The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-10-17

The Epworth League service at the M.
E. church. Sunday evening, will be led by
Philip 8. Irons.
John B. Tilton, Of Springfield township
was in town on Saturday, minus the end
Of the index finger of his left hand, which
was cut of by getting caught in the cogs
of feed cutter.
Awakened by noise in his wife's room
early yesterday morning, Carlos Fenton.
of Bridgeboro. found her dying from q
hemorrhage, and she succumbed before q
physician arrived.
At meeting held at Marlton last night,
the ladies Of that place decided on
arrangements for their annual dinner for
the benefit of the fire department As
usual the event will be given on election
day, Tuesday, November Z.
People should not forget that one of the
most important occasions of the year for
contributing to worthy cause, will be
the annual donation day for the benefit of
the Burlington County Hospital, the date
being Wednesday, November 1.
A junior lodge of Moose Is being organ
lied by Robert B. Warrick, who was so
successful In having senior lodge Of that
order instituted in Mount Holly. Those
who are eligible are boys between the
ages Of fifteen and twenty-one years.
Edwin @. Buzby, 65 years old, a former
Burlington county freeholder, and who
had held the position of supervisor of stone
roads In Burlington county, died at his
home In Bordentown, on Thursday. He
leaves widow and son. He had been
married three times.
The Eayrestown Sunday school will
hold rally next Sunday afternoon at two
O'Clock, In the school house at that place.
The Sunday schools Of Lumberton and
Red Lion will be present and assist In the
exercises, which promise to be very In
teresting. At the close of the service the
regular church service will be held. The
speaker will be Rev. George T. Harris, of
Mount Holly. Hereafter the Sunday
school will convene at 2 O'Clock and the
preaching service will follow at 8 O'Clock.
Startled by shrieks of an infant child
they had left asleep In its crib, Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred Darr, of Burlington, rushed
to the room In time to see big rat drop to
the floor and disappear through hole In
the wall. The rat had attacked the slum-
bering babe, biting and decorating one
hand. The Mortified parents dressed the
wound and again quieted the child into
slumber. Hardly had they left the room
when the rat again attacked the infant.
On this visit the rat was killed.
His face blackened with bruises and his
back peppered with shot, Howard Jobes,
go years old. of Florence, presented a
sorry sight when. brought before Magis
trate John Peacock on Thursday, on
charges preferred by Joseph Smith, mana
ger Of farm on the River road. Trap
ped In the COW barn by Smith and his
farmer, who were watching for milk
thieves, Jobes. 1t is alleged, attacked his
captors, broke rope bonds with which
they had tied him and for self-protection
Smith had to nse his shot gun. For eigh- |
teen months the farmers have been trying
to catch thieves who they believe were
milking the cow at night, either In the |
barn or pasture. Armed with shot guns
they had watched the herd several nights, |
but not until Wednesday night were they |
rewarded. Shortly after midnight they
saw man enter the barns They watch |
ed him until assured Of his guilt, they say, |
then demanded his surrender. Jobes gave |
up quietly, but later escaped after fight. |
He was captured In his home and |
identified by the shot which had been fred |
at him from the gun In the hands Of Smith. |
he was held In default Of bail for appear |
ance before the grand jury.