The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-05-23
About one hundred guests enjoyed Sat

Armour Union Of the W. q. T. o. will
meet at the home of Miss Amy Keeler,
Garden street. next Tuesday evening.
! Announcement has been made of the
engagement of s. Herbert Jones, of Med
ford, and Hannah B. Wills, of Spring
dale.
While crossing High street in front of
the Arcade Hotel, on Thursday evening,
DANDY" Matthias was knocked down by
a boy who was riding bicycle.
Having finished his work at New York,
in behalf of the Niedich Process Company
Chester R. Dudley, of Mount holly, was
sent to Pittsburgh, Pa. on Friday.
While saving pickets at Alloway's mill,
on Tuesday, Nelson Haines, of Taber-
nacle, had two fingers badly cut, and one
of them may have to be amputated.
The Methodist people of Medford are
looking daily for the arrival of their new
church pipe organ, which was shipped
last week from Battleboro, Vermont
Coroner Leconey took charge of a baby
that was washed up on the river shore at
Riverton on Thursday. The infant was
badly decomposed and was minus an arm
and leg.
While riding on the cars between Had
donfeld and Medford, last Thursday.
Hester ClYmer saw iack-rabbit, two
quail, one squirrel and a beautiful ring
necked male pheasant.
Henry Dollman. who keeps boarding
house at Kinkora, has lost two OF his
guests. The men are charged with steal
Ing two gold watches, $50 in cash. dime
saving bank with several dollars In 1t and
a revolver.
The annual meeting of the Peahala Club
was held at the Arcade Hotel, Mount
Holly, on Saturday. The following off,
GERS were elected: President, John 1. Bish-
OPP, Columbus; secretary, John 81. Hutch
inson, Bordentown; treasurer, Ernest
Watts, Burlington.
An outbuilding in the rear Of the resi-
dence of Isaac Parker, on Cherry street,
and adjoining his carpenter shop, was de-
stroyed by fire of unknown origin this
morning. The flames, which were extin-
pushed Just in time to prevent large
fire, scorched the barn of William Holt
and another building.
The Ushers' Union and the Daughters
of Ruth OF the Methodist church at Flor
ence, held business meeting and social
at the parsonage on Friday evening.
When the committee started to serve
refreshments, 1t was found that the ice
cream had been stolen. 1t is said that the
guilty parties are known.
The Board of Education of Northamp-
ton township has re-elected'its present
corps of teachers, with two exceptions.
Miss Louisa Vanuxem resigned and Miss
Claudine Mann was elected to fill the va
cancy. Miss Esther Wilt was chosen to
fill the vacancy caused by the death of
Miss Helen White.
The Brotherhood of the Mount Holly
Methodist church will hold rally on
Thursday evening, June 1, In the church.
The Berge sisters, of Camden, have been
secured to sing on this occasion. These
young ladies are enthusiastic gospel
singers and are well known over New Jer-
sey especially at the different camp meet
ings.
William T. Stecher paid The News
Office visit on Friday aud talked over
old times. base ball and the like, referring
especially to the game with the Cuban
Giants, when the curves handed Ia by
"Bill" kept the colored champions from
winning the game. Stecher Is putting
the same vim into his canvass for the
nomination for Sheriff. and, from present
appearances, he will make home run.
Repairs have been made to the sidewalk
on Washington street, just west of the
railroad track. Considerable money has
been expended to keep up this walk at
that point, where there is much quick
sand A member of the township com.
mittee says about the only proper way to
make lasting repairs there, but which
would be an expensive one at the start,
would be to make an excavation and fill In
with concrete.
A stranger met Clarence Lucas, of Flor
ence, at Market street ferry, Philadel-
phia, on Sunday, and seeing Red Mans
button on his coat, gave him the grip
The stranger claimed he was from New
York state and wanted to know the way
to the Reading terminal. Lucas said he
was going up Market street as far as
Eighth and asked the stranger to go along
with him. Just before the man left him,
Lucas was positive he had his pocket
book, which he missed Immediately after
the stranger disappeared. Lucas had only
his railroad ticket left.
A Mount Holly lady living on Mill
street, took an enforced trolley ride on
Saturday. She went to Philadelphia In
the morning, and after doing some shop
ping started to return home early In order
to keep a promise made to her husband
on leaving the house. Pleased at the
prospect Of reaching Mount Holly sooner
than she expected, there was disappoint-
ment, however, when the conductor came
along to collect tickets, on learning that
she had taken the wrong train and was
speeding toward Burlington, where she
got of and waited for an electric car to
finish her unexpected round trip"
| There was big strike at the plant of
the Weaver Manufacturing Company yes
terday afternoon. The trouble was not
caused by any decrease or increase In the
wages paid to the employees. The force
refused to work after shepherd dog had
taken advantage of the open door to get
In out of the hot sun. While this animal
was making friends with the ladies In the
cutting room, he was followed up the
same pair of stairs by bull dog. The
latter became jealous at his rival. With
out any argument over the matter the
dogs began to fight In most savage man
ner. Grabbing their skirts, the women
| jumped on tables and benches to get out
of harms way, and In sheer fright they
began to scream In four different languages
right at the start. Men got into the game
with any old weapon they could find. and
1t was only after several buckets of water
had been used that the combatants were
separated and driven from the building
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