The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-03-01

AFTERNOON, Marcn Q, at tnIee ClOCA.
t While attending the funeral of Allen
DeCou at Moorestown yesterday, Peter
E. DeCou, a second cousin, residing near
White Horse tavern, dropped dead from
heart failure.
Raymond L. Hoffman and Miss Bertha
q J. Smith, both of Mount Holly, were mar
ried at the M. E. parsonage on the 18th OF
February. The bride is the daughter of
James M. Smith, baggage master at the
railroad station.
The annual meeting of the Young Mems
Christian Association of Mount Holly
will be held in the Methodist Church on
Thursday evening of this week at 7.45
o'clock Directors will be elected for the
ensuing year, and interesting exercises
held.
Charles H. Estill's weather report for
February: clear all day and evening, q;
clear and cloudy days with rain. 6; snow
early in morning, A; clear all day with
high wind, 1; clear and cloudy, 8; heavy
rain with lightning and thunder and high
wind 2.
The annual school meeting will be held
on Tuesday evening. March 10. The
terms of DR.. R. G. Darlington, Samuel A.
Atkinson and Joseph G. Kingdom. as
members of the board Of education, will
expire. They will be candidates for re-
election.
Frank Let's shot dog belonging to
Samuel Greenwald, yesterday. 1t was
acting in very strange manner and the
owner thought it had best be put out of
the way. Let's went into the yard where
1t was confined, and the animal jumped
at him and it's teeth struck Let's on the
hand. No blood was drawn but slight
scratch was left.
Testimony in the quo warranto proceed
ings of A. w. Lofland VS.. Joseph L. Hill
ton was taken yesterday by Judge Homer.
1t is said there was dispute over the SER
vice of the papers, the defence claiming
they were day or two late, and that mat
ter will be settled before anything else can
be done. If such is the case new order
will probably be taken out.
Martin Bayersdorfer left Mount Holly,
last week, for Philadelphia, where he will
reside in the future. Mr.. Bayersdorfer
left his books at the store he formerly
occupied, and persons in debt to him are
requested to call there and make payment, |
Mr.. Gerber and his assistants being en-
powered to give receipts for all money |
paid on Mr.. Bayersdorfer's account.
On Monday evening next the High !
School Alumni Association will hold its
quarterly meeting in room B, Bnttonwood
street school building, at 7.45 o'clock
Arrangements for the seventh annual re-
union and banquet to be held after school
commencement next June will be COM
menced by the appointment OF commit
tees, and several other important matters
presented for consideration.
Twelve-year-old Russell Potter, of Toms
River, son of John Potter and wife, the
former surfman in Uncle Sans en-
ploy, few days ago returned from Long
Branch Hospital where he had both feet
amputated. Now he is taken down with
appendicitis. The boy had both legs and
feet crushed while jumping from train.
He missed his footing, rolled under the
cars and was crushed and mangled.
Owing to change made necessary by
the consolidation of the Interstate and
Continental Telephone Companies and the
reorganization of the working force, the
position of Superintendent of Mount Hol-
ly district, now filled by John M. Huff,
will be discontinued March Is. Mr.. Huff
has given entire satisfaction during his
term of service, and it is only because of
the reorganization and the consequent re-
duction of forces that he retires.
Raiding single-handed midnight crap
game of the "Gas House Gang" in South
Burlington, Saturday night, Patrolman
Walter Shedaker arrested the alleged
ring-leader of the gang and another man
and lodged them in the city Jail after
struggle Mayor Farmer inaugurated
campaign against crap shooters at the be-
ginning of the year. There are said to
haye been thirty interested participants in
and spectators of the game which Shedak-
er discovered in progress.
In order to be ON the side of safety, and
to insure his patrons immunity in case the
supply of water furnished residents of
this town should become polluted from
any cause, all water dispensed at the soda
fountain at Alexander Dubells drug store |
will be boiled before using in order to
kill any germs which it might contain.
Mr.. Dubell purchased water boiling out
fit yesterday, and this safety method of
treating water will continue in force until
the presence of typhoid fever has been
wiped out in Mount Holly.
The following named have been elected
officers CT the Baptist Sunday school for
the ensuing year: Superintendent, Joseph
W. Colkitt; assistant superintendent, ].
D. Clevenger; secretary, Samuel Borden;
assistant secretary, Mrs. Samuel Borden;
treasurer, Howard Moore; librarian, George
Stead, Jr.; assistants, John B. Herbert and
Harry Branin; assistant superintendent of
infant department. Miss Ella Worrell;
organist Mrs. jeremiah Colkitt; pianist,
Miss Elsie Hughes; orchestra-cornetist,
Edward Collins; violinists. Joseph Wilson,
Ross Quicksill and Samuel Brown.
Judson Warren, single, 46 years old, re-
siding with his sister and brother, Harry
Warren. at Bordentown, committed sui
! eide at his home on Sunday. He went in
to the cellar, tied rope around his neck
and fastened it to the coalbin, after which
he took razor and slashed his throat,
severing the windpipe, and cut his wrists.
He was found dead by his brother, who
had gone to the cellar to fix the fire In the
heater. Harry Pippitt was called in and
cut him down. Warren's sister, who is
ill., had been waited upon by him, and be-
sides had been out of work for some
months, which is thought to have prompt
ed him to commit the deed.
There is frequently desire to keep
things quiet" and it is amusing to see
how some people who are very prone to tell