The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-12-27
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3 New Year Postal Cards for you q
Boyce's.
Mrs. Harold B. Allen is quite Ill at he
t home on High street.
Miss Evelyn Peacock, of Philadelphia
D is visiting relatives in Mount Holly.
Mrs. Margaret Worrell, of Union street
is suffering with sprained wrist, causes
: by fall.
Rev. E. M. Ogden will speak at tn
Epworth League service in the M. E
church next Sunday evening
: On Sunday morning William Reager
was seized with an attack of vertigo, AM
, remained unconscious for long time.
E. E. Hosmer, of Sioux City, Iowa, i
spending few days with his mother
Mrs. Restore b. Lamb, on Buttonwoot
street.
The handsome glass dish exhibited b.
Boyce, with It's mahogany case, was pur
J chased on Thursday by Mrs s. r. Ritter
for 1915.
Samuel Ward, employed at the Eas
Burlington pipe foundry, was badly burn
, ed, on Thursday, by some hot tar splash
: ing on him.
Crippled to almost helpless condition
! by rheumatism, Mrs. Emma Woodhouse
, of Moorestown. has entered the Burling
ton County Hospital for treatment.
L
The thumb on the hand Of Charlie
Plum, OF Moorestown. which 1t was fear
ed would have to be amputated as the re
suit of injuries received, has been saved.
The Moorestown Poultry Association
has arranged for show in the town hal
} there on January 10 and A. Over on'
hundred special prizes for the event have
been promised.
Leon A. Burroughs. of New York, wal
} in Mount Holly on Christmas visiting hi
father, Edward Burroughs. The young
man is in the theatrical business and shows
evidencesof prosperity.
At the meeting of the congregation Of
the Methodist church, held last Wednes
day evening, the following trustees were
elected: Thomas J. Alcott, Harry H,
Bayles and Charles II. Harker.
Girls can find employment at the up.
holstery mill of Royle & Pilkington, on
West Washington street. Although run
ming night and day, this enterprising con-
Germ finds difficulty in filling its orders.
Internal injuries and broken shoulder
were received by Frank Lippincott on
Friday. He got caught in belt and the
wheels of traction engine he was ope-
rating on the Mcfarland farm near Bur-
lington.
Attached to his milk wagon yesterday
morning the horse of Edward A. Colby
ran away. The animal went through
Union street at fast pace but was stopped
on the Jacksonville road before any dam
age was done.
Sheriff Worrell, who had two sales on
Thursday. disposed of the following real
estate: The Alfred b. Bissell property, at
Palmyra, to Ella E. Kilburn, the COM
plainant, for "a 500; the Blackwood farm
In Lumberton township to Miss Blanch r.
Black for $4,000.
A small boy from the country called at
DR.. Barrington's Office last evening. He
was the victim of shot from an air rifle
iu the hands of companion. The latter
had fred the rife and the shot entered the
upper lip of the other boy. leaving pain
full wound.
| Rupert H. Walker and wife. the latter
formerly Ella v. Pauley. of Mount Holly,
sailed on the steamer Frederick on Fri
day, from Philadelphia, for Savannah,
Ca. and Jacksonville. Fla, for an in
definite period. Mr.. Walker has accepted
a responsible position at Jacksonville.
After Sunday next George W. Walms-
ley will have completed his engagement
as organist of st. Andrews Church in
Mount Holly. After that date he will be
connected in the same capacity with the
First Baptist Church at Moorestown, at
which place he is now residing, having
rented the Hugg place on West Main
street.
John Ferguson. son of the late Thomas
Ferguson, of Bordentown, and who resid-
ed with his wife at Newark, died suddenly
at Bordentown. yesterday. at the home OF
his daughter and son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry o. Adams. from paralysis. aged
fifty-six years. Mr.. and Mrs. Ferguson
came to Bordentown on Saturday to spend
Christmas.
Frederick G. Norcross, who was injured
by being run over by train near Spo-
kane. WASH. is recovering. His right
arm was cut off near the shoulder, sew
ersl teeth were knocked out, he received
bad cuts ON the head and one on the chin.
His father, s. Budd Norcross, who left
Mount Holly for Spokane as soon as he
heard of the accident, arrived there at
noon on Saturday.
There was jolly good time at the baked
bean supper that was served Friday night
by members of Gen. A. E. Shiras, Post
No. 90. G. A. R., when the old veterans
recalled some of the stirring war scenes
through which they passed. The election
of officers also took place, and the follow.
ing were elected: Commander, Joseph 8
Groom; senior vice commander, John A
Tice; junior vice commander, David E
Sooy; chaplain, Frank Armstrong; Officer
of the guard, Emerson e. Middleton
quarter master, John Throckmorton, Sr.
The annual Christmas dinner to chill
dren was given In the Masonic Tempt,
yesterday by Mount Holly Lodge of Elks
1t was the most successful ever given
The number served was 229. After tn,
dinner each child was given box O
candy, an orange, and u pair of mittens
While the children were dining, must,
was furnished by the Peerless orchestra
which kindly offered Its services free O
charge. After the dinner all the children
were invited by manager Hulse to attent
moving picture show and vaudeville en-
tertainment at the opera house.
Andrew L. High, formerly of Noun
Holly, died at his home In Trenton, OF
Saturday. He was a veteran of the civi
I war, and well known in this vicinity
Mr.. High was a member of the Brother
hood of America, Improved Order of Re,