The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-01-09
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
LOCAL NEWS.

Rev. Charles Ogden will lead the Ep
worth League service at the N. Z. churcl
next Sunday evening.
Anna, wife of Albert K. Paul. of Mil
street, was buried In the Brotherhood
cemetery Saturday afternoon.
As the result of jumping from a wagon
Thomas Mcfarland, of Burlington town
ship, sustained broken ankle.
Mrs Friant, mother of Horace Friant
10 now residing In Mount Holly, after liv
ing In one house at Rancocss for twenty
nine years.
The Rube Minstrel people Of the Mohi
can boat club, Of Florence, have been en-
gagged to give a show at Pemberton In the
near future
Judge Joseph 81. Gaskill has bought OF
Martha 8. Hollingshead eighteen acres OF
land adjoining the farm he recently pur.
chased at Moorestown.
1t is reported that blooming dandeliona
and other flowers were picked by bota'
mist on New Years day between Pember-
ton and Browns Mills.
Mark L. Durand, clerk In the Union
National Bank, is at the home Of his
wife's aunt. Mrs. Lippincott, of Burling-
ton. III with appendicitis.
A blaze was discovered In the r. P.
Sword factory on Friday evening. The
IRE was extinguished in time to prevent a
destruction of the building.
Patrick MCGEE, of Moorestown, was
found In Camden on Friday, unconscious
from cold. He was taken to Cooper
hospital, where he was soon revived.
Notwithstanding the cold weather which
made matters uncomfortable on Friday
and Saturday, some enthusiastic anglers
were at the mill dam fishing for pike.
Lester Collins, of Moorestown, who 10
to be married to Miss Anna May Albertson,
Of Magnolia, on January 23d, has broken
arm, the result of being kicked by horse
At the Baptist church, Mount Holly, on
Thursday, January 10, will be held the
mid-winter institute of the Womens
Christian Temperance Union of the county
Lawrence s. Swain, of Bliss, Oklahoma,
and Miss Elizabeth Trainor, of Burlington,
were married on Wednesday morning at
st. Paul's church. Burlington, by Rev.
Father Russi.
An automobile that was being backed
on High street, Tuesday afternoon, snap
ped an awning post at the base In front Of
Holeman's clothing store. The car was in
charge Of stranger.
At Bordentown, on Wednesday eve
ming, occurred the marriage Of Miss Ethel
Stephens, Of that place. and VIM. Mckay,
of Kinkora. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. F L Jewett.
District Deputy Scholey, of Burling-
ton, came to Mount Holly on Friday
night and installed the officers of New
Jersey Lodge. No 1, Knights of Pyth-
las. At the close of the meeting oys-
ter stews,' ice cream and cake we're served.
As the climate was not suitable In
Florida for recovery of his health, s.
Budd Perkins has returned to his home at
Beverly. He distributed several young
alligators to friends as souvenirs Of his
southern trip, where he found the weather
very damp.
Because of inadequate accommodations
which have existed at Chatsworth, the
increased number of pupils made 1t neces-
sary to enlarge the town ball for school
purposes. over which Miss E. Florence
Wallace, of Moorestown. will preside as
teacher.
Unable to tell how the accident happened |
because of its quickpess, but having nc
doubt as to the result. Harry Hopkins, OF
New Egypt. had the forefinger of his left |
cut off and the other phlanges badly |
lacerated by coming In contact with
circular saw.
Charles Storey, carpenter. sprained a
leg last week by falling from scaffold at
the house being erectad on Washington |
street, near the bridge. James Ruark,
another carpenter, had his scalp cut by |
piece of lumber that was dislodged by |
Storey when he fell.
The plan of Improvements adopted for |
the interior of the America hose house. |
was completed last week by the installa- |
ton of q maple floor This step |
was found necessary to support the ap-
paratus used by the company, which now |
has well appointed quarters.
Through Assemblyman Blanchard Il.
White. attorney in the matter, an abso-
lutte divorce has been granted to Leila
Taylor, of Ocean City, from her husband,
Samuel T. Taylor, of Mount Holly, and |
to Mary Champion, of Medford. from her |
husband. George Champion, of Trenton.
The H. B. Smith Machine Company has
In working It's new portable ssw mill.
which will be used to convert into packing |
box material the trees standing near the |
railroad station at Smithville. This grove |
has heretofore been g favorite picnic |
ground, but 1t has been doomed and will /
soon disappear.
Tom johnson and the other artists en- |
pioyed at his barber shop on Main |
street, have been living high since the |
first of January. With nine oppossums
already disposed of in epicurean style so |
far this month, and with three more COM
ing their way. 1t is their purpose OF max
ing a possible record of twenty-five be-
fore the arrival of warm weather.
Considerable interest was shown In the |
poultry and pet stock show at Camden
last week. Mount Holly breeders had
o number of entries, some Of whom
were quite successful. Local winners were
as follows. In the single-comb Brown Leg
horn classes Joseph R. Gillian got first
on q cockerel, thirds on hen and pullet,
fourth on a cock. fifth on a pullet. silver
medal for best cockerel, and setting sof
eggs on q pullet. Samuel VanSciver, of
Birmingham. got first prize and special
on single comb White Leghorn eggs.
In the maltese pigeon classes, g. H. Du-
bell got first, two seconds. third,
fourth and fifth; John Garrett. first and
fifth: JOS F. Taylor. two firsts. a second,
two thirds, fourth and fifth; Harry Haw-
kins, Jr., first, two seconds, two thirds
and fourth and silver cup for best old
white hen in the show.
An instance of how some of the Gus
TONERS Of the Public Service Company are