The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-10-08
The MOUNT HOLLY NEW
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1912
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
Willitt D. Shinn has purchased the ics
business of Anderson & Dennis.
Lippincott's coal yard will be closed OF
Thursday on account of the fair.
Samuel Kirby, of New Egypt. is re
covering from an attack of typhoid fever
James K. stoddard is studying medicine
ct the John Hopkins University, Balti
more.
Fred E. Colder Ia employed as q travel
Ing salesman for piano firm located al
Allentown, Pa.
The lodge of Elks will hold g
social session. the first of the season, on
Tuesday evening. October 10.
Oliver G. Billings. the popular clerk In
Dubells drug store. was laid up two days
last week with severe cold.
The next legal holiday will be Colum-
bus day, which falls on Saturday next,
the anniversary of the discovery of Amer.
lea.
Harry Hawkins, Jr., clerk Of the Board
of Freeholders, has been summoned to
appear with his minute books before the
grand jury.
On Thursday evening, October "a. Paul
II. Pearson. NJ. A., Lift. D., will appear
hnw 30 Io1& Al Ia
Whitcomb Riley"
Union revival services will begin at the
Eayrestown school house on Sunday even
ing, October IS, and continue every even
ing for two weeks.
4 saw falling from a nail, on Wednes-
day, cut cash In the head of Mrs. Joseph
Norcross, of New Egypt as she was
passing from one room to another.
Interesting services were held In the
Methodist church on Sunday. in obser-
vance of rally day. The church was
tastetully decorated for the occasion.
As the result of falling down flight
Of steps at her home. on Tuesday, Mrs.
Keturah Lytle. of Bridgeboro. had cash
cut in her head which required nineteen
stitches to close.
After spending the summer clerking in
q hotel at Maine. Arthur N. Plummer
Of Mount Holly, left yesterday to resume
his former winter position In the Hotel
Irving, Philadelphia.
The store property of Abraham Saltz-
man. on Mil street, has been greatly
improved in appearance by the installation
Of 9 new front, which gives the place
more business-like appearance.
Arrangements hive been made to give
o minstrel entertainment and dance at
Jobstown Tor the benefit of st. Andrews
church at that place. The event will be
held on Tuesday evening, October 20.
Melchor Lippincott is very proud of
new up-to-date gun which he received as
present from Alexander Dubell, last
week. The young man Ia anxiously
awaiting the opening of the rabbit season
While working on the ruins caused by
the burning of the Kaplan plant on King
street. on Tuesday. George B. West,
owner of the site, was struck In the eye
by flying spike and painfully injured.
The Home Missionary Society of the
Methodist church will give Halloween
baked bean supper at the home of Mrs.
Carrie Denness, Mill street, on Tuesday
evening, October 2sth. Tickets % cents.
1t became lawful on Tuesday last for
gunners to allow their dogs to run rsh-
bits. and since that time many hounds
have been exercised to get them In con-
dition for the opening of the season on |
November /.
The filthy condition Of lower Main |
street on Sunday morning was a disgrace
to community of the standing of Mount |
Holly. and could not fail to give a bad |
impression to the many strangers who are
In town for the fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hawkins, ST., were
in Philadelphia department store
making some purchases, last week, when
an oblieing lady clerk handed Mrs. |
Hawkins chair and said: There ia a |
seat for your father"
The seventh annual dairy show will be |
held at Chicago, ILL.,, for October "a to
November 2. c. Craig Tallman. a well-known
farmer near Columbus, expects to be
present and make an exhibit of marketing
milk and cream.
At the opera house tonight Manager
Hulse will present Nine. Sarah Bernhard
and her all star company. In the great
spectacular photo-piay. Queen Eliza
beth. Other good performances will
feature the fair week.
Six memorial windows are to be placed
In the auditorium of the Methodist church.
Efforts are being made to place similar
window In the Presbyterian church, In |
memory of Caroline Bullock, deceased, |
who was liberal giver to the church.
Miss Sophia J. Coffin, q missionary from
Africa, will deliver an address at the |
afternoon session Of the Women's Foreign
Missionary Society of the Trenton dis |
trict, which will be held In the Methodist
church. Mount Holly, on Wednesday,
November 6.
Rogers & Boyd are erecting large ad-
dition to their feed mill on Read street.
In addition to this improvement, made
necessary by their increasing business,
they are Installing 40 horse power gas
engine. and Sprout & Waldron roller
bearing sttrition mill.
The unclaimed letters which remain un-
claimed in the post Office for the week
ending October s. are as follows: A.W.
Copron, Miss Gasfeld. ]. H. Hoffman.
Miss Fannie Meldrew. Harry Markgate,
George Stout, letters; A. W. Martin, A.
c. Jones. Miss Cisea Weldue. postals.
The sum of $500 Is necessary to carry
on the work of the County Young Mems
Christian Association for another year.
The finance committee of the organization,
In order to raise this money. has set apart
Friday, November 1st. when systematic
canvass will be made In efforts to secure
the desired results.
Incorporation papers have been filed In
the county clerks Office by Samuel A.
Neidich, John w. Davis and Charles A.
Rigg, promoters of the Guertin- Dsnforth
Company. of Burlington. which concern