The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-09-10
Miss Gertrude Wsd DIV Is the new cash.

Miss Gertrude Wad dy Is the new cash
Ter at the Acme store.
Two Mormon missionaries are distribut-
ing literature In Mount holly.
The celebration Of the Jewish new ear
will begin tomorrow evening and con-
tinue until Friday night.
Maurice B. Elbertson has resigned his
position as clerk at Prickett's pharmacy
He is succeeded by Richard 81. Rogers.
The Young Friends Association will
meet at the home of Joseph Engle, near
Hainesport. ON Tuesday evening, Septem-
Der II.
The Grand Circle of New Jersey,
Brotherhood of America, will hold its
annual session at Atlantic City next Mon
day.
The baby grand Schumacher piano,
costing 800. installed In the opera house
lest week, was used for the first time on
Friday night.
The sale of refreshnent stands at the
Mount Holly Fair grounds will take place
on the grounds. Saturday, September 81,
at one o'clock, p. m.
Michael Garsons, sailor on the great
lakes. is prisoner In the county jail. He
Is charged with assaultinglJohn Speenwak
and wife, of Riverside.
Mrs Mary Rossell, of Beach Haven,
mother of William Rossell, of Mount
Holly, died on Friday night. She lived
with her son, Lewis.
On Saturday Herman Krupnick paid
those members of the fire police who
were assigned to duty at the recent fire
which damaged his store.
While working In the Wall Rope Works
at Beverly. on Thursday, Earl McCloskey
lost a finger by getting 1t caught In the
strands of rope he was twisting.
The annual meeting of the Northamp
ton fire department will be held In the
rooms of the America company on Friday
evening. September 20, at O'Clock
An admission ticket to the Mount Hol-
ly Fair will be given with every So pur-
chase made at Holeman's clothing store
Read the advertisement In another col
umn.
Albert Manning, about fifty years old,
employed on the farm of Michael Bran
min, near Lumberton, was kicked on the
chest by horse on Sunday evening and
instantly killed.
On Friday heifer got out of field on
the farm of Stewart Mcfarland, on the
Jobstown road. While grazing on that
thoroughfare the animal was struck and
killed by an automobile.
A German by the name of John Hoffman
is wanted by the authorities. He is sus-
pected of robbing the home of Patrick
McGonigal. near Georgetown, while mem
bers Of the family were at church recently.
John M. HUFF and J. L. P. Eckman
spent Sunday at Woodside Park, where
they met Professor Thomas Shannon,
who has his fine band az that place. Mr.
Shannon was delighted to see old friends
from Mount Holly and gave them good
time.
Pat" Micajah E Matlack's bull dog,
died from poison Saturday. 1t is hard to
see why anybody wanted to get rid of
Pat" He was q good natured animal,
a great favorite with all, especially the
children. But he was a terror to cats,
and 1t Is possible that 'ftabby" conven-
ton decided that he must be put out of
the way.
Setting fire to the contents of his cell In
the new city jail. at Riverside. last week,
was the ruse used by tramp confined as
q vagrant to gain his freedom. With bits
Of roofing and rubbish left by the carpen-
tiers the hobo started blaze that soon had
smoke pouring from the window of the
new building and created deal of excite
ment on the outside. Patrolman Voschel,
with others, rescued the half-smother.
ed tramp and put out the fire. Some of
the rescuers were for calling out the fire.
men and playing hose stream on the mis-
creant, but officials who are proud of the
new jail and we're unwilling to take any
further chances Of damage to the building,
ran the fellow out of town with warning
never to return.