The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-12-24
LOCAL NEWS.

Masonic Iempie tO-mOrrOW nlBnt Dy mFs
Clothier.
The force employed at the post ofic'
will take a rest for the day after 10 o'clocl
tomorrow morning.
According to the almanac Saturday wa
the shortest day in the year and the be
ginning Of winter.
Henry s. Sherman, formerly of Noun
Holly, has been appointed engineer Of
Chester township.
Nearly all the manufacturing firms In
Mount Holly will distribute Christmai
candy to their employees to-day.
After being Ill for two weeks with hem.
orrhages of the nose, Charles E. Rogers,
of Bispham street, has resumed work
again.
Chalkley NJ. Ballinger. an honored res
ident of Moorestown, was buried in the
Colestown cemetery on Saturday after
noon.
Taxes, building loan, lodge dues and
Christmas obligations all come In q hear
Just nsw. making 1t very binding for q
man Of moderate means.
l. B. Dubell, of Philadelphia. spent
Sunday In Mount Holly with hi brother,
Alexander Dubell. The former was &C
companied by his family.
A large steam siren whistle is to be pur-
chased by the authorities of Moorestown.
1t will be placed on the ice plant of j. 8.
Collins s. Son and used for fire alarm
only.
Announcement has been made of the
engagement of Rev. G. F. Fens, of Ran
cocas, and Miss Edith NJ, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Batten. of Cam
den.
The Mount Holly Lodge of Moose held
very pleasant social and vaudeville en-
tertainment ON Thursday night. The
event was largely attended and highly en-
joyed.
Getting themselves into trouble by
stealing chickens on the farm Of Edward E.
Logan, on the South Pemberton road,
two large hawks were caught in a steel
trap.
A company at Medford, organized to
operate cranberry bogs, having a capital
of $12, 900, has been incorporated by Ed
ward B. Reeve, Walter Jones and Albert
W. Jones.
Accused of uttering a forged check at
the Mercer hotel, conviction followed the
trial of Edward Lon gstreet at Trenton on
Thursday. The defendant was a former
resident of Mount Holly.
Media Smell, the speedy PAGER owned by
William Jones, of Medford, and which
was badly injured in a race at the recent
Mount Holly fair, has recovered under
the care of DIR. j. Hume Carter.
On Thursday evening a reception will
be rendered to Rev. and Mrs. A. E Lilies,
the former being the new pastor of st.
Paul's Methodist Church, where the event
will be held on Thursday evening.
In some of the Mount Holly stores
where the proprietors have been liberal
advertisers during the holiday season, the
clerks report that they have become foot
sore waiting IN the large number of GUS
TONERS coming their way.
Edward b. Hulse and William B Gro
zier. of Mount Holly, have purchased a
bowling alley, pool and billiard room and
cigar store at Bridgeton. J. Clayton An
derson will remove to that city this week
and take charge of the business.
Interested people are pleased over the
announcement made by State Commits
sioner Col. E. A. Stevens, that the first
road to be built In this county next spring
will be that on the river front running
from Burlington TO Bordentown.
The burning out of a chimney at the
residence of Mrs. Stokes, on Broad street,
brought the fire department to the scene
shortly before one O'Clock yesterday af-
ternoon. The trouble was subdued with
out any damage being done.
A proposition to investigate the matter
of a pure water supply for Mount Holly,
at a cost of $500. presented by Wood &
Mcmillan. of Philadelphia, has been turn
ed down by the township committee, who
will look into that matter themselves.
The Baptist Sunday school held Its
Christmas anniversary exercises last even
ing. The entertainment was very enjoya-
BILE. Those of the Methodist and st. An
drew's Churches will occur tonight, and
similar exercises by the ~Presbyterians
will take place next Friday.
An inspiration seized Claude B. Bull
lock on Saturday afternoon. when he took
advantage of the pleasant weather and
enjoyed a trip In his canoe. Starting
from Hacks wharf he padded up the
raceway, pulled his canoe over the dam
and took a spin down the creek.
1t will be fifty years ago on New Years
day since the first train of cars ran from
Mount Holly to Pemberton. Restore B.
Lippincott. of Washington street, was
one of the passengers. all of whom were
given a free ride. The matter may pass
unnoticed by the railroad officials, but
John Elfreth, iagman at the Washington
street crossing, will decorate his office In
honor of the event.
A woman from the pines drove to Mount
Holly, on Thursday, and brought a load
Of Christmas greens. In answer to a
question she said she sold the wresths at
IS cents each or two for a quarter. She soon
disposed Of her stock at the latter figure
and wondered what made business SO
brisk. The only enlightenment she re
ceived came from a boy, who remarked
that 1t was unlucky to purchase greens
on Friday.
During the term when William W.
Worrell. of Mount Holly, served as Sheriff,
the jail was badly undermined by rats,
and he got entirely rid of these destruc-
tive rodents by purchasing a fox and
keeping the animal in the jail yard In
q short time all rats disappeared, and Mr..
Worrell says its value to the county
has been worth at least a thousand dol
lars. Probably with the idea of securing
possession of its fur, some person In the
jail killed the fox last week.
1t is said that Colonel Edward L Dob
bins, of Newark, brother-in-law of U. s.
Marshal Thomas ]. Alcott, of Mount Hol-
", who has become interested In the mat
ter has decided tn nurchase from tho Pnr-