The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-06-14
Miss Rebecca ]. Clark has been elected
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Itacner IN tne hlmyfa nlgu CcnOOl.
A girl or woman, good cook, wanted
for general housework. Apply at 10
Brainard street.
There will be a special musical service
by the choir at the Baptist church next
Sunday evening.
: Falling from the front steps at her home
: In Riverside, Mrs. Frank Bauers, aged 72
years, broke one of her limbs.
Miss Mary Borton, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. T. Walter Borton, has gone to New
York for visit to Rev. r. F. Y. Pierce.
John M. Huff has been spending the
past four weeks making an inspection of
all water connections in Mount Holly for
the water company.
William E. Blow, of Beverly. aged so
years, fell twenty feet from cherry tree
Friday morning. He fractured an arm
and received internal injuries.
After undergoing treatment for a sur
gical operation at the University Hospital,
Philadelphia, for three weeks, Mrs. Marion
M. Brown has been removed to her home
In Florence.
Having left Mount Holly on Thursday
Afternoon, Mrs. J. Lewis Spencer. of
Grant street, is now visiting relatives at
South Bend, Ind, near which place her
husband Is located.
The commencement exercises of the
Ih;rh aohool ~ Qvnifhu{lla xuara ranaofad
in the town hall at that place last night
by request. From the charge of ten cents
admission quite a sum was realized.
Farmers now agree that for the present,
at least, we have had sufficient rain to
thoroughly wet the ground and fill the
springs. With a run of pleasant weather
and sunshine all kinds of vegetation will
take jump.
Good viii Fire Company, of Pember-
ton, has elected the following officers:
President, Anthony ]. Morris; vice presi-
dent, Benjamin White; secretary, John B.
Hawkins; treasurer, Cortland Inglin: chief,
W. W. Lippincott.
1.-THE greatest Punch and Judy show on
earth" was an attraction for over $50
school children at Beverly ON Thursday
night Finding that they were buncoed,
the larger boys vented their anger upon
the showmen, and with stones drove them
out.of town.
The Baptist church at Jacobstown Is
the third Oldest church in the Trenton
association, having been organized in
1885. Rev. w. E. Cornwell, Of Manahaw-
kin, who occupied the pulpit for twenty
one years, is the only ex-pastor of that
church now living.
Asa Austin, of Delanco, an operator in
shoe factory, had the misfortune to slip
while reaching for something on a shelf,
and two fingers were badly crushed by
getting his hand caught In a die ma
chine. Amputation will not be necessary
unless something unforeseen occurs.
Captain Branson. day policeman, is
spending much of his time at the corner
of High and Washington streets to reduce
as far as possible, to minimum, the
speed of reckless automobile drivers In
order to prevent possible accidents at that
point, which is considered one of danger.
Deputy Sheriff Joseph B. Fleetwood
and Detective Ellis 81. Parker arrested
two suspicious characters near Masonville,
on Wednesday evening. When taken to
jail pawn tickets were found on the
prisoners, who are believed to- have par
ticipated in a robbery at Fish House,
Camden county:
On Friday James Kelley, of Burling-
ton, created some excitement when he
started In to break windows and do other
damage at his home At the approach of
Officer Fitzpatrick the man started to run
away. He was captured after struggle
and committed to the county jail. 1t is
beloved that Kelly's mind is unbalanced,
and he may be committed to the New Lis
bon asylum.
An unknown man, aged about 30 years,
was found dead Thursday morning in De-
lance. Officer Hahner notified Coroner
William Bisbing and summoned DR.. Wei
Ter. At first it was thought that the man
was a victim of foul play, as an ugly
cash was found over his forehead, but
later such was decided not to be the case,
and that death was the result Of alcohol
ISM The cash was the result of fall.
Plant the seeds of fortune today. Gull
tivate the habit of saving now-it will
make you independent. Don't put 1t off
until tomorrow or next week because you
have only few dollars to deposit-make
the start-plant the seeds of fortune to
day. Remember, "Great oaks from little
acorns grow" Open an account with the
Mount Holly Safe Deposit 6 Trust Com
pany. Three per cent interest paid on
Time Deposits.
A son of Rev. Benjamin Q. James, col
ored. pastor of the Second Baptist Church,
Mount Holly, was arrested last week on
the charge of stealing money that belong
ed to the church and committed to jail.
1t is said that Ihis is not his first offence
of that kind. 1t is recorded of the young
man that while the family lived at Pal
myFd year dSO, NC luuiCtcu sIdU WOuuu
on his father, and warrant was issued
in the case by Justice Hires.
Milton Frazier, of Burr's Mill. while
walking through piece of woods, saw
pine snake five feet long In the act of de-
vouring a young rabbit. Knowing the
harmless nature of these snakes, Frazier
grabbed the reptile and saved the little
cotton-tail. He took the snake home and
registered it on the list of his family pets.
1t is not generally known that owing to
their absence of affection for each other,
there is always fight to the death when
ever the harmless pine snake and the
deadly RATHER meet In conflict, and there
is but one result to such contest. The
pine snake. grabbing the RATHER back of
the head after 1t has made strike, has
the power with its long body to squeeze
the life out Of Its adversary.
Taken out of the care of wealthy guar
dams by his father and compelled to sleep
In dog houses and outbuildings and sub
sist on what he could beg or collect from
; garbage pals, 10-year-old John McCuen,
Jr, presented pitiful sight when, upon
e oo,,DIoipt IF rooidante the lad and his