The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-12-20
LOCAL NEWS.

Some very pretty calendars for 1911 are
being distributed in Mount Holly.
George Gale has succeeded the late
Alonzo Mead as janitor of the Masonic
Temple.
An interesting Christmas edition of the
Moorestown Ghronical was issued ON
Thursday.
The last meeting of the old Board of
Freeholders will be held at the court
house tomorrow.
Mrs. Charles E. Stockton, 14s Mill
street, will clean and press ladies' and
gentlemen's clothing.
Miss A. N. Shinn, 1875 Pearl street. Is
taking orders for sweet violets for Christ.
mas. Bell telephone 637x.
Secretaries of the various secret orders
in Mount Holly are requested to send in
their elected officers for publication.
Henry j. Sherman, of Mount Holly,
will erect a residence at Moorestown the
coming spring and remove his family
there.
Episcopal Church at Moorestown, was
confined to his bed last week with bron-
chitis.
Every winter the head of the house.
hold is confronted by the unkind fate that
makes tax bills, coal bills and Christmas
bills all come In at the same time.
Christmas and New Year Booklets. Pos
Cards and Calendars. You will find here
most beautiful assortment, and at mod
crate prices. L. 8. Boyce. Stationer.
The engagement of Samuel Wilkins
Evans. and Miss Evelyn Butterworth,
both of Mount Holly, is announced The
wedding will take place on Wednesday.
December 49,
Florence Castle, No. IS. Knights of ithe
Golden Eagle, will install their officers in
public on the night of Tuesday, January
10. Elmer Page, district grand chief, and
his installing staff will do the work.
In cleaning their sidewalks during the
winter, people should be careful not to
pack snow about the fire hydrants, as
there may be difficulty and loss Of time If
there should be occasion to use them.
Having accepted a position with the
Niedich Process Company, at Burlington,
Ellsworth e. Branin, of Mount Holly, re-
signed his position with Joseph G. Bower,
on Saturday, which will be filed by
William Dolan.
1t IL not yet too late for sittings by
those who want photographs for Christ
mas presents. ALI work for the holiday
season will be ready for delivery when
promised. Call at Witmans studio, High
street. This matter should not be
delayed.
There was an item in these columns last
week that George Baggs, employed on
the farm of George McKeen, was taken to
the almshouse." The names were acct
dentally transposed. 1t was McKeen who
was taken to the almshouse. He had been
employed on Baggs' farm.
When arrested at Burlington last week,
Fred Rourke pleaded for thirty days In
the county jail. After listening to his tale
of woe, Magistrate Charles P. Smith
thought that chance to earn his living
would be more fitting punishment, SO
he told Rourke to git" and find employ
ment.
Are you looking for Christmas Gifts2
Visit your home store. We help you to
help yourself. Come in and examine any l.
thing In the store, ask questions, get ideas
and all the information you can. There
is no obligation to buy unless you so de
sire. This is personal invitation to you
L. 8. Boyce. Stationer. 81 Main street. \
During the early part of next month
the Florence iron works will open draw
ing school in Library Hall at that place.
The company will furnish the instruments
free of charge to those who attend, and
Charles B. Green, head draughtsman of
the works, will give his services as tutor
free-of charge.
]. Edward Quig, of Burlington, whose
mental capacity has been declared impair
ed by jury appointed to pass on his con-
dition, is spending season at Atlantic
City. While confined in the Burlington
county insane asylum he fell heir to S15 I
600 by the death of an uncle in Philadel-
phia. The insanity proceedings were tax
en- in order that bis family might secure
possession of the money
Having recently returned from state
prison, where he served eighteen months
for larceny, Charles Garfield Haines. of
Cookstown, is now confined In the county
iail oharood wifi, atao1;nr run aholIo acd
other articles from the club house at
Little Pine Mills. 1t is alse alleged that
Haines appropriated to his own use $13
given him by his grandmother. Charity F.
Haines, with which to buy groceries.
Discovery of mistake was made In
time to prevent embarrassment on the part
of prospective benedict who applied to
William T. Joyce. of Vincentown, for
marriage license. The latter is clerk of |
Southampton township, and instead on
handing over the required document is
sued cunning license instead Finding
that he could not use this In the matri- |
monial line, the applicant FASTENED to
have the mistake rectifed.
The American Bible Society has decided |
ON special observance of the tercenten-
AIRY of the King James version of the
Holy Bible, and asks all organized bodies |
In official life to observe the day. Sun |
day, April 49, 1911, has been selected as
the date, though the day of the month is |
unknown. The year, however. is certain |
The day for the observance was chosen be- |
cause that will be the first Sunday after
Easter, and the week following can be |
devoted to the observance by meetings of |
various kinds
Jack Sweeney and George Beatty, of
Florence, found themselves In very I'M
pleasant predicament on Thursday after
noon. They went out on the river in a
small row boat and were caught in drift |
ing ice. The flow carried them up the
river to nearly opposite the Heights
Then the tide turned and carried them
down the river. When darkness came on
they were below the foundry wharf John