The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-07-04
william o'Donnell, of MoorestowD, i.

! III from stroke of paralysis.
The Star Glass Company. of Medford,
has closed its plant for the summer.
William D. Marren has been elected a
director of the Mount Holly National
Bank
Blooming chestnut trees In this section
present beautiful sight. Some of them
show the effects of the blight.
Sunday and Yesterday were the hottest
days of the year. A number of Their
mometers registered close to the hundred
mark
Newlin Lippincott, farmer near Lum-
berton, is reported to have one of the
finest looking fields of potatoes in the
county.
After being confined to her bed for
about two weeks, Mrs. Charles Fl. Straugh
died at her home on Brainard street Sun
day night from uramic poisoning.
The second quarterly conference of the
Mount Holly M. E. church will be held ON
Saturday evening. District Superintend-
ant Alfred wagg, of Trenton, will preside.
Philip F. Silpath, OF Burlington, has
relic In the way of an invitation to the
Andrew Jackson ball the late Hezekiah
B. Smith gave on January 8. 1879. at
Smithville.
William W. Slack. Burlington under
taker, suffering from intestinal troubles,
has been taken to the Hahnemann Hos
pital, Philadelphia. A surgical opera
ton may be necessary.
Miss Virginia Newhouse, of Bridge
boro. and Joseph OFT, of Riverside, iwere
married at the latter place on Wednesday
morning. The ceremony was performed
10 st. Peters Church by Rev. T. ]. Goth.
George Aaronson, of Mount Holly,
railroad employee, had a leg badly mangled
Yesterday morning by being run over by q
freight train at Moorestown. He was
taken to the hospital, where the leg was
Iamputated.
Mrs Frank L. Sherman received letter
ON Saturday from her husband, who
mysteriously disappeared a few weeks
ago. He is In some western state and
desires to return to his family, If agree
able to them for him to do so.
The Grand Chief Washington, Brother
hood of America. of New Jersey. has in
yited the members of the order in this dis
trict to meet him in the lodge room of
/ NJ nfrnIo No Of u111
Wednesday evening. July -
William s. Rendell, of Mount Holly,
and George Schuster, of Philadelphia,
have formed partnership under the name
of George Schuster & Co., to engage In
the wholesale leather and shoe finding
business. The place of business is at
Fourth and Arch streets, Philadelphia.
| While passing through Brainard street,
Saturday morning, a dog belonging to
Rudolph Boyer. of Cherry street, attack
ed Gladys. the 3-year-old child of Mrs.
acob Garbarino, while the child was sit
ting on the step of Mrs. Brock. neigh
Dor. The animal bit the girl on the lip.
Edwin A. Tice, of Asbury Park, has
been granted divorce from his wife, Mary
Tice. The decree was obtained on the
grounds of desertion. The couple were
married In Mount Holly, October 81. 1894.
They lived in Asbury Park for number
of years and 1t was there that Mrs. Tice
left her husband September 10, 1907.
The chief, assistants and foremen Of
each Of the local fire companies'of Mount
Holly, held meeting on Thursday night
to take action with reference to proposed
inspection and parade of the fire depart
ments next fall. The matter was discuss
ed, and the department was ordered to be
In readiness for inspection in October or
November.
Through the ingenuity of number Of
residents of Beverly, who have saturated
the cutters of streets with kerosene, they
are enjoying comfortable nights, sitting on
their porches without being bothered
with mosquitoes, which are more plenti-
full this year than ever before. Henry
Simon. proprietor of cigar store, took
the lead In warning against skeeters.
DIR. J. Ridgway Haines. Of Pine street,
was accidentally shot on Saturday morn
log. While passing through a gate ON
Wall street leading to his yard, bullet
plowed furrow through his left should
er. The shooting was done by Harry
Leonard, whose father keeps tea store
on Pine street. The wound was only
trifing one. On two other occasions this
same boy sent shot through windows In
that neighborhood.
A little daughter of Charles Kline, who
lives near Red Lion, Is suffering with
wound which came near producing lock-
jaw. The little girl complained of sore
on her foot and said she stubbed her toe
on board Investigation showed that
a nail had entered her foot. Medical at
tention was given and on Saturday word
was sent to the physician that the child's
jaw was getting rigid. Prompt measures
were taken and the sufferer is on the road
to recovery.
Late on Saturday night the claim made
by SamueliB ellarnmino, who conducts the
Boston shoe repair shop on High street,
that his store attendant, Cyrus w. Field,
of West Washington street, had either
stolen or kept the proceeds Of three pairs
of shoes, led to some trouble when one of
the owners called to get his shoes. Quite
a crowd collected and Bellarnmino was
taken to jail In order that he might escape
any possible injury, as he was inclined to
put up fight against odds. As the re-
suit of complaint made he was fined
$5.75 and released.
Mount Holly souvenir post cards. L. s
Boyce, stationer.
! Found Dead.
T Sherman Fenton, formerly of Mount
} Holly, but recently of Burlington, was
, found dead In the city hall at that place
. Thursday morning by Policeman William
} Hayes, Curator Thomas O'Donnell
! and Magistrate G. P. Smith. The
. man had evidently only been dead short
{ time before being found, as Fitzpatrick,
policeman. was talking to him only two
hours before. Fenton was taken to the
: city hall the night before by Captain OF
q Police Shumard at his own suggestion.
He met Shumard on the street and asked
d him to lock him up, as he didn't feel like
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