The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-11-28

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and Mrs. John W. Lynch, of Bridgeton
last week.
The W. G. T. q. will meet at the hom
Of Mrs. Eliza Claypoole. 20 Brainar'
street, next Tuesday afternoon at
O'Clock.
Banks and stores In Mount Holly will
be closed on Thanksgiving day, and TIN
usual holiday hours will be observed q
the post Office.
After being confined to the house fol
several weeks by Illness, Samuel Green
wald, Of Garden street. Is able to wall
out on pleasant days.
Stewart Names has been awarded con
tract for the erection of dwelling OF
Chestnut street, Moorestown. for Henry
J. Sherman. Of Mount Holly.
A farewell service was given Rev. A.
+. A. Neudoerffer, Of Mount Holly, Sun
day evening. by the congregation Of bill
brothers church In Millville.
Clarence Lewis and Miss Lima Bell
both Of New Egypt. were married at the
Methodist parsonage, Jacobstown, on No
vember 18th. by Rev. Henry Compton.
At the Jacobstown cemetery. on Satur-
day, was inferred the remains Of Mrs.
Matilda L. Girdon, wife of well known
farmer residing at Georgetown. She died
In . Philadelphia hospital.
Chained together to prevent their co.
eaping from the officer having them in
charge. three colorsd men were brought
to ths county jail on Sunday. They were
arrested In connection with recent rob-
berries committed at Moorestown.
The Electric Light Company at New
Egypt, annoyed by malicious mischief
committed In that town. has offered re-
ward OF 80 for information that will lead
to the arrest and conviction of any per-
son breaking electric light bulbs at that
place.
Having sold one end and rented the
other of double house on Madison ave-
nue. in which he lived. Samuel @. Stanton,
q clerk in the post Office, has removed to
the former residence of DR.. R. s. Clarke.
on High street. where the latter will con-
tinue his dental Office.
J. G. Cowgirl. Albert ]. Farnswortb.
Mrs. w. s. Hamlin, VIM. Haines, Mrs.
IA. B. l., Chas. Medley. n. o. M. Knoll,
Mrs. d. @. Shaw, are the unclaimed letters
that are remaining In the post Office, and
there are two unclaimed postals for Miss
Nellie Shinn and Morris Land.
Edith G. Norcross, of Rock Hill, Pa,
formerly Of Mount Holly. was buried ON
Friday from the residence of William G.
Ehinn, on Madison avenue. Interment
was made in the Methodist cemetery at
Pemberton. Deceased was the daughter
of the late COLLEEN e. and Sarah E. Nor
cross.
Officers have been looking for a stranger
who appeared 10 Mount Holly last week
and at once began to make 1t unpleasant
for ladies on the street after dark. He
pretended to be deaf and dumb. His &C.
lions caused alarm, and on Thursday and
Friday nights several women had to run
to escape his annoyance.
Members Of the Marlton Grange Will
hold corn contest on Tuesday, Decem-
Der IS, the day Of their regular meeting.
Mr.. Davis. Of the State Board Of Agri
culture, will Judge the corn. There will
also be corn muffin and corn pone con-
test. and the merits af the baking will be
judged by three matrons selected from
other oranges.
Anglers who want to use what minnows
they have on hand before the fishing sea-
son closes, viii have to get busy. as 1t
will be unlawful to catch pike or bass
after Thanksgiving day, when the season
closes for the year. There will be another
opportunity to catch these game fish dur
ing the month Of January. after which
the season for 1912 will open on May 10Th.
Under an order Issued by Justice Voor-
hees, there was 3 recount at the Court
House, on Saturday. In contest between
John e. Steward. Republican, and Joseph
B. Hancock, Democrat, over the Office of
collector of North Hanover township. The
returns from the district election board
gave Hancock majority Of seven, but
the recount brought it down two, with
i've ballots which the County Board of
Elections would not count. preferring that
they be passed upon by the court.
The western comedy drama, "When a
Woman Wills" was presented at the
Opera House on Wednesday night. While
the show contained attractions of unusual
merit, it was very poorly attended. 1t is
getting to be pretty we'll demonstrated
that the moving picture entertainments
given nightly by Edward B. Hnlse at
moderate prices are sufficient to satisfy
most OF the theatres going people In Mount
Holly, who seem unwilling to spend % or
30 cents for a deviation in their present
form Of amusement.
While engaged with the family wash
ing on Wednesday, and deviating from
her usual custom of using kerosene to
make the work more easy, Mrs. Lewis s.
Chambers. Of Unionville, was painfully
burned about the head and face. On this
occasion she put some gasoline in the
wash boiler, and soon after the latter had
been placed on the stove there was an ex.
plosion. The room seemed to be envel-
oped with fire ct once and her hair became
ignited. The flames came like flash and
extinguished themselves, which prevent
ed the woman from being more seriously
hurt. A physician was soon in attendance.
Running amuck In the Federal street
PENTHOUSE, In Camden, Wednesday even.
ing. an automobile occupied by DR.. p L.
Gsuntt. veterinarian, of Mount Holly,
climbed the -abutments supporting huge
steel girder. diving In and out driveways,
and was badly wrecked. The motor and
lcranking shaft were put out of commission
entirely while the forward axle was
twisted out Of shape. Fortunately but
slight injuries were received by one Of the
occupants. The colored chauffeur received
decorations Of the hand. The doctor es
capped injury entirely. The car was towet
to garage and the occupants proceeded
home In another Car.
Justice Trenchard, IN an opinion jus