The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-01-10
LOCAL NEWS.

Blank books. SC. L. 8. Boyce, station
er.-
Harry W. Murphy is quite Ill with
the grip.
Harry N. Norcross, of Ridgway street,
ia employed as clerk In Holeman's cloth
ing store.
Miss Lizzie Shinn was at Vincentoxn.
last week, spending few days with Mrs.
A. r. Pitman.
County Auditor Robert Peacock went
to Easton, Pa, on Friday, to attend to
some legal matters.
There will be two eclipses of the sun
this year, but neither of them will be Wis
ible In this section.
The engagement has been announced Of
Harry T. Webster, Of Philadelphia, and
Miss Marion Lambert. Of Riverside.
At the Burlington County Hospital, on
Thursday, an operation was performed on
Leon A. Claypoole for appendicitis.
Benjamin Frazier has bought the prop
erty on Broad street in which he resides.
1t was owned by Miss Minnie Lynn.
Members of the Armour Union will
hold q meeting this evening at the home
of Mrs. Charles H. Engle on Garden
street.
The special union services which have
been In progress at the Baptist Church,
are to be continued there during the pres
ent week.
Having resigned her position as clerk in
Bussom's store, Miss Susanna Brotzman
is employed as cashier at the Imperial
grocery store.
In honor Of her 10th birthday an oyster
supper was given at the home Of Mrs.
Woolston, ON Pine street. Saturday even
ing, December 81.
While hurrying to catch train at De-
lance, last week, T. B. Hagstoz fell down
an embankment leading to the station
and broke his leg.
Benjamin W. Zelley suffered severely
last week from carbuncle on the back Of
his neck. Fred L. Owen ia recovering
from similar trouble.
Willard H. Rogers, Of WOODLAND, and
q. Prentice Comegys. of Smithville. have
purchased automobiles from the Mount
Holly Garage Company.
Salvation army leaders from Philadel-
phia are furnishing music at the revival
meetings being held at the Methodist
Church at Vincentown.
On Saturday afternoon next the ladies
of the Baptist Church will sell bread
pies, cake and homemade candy In the
office adjoining that Of Morris H. Keller.
John A. Keefe, accompanied by his
mother-in-law. Mrs. Bernard Quinn, who
spent . season with relatives In Mount
Holly. have returned to their home In
Denver, Colorado.
Parties with criminal records are sus-
pected Of stealing chickens from the hen
merry Of John Fisher at Cookstown. Be-
fore starting In on the work they poison
ed his watch dog.
The American House at New Egypt is
to be sold at sheriff's sale. This is the
hotel that John Mulraney, formerly of
Mount Holly. expected to buy, but he de-
cided not to complete the negotiations.
Changes made necessary by recent
deaths have resulted in the Good Intent
Fire Company electing the following off,
GERS: President. Isaac Il. Wainwright;
vice president, George M. Sleeper; trus-
tee, Lorenzo L. Sapp.
Harris A. Glover has rented store on
MIL street, adjoining the residence of
Mrs. Charles M. Sloan, to which place he
has removed his wall paper business. His
family will reside In house ON Pine
street. two doors south Of Wall street.
Cards are out announcing the coming
marriage of Miss Maude Griffith, daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. George f. Griffith, of
Florence, to David A. s. Stewart on Wed. |
nesday, January IS. The wedding will
take place at the residence of Miss
Grif1th's parents on Second street.
William Frederick, who lived in Trenton
with his son, was buried on Thursday.
Deceased was "a years old. At one time
he conducted photographers studio In
Mount Holly. Mr.. Frederick was also a
proprietor When here he lived with his
sister, Mrs. William J. Brannan.
Burglars don't send word. If the man
whose house was robbed the other night
only knew burglars were coming, he would
have put his valusbles In a safe deposit
vault. The vault of the Mount Holly
Safe Deposit and Trust Company is fire
and burglar proof. Boxes to rent 81 and
up per year.
Having resigned his position with E.
Holeman's clothing store, John Bozarth.
of Mill street, will enter the National
Telegraph School, at Philadelphia. some
time this week. and will take course in
wireless telegraphy. After the young
man has graduated he will enter the
United States Telegraphy Service.
The funeral of Willet Ehinn, aged SO
years, occurred on Saturday afternoon.
Deceased was q well known farmer living
on the Jacksonville road near Mount Hol-
ly. For many years he could be looked
for al one of the earliest subscribers to
call at The News Office, where he would
wait for the first copy Of the paper to be
printed.
The residence Of Lawrence Hughes, of
Florence. was destroyed by fire on Friday
morning. The trouble was caused by
defective fue. Considerable furniture
was saved. The foundry fire company
did good work saving adjoining property.
Mr.. Hughes and family are now stopping
In Mount Holly with his brother-in-law,
Howard Eckert, on Paxson street.
A watch is being kept for clue to the
thieves who have been operating at
Hainesport. From the Walther store they
got box of cigars and examined all the
letters In the post office which is located
in the same building. The parties are
also suspected of entering the Lutheran
church. The pastors vestments were
stolen. together with three altar covers
and sixty cents from the poor box.
Mystery surrounds the finding of horse
and wagon wedged In the trestle bridge of
the Riverside Traction Company near
Florence. Friday night, by the crew of a
trolley car. The discovery was made in
time to avert serious accident, and it
took several hours and the use of block