The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-10-18
LOCAL NEWS.


stationer.
Thin ice was reported to have been seel
In numerous places on Thursday morning
Walter G. Penhollow, formerly of Dor
dentown, is now residing with his famil,
ct Florence.
Mrs. Harry l. Cooper, of Mill street. las
week entertained Mrs. John Holton, O
Philadelphia.
From an acre of land on his farm nea
Marlton, Nehemiah Stiles gathered So
baskets of potatoes.
The W. G. T. U. will meet this after
noon at the residence of Mrs. Morris 81
Keller, on High street.
The water has been drawn off the creek
at Eayrestown, owing to leak in the dam
(Which repairs are being made.
The lawn in front of the residence Of
William G. Wetherill. on Union street, hal
been transformed into terrace
The ladies of the Presbyterian church
viii give chicken and oyster supper in
the Masonic Temple, on Saturday even
ing.
The Sunday school Gloss In charge Of
Mrs. William 8. Taylor, of Buttonwood
street, was entertained at her home on
Tuesday evening.
Joseph Huley, of Allentown, and Miss
Margaret Bunting, of Bordentown, are to
married in st. Mary's church at the latter
place during the present month.
Tuesday, November LIST, will be dona-
ton day at the Burlington County Hos
pital. Contrib utions of cash, produce,
clothing, etc, will be thankfully received.
Bristol and Bordentown are arranging
for an extensive celebration of Halloween
on Monday night. October 81. There will
be no such demonstration at Burlington
this year.
Daniel Wells, employed In the factory
Of the Lumberton Shoe Company, Is re-
covering from an attack Of blood poison
ing that resulted from cutting a finger on
his right hand.
Harold Bovine, of Union street, Is now
apupil at the Philadelphia Training School
for Embalming. He will graduate In
seven weeks, and later will establish him
self in the undertaking business.
Mrs. William Mcintosh, Mrs. Sue Aus
tin and Mrs. Ethel Austin, were delegates
representing the Shepherds of Bethlehem
at the national convention held for three
days at Pittsburgh, Pa, last week.
On returning from their wedding tour.
Nathan Bartlett, of Moorestown, and Miss
Sarah Maui. of Bristol, Pa, will reside
ct the former place. They were married
Wednesday noon at the home of the bride
Robert johnson, of Hainesport, was
buried on Wednesday afternoon. Deceas-
ed was the Oldest son of the late John D.
johnson. who founded the Columbian
Iron Works at that place many years ago.
August Gsell returned to his home In
Mount Holly on Monday of last week
after an absence of eight weeks. during
which time he visited Germany, Switzer-
land and France. He had very delight
full trip.
St. Paurs A. NJ. e. Church, on West
Washington street. was the scene Of
three days session of the annual meeting
Of the preachers of the Philadelphia dis
trict of the Delaware Conference, last
week.
NECESSITY OF SAvIEG-An account with
the Mount Holly Safe Deposit & Trust
Company Is one of the best incentives to
accumulate surplus fund. You are cor
daily invited to open one. Three per
cent. interest paid on time deposits.
On Wednesday night burglars blew
open . safe In the mill OF Lorenzo d.
Woodward at Cookstown, but got very
little for their trouble. On the same night
the railroad station at Wrightstown was
entered and things turned topsy- turvy.
Dogs killed five young pigs on the farm
of Edward Engle, at Jacksonville. on
Tuesday night. They also killed four
ducks for George DANTE, and bit and tore
badly some pigs on the farm of Harry
Fort. The farm of Aaron Burtis was also
visited by these same dogs and five mus
covey ducks were killed there. Three
ducks and three geese were killed
at Garrett Crammer's. Richard Hall lost
several geese, and Palmer Atkinson several
ducks. The same dogs are held respon-
sible for this work and they are supposed
to have been mad.
There Is an unusually large quantity of
mail matter remaining In the post Office
for the week ending on Saturday, most Of
which was probably intended for persons
who were temporarily In Mount Holly on
business connected with the Fair. The
list follows: Geo. Allen, Miss Mabel Bank.
Mrs. Elizabeth Carries, Mrs. Bertha Cor
nelia, Walter E. Earlier, Samuel Fenton,
NJ. E. Fowler, G. F. Cooley. Joe Heller,
Aquila ]. Jones, Miss NJ. 8. Lswton,
Eugene Moore, Miss Kettle McColin,
James Nickerson. Robert Peak. Rev.
James Parker. Harry Small, F. B. Steele,
Chas. @. Townsend. Miss Margaret Winter,
A. Quinglazzi.
In trying to get safely past a carriage
and at the same time obey the laws of the
road, ON Thursday, DR.. VanDerveer had
his automobile damaged. He was driving
on Washington street and was on the right
side Of the road when he met a carriage
coming on the same side. AS the driver
of the latter did not show any disposition
to turn out. the doctor swerved to the left
only to be confronted by drsy and &
trolley car. Swiftly swinging to the righ'
again he found wagon ahead of him anC
before he could bring his machine to 4
stop be had a collision which did no
damage the wagon but broke the lamp OF
the automobile and did other Sigh
damage. If people using the highway
would bear in mind that it is the law tina
they must keep to the right many accident
would be averted. There is a sever
penalty attached to the ignoring Of tn
statute which says keep to the right"
While going to his work at o'clock OIL
Friday morning, Joseph Meeks, on
Of the motormen of the Burlington
County Transit Company. saw blaz
shooting up at the residence of Mrs. Ly
dfa phfllfns who lives alona on Garlic,