The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-10-25
LOCAL NEWS.

ubhtlOner.
A visit to Atlantic City, last week, wal
enjoyed by Mrs Harvey A. Worrell and
children.
George Whomsley. of Camden, has beer
secured as organist and choir master al
St. Andrews Church.
The Young Friends Association was
entertained at the home of Harry Wright
on Thursday evening
Improvements are being made to the in.
terror of the Mill street hotel by Fred B.
Parker, the new proprietor.
Cleaning, repairing and pressing ladies
and gentlemens clothing at No 142 East
Mil street, Mount Holly.
The engagement is announced Of Gran.
Vile B. Moore. of Moorestown, and Miss
Lillian E. Hardick, of Philadelphia.
The former Gaskill building on High
street, now owned by Kelsey & Killie, has
been improved In appearance by coat OF
paint.
Rev. J. Morgan Read, well known In
Mount Holly. has resigned his position as
president of Pennington Seminary. III
health was the reason given for his retir-
ing.
I. Zurbrugg, president of the Philadel
phia Watch Case Company. and wife. and
his physician. DIR. Alexander Small, of
Riverside, have returned from trip to
Mr.. Zurbrugg's old home in Germany.
Owing to the lack of interest in boating
because of cooler weather, Edward Hack
will this week withdraw some of his
boats, leaving 10 commission about three
OF them for the balance of the season.
For sale-A good. strong. work horse;
one set cutunder, single harness, silver
mounted; 200 bushels chicken manure.
John Ryan. poultry plant, Ridgway street
and Mount Holly avenue. Mount Holly. .
In St. Andrews parish building, on
Tuesday evening, November |. under the
auspices Of St. Elizabeth's Guild, will be
given an illustrated lecture on Niagara
Falls, with realistic moving pictures. Ad-
mission 10 cents.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Garrison, of Bur-
lington, celebrated their wooden wedding
anniversary Tuesday evening at their
home on Lawrence street by entertaining
number of guests at supper. A number
OF gifts were received by the host and
hostess
Chester G. Lewis, son of Howard G.
Lewis, of London, England, arrived In
New York city, ON Sunday, on the steam
ship Baltic. The young man, who is now
soiourning with his uncle, Edward Fl.
Lewis, will remain In this country about
two months.
Thrown from his carriage by a shying
horse. William J. Terrill, OF Burlington,
was badly injured, near his home on the
Oxmead road. Tuesday evening. He was
returning home from Burlington, when
the horse took fright at a passing mail
wagon. His carriage was upset and he
was hurled out on the hard road, his right
leg being fractured below the knee cap.
Herbert Wiley, young mechanical en-
gineer employed at the East Burlington
pipe foundry, had hairbreadth escape
from horrible death when he was caught
between derrick engine and fiat car.
Cries of his companions warned him of the
danger In time to leap, and so narrow was
the margin of his escape that one ear was
caught and partially torn off as his head
lodged the collision.
Philip Bullock. confined in jail under
charge of arson, for having put kerosene
oil on the house occupied by Mrs. Lydia
Phillips, on Carlton avenue, and setting
fire to the premises. having been adjudged
insane, was taken to the county asylum,
at New Lisbon, yesterday morning, by
County Detective Ellis Fl. Parker. Joseph
Meeks, motorman, while going to his
work at 4 O'Clock in the morning, dis
covered this fire in time to save the
property from being destroyed.
Edward Collar, milkman, while de-
livering milk Friday morning at o'clock,
had an exciting chase after a would be
burglar, but failed to capture his man.
Collar saw stranger trying to break into
house on Pine street, Beverly. The man
fled and the milkman gave chase. After
q run OF half mile the stranger crossed
the railroad tracks and out.distanced his
pursuer. The authorities believe the
burglar to be the same person who entered
Councilman Hahle's house and stole silver
ware, ETC., valued at $500.
An old-fashioned New England supper
and bazaar was given Friday by members
Of the Florence Methodist Episcopal
Church, in Library hall. The affair also
marked the twenty-sixth anniversary of
the dedication of the church, and was q
most successful social event. For several
months the young women of the church
have been working hard for the supper
The proceeds will be given to Christmas
fund to be used among the people of India
and China. 1t is claimed that more than
three times as much money proportionate-
ly goes out every year from Florence for
foreign missions than any other place In
the state. The spacious hall was elabor-
ately decorated with flowers, flags, bunt-
ing and autumn leaves.
Sixty young Lithuanian immigrants,
working In factories and foundries, at Bur-
lington, have set pace In educational In
itative for the American youth of the city
by petitioning the authorities, through
Magistrate Charles 2. Smith. for the es-
Establishment of night school. The young
foreigners do not ask for free institution
but say they are willing to pay well for
their tuition. Their action has stirred the
interest of the educational authorities to
such an extent that 1t may lead to the
opening of Congratulated free night schools
in the public school buildings. They wan
a school where they can learn the Ameri
can language and the elementary branches
If school of higher grade were opened
for young Americans who work during
the day it is believed that hundreds o.
them would attend.
The cranberry crop in Burlington county
and other south Jersey counties is abou
harvested, and is one of the largest eve
known. Some growers insist that it top
all other yields, beating even the bumpe
oron of last wear The harrias ths. 100