Gladys Long, daughte
of Rev. ]. Frank Long, who displayed
pluck in battling with burglar. In ad
dition to hurting china plate at the In
truder. the young lady made such nois
that the thief leaped through the bedroom
window and escaped. Several articles O
jewelry and silverware had been packe
up ready to take away, but they wer
saved by the bravery of Miss Long, VIII
received a painful injury on her head, th