The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-04-04
LOCAL NEWS.

Easter post cards for you at Boyce's.s
George J. Robertson is very Ill at his
home on Broad street.
March came In like a lamb, but 1t went
out Ike lion, just the same.
Miss Mary B. Grigg is able to be out
again after her long Illness from typhoid
fever.
A force of railroad men Is erecting q
new coal trestle In the yard OF Stacy B.
Lippincott on Washington street.
Found, on Main street, Saturday morn
ing, latch key. Owner will receive the
same at j. W. Shelters newsstand.
Mrs. Harry Richmond, of Delanco. is
she cut seriously while opening glass of
mustard.
DR.. William H. Ships. of Bordentown.
accompanied by his brother Frank, sailed
on Saturday for trip through Southern
Europe.
While unloading strawberry crates from
. freight car. Benjamin B. Barns. of Med
ford. was struck in the chest and had two
ribs fractured.
Rev. William G.. Robinson, pastor Of
the Baptist Church at Hornerstown, has
accepted call to the Baptist Church at
Chestertown, Pa.
At Moorestown, tomorrow, will occur
the marriage of Anna Elizabeth, daugh-
ter of MIR. and Mrs. Harry Schickedanz,
and John Church Harker.
George M. Hillman has rented the law
ONCE on High street, recently vacated by
Henry d. Savage. Some repairs have
been made to the building.
In order to prevent cancerous growth
from spreading, John Green, of Moores-
town, had one of his fingers amputated
In Philadelphia hospital.
Opportunity" was the subject of
talk given by Otis B. Read at the Ep-
worth League meeting held in the Metho-
dist Church on Sunday evening.
The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Mount Holly, Lumberton and
Medford Railroad Company will be held
In Camden on Thursday, April IS.
Fred Rogers. of Bordentown, who re-
Gently had an eye removed at the Mercer
Hospital, Trenton, has returned home
with the sight fully restored in the other
eye.
The Moorestown Improvement Asso-
citation has elected the following officers:
President, B. w. Cooper; vice president,
J. James Hunt; secretary, T. L. Haines;
treasurer, Maurice B. Comfort
Game Warden Charles G. Morton and
number of assistants In various sections,
are keeping sharp watch for any person
who might be tempted to engage in the
Illegal shooting of ducks In this county.
Excellent service has secured large
trade for Edward L. Durand & Sons, ice
dealers, No. 4S Mill street In short
time they will handle only the finest quail
ity of manufactured ice. Both phones
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
after sending representative to look the
situation over, has promised better ship
ping facilities to farmers in the vicinity of
Masonville during the trucking season.
The New Egypt Light, Heat. Power
and Water Company has elected the fol-
lowing officersa President, George L.
Shinn; vice president. William Cham bers;
secretary, John Meirs; treasurer, William
G. Jones.
Plans for the erection of double
dwelling house on Grant street, on the
site of the barn which he recently pur-
chased Of F. 81. Lee, are being considered
by Walter Allen, contractor and builder,
owner of the lot
A class of candidates will have confer
red upon them the first and second de-
grees by Medford Grange at meeting to
be held on Thursday evening, April 10,
which gathering win be characterized as
an April Fool meeting.
Disappointment over inability to pur-
chase favorite dish which has been con-
sidered just about right with buckwheat
cakes on Sunday mornings by many peo-
pie during the past winter, came like
an April Fool joke, on Saturday, when 1t
was learned that the season for Jersey
sausage and scrapple had come to close
While driving some cows on Garden
street, Friday evening. John Jobes. the
live stock dealer. noticed that one Of them
was acting rather queerly. He walked
over to the animal which was staggering.
to see what the trouble might be. AS he
reached it the COW started to run but
fell to the ground In front OF the residence
of Judson Gaskill. Several efforts were
made to get the animal on its feet but
none awaited. A wagon was sent for
and the animal was put in it.
Convenient means have been ad opted
by Robert Peacock, county auditor, by
which he can tell at glance about GER
tain financial conditions of the county.
This is particularly true with respect to
the various appropriations which COM
pose the annual budget as adopted by the
Board Of Freeholders to meet current ex-
penses of the year. Long delays in get
ting at this matter have been done
away with by the adoption of ledger
that was prepared specially for the pur-
pose. From this book the auditor can
turn to the proper page and tell at
glance Just what balance there Is remain
ing of any appropriation that has been
made.
Recent action taken by the township
committee In ordering the policemen to
report at headquarters for consultation
every night before entering upon their
duty, is making 1t more difficult for I'M
known persons seen on the street at late
hour who have no apparent object in
view other than to loiter around. AS a
result of the new rules governing the po-
lice force, such persons are taken charge
of by the officers. Three persons COM
ing under the head of suspicious char
acters, two colored and one white man,
were arrested about two o'clock Tuesday
night At the jail they were compelled
to answer series of rapid-fire questions
submitted by Detective Parker. and feel
ing convinced that nothing was wrong,
the men were discharged
As the result of district meeting held
In Mount Holly on Thursday evening,