The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-03-28

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Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Z. Hand, of Phila
delphia. spent Sunday with relatives II
Mount Holly.
George Strick, of Florence, has beer
appointed Deputy Fish and Game War
den of Burlington county.
S12 Garden street for sale. Eight rooms
and bath. steam heat, all conveniences
Apply at S12 Garden street.
A pocketbook containing a sum Of
money which he found, is in the posses
sion of Capt Frank Austin, of Bridge
boro, who desires to find the owner,
1t was learned at gathering of six ole
men who met at the marble works of Geo
G. Heisler. on Water street, that theil
combined ages figured to just 500 years.
Rev. F. ]. Miller, pastor of the Pres
byterian Church at Defiance, has declined
call extended to him by the congrega
ton of a Presbyterian Church at Pater
son.
Saturday. March %, was fine day fol
those who found it necessary to change
their place of residence on what has be-
come recognized as the annual moving
day.
The choir of the First Baptist Church
Is preparing, with the assistance of out
side help, the cantata From Death te
Life" 1t will be rendered Easter Sunday
evening.
Thomas W. Nippins, of Pine street.
who has made very fair recovery from his
recent stroke of paralysis, is only wait
ing for good weather to make his appear
ance again.
Easter millinery opening Friday and
Saturday, March 81 and April /. Ten pei
cent discount on all dry goods and notions
on opening days. l. H. Lippincott. II
Garden street.
Thomas, son Of Prosecutor Samuel A.
Atkinson, says he is glad to have recov-
cred from his illness of typhoid fever in
time to permit him to get into the base
ball game at the opening of the season.
Excellent service has secured large
trade for Edward L. Durand & Sons, ice
dealers, No. 48 Mill street. In a short
time they will handle only the finest quail
ity of manufactured Ice. Both 'phonesr
Owing to illness which has prevented
i ]. j. Flickner, Masonville farmer, from
working, his blowing and much other
spring work is being done by neighbors,
whose kindness in this respect is to be
commended.
There will be something Democratic
doing every minute in Burlington April
9th. Friends from remote points should
avail themselves of this chance to call at
the Gazette Office, next to the City Hall
and leave asubscription to the paper. ct
Eckard P. Budd, Robert s. Gaskill,
Budd M. Rigg, John II. Hutchinson and
William D. Lippincott are the committee
In charge of the annual dinner Of the
Burlington County Bar Association that
will be given in Mount Holly on April "A.
Twenty deer were liberated In Burling
ton county last week by Game Warden
Charles g. Morton, of Mount Holly This
Is better news to sportsmen than to some of
the farmers in the pines, who claim that
these animals eat their strawberry and
pea vines.
A farm in Lumberton township, con-
sisting of 1853 acres, belonging to the es-
tate of B. Frank Deacon, deceased, of
Mount Holly, has been sold to Edward T..
Haines, whose sons have been living on
the place. The purchase price is said to
have been about $4,000.
Philadelphia for desertion, was arrested
at Medford. on Wednesday, just as he was
about to leave that town. The fellow was
apprehended by Deputy Sheriff Fleet.
wood, who was assisted by Detective
Fusco, of Moorestown. The man was
brought to the county Jail to await extra
ditiou
Stating that he did not like to go to
school and that he had been kidnapped
and then abandoned in the woods, boy
giving his name as Eugene Minkins, of
70 Holland street. Newark, was found on
the farm of Miss Emily Bullock, near
Jacobstown. on Tuesday, by Daniel
Challender The case was reported to
the state authorities for investigation.
Under new rule adopted by the town
ship committee. the police force hold a
meeting every night in America hall to
discuss matters before entering upon their
duty. The police department is in charge
of Charles G. Morton, and If notified by
those persons going out of town for any
length of time, he will Issue instructions
to his subordinates to give particular at
tention to watching such property while
remaining unprotected.
1t is not often that man Is compelled
to apply the first aid to the injured to
himself, but this was the case with Oscar
Moore, of Riverside, who fell while carry
ing a heavy piece of lumber, which forced
three finger nails completely through his
left hand. With the other hand he was
compelled to release himself, and this was
accomplished with some difficulty. The
man was then hurried to the Office of a
physician and had the wound dressed.
Three or four hundred visitors are ex-
pected In Mount Holly on Thursday night
to attend district meeting of the Pa
triotic Order Sons of America, which is
10 be held in the rooms of Camp No. II,
in the former Gaskill building. The camp
will be called to order at O'Clock. As
soon thereafter as possible there will be q
street parade with music. The route will
lead the gathering to Red Mems hall, on
served in rooms which have just been rem
ovated and newly decorated. About sixty
members will come from Palmyra on a
special trolley car, and there will be dele
cations from the fourteen camps In the
county.
Forgetting to lock the door after she
had entered her home on Shreve street,
Friday night, Miss Ethel Parks, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Anna Parks, left an opportu-
nifty for trouble that was taken advantage
of unexpectedly by man who formerly
lived In the house. 1t was about 2 o'clock
in the morning when noise was heard In
the parlor. Lighting lamp the occu-
pants made an investigation, and finding
a drunken man present who refused to