The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-02-13
The MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1912
LOCAL NEWS.

visiting relatives 10 Mount Holly.
Wednesday. February 21st will, be Asl
Wednesday. the beginning Of Lent.
Mrs. William G. Parry and daughter. o
Hainesport, are visitors to Atlantic City.
A Martha Washington supper will b.
held In the Baptist Sunday school room
February %.
DR.. Weller, Of Delsnco. Is preparing fol
trip to his pineapple and grape fruit
plantation In Porto Rico.
Announcement 10 made Of the engage
ment Of L. J. A. Kelly, Of Bellmawr, and
Miss Hettie NJ. Allen, of Medford.
Yesterday was Lincoln's birthday and
tomorrow will be st. Valentines day.
washington's birthday will fall on the
22d inst.
William N. Potts. assessor, reports that
during the year 1911. there were 40 deaths
In Medford township, IS births and 10
marriages.
Leo II. Swain, of Bordentown, was
confined to his home last week. He suf-
fered from an injury caused by stepping
on q rusty nail.
Clark W. Layton. an aged colored man
who has resided in Bordentown for many
years. has had both feet amputated rs the
result of being frozen.
Some of the egg stories being told by
poultry raisers in Mount Holly, rival nsh
yarns that are reeled on by anglers In the
good old summer time.
A position in the home office Of the
Pennsylvania Insurance Company. Phil
adelphia. Is requiring the attention Of
Charles EVAN Merritt, Jr,
Prompt response Of neighbors. on Tues
day, saved from destruction the house Of
Robert Robinson of New Egypt, which
caught fire from defective fiue.
As the result of efforts which he made
to exterminate the large number Of rats
which infested his barn at Moorestown,
Walter B. Leeds caught thirty rodents In
q week.
While enjoying the pleasure Of skating
on Thursday afternoon. Miss May Pieffer.
a telephone operator at Bordentown. sus-
tanned dislocated knee cap by falling on
on the ice.
A fine musical treat IL In store for the
people Of Mount Holly, a. the ladies'
chorus of the town Ii arranging for an
entertainment to be given on Tuesday
evening. March IL.
A fine display Of silver cups and badges
IL to be seen In q window at the hardware
store of Kumpf Brothers, on High street.
1t represents prizes won at poultry shows
by John a. Wedel, Of Eayrestown.
Overcome by the cold and found lying
ON q road near his home. James McFar-
land. OF Birmingham, was removed to
the Burlington County Hospital, where
several of his toes were amputated.
The trustees of the Methodist Church
at Medford have decided on improve
ments for the Sunday school room. which
IL to be papered, painted, and new furni-
ture, carpets and piano are to be INSTALL
ed.
On Saturday, February Sd. occurred
the marriage Of Edward Clevenger. of
Mount Laurel, and Miss Emma NJ. Hide
brandt, OF Hainesport. The ceremony
was performed in Mount Holly by Rev.
James II. Durham.
Purchasing at grocery store what he
supposed was epson salts, George Garter,
ST., OF Jacobstown, after taking q dose
became very ILL., When q physician ar
rived at the house 1t was discovered that
the patient had swallowed saltpetre.
For the interest which he took In secur
ing better streets for Bordsntown, off,
cials and citizens of that place are ar
ranging to give public banquet In honor
Of Col. Edwin s. Stevens, State Road
Commissioner, on Tuesday evening, Feb
ruary20.
An entertainment, to consist Of music,
songs, and old-fashioned cake walk and
other pleasing features, 10 to be given 10
the Junior Mechanics hall at Lumberton,
next Friday and Saturday evenings. for
the benefit of the Episcopal Church at
that place
In his attempt TO extinguish blaze on
the roof house occupied by George
Headley, OF New Egypt. Rudolph Thomp-
son was painfully injured ON the arm and
shoulder. He Sustained q fall by the
breaking Of ladder on which he was
standing.
John G. Beans, well known Moores-
town farmer, was buried last week after
being i'll four days. He scratched the
back of his hand and broke blood yes
sci. The wound came In contact with a
fertilizer that he was using and virulent
case Of blood poisoning which developed
defed the efforts of physicians.
Starting In business year ago, Benja-
min Hirschblond, so elsted with the sue
cess of his venture, extends thanks to
those who gave him their patronage. and
promises that In the future he will con-
tinue to supply clothing for men and
women, shoes and gents furnishings and
other things at the same low prices which
has popularized his store on Mill street.
Harry W. Kempte. chief of the fire de-
partment. started out on Sunday morning
with the Belief engine and several mem.
bers of the drill corps to make test
of about seventeen fire plugs, and they
found less than half dozen that were
out of commission by reason Of the cold
weather. The engine could not be use6
in thawing out the frozen water MAR
that crosses the creek at the Pine stree
bridge. An examination showed tha
three sections of pipe had been cracked
from which large icycles hung. Th'
Water Company soon had men at work
and the job of restoring water at tina
point was completed yesterday afternoon
to the relief of consumers living on tn
south side of the bridge, who were iHcon
venienced for two days.
The Union Fire Company held its an
nual meeting on Wednesday night an,
elected the following officers President
william B. Wills; vice president. Harve
Rossell; secretary; John E. Elbertsor
assistant. G. D. w. Slack; treasurer. Phil
Karg; janitor, Raymond Bowker; for,
man, John Forbes; csre-taker Of the chen
ical engine, Robert Hankins; trusteei
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