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

The Interstate Milk Producers Asso-
citation has fixed the wholesale price of
3 milk at five cents quart for the month of
January.
. Rev. johnson Oatman, Jr., of Mount
i Holly, was one of the speakers at busi-
ness mems banquet at the Hotel Windsor,
: Trenton, on Saturday night.
: Former Sheriff William W. Worrell has
again become active In the business con-
lducted by the South Jersey Tobacco
: Company. of which firm he Is member
At noon, on Tuesday, the Farmers
Trust Company will serve a lunch In the
, banking house on Mil street. The stock
holders and depositors are invited to be
present.
/ Some person evidently had a good
( holiday feast on nine chickens that were
stolen from the hennery Of B. Henry
Jones. on MIL street, just previous to
| Christmas.
While working in house at Riverside
} on Tuesday, Bert Stidfole. Mount Holly
plumber, stepped on a loose board and
fell through to the cellar. He was quite
. badly injured about the face.
The Presbyterian, Baptist and Metho.
dist churches will begin their winter
union meeting In the Methodist church
J next Monday night. These meetings will
! continue two or three weeks.
The Union National Bank and the
Mount Holly Trust Company will provide
lunch as usual after their annual meet
ing on Tuesday. January 9th. to which
their patrons will be cordially welcomed
Elwood Harden, farmer living near
Columbus. who was found dead at his
home on Thursday, was buried yesterday
afternoon from the residence of his broth
er-in-law, Jacob Harker. near Jobstown
In order that she might assist her faith
er, Sheriff Andrew Andrew ]. Jordan, of
Mount Holly, his daughter Ella has re-
signed her position as school teacher in
Delran township. She has been succeed
ed by Miss Olivia Bramall.
The marriage of Warren T. Williams,
of Burlington, and Miss Marion Kathleen
VansciYer, Of Beverly, took place Satur
day evening, December 80, at the parson-
age of the Union N. E. Church, the pas
tor. Rev. J. Il. Payran, officiating.
Owing to the fact that arrangements
have been made to renovate the interior |
NJ the proohvtarfou ohuroh tha oonr .ooa
ton and Sunday school will meet In the |
Y. NJ. G. A. building until further notice |
The first meeting will be held there next
Sunday.
An illustrated lecture under the aus
pices of the Y. n. G. A., will be given in |
the Esyrestown school house by ]. Har-
vey Borton, of Moorestown, on ''The |
Grand Canyon Of Arizona" on Friday
evening January 9th, at 7.45 o'clock.
Admission 10 cents.
Giving but little thought as to the re-
suit that would follow action which he
took on the spur of the moment, Russell, |
son of Charles H. Engle, Jr., of Lum-
berton, was put on the blink, Thursday
morning, when he plsstered hot pump
kin pie against his face. He was badly
blistered.
Inmates at the county hospital at New
Lisbon have been enjoying music during
the holidays from a photograph and set
of records which were presented to the
institution for their benefit by Mrs. VIII
81 al -
Charles A. Bovine gave presents to his
charges In the almshouse.
The following unclaimed mail remains
In the post Office: Albert Buttorff. Mrs. W.
G. Blankenbaker, Cecil Bouser, Claude
Banks, VIM. Gaines, John ]. Halsey, A.
8. Hall. Mrs. Howard Merritt, James
Redge, Mrs. Lydia Gross, Mrs. Walter
Perkins. James Gallagher, Mrs. Jessie
Kelre, Mrs. Howard Merritt, James
Redge.
DR.. John Ssdler Owens. son of Rev.
Marshall Owens, former pastor of the NJ
e. Church in Mount Holly. and Miss JOS
ephine Gillespie Rogers, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Rogers, of As
bury Park, were married on Tuesday af-
ternoou. In st. PsuPs Church, Ocean
Grove. The groom's father performed
the ceremony.
While In Philadelphia recently trans
acting business for Henry Rosenfeld, his
employer, Richard p. Brown was seized
with illness. Falling In faint, he was
somewhat Injured by striking an iron
post. Attended by policeman until he
regained consciousness, Brown was assist
ed to the ferry and he returned to his
home in Mount Holly feeling badly.
Rev. DIR. T. M. Eastwood. pastor of the
First Baptist church at Burlington. gave
bis congregation q pleasant Christmas
surprise, when he announced that suf-
dcient funds had been pledged at Yule-
tide to bring the new building fund
up to total Of $25, 900 cash in the hands
of the supervision committee by May 1,
when the proposed modern edifce would
be started next spring.
The MiTror, In its last issue, departed
from its long standing style of shaping
up the editorial page and adopted the
form used by many of the metropolitan
journals. The new system is pleasing to
the eye and will be satisfactory to the
many readers of that paper. The News
ia pleased to note any advantageous
change in journalism, and the writer feels
more than passing interest in the Mirror,
as 1t was In the Office of that paper half |
century ago that he began newspaper life. |
During recent automobile trip to the |
pines In the car owned by Lewis Fl. Cham |
bers, the car skidded when near the IA |
nous Hedger House and turned turtle. |
The wireless signal of distress sent out |
was taken up by Victor Ritzendollar, the |
Mayor Of Chatsworth, who soon furnish |
ed a pair of mules and with the aid of |
block and fall the machine was put on
its feet again. In addition to Chambers,
the other occupants were Justice Herman
Heilbron and DR.. John ] Flynn, of Mount
Holly, all of whom were thrown out but
escaped injury.
County authorities are investigating
what they believe to have been despe-
rate attempt to burn a general store and
barn at Bridgeboro, owned by Walter
Denning. About half past II O'Clock.
Mrs Denning noticed bright light and