The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-01-24

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placed at the entrance to the Mount Holly
National Bank.
Miss Pauline Bowker Is taking post
graduate course in maternity work at
Sloan's hospital. New York.
! Reliability, Quality, Service. Progress.
The watchwords of the store in which you
have confdence-Boyce's.
Miss Coombs, of Pine street, was COM
mitted to the county insane asylum By
Justice Heilbron on Saturday.
James McGrath, of Florence, is laid up
with mashed foot, which was injured
while at work in the Roebling plant.
Some people reports that the mercury
in their Thermometer at five o'clock this
morning marked six degrees above zero.
Rev. johnson Oatman, Jr., will be the
speaker at the Epworth League service in
the Methodist church on Sunday evening.
Fishing at the mill dam with live bait
for about an hour yesterday afternoon,
Harry Mstlack caught i've pike that
weighed 81 pounds.
The ladies of the Presbyterian Church
will hold pie and cake sale in the store
adjoining THE NEWS office, on Saturday
afternoon at two o'clock.
The next quarterly pension day will be
Saturday, February 4, when large sum
of money will be distributed by the gov
eminent to civil war veterans.
For sale, fine brick residence, corner
property. steam heat, gas, sewer connec-
lions, etc. Possession at once. Address
A. A. Anderson, Mount Holly.
Owing to continued poor health. Mrs.
Peter Spots. of Florence, has decided to
submit to an operation, which will be per-
formed at st. Francis Hospital, Trenton.
s. Budd Norcross has returned from his
trip to Spokane, Wash. His son, Frede-
rick G. Norcross. who was badly injured
about month ago by being run over by
train, is recovering nicely.
Earl Davis, of New Egypt, is recover
ing from surgical operation. performed
last week, for the removal Of some shot
In his leg, which he received In gun
ming accident several years ago.
At Riverton. on Wednesday evening,
occurred the marriage of Ogden Maths,
Jr., of that place, and Miss Myrtle Nicely,
of st. Louis, Mo. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. r. B. Shepherd.
j. George Hermstaedt and Miss Ella
Fisher, both of Riverside, were married
there on Wednesday evening. The cere-
mony was performed at the Moravian
parsonage by Rev. William N. Oerter.
In a letter received from G. D. Emson,
of New Egypt, who is spending his honey
moon at Jasper, Florida, he states that
during the past two months he has killed
800 quail, several wild turkeys and two
deer.
While skating in Mount Holly. Wednes-
day. VIM. Woodruff, of New Egypt, who
lost one of his skates, fell and had his
right hand badly lacerated by piece of
Ice. Several stitches were required to close
the wound.
Mrs. William B. Ogburn, of Mill street,
who suffered from paralysis for a long
time. died yesterday at noon. The funeral
will take place on Friday afternoon, at 3
o'clock. Interment at Mount Holly
cemetery.
Thursday of this week ia donation day
at the Children's Home and the people are
earnestly requested to send in anything
that will be of use at the institution. The
worthiness of the Home is too well known
to need any further comment.
A water bug, Of an unknown name,
which John Sholl, Burlington florist,
captured In the stream running through
his farm on the Oxmead road, has caused
him the loss of several fine fish. The bug,
which looks something like beetle, bites
the fish In the back. causing their death.
While passing through Delanco We'd
nesday morning. Harry Kimble. driver of
a shelvings for Frank Rigg. of Jackson
vile, fell from his seat and was run over
by two of the wheels before the horses
stopped and painfully injured. Some
employees of duty on passing trolley
car rendered assistance.
Assistant Chief Engineer Sapp received
a "still alarm" of fire yesterday. The
chimney on the house of Mrs. Rebecca
Shinn. on Mount Holly avenue, was blaz-
ing to such an extent that the neighbors
became alarmed. Mr.. Sapp sent some
men to the house and the trouble was
soon sbated.
The charitably- disposed people are
having any number of opportunities to
contribute for worthy objects. This week
there will be donation day at the Chill
dren's Home and two entertainments for.
the benefit of the visiting nurse. On the
9th and 10th of February the Alumni As
ISOLATION will have benefit entertainment.
Mrs. Mary v. Mason, wife of William
D. Mason. of Lumberton. died very sud-
denly on Saturday evening. She went to
Philadelphia in the morning and COM
planned of not feeling well, but she got
along all right. She came home on an
afternoon train and took the stage at the
Mount Holly station, for Lumberton.
Soon after starting for home the woman
was again taken i'll and died before any
assistance could be rendered her.
Miss Rosetta Montgomery, member of
the teaching staff of the Captain James
Lawrence School, Burlington. while &C.
companYing friend to the train and
hurrving down Broad street, that city. yes
terday, slipped on the pavement In front
of w. W. Stacks residence and broke her
ankle. The young lady was from there
conveyed to her home on East Union
street by Brotherton's hack. DR.. milford
was summoned and set the injured mem
Der.
Hot Goals from the boiler or the explo
sion of an ammonia tank are thought to
have been responsible for fire at about
two o'clock, yesterday morning, which
J destroyed the building of the Supplee
Creamery Company at Columbus. located
near the freight station. Ninety-two cans
of milk were consumed. Although they
had good supply of water, members of
the Franklin Fire Company were handi-
capped in their efforts to save the struc-
ture by the snow. The loss will amount
to about Sc, 500, on which there is some
insurance
i Carelessness on the part of q chauffeur,