The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-01-10

( There will be dance In the hall at ia
cobstewn on Thursday evening.
| Thomas K. Elbertson, of Broad street
is suffering from an abscess on the bacl
Of his neck.
T. II. Bedwell, Of Mount Holly, vii
conduct a shoemaking and cobbler bust
ness at Medford.
The Christmas tree ia no longer an or
nament in the parlor, but detriment t.
the rubbish heap.
A shooting match will take place IL
Jennings field, near Bakers Hotel, at In
dian Mills next Saturday afternoon.
Miss Florence Owens. of Pearl street
underwent an operation for appendicitis
on Friday, at Philadelphia hospital.
Terrapin and other good things at the
supper In the, Parish house of st. An
drews' church, Thursday and Friday even
lings.
The Mount Holly Lodge of Masons will
tgive Its annual banquet and reception
to the ladies on the evening of Thursday,
February
As the result Of getting caught beneath
9 falling cellar door, August 6techer, Jr.,
of Riverside, had two fingers on his left
hand badly crushed.
On Saturday the local Office Of the Met
ropolitan Life Insurance Company wai
transferred from Mount Holly to the main
Office at Burlington.
Rewards have been offered for the cap.
ture Of thieves who have been SO active at
Moorestown that private watchmen have
been employed In connection with the po-
lice force.
The Ladies' Aid of the Mount Holly
Baptist church will hold sale of bread.
cakes, pies and candy In the Office of Nj.
81. Keeler's building on Saturday after
noon, at one o'clock.
Thomas E. Elbertson, of Mount Holly
avenue, died Saturday morning after a
long illness. He was in his SD year. The
funeral will take place this afternoon,
with interment In the Baptist cemetery.
There was large audience present at
the Methodist church on Sunday evening
to hear Rev. DR.. Baker, national super
intendent of the Anti-Saloon League, who
delivered an interesting sermon on tenn
perance.
| The Union National Bank and the Mount
Holly Safe Deposit and Trust Company
will serve their usual lunch at their bank
ing house to-day from 1890 to p. NJ, to
which their stockholders and depositors
are cordially invited.
At the annual meeting of the Burling-
ton County Children's Home, on Thurs
day. the former officers were continued
Mrs. Morris H. Keller Is now serving her
thirty-ninth consecutive year as president
of this institution.
First Lieutenant Frank ]. Toner, of
Beverly, was elected captain of Company
G, Third Regiment. at meeting in the
Armory Hall, Friday evening, to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of
Captain James V. Cain.
Charles G.. Davis, supervising principal
of the Riverton public school, has tender
ed his resignation TO take effect February
10, and the same has been accepted by the
school board. Mr.. Davis will fill re-
sponsible position with Dreer's nurseries.
Rev. DIR. David Jutten, of Boston, af-
ter having spent two months with son
at Los Angeles. California. is now in
Mount Holly visiting another son, Benja-
min G. Jutten, ON Broad street. The lat
ter 10 son-in-law OF Joseph G. Cowgirl.
Returning from New Egypt to his home
near Prospertown, last week, Anthony
Van Hise, who is badly crippled with
rheumatism, fell while getting out of the
wagon. Both bones of his right leg were
broken of SO that they protruded through
the flesh.
For headache and neuralgia look to your
eyes; eye strain is generally the cause.
Let us examine your eyes without charge
and tell you If you have any trouble
which may cause your headaches. Stiles
& Co., eye specialists, at Masonic Temple,
Wednesday, January II.
The officers of Lady Marion Home No.
8. Brotherhood of America. were installed
last Saturday evening. by deputy grand
guardian Susie Brown, of Burlington. and
a delegation accompanied her to the county
seat. After the installation refreshments
were served and general good time pre-
vailed the remainder Of the evening.
There was marriage notice in The
NHws on Tuesday which was not correct.
1t was that Of Harold Bennett, of Moores-
town, and Beatrice Howell. of Mount
Holly. The notice was published in two
Moorestown papers, and they received
their information from source that they
had every reason to believe was reliable,
but Investigation has since shown to the
contrary.
Following are the unclaimed letters and
postals remaing In the post Office for the
week ending January q: Miss Vernetta A.
Allen. Howard Ambuster. Mr.. Connors,
G. Fisher, Mrs. Maggie Jones, Mrs. Thos.
Leeman, Mrs E. Wills, Miss Nell Winters,
Mrs. Asa Starkwesther, A. Signou G.
Princi (foreign); postals. Master Willie
Evans, Master Ellis Hyland. Julian Nc
Mellow, Master Eugene Mortanden, Miss
May E. McEllen. w. Sullivan.
Franklin B. Lewis, Supreme Court
Commissioner, sat at Lumberton. on Fri
day. to hear evidence on the question of
securing a new trial In the case of the
estate of Edgar Allen VS.. the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company. Mr.. Allen was killed
at railroad crossing at Lumberton, and a
jury gave his family verdict when the
case was recently tried here. The railroad
company now claims that there are facts
connected with the case with which they
we're not conversant at the time of the
trial and that evidence can be produced to
show that Mr.. Allen was guilty of contri-
butory at the time of the accident.
Mrs. Elizabeth Lord, of Burlington.
was buried on Wednesday afternoon She
died at the Pennsylvania Hospital, Phil
adelphia, as the result of burns received
while preparing breakfast for her hus-
band, when her clothing caught fire. The
bereaved husband. who was badly burned
In efforts to save his wife, IL left with
eight children, two of them being twins
less than year old. A popular subscrip-
ton is being received for the benefit OF