The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-01-03
The MoUNT,HOLLYN NEWS
LOCAL NEWS.

Five new colored Mount Holly views
are now on sale at Boyce's.
Daring the past year Samuel G. Par
ker oficiated at 116 public sales.
Herman p Shinn, Mount Holly print
er. is now employed on the Philadelphia
Star.
Mrs. Charles E. Stockton, 142 Mil
street. will clean and press ladies' and
gentlemen's clothing.
George Wispert, of Florence. was dan
gerously III last week. He is patient at
the Burlington Hospital.
At the New Year dance given in Lum-
berton. last night, music was furnished
by the Imperial orchestra Of Mount Holly.
Henry ]. Sherman. of Mount Holly,
has no immediate intention of erecting a
residence and removing to Moorestown,
IS had been reported.
Elmer James, of Bordentown, was a
sufferer last week from an injury on his
head. which he received by fall while
skating on the Delaware river.
As net profits from the receipts of his
Office during the past year, Surrogate
William P. Lippincott has turned into the
county treasury the sum of $4,000.
A valuable piece of real estate on High
street is to be offered for SALE 1t is the
large lot owned by the Camden and Bur-
lington County Railroad Company.
Martha, daughter of Mrs. Quigley. cor
ner of Pine and Church streets, enter
tanned friends, on Wednesday evening.
In celebration of her sixteenth birthday.
Charles H. Fitzgerald, clerk for Dough-
ty & Co., who succeeded the late Henry
Colby In the sale of sand and gravel, has
sold the business to George Mack, Of
Hainesport.
The upper rooms in the extension which
Benjamin w. ZelIey is making to his Office
building on High street. have been rent
ed by the Burlington County Fair Asso-
citation for Office purposes.
The Presbyterian, Methodist and Bap-
list Churches are holding union service In
the Baptist Church In observance of the
Week Of Prayer. The meetings will con-
tinue until Friday night. Music is being
furnished by combined choir.
Announcement is made Of the marriage
of Harold Bennett, Of Moorestown, and
Miss Beatrice Howell. of Mount Holly.
The ceremony, was performed In St. An
drew's Church, at the latter place, by
Rev. James Stoddard en- Christmas eve
Miss Miriam McKelvey. about IS years
old, while nursing at the home of Harry
Norcross. on Mount Holly avenue, fell
down stairs and sprained her right ankle
Tuesday afternoon. On Wednesday morn
Ing the young lady was removed to her
home at Chairville.
Americans will probably soon have an
opportunity Of seeing Thomas Sopwith,
the young English aviator, in fight in this
vicinity, II the daring birdman is able to
make an intended visit to his sister, Mrs.
Grubb, the wife Of General Edward Burd
Grub. of Edgewater Park.
Rev. James Garrison, pastor Of the Tab.
ernacle Methodist Church at Indian Mills,
died while on a visit to Bridgeton last
week. He was stricken with paralysis
while calling on relative and was taken
to the home Of his wife's mother. Mrs.
Rebecca Hepner.
The seven passenger touring automo-
bile, owned by T. Zurbrug0, president of
the Riverside Watch Case Company, and
the delivery team of George W. Durand,
. grocer, came together In side-swipe
crash at High and Washington streets on
Friday afternoon. The horse was cut
from the wagon and Irving Brown, the
driver, thrown out, but he escaped any
serious injury. What little damage re-
suited was paid by Mr.. zurbrugg.
A COW belonging to John Stuart, Bev-
erly milkman, was last week frustrated
for the second time in her attempts at
suicide. when John Beatty, while on his
way from the station, saw the animal ly-
ing in the middle of the westbound track.
Beatty tugged at her collar and pulled
her OF the track just as the mail train
shot by. The COW has been found lying
on the track at other times. 1t is believed
the COW is disconsolate over the recent
loss of her calf.
Detectives Wister and Callan, of Phil
adelphia, visited the Burlington county
jail. on Tuesday. They returned to the
city with Thomas Jenkins, colored, who
Is charged with fatally cutting man
with razor After being notified Of the
assault, Deputy Sheriff Fleetwood laid
plans for the mans apprehension, and he
was arrested at Riverside by Constable
Charles Borton. The prisoner admitted
being present when the cutting was done,
but said he did not do It.
The funeral of Miss Mary Frances Nc
Ninney, a daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs Sta
cey Mckinney, who committed suicide by
taking carbolic acid at her parents home
In Fieldsboro, took place on Thursday at
noon. The services were conducted by
Revs. William Magson and William II.
Carter. The interment was made at Bus
Teton. The father attributes his daugh-
ter's rash act to the fact that she had been
mentally deranged since last August,
when heavy thunder storm shattered
her nerves.
Rev. w. T. s. Lumbar, pastor OF
church In the upper part of the state, has
requested that his name be stricken from
the roll of the church, aud his desire was
granted by unanimous vote of the con-
gregation. Rev. Mr.. Lumbar has been
under somewhat of cloud for some time
past. and his request that he be allowed
to withdraw from the church practically
means his withdrawal from the ministry
The charges against the minister connect
his name with those of two women in
Newark and one In Moorestown. In the
latter case a dozen unusual letters are
said to figure. and in the Newark cases
boat trips, trolley rides and hotel visits
are alleged
When the suit of Jacob Holzbauer
against the Hygiene Ice Company, of
Bordentown, came before Vice Chancel-
lor Walker at Trenton. on Tuesday, the
company resisted the move for the APP
poinfnent o1< receiver .Holzbauer, in
his al of conf plsint. claimed theconcern
vas insoivens and unable to continue
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