The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-11-26


years old, broke his collar bone.
'e Rapid progress is being made on tn
= houses being erected on Broad and Ridg
way streets by W. s. Gale and Albert @
n Mayer.
!, The Ushers' Union of the Methods
church will hold meeting at the home o
; A. A. Lippincott, on Buttonwood street
tonight.
Having sold his residence on Noun
' Holly Avenue, Ezra Scattergood removed
j to his new home on East Third street
/ Moorestown, last Tuesday.
There are just five more days on which
pike and bass fishermen can enjoy theil
, sport, the season closing on Saturday
! next. 1t will open again during the
month of January, when some intrepid
fishermen have good luck.
Frederick Pfeffer. a hotel keeper of
Burlington. was buried on Saturday. He
was so years of age. Many years ago he
was noted base ball player. and was q
member of the original White Stocking
team that made Burlington famous in the
base ball world.
1t is reported that while the Burlington
County Hospital failed to receive any con-
tribution on donation day from the works
at Roebling, yet the institution is caring
for several workmen and others from that
place who are victims of the recent ty-
phoid epidemic there.
The new five-cent piece which will be
coined In the near future will bear the
head of an Indian on one side and buff
falo on the other. This is done In honor
of the dying race and the buffalo, both of
which roved the plains together and are
fast becoming extinct.
On Saturday evening a number of little
friends gathered at the home of Frances
Lippincott. ON Brsinard street, and ten
dered her a masquerade party. They
spent an enjoyable evening and refresh
ments were served. The room was beauti-
fully decorated, and all did justice to the
occasion. There were many beautiful
costumes
The annual supper for the benefit of the
Burlington County Hospital will be held
In the parish house In the rear of st. An
drew's church, on Thursday. December
9Th. In connection with the supper there
will be bazaar and market, which will
open at two o'clock In the afternoon.
Fancy articles will be on sale In the bazaar
section, and articles of food In the market.
William Whippy, of Florence. caught
In an attempt to break into the foundry
store at that place, on Friday evening,
was committed to await the action of the
grand jury In extenuation of his act,
the prisoner said he had been taking pow
ders for headache and became bewild-
cred. Whippy will have to frame up a
better story than that if his case reaches
the court.
Charles T. Brown, of Moorestown, was
arrested Sunday night at the Federal
street ferry, Camden, charged with driv
ing his car over thirty miles an hour.
Brown posted security and was released. |
Yesterday morning his lawyer, Samuel K.
Robbins, appeared In his stead and pleaded |
guilty to the charge. Brown was trying
to catch train when apprehended. The
Recorder imposed fine of $40.
Coroner Henry l. Worrel. had his first
call Saturday when he was summoned to
look into sudden death at Browns Mills.
Former Coroner Rogers. CT Bordentown,
had been summoned, but when he went to
take charge of the case 1t was found that
his commission had expired. Coroner
Worrell was then called, and he took
charge of the case. He had not be sworn
In more than couple of hours before he
went on duty.
Holding that Miss Ella Conrow. school
teacher, of Lumberton township, was IL
legally dismissed by the township board
of education, the assistant state commits
sioner of education, Belts, has ordered
the teacher reinstated, and has declared
that she is entitled to her back salary,
withheld from the time of her dismissal
to date. Miss Conrow was dismissed
without written charges having been pre-
ferred against her, contrary to the laws of
New Jersey.
The State Board of Public Utility Com
missioners has announced its decision upon
the complaint of residents of Barnegat
City, Surf City, Harvey Cedars and other
points along the Barnegat railroad against
the discontinusnce of passenger service
over the road. The State Board refuses
to compel the railroad company to main
tain daily passenger service during the
winter season, but orders the company to
afford passenger service In connection
with a freight train, which is operated
over the road on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Under the order the movement of the
fire.. at train is to be made as nearly uni
form as practicable.
1t has just dawned upon the residents Of
New Egypt that something went wrong at
the regular election on November 5. The
town is now in total darkness, and there is
no assurance of complete water supply
majority vote at the polls on election day,
and the people are wondering how they
are to be provided. The general opinion
is that special election will be necessary,
while others claim that no legal election
can be held now that the propositions
have been voted down at the regular cleo
ton. The opinion of the Secretary of State
has been sought In the matter. In the
meantime the water company announces
it will keep the supply ready In case of
fire.
According to Investigations made by
Miss Elizabeth Kite and just reported to
the State Department of Charities aud
Correction, exchanging of wives and
selling of babes for small sums of money
and liquor is not uncommon in the pine
section of New Jersey, embracing the
lower part of Burlington county and some
of Atlantic and Ocean counties. Miss
Kite, who was appointed about three
years ago to make the investigation, de-
scribes the conditions there as absolutely
lawless In some ways. As result of her
probe, G. V. Williams, superintendent of
the New Jersey Children's Home Society,
with headquarters at Trenton, visited the
! pine belt last week and made several ar