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

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John r. Howell Is advertising fine Gran
berry vines for sale.
The lodge rooms In Red Mems hal
are being newly papered.
For sale or rent, S12 Garden street
Eight rooms, all conveniences.
Girl wanted for cooking and general
Homework. Inquire at this Office.
Earl Duncan, son of Westly ]. Duncan,
of Shreve street, is quite Ill with
pneumonia.
Lydia q. Garon has accepted position
as teacher in the Burlington County
Children's Home.
Thomas 8. Powell, ST., a well known
resident of Smithville. died on Sunday.
In the SSd year of his age.
Get the latest song out. Bring Back
the Happy Summer Time" for sale at
Sheeler's stationery store. Main st.
Armour Union of the W. G. T. U. will
meet at the home of Miss Anna Antrim,
116 Cherry street, this evening, at 7.45.
The Sunday school of the Baptist church
is preparing an interesting exercise for
Palm Sunday evening. entitled Drowning
Jesus King"
]. j. Fenstermacher has sold the pigeon
] and poultry plant owned by John Bruderer
west of Mount Holly, to Julius Bischoff,
of Hainesport.
The Acme Tea Company was fined $40
and costs by Justice Slack yesterday for
obstructing the sidewalk at their store
with barrels, boxes, etc.
The Loyal Temperance Legion will hold
a medal contest In the Presbyterian
church, on Thursday evening, April 10, at
8 o'clock Admission 10 cents.
The fourth annual field meet of the
Young Mems Christian Association of
Burlington County will be held at Mount
Holly, on Saturday afternoon, May 9th.
Gil. Vickery, of Burlington, the well
known base ball player, still continues to
improve under treatment which he is re-
ceiving at the Burlington County Hospi-
tai
Special services are being held every
night this week except Saturday at the
Baptist church. The pastor. Rev. R. 81.
Baker, Is being assisted by Rev. ]. M.
Wilbur. of Philadelphia.
Giving up his position as sexton of the
Methodist Church, George Parker has re-
moved to Budd street. The vacancy has
been filed by the appointment of Joseph
Wilson, corner Cherry and Uaion streets.
The third annual dinner and sixth an
nual convention of Burlington County
Committee of the Young Mems Christian
Associations of Burlington county will be
held at Mount Holly on Friday evening,
May 10Th.
John Straub, who for many years con
Quoted store on Washington street, died
ON Saturday at the age of s3 years. The
funeral will take place this afternoon.
Deceased was an elder of the Presbyte-
rian Church.
Theodore Carter, ST.. of Fieldsboro.
who has charge of the American Ammo
mia Company's works at that place, acct
dentally slipped and fell into lime tank
at the works, on Friday afternoon. burn
ing both arms badly.
After program of recitation and music
there will be conference OF mothers in
the Methodist church, on Friday evening,
at 7.S0 o'clock. The subject discussed
will be "How to deal with the angry
child" All mothers are invited.
Several farmers In the vicinity of Mount
Holly have organized club and bought
an imported stallion from Fl. ]. Speicher
& Co.. OF Accident, Md. The stallion
was imported from France last December,
and is the third sold in this neighborhood.
Persons interested should call on Craig
Tallman and see the horse.
At the annual meeting of the Relief
Fire Company, held last night, the follow
ing officers we're elected: President,
Charles H. Estill; vice president, A. P.
Ley; secretary, William 81. Mason; treas
urer, Joseph 8. Hulme; foreman, Fred L.
Claypoole; engineer, Joseph S. Shreve;
trustees. William II. Mason, Joseph s.
Shreve, e. L. Dursnd, Jr., Thomas c.
Shinn and Harry Quicksall.
While painting the cornice of the new
houses being erected on Ridgway street,
this morning, Harry Garlinger and son
fell to the ground, distance of about
eighteen feet. Both were badly shaken
and considerably bruised. Harry sustain
ed sprained ankle. No bones were
broken. One Of the jacks upon which
they were standing is supposed not to
ave been properly hooked to the ladder.
A large tree that had fallen across the
creek in the rear of the residence of Harry
NJ. Abdill. on Pine street, caught fire from
an adjoining field that was being burned
Yesterday afternoon, and was making
rapid Roadway toward the fence leading
to the house, and probably would have
the fire was extinguished by Mrs. Esther
Streeker, who saw the blaze and threw
buckets of water on 1t.
While at work in the Oliver bakery at
Burlington. Sunday night, Fred Lutz, a
baker. had both hands badly crushed
while at work mixing dough In a mixer.
The fingers on both hands were broken
when the iron blades in the mixer
descended against the side of the machine,
catching both the mans hands. The
accident was caused by Lutz's feet slip
ping when he was about to press
the dough further into the interior of the
mixer. One of the fingers had to be am
putated.
Upon the resignation last month Of
Miss Lydia Bloomsbury, teacher for 80
years in the public schools at Borden
town. the Board of Education appointed
Miss Margaret Corbitt to fill the vacancy
in the eighth grade. At the time no sal
airy was fixed. Miss Bloomsbury was re-
ceiving $75 per month. Last Tuesday
the Board fixed Miss Corbitt's salary at
$40 month, and upon learning of this
action she at once rendered her resigna-
ton, which went into effect yesterday.
Miss Corbitt was regarded as one of the
best teachers in the school.
There will be base ball team In Mount
Holly this season if liberal contribution
is made to begin business on. A paper