The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-12-26
LOCAL NEWS.


Year.
The Christian Sunday school at Bridge
boro will hold its Christmas entertain
ment this evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude B. Bullock hav
taken up their residence in Camden 70
the remainder of the winter.
After long siege of bronchitis, durinI
which he was severe sufferer. ]. L. T
Eckman is getting about sgain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward B. Jones, Of Higl
street, have been entertaining their son
Alfred B. Jones, of Akron, Ohio.
The officers elected by Bridgebor'
Lodge, No. III, /. o. o. f.. are to b
publicly installed early In January.
In the Mechanics hall at Lumberton OF
New Years night. dance win be con
Quoted by the Imperial orchestra Of Noun
Holly.
During the approaching holiday season
last week, Mrs. Fred =. Colder had he
pleasure curtailed by severe attack O
neuritis.
While attempting to get control Of I
horse few days ago. James Driscol
struck the side Of stall and dislocatet
three fingers.
Former graduates Of the public schoo
at Riverside are cooperating in q move
ment for the organization of an alumni
association at that place.
A combined meeting of the w. G. T. o
and Armour Union win be held at the
home of Mrs. b. I. Budd. Tuesday. Jan.
uary Q. at three o'clock.
A property at the north end Of the
bridge ON Pine street, belonging to
Thomas W. Nippins. has been sold to
Elmer Woolston. plumber.
Jacob Kaufman. of 1919 North Broad
street, Philadelphia, announces the be-
trothal of his daughter. Miss Anna Kauff-
man, to Isaac M. Bayersdorfer.
There are three unclaimed letters re-
naming In the post Office for the week
ending on Saturday: Mrs. T. ]. Bailey,
Zines Wilson and the Standard Shoe Co.
After serving for many years in that
capacity, Charles p. Rogers has given up
his position a. sexton OF the Presby terian
church. He has been succeeded by Char
les Jenness.
Al the result Of fall received at the
Mount holly opera house, on Wednesday
night. William Mcintosh, employed on a
farm near Eayrestown. received painfal
cuts on the head.
Miss Edna L. Bacon, former teacher
in the high school. aud now in the high
school at Newark, stopped In Mount
Holly, on Saturday. on her way to her
home at Dividing Creek.
Mark Reynolds. employed by the South
Jersey Tobacco Company, of Mount
Holly, will begin work In Pennsylvania,
on January Sd, as travelling salesman
for the American Tobacco Company.
A convenience that has been placed In
some Of the post Offices In this county IL q
stsmp-vending machine, by which patrons
having the required change may get
stamps during the closed hours
Miss Ida Newbert, of Moorestown, who
was badly injured In an automobile acct
dent recently, has partially recovered,
and the hospital physicians hope to be
able to set her fractured limb this week.
''In the Grip Of Alcohol" one of the
strongest temperance subjects ever dis
played on canvass, comprising two reels
Of pictures, was feature at the enter
tainment given in the opera house last
evening by Edward B. Hulse.
Announcement 10 made of the marriage
Of Sherman T. Parker, Of Georgetown.
and Miss Ella M. Gordon, of Columbus.
The event took place on Wednesday even
Ing, December 10. at the Baptist parson-
age In Bordentown. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. D. G. Stevens.
Detective Parker succeeded In recover
ing horse and wagon that were stolen at
Medford on Wednesday. The outfit be
longed to Frank Cohen. Of Mount Holly,
junk dealer. The outfit was recovered
on Thursday. near Tabernacle, where the
animal had been abandoned by the thief.
The Board of Education Of Northamp-
ton township met on Tuesday evening and
opened bids for building the new school
house. They ranged from $sS.067 to
$53, $50. These were all rather higher
than was expected. and the matter was
laid over until Thursday evening of this
week.
The local lodge of Moose has the follow
ing officers: Dictator, James Mercer Davis;
vice dictator, Edward Claypoole; prelate,
James Smith; secretary, Robert Psacock;
treasurer, Mark L. Durand; sergeant-at-
arms, Joseph B, Cole; inner guard, John
Mulraney; trustees. Harry Il. Bowen, T.
Lacey Atkins, Charles Fl. 6hinn, Howard
d. Eldridge, w. Cooper; orgauist. Floyd
Stockton.
Rancocas Grange held Its annual meet
ing on Wednesday at Rancocas, and
elected these officers: Master, Aaron John
son; overseeF, Herbert Engle; steward,
Charles E. Shinn; lecturer. Anna Engle
chaplain. Ella Brock; assistant steward,
Henry Bauer; lady assistant steward
Lizzie Friend; ceres. Rebecca johnson;
pomona. Elsie Pew; fora, Martha Engle
secretary. Nancy Leeds; treasurer, Oscal
Pew; gate keeper, Charles Winner.
William 8. Fort, son of former Govern
or J. Franklin Fort. will part with abou
four inches OF skin from his thigh to b.
transplanted to the face of his baby son
It Ia regarded az an operation of mino
character, so far as it's effect on either o.
the subjects IL concerned. The Fort bo,
was burned In his crib at his parents hom
in East Orange month ago, when a ga
Jet set fire to cardboard shade, whicl
tumbled afiame to the child's bedding
For a time 1t was feared the injury woul,
prove fatal With new cuticle laid on tn
burned surface 10 tiny pieces 1t Is now be
lieved complete cure can be effected
1t 10 said that within three hours afte
the Pearl street bridge collapsed by tn
weight of trolley car running on th
track at Burlington, on Tuesday, Georg
Cobb, a photographer, was selling picture
of the disaster printed on post cards, an
that he has already disposed Of nearl
1900 of these cards depicting the wrecl
When the Heinekin railroad disaster o.
CURED at Burlington In 1855, the onl
picture taken OF that terrible affair was