The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-12-05
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1911
LOCAL NEWS.
gifts at Boyce,a.

Floyd Bcattergood spent the latter pal
of last week visiting relatives In Vincer
town.
The family of Francis o. Durand wa
increased on Wednesday by the arrival c
baby boy.
An official visit was made to Tom
River by state detective F. O. Dalton, G
Mount Holly. on Friday.
The Epworth League Service next Sun
day evening at the Methodist church vii
be led by Rev. johnson Oatman.
Mrs. Howard Earring. of Shreve street
spent part of last week, including Thanks
giving, with her parents In Norris
town, Pa.
Judge Joseph H. Gaskill has purchased
q farm of 90 acres on the outskirts o
Moorestown, adjoining the Strawbridg'
property.
While chopping wood at his home OF
Tuesday, Howard Cranmer, Lying nea
Golfers Mills. cut of portion of hi
left thumb.
The delegates to the Firemen's Relic
Fund from Good Intent Engine Co. arr
George NJ. Sleeper. William ]. Haine
and Herbert Schaedle.
Miss Mary Carey. OF Medford, has beer
elected to teach in the public school q
Riverside. She will fill vacancy caused
by the resignation of Miss Herr.
In order that he might 60 into the show
business with his trained horse and dog
Thomas L. Quigley has decided to dis
pose Of his restaurant on Mill street.
Mrs. Caroline Rankin, sister of the latt
Nathaniel Lippincott, died at Philadel-
phia Tuesday. Interment was made In
the Baptist cemetery on Friday.
Miss Elizabeth Mount. 276 Holeman
street, was given surprise party, on Sat.
urday night, by her sister-in-law, Mrs. J.
G. Mount. A very enjoyable evening was
spent.
Armour W. c. T. o. will meet at the
home Of Miss Lydia Garon. Rossell street.
Mount Holly. this Tuesday, evening at
7.45. Business of Importance Is to be
transacted.
Barclay w. Shinn, Morris L. Throck-
morton and Richard P. Brown were. last
evening. elected representatives from
Relief Fire company to the Volunteer
Firemen's Fund.
Miss Dora G.. Melcher's hand painted
Christmas post cards and calendars are for
sale here exclusively. They are beautiful
and win appeal to youIs refined taste. L.
8. Boyce. stationer.
Former Assemblyman James W. Lam
ming, proprietor of the Auditorium Thea
tire at Burlington. died at his home In
Trenton on Thursday morning from a
complication of diseases.
Nicholas Homan, the truant officer of
Medford, is rounding up the delinquent
children of that town. and as result of
his work II has become necessary to place
more desks in the public school.
Auc UOnucu Mis1loudff OOclctlcs
{Home and Foreign) of the Mount Holly
Baptist church. viii hold bazaar, cake
and candy sale, at No. So Main street, on
next Saturday afternoon and evening.
At his store, corner Of Mil and Pine
streets. Game Warden Morton has buck
deer weighing 140 pounds. 1t was killed
by train of cars on the Central railroad
near Pasadena on Friday. The animal
will be buried
Sometime during the past week the Bell
which has a cash attachment
to 1t. was stolen from the house of Relief
Fire Company. At the same time some
Of the globes on the electric lights were
broken.
Next Thursday evening 10 the time
when bazaar and supper will he held in
the Masonic Temple for the benefit of
the Burlington County Hospital. The
event will no doubt be largely patronized.
Governor Wilson has named the dele
gates to the eighth annual convention of
the Rivers and Harbors Congress to be
held at Washington December to s.
Those who will go from Burlington county
are: Horace G. Reeder. Bordentown;
Thomas Devlin, C. Taylor Rue. @. Arthur
Hayes and Edward Rigg. Jr.. Burlington.
At Tuesdays session of the grand jury
that body found indictments against 20
-. 31S o<ns ~ 80 20 <{43<,a M faffad ~
file statement OF their election expenses
a. required by law. Other indictments
were against Alfred Carmelia and Harvey
Parker, of Southampton township, for the
theft of corn from two farmers. The
names of five other persons were with
held against whom true bills were found.
The grand jury viii meet again on Mon
day next.
Henry Stalder, occupying the Phillips
farm near Hainesport with his wife and
four children. who was recently brought
to the Burlington County Hospital suffer
Ing from gunshot wound. died yester
day morning from ockjaw. The shooting
occurred on Stalder's meadow and was the
result of an accident. Edward Haines,
living on an adjoining farm. was enter
tanning his nephew, Daniel Zuber, aged
about % years. of Haddonield. The lat
ter was out hunting. and when within q
few feet of the injured man his gun was
discharged in some manner, the entire
load of shot passing through the left leg
of Stsldcr, making gaping wound.
There was somewhat of pathetic side
to an arrest that was made on Wendes-
day, when Richard Dover, nearly eighty
years of age, and his grandson, Richard
Warner. were brought to the county jail
with stealing one chicken from
Armstead Hutchinson, who lives near ia
cobstown. 1t Is the first time the white
haired old man has ever been in such an
institution, and from the story which he
declares to be true, hardship seems to
exist In his case. He says that on We'd
nesday night he lay down to sleep at 7
O'Clock and did not get up to 90 to bed
until II O'Clock. While he knew the boy
was In the house, the latter, during the
period of his grandfather's sleep. pre-
pared and cooked the chicken himself so
he could have good meal. Mr.. Dover
says he was entirely innocent that the
boy had committed crime, and that he
did not know Ehat was going on while