The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-01-02
LOCAL NEWS.

Trains are now running over the me-
railroad bridge at Hainesport-
Gas radiators for heating the buildin
have been installed In the Opera House.
Neat metal signs have been placed o
the front of the Mount Holly Nation.
Bank.
Clifford Vansant was taken Ill on Tuei
day with trouble that threatened pner
monia.
AS the result of falling from see-saw
on Tuesday, Clara Hanson. Of Bridge
boro, fractured her collar bone.
Edward T. Haines. of Mount Holly
county sealer of weights and measures
entered upon the duties of his new posi
ton yesterday.
Charged with stealing q lap robe from
Walter W. HorDer. on Tuesday. Franz
johnson, of Mount Laurel, was committe
to the county jail.
Friends visiting at Newark will fin
James a. Hendrickson, formerly of Noun
Holly, at No. 81 Clinton street. where h
has opened law office.
Prof. William G. Sullivan, of Noun
Holly. was elected vice president of tn
State Teachers Association which met II
Atlantic City. last week.
Job Collins has been quite Ill for sew
eral days with Intermittent fever. Hi
place on the police force Is being filed b,
Constable Thomas G. Shinn.
Now that the rush incident to Christ
mas shopping is over, Mount Holly mer
chants will again resume their early clos
ing on Tuesday and Thursday nights.
George P. Hoffman, Grand Chief Wash
ington of the state, Brotherhood o.
America, will make his official visit tt
Marion Circle No. Q, tomorrow night.
Harry Mullen, proprietor Of local ex
press in Mount Holly, is patient at the
American Stomach Hospital. Because Of
his failing health he was taken to Phil
adelphia ON Wednesday.
1t was not very pleasant Christmas
for John Hail. of Mount Holly, fireman
on the Pennsylvania Railroad. He re-
ceived bad injuries by falling down if
teen foot embankment at Bordentown,
which put him on the disabled list during
the holidays.
Miss Annie A. Thompson, of Jobstown,
purchased the past week the jesse Gray
farm at Shreve's which has been occupied
for the past twelve years by Jackson De-
camp. The sale was effected by Fred A.
Tracey, Al Mill street, agent for the E.
A. 5trout Co.
The Ushers' Union of the Methodist
Church has elected the following officers:
President, Harry N Warner; vice presl-
dent, L. s. Boyce; secretary, Nathan
Miller; treasurer, William II. Dobbins;
executive committee. A. A. Lippincott
and J. Frank Scattergood.
1t is quite likely that rentable houses
will be 10 demand when the Ottomobile
Company, of Philadelphia, begins to erect
its new plant In Mount Holly. Several
business men have expressed the opinion
that more new houses may be needed to
meet the demand that may be made for
homes by those who will bring their fam
lilies here.
The Burlington County Traction Com
pany recently paid dividend on It's stock.
This was appreciated by the stockholders
but the travelling public would appreciate
some expenditure on the road and It's
trolley stock. The pavement between
the tracks is quite bad in some places,
especially at the siding on High street
near Garden.
Invitations have been issued for the
wedding of Miss Elizabeth Washington,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George g. WASH
ington, to the Rev. William Fl. Cumps-
ton, both of Riverton, on the evening of
January 10. In Christ Protestant Episco-
pal church. Miss Washington is said to be
q great. great, great grandniece of General
George Washington.
On Monday, December 18th, at Will
mington. Delaware, occurred the marriage
of Sidney G. Laird. of Philadelphia, for
merly of Boston. and Miss Florence r.
Tomlinson. of Mount Holly. The happy
couple Immediately started on q tour
which ended at Denver, Colorado. where
the groom has engaged in the business of
supplying furniture for office use.
Warren King, who is employed by the
Vansciver boat line. had a narrow escape
from drowning, last week. when piece
of wood gave way under his fleet and
threw him into the Rancocss creek at
Bridgeboro. -6Bnuel Woodington, who
was standing near by. saw the accident
and, knowing that King could not swim,
leaped into the creek aud saved the young
man from a watery grave.
Happy Jack" well known charac-
ter, was in Mount Holly on Wednesday
night weighted down with heavy jag
While his condition was not noticed by
the ticket seller, he secured entrance to
the Opera House. and at the ending Of
picture that was being shown. expressed
his delight In tone of voice that made
the audience sit up and take notice. All
present INDUCED In hearty laugh be-
fore the fellow was hustled to the street.
Russell Blackburn, the Palmyra base
ball shortstop for whom President Co.
miskey, of the Chicago Americans, paid
gil, 900, is to be given every chance to
prove whether he is of major league
calibre by Manager Callahan. In 1910
Blackburn proved disappointment and
last season he was out of the game with
an injury of the knee. Callahan received
word from Blackburn Thursday that the
injury was practically cured. The mana
ger said that there is no intention of
letting the player go.
While workmen were busily engaged on
Wednesday morning In moving large
carriage factory and blacksmith shop at
New Egypt, they were surprised to find
q tombstone and remains of a grave I'M
der the building. The grave had evident
" been bricked up and the tombstone had
on 1t the following inscription: Samuel
w. Inlay, son of Samuel and Mary I'm
lay, died January 8, 1891, aged 20 years,
months and days The belief 10 that
nearly century ago that particular Sec
ton of the town was used as cemetery.
None of the old residents can remember
such being the case.
Anumber of persons have visited the
farm of Aaron Moore, near Tabernacle,