The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-12-19

l-Boyce's.
The electric light plant at Burlington
: was considerably damaged by fire Yester-
: day afternoon.
A Japanese dance was given In the
8 Masonic Temple on Saturday night It
e was the first of series of six arranged
q by the Mount Holly Canoe Club.
The meeting of the Industry Building
: and Loan Association will be held on
Tuesday evening, December 26, the regu-
lar meeting night being on Christmas.
G. Craig Tallmau, well known farmer
OF Springfield township, is now operating
. two machines for milking his cows They
are giving such satisfaction that he has
ordered another one.
The Mirror is putting In new Otto gas
engine. A small boy named Blanche
Powell, of Water street, while playing
! around the machine, yesterday, pulled one
/ Of the large wheels on him and broke his
leg.
j. Albert Cramer has purchased prop.
erty on Cherry street belonging to the es-
tate Of Franklin Dill. Mr.. Cramer Is now
occupying the house owned by Clarence
L. Price, on Union street. which he will
not vacate until the expiration of his
lease.
| In the Masonic Temple at noon, on
Christmas day, free turkey dinner will
be given the children of this vicinity by
Mount Holly Lodge of Elks, a custom In
vogue for several years. The children will
receive supply of fruit and candy, and
after dinner will be the guests of manager
Edward B. Hulse at a moving picture
show in the opera house.
George M. Heisler, of Toms River, who
has charge of the track between that
place and Writings on the Amboy division
of the Pennsylvania Railroad, has been
awarded the annual premium of $50 for
the best line and surface on division "E. !"
This is the third consecutive year Heisler
has been awarded this special premium.
He is paid high complement by the rail
road officials for his proficiency in track
surfacing.
The course of six lectures on European
and American Relations with the Far
East, by Ian G. Hannah, NJ. A., D. G. L.,
of Cambridge University, England, to Be |
delivered in the Court House beginning
January 4th. will be most popular course |
The committee Of arrangements Include |
Messrs. Henry j. Sherman and Richard |
B. Eckman and Miss Elsie E. Hughes. |
Tickets may be secured from the COM
mittee or at Boyce's.
The ladies auxiliary of the Ankokas |
Canoe Club will give a dance in the |
Masonic Temple on the evening of New
Years Day. The patronesses will be Mrs
Eckard P. Budd. Mrs. Charles aarker,
Mrs. William 8. Kelley, Mrs. Stacy B. |
Lippincott, Mrs. William P. Melcher, Mrs. |
Cynthia Suffer, Mrs. Evans Fl. Tomlin- |
son, and DR.. Eugenia Whitehead. Misses
Edith L. Kelley and Theodore MeIcher
compose the committee in charge.
The week of January has been fixed |
as the time for the tsur of the |
farmers educational train throughout |
south Jersey, and Burlington county will
be visited on the 10th. The train, with |
corps Of speakers and agricultural equip |
ment. will stop at Masonville, Medford,
Vincentown, Jobstown and Bordentown,
according to the schedule now arranged.
This year there will be special live ex-
hibit in the poultry department in view Of |
the great interest that Is now being taken |
in the poultry industry. The time of arri-
val and departure of the train will be an
nounced later and efforts will be made to
follow the schedule closely.
Detective Parker was quite clever in
making an arrest yesterday morning. He
was at the Mount Holly garage when
Daniel Jones entered and asked for en-
ployment. Hello, Dan" was the greet
ing which Parker gave his caller. .eYou
don't want work, you want to go to jail
with me. You are wanted at Merchant
VILE for embezzlement." In establishment
the colored man replied; For goodness
sake, this amt Detective Parker, is it, I |
had funny feeling before entered the
building as though something was going
to happen. This means good bye to the
holidays for me-" The fellow was taken
to the county prison to await the arrival
Of Chief Of Police Linderman.
Maurice s. hardwood, 16-year-old son
of William hardwood, a farmer, near
Jacksonville. was killed while cunning
for ducks on meadow near his home on
Saturday morning. His 6-year-old brother
witnessed the accidental discharge of the
shotgun, which tore hole through the
boys body. The smaller boy had been
called to carry home the game which Mau-
rice had expected to get. While waiting
for shot, with hammers up, the lad
rested the gun against his body in order
light his pipe. In some manner an explo-
sion followed. The shot tore a hole
through Maurice's chest and back. The
younger one ran home with news of the
accident.
Mr.. and Mrs. William W. Lippincott, of
Burlington, announce the marriage of
their niece, Mary Gauntt Dudley, to Mark
L Durand. of Mount Holly, on Saturday,
December 18th, 1911. by Rev. Percy Per-
cy Perinchief, of Camden. While this
Wouclng was supposed TO nave Deen q
matter of secrecy. tip was given to
Charles Coles and Nelson Dew. Pumyea.
both Of whom are employed In the Union
National Bank with the groom. Hav-
ing prepared for the occasion, the two
young men followed the happy pair to
Camden. Losing themselves In the crowd
on reaching that city, they rushed to the
residence of the minister and arrived there
before the cab and its occupants. After
the latter had entered the house, Pumyea
stood guard in front and Coles watched in
the rear. This position put him on the |,
firing line as soon as the newly-weds
emerged from a back way, and he gave
them a bath of confetti Then 1t was
Nelson's turn, but by happy thought
he failed to get into the game and the
joke was turned on him. While be was
peeping In q window watching for bride
and groom to come out, Coles gave Mark
large ball of confetti, and running back
noislessly soaked Pumyea where the chick
en- got the ak. So surprised was Nelson
at this unexpected turn of affairs, that he
Is reported to have jumped about two feet
In the air, and 1t was 8 everal minutes be
fore he could recover his breath. and then
he Joined In the laugh, stating that his
turn was yet to come. When Mr.. and
Mrs. Durand called at the station after
their baggage. they found that 1t had
been gaily decorated by their pursuers.
Eaton, Crane and Pike Co.'S Christmas
high grade boxed paper. The quality Is