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

The w. G. T. U. will meet at the hom,
of Mrs. Armstrong, 1O8 Water street
Tuesday, December 81.
A representative was In Mount Holly
on Thursday looking over the field with
the idea of organizing a branch of the
Woodmen OF the World.
While handling a large butcher knife
on Friday evening, George Boxer, EN-
; cash In the foreflnger of his left hand
The wound was dressed at Dubelps drug
store.
James Mitchell, 90 years old, who in
his early manhood was a stage driver on
the road between Mt. Laurel and Camden,
died yesterday at the home of his son,
John ]. Mitchell, at Haddonfeld. Mr..
Mitchell retired from the stage business
forty years ago and lived until a short
time ago on his farm at Marlton.
The Burlington Gazette announces its
intention of leaving the field of daily news
papers and issuing a weekly only. Its
reason for this action is lowing to un-
avoidable conditions which are patent to
all practical newspaper men" These
reasons are that the city stores are monop-
olizing all the trade of purchasers
and likewise do their advertising in the
daily newspapers of the larger cities.
There is something in the latter argument.
Mount Holly merchants, however, are wide
awake, and see the value of their home
papers. THE News does not have reason
to complain of lack of support, nor does
either of the other papers, but we are just
In the position that the Gazette Is going to
occupy, that of a weekly journal. Daily
papers so near the large cities are ticklish
propositions. We hope the Gazette will
be greatly benefited by the change 1t pro-
poses to make.
Mrs. Beulah II. Gaskil, the estimsble
wife of Robert s Gaskill, died at Hahne-
mann hospital, Philadelphia, last Thurs
day, aged 55 years. Mrs. Gaskill had
undergone an operation. over two weeks
before, for the removal of a tumor of the
breast and the operation seemed to have
been successful. She had almost entirely
recovered from its effects and it was ex-
pected that she would be discharged from
the institution in a few days. On Mon
day of last week an affection of her
heart developed. and finally re-
suited In death. Mr.. Gaskill was present
at the end, having had a room at the hos
pital and In constant attendance during
his wife's stay there. The funeral took
place yesterday from her late residence on
High street. Interment was made In
Mount Holly cemetery.
A funny situation presented itself one
day last week when three Mount Holly
sports began to celebrate Christmas.
They drank all of the liquor that one of
the men had In his house, then they began
to figure how to get more. 1t was finally
that the host should hire 8 horse
and wagon, furnish a pint to keep the
crowd warm on the way, and they were to
go to the woods and get Christmas greens.
The proceeds from the sale of the greens
to reimburse the fellow who stood for
expenses and the balance was to be divid-
ed equally. Everything worked all right
up to a certain point. The liquor was
put away, the greens were cut and the
prospect of getting some cash looked
good, but just as the trio were about to
leave the woods they were confronted by
a man who leveled a loaded double barrel
gun at them. He said he had rented
the woods for cunning purposes, hence
the greens were his. He ordered the men
to unload. They looked at each other and
at the gun, and they decided that
he two barrels meant more business thar
cared to handle, 80 they meekly step
ped down and put their load of greens on
the ground. Now the fellow who furnish
ed the refreshments and the team talks of
bringing suit to recover the outlay of
cash, and the other fellows are talking of
the man behind the gun for the
shock given their nerves.