The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-04-19

Miss htDa Onlnn mas joined the SLau
''hello" girls at the Interstate Telephon
Exchange.
The rite of confirmation will be admin
istered to class in St. Andrews churcl
tomorrow by Bishop Scarborough.
Samuel Meyer, of Bordentown, VIII
sustained broken hip as the result of
fall, has been removed to the Mercer Hos
pital at Trenton.
An automobile dead wagon is al
innovation that will be adopted by Morri
Fl. Keller In connection with his under
taking business in Mount Holly.
Preparatory to being put in commission
for the season, the public fountain wa
given coat of paint last week, which
has materially added to its beauty.
Miss Margaret Cornelia Hoffman. 20
year-old Brooklyn stenographer, who ha
suddenly become an heiress to over I
million dollars, was formerly student a
st. Mary's Hall. Burlington.
Tripping over wire on the lawn at hi
home in Browns Mills, M. Warner Har
grove. general manager of the Farmers
Telephone Company, sustained severe
dislocation of the left elbow.
| Owing to a sudden attack of append
citis. Edward Robbins, employed in thu
Office of the Florence iron works, wal
removed to the German Hospital, Phila
delphia, last week. for treatment.
Samuel A. Dobbins, of Mount Holly,
grand master at arms, attended meeting
of Hope Lodge, No. Is, Knights OF
Pythias, at Burlington, on Thursday
night, when the Esquire rank was con.
ferred on eight candidates.
G. D. w. Slack and one of his sisters
purchased a property on Broad street,
Trenton, for $23, $50. 1t belonged to the
heirs of the estate of Mrs. Philip F. Slack.
deceased, of Mount Holly, and was sold
at masters sale on Wednesday.
After being i'll for about an hour, Re-
becca A, widow of William Rogers, died
at the home of her son-in-law, ], Frank
Flowers, Budd street, on Wednesday
night. The remains were inferred in the
Baptist cemetery on Saturday afternoon.
The wheelwright and blacksmith shop
property at the corner of Washington and
Bispham streets, belonging to the estate
of George F. HarbeTt, deceased. has been
sold to George B. West for 81. 750. The
sale was made through Anderson's real
estate agency.
Yuki-Ko, the blooded Boston terrier of
Robert Holmes, of Moorestown, has pre-
scented her master with five little puppies,
which he has named Russell Sage, Jay
Gould. Elsie French, Pauline Astor and
Hettie Green. If there is anything In a
name they should each attract some at
tention In the world.
Edward Bishop, of Vincentown, en-
ployed by George ]. Robertson, contract
ing painter, had an unpleasant experience
Wednesday afternoon. He fell distance
of about sixteen feet from the roof of a
barn in the rear of the residence of Rob-
ert y. GaskiIl, on High street, and escaped
without any injury whatever.
In the sale of the effects of the Standard
Shoe Company, on Water street, only the
building went to satisfy the chattel mort
gage held by the Mechanics National
Bank, of Burlington. The shoes that
were made up were purchased by William
s. Rendell, and the lasts went to Nights
town bidder. The court has not yet con-
firmed sale of the machinery.
Among the fancy prices obtained at the
sale of household goods of the late F. G.
Wiese, at BordentowD, was $40 for a
writing desk. once the property of Adolph
Maillard, secretary to Joseph Bonaparte.
and $34 for a plain wooden chair, once
belonging to William Penn. A Bonaparte
candle stand brought 1913. and his shaving
glass, on light stand, went for SIT.
The first meeting of the creditors of
Joseph p Fem and William r. Gilpin,
of Burlington, who have been adjudged
bankrupts, will be held at the Office of s.
Conrad OFT, Referee, S01 Market street,
Camden, on April 9th. at eleven O'Clock
In the forenoon. The creditors are mott
fed to be present and prove their claims.
At this meeting trustee will be appoint
ed.
John Costill, of Shreve street, was ar
rested on Friday at the instance of Sam
uel ]. Taylor. At hearing before Justice
Slack, the defendant pleaded guilty and
was fined 80 and costs, with the promise
that he would not repeat the offence.
Costill was charged with polluting the
water In the Rancocas creek by using a
certain form of compost as fertilizer on
his farm.
Herschel Grant, of Cranberry Hall, who
is said to be the ring leader of gang of
toughs, is confined in the county Jail for
the action of the grand jury on a charge
of assault and battery preferred by Sam
uel Hamilton, who was knocked down
several times and pounded numerically.
Hamilton was also bitten by Grants dog.
Others who took part in the assault have
not yet been apprehended.
The township committee has appointed
Samuel J. Taylor a special officer without
pay. The honor of wearing an official badge
seems to be sufficient compensation for
the ex-pound keeper. If Sam should
capture burglar or firebug, however, he
might apply for position on the police
force The desire of Taylor to serve in
this capacity without pay is not a mystery,
and all sorts of trouble may be looked
for, as he can see things that don't show
to the vision of other people.
Charles Morgan, a Pennsylvania rail
road fireman, had narrow escape from
serious injury on Wednesday afternoon
While taking part In the drilling of some
cars at Vincentown, glove which ht
wore caught In brake when the safety
bell cord was pulled to prevent cal
from going off the end of the track. TIT
young man was thrown and landed
in a meadow. Charlie had his arm
sprained and he was badly scratched
and bruised. He could not resume hi
duties.
The Spring County Institute of tn
Woman's Christian Temperance Union. o
Burlington county will be held in th