The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-12-31
Remember the dates Of the P%nIlOlOgus

B. Clothier.
Walter Oliver, a well known Pember
ton farmer, is recovering from an opers
ton for appendicitis.
"The Mills of the Gods" a dramati
triumph in pictures, will be shown a
the opera house tonight.
con, aged 70 years, was buried yesterda
from her late residence on Broad street.
A number of Mount Holly young folk
attended dances at Burlington and Mer
chantyille on Friday and Saturday nights
The engagement has been announced o
George H. Fenimore, of Bordentown, AM
Miss Helen /. Willets, of Mount Holl,
avenue.
A drunken man was found unsconsciou
In the snow near Colkitt & Company
feed mill on Thursday. He was taken t.
jail In a wagon.
Members of the cL-rches of Riversid
haYe started campaign to compel a NOR
strict enforcement of the law prohibitin!
minors In and about pool rooms.
Falling down a flight of stairs at hi
home on Thursday afternoon, the 3-year
old son Of Edwin d. Rogers. near Mari
ton, injured himself quite seriously.
The following unclaimed mail remain
at the post office: Mrs. Bessie Archer
Gerald Faulker, Harry Gaskill, Miss Lidi'
s.. Hark. Earl F. Nagle, Miss May Wells.
Notice is given that the fire whistle, 10
Gated at the electric light works, will bt
blown tonight at 10 O'Clock as a part Of
the celebration to usher In the New Year
From a bottle which he found on Wed
nesday, the little son of Pierce Thomp'
son. OF Pemberton, took a good drink Of
iodine. His life was saved by DR.. Hol'
l%ingshead.
William y. Allen. of Medford, has been
showing evidence that beavers are al
work in his woods, where sassafras strip
lings and young trees have been cut down
by the sharp teeth Of these animals
During the past week Mount Holly had
snow-balling, shedding. sleighing. skat'
ing, slush, rain and a miniature flood Of
the cutters because they were not cleaned
This was pretty good for the holidays.
Having sold his practice to DIR. H. E
Longsdorf, after residing In Mount Holly
for several years. DR.. H. r. Faringer IL
arranging tt take his family to Califor-
MIA, and they will not return to this place.
| World, a fraternal and insurance society,
will be organized In Mount Holly during
the coming month. 1t is said that the
names of nearly forty charter members
have been secured.
When he saw an automobile hit a dog
at New Egypt. Harry Higgins, desiring
to render first aid to the injured, rushed
to the animals side. The beast sprang
at him and bit him through the hand,
making a very painful wound.
The County Board of Taxation, after an
appeal on the part of the township com
mittee, decided to increase the value of
the property of the Bell Telephone Com
pany In Mount Holly to the amount of
$25 900. The company sent its check Fri
day for $3.50, the tax on the increased
valuation.
The annual free dinner for children,
given by Mount Holly Elks. was held In
the Masonic Temple on Christmas day,
and was a great success. The number
served was 252, and a lot of baskets OF
food were also sent out to worthy families.
Music was furnished by the Peerless
orchestra.
The Mount Holly Safe Deposit & Trust
Co. and the Union National Bank will
give a luncheon to the lady patrons and
friends of the institutions, on Monday,
January 10. at / to 2 80 p. M, at the bank
ing house. AL ladies who are stockholders
and depositors in either the trust company
or bank. and their lady friends. are cor
daily invited to attend.
While returning from Vincentown On
Christmas afternoon, where they ate din
ner with relatives, DR.. and Mrs. j. Hume
Carter. of Mount Holly, had a narrow es-
cape from serious injury when their sleigh
was struck and slightly damaged by a
trolley just as they were about to enter
the stable alley or High street. The mo-
torman stopped the car in the nick OF
time.
Among the musical numbers of the 1918
C%hautauqua will be the Tyrolean Alpine
singers, seven natives under the leader
ship of Frank Graus. This is unquestion.
ably the finest thing of the kind that has
ever visited this country. During last
winter they appeared a. the New York
Hippodrome in the famous Switzerland
scene in "a Trip Around the World. u
They appear in native Swiss costumes
and sing the characteristic national airs.
Pocahontas TribeNo. IS, Imp'd o. r. NJ,
| elected the folio wing officers last night,
Prophet, Harvey Rossell; sachem,
Elwood Richardson; senior saga.
more, Horace Kintzell; junior sycamore,
Joseph Richardson; chief of records, John
B. Dobbins; keeper of wampum, Daniel
E~ddlemsn; collector of wampum, Garfield
Bozartb; guard of forest, Tilden Bedwellf
trustee, George ]. Robertson; representa-
tive, Charles H. Fitzgerald; ~janitor, Gar
field Bozarth.
Harvey Thomas, editor of the Atlantic
City Reuisw. was indicted by the Atlantic
county grand jury for publication of &
story that former Councilman Louis Stein.
bricker was one who had participated In
the concrete Boardwalk bill graft, ex
posed by the Burns detectives. The CRANE
jury investigated the case against Stein
becker and failed to find anything OIL
which to base an Indictment SO Mr.. Thomas
appeared before the court and pleaded
non vult, which means that there is nj
wish to contend. with a willingness to lie
he charge stand for what 1t is worth
ithout attempting to defend it.
The Mount Holly Water Company hai
received the report of a recent analysis o
its water and the result is highly ~satisfac
tory. Sewage was discovered In small
quantity In the raw water. but the filtered
water showed an entire absence of any
thing detrimental to health. 1t will b
just as well, however, to boil water 70
drinking as the heavy rains o