The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-10-21
LOCAL NEWS.


family of DR.. H. E. Longsdorf.
A large addition has been made to the
grist mill operated by Rogers & Boyd.
Ladies night" will be observed next
Friday evening by the Knights of Pyth-
las.
Detective Ellis H. Parker has been laid
up for week with congestion of the
lungs.
The w. C. T. U. will meet at the home
of Mrs. Henry Warner, ia Shreve street,
next Tuesday afternoon.
Chancellor Walker has appointed
Blanchard H. White, of Mount Holly, a
special master in chancery.
Members of the local lodge of Moose
will give reception Thursday evening
at their handsome home.
" William III. Dobbins, of Madison ave-
nue., has accepted position at the New
York Ship Company's plant at Camden.
where 1000 persons are employed.
John Worlin, who has returned from
an extended trip abroad, is now telling
his friends of the delightful time he had
visiting his former home in Ireland and
touring that country
Mrs. H. |. Budd, president of the
Mount Holly w. C. T. U. was elected a
delegate to the national convention of
the W. G. T. U. which will be held at
Asbury Park, beginning October %.
The bowling season will open at the
alleys of A. Kropp, Mill street, next
Wednesday evening, October 20, when
there will be a match between local
players and team from Bridgeton.
Several local lodges are organizing teams.
DIR. John j. Flynn, who has conducted
drug store in the former Lewis building
for many years. has begun to remove
some of his stock, and about November
/ he will open a new store in his own
building on High street, next to Bowen's
restaurant, which he remodeled for that
purpose.
HI. Carlton Jones, who operates the
Wisham farm near Mount Holly, Sc
cured Polish farm hand from an en-
ployment agency in Philadelphia on
Wednesday, and brought him home.
During the night the stranger made
tour of the house, stealing 50 and box
of cigars Mr.. Jones has not seen the
fellow since.
State game warden Charles c. Morton
has been appointed federal game war
den by the United States Department of
Agriculture. The honor was entirely I'M
solicited. He will cease to serve as
state warden after the first of the year
There are only four federal wardens in
the state. Much credit has been con-
ceded to Morton for being good official.
Vice chancellor Backes has given a
decision in the foreclosure proceedings
instituted by the Mount Holly National
Bank, agent for William p. Bryan,
which is foreclosing a mortgage for
S., 600 given by DIR. Charles w. Hack to
Bryan on cranberry bogs and other land
at Pasadena, near Woodmansie, that
interest thus far accrued and not the
principal, which will not have to be paid
until maturity of the bond and mort
gage.
An unusual long list of unclaimed
mail remains at the post Office for the
week ending October Is, which is as
follows: Geo. Blackville, A. John Boyles,
Moses Berman, w. Cole, Harry S. Cros-
by2, Geo. r. Carey, Ellis Cluslxy (special)
ID. earns. VIM. Flanagan, Joe Hewitt,
Mrs. Mary Hemmings, Lemual A. Hall,
Jos. n. Hurley, Fred Jason, Gus Keehn,
John Keller, Mrs. Mary Setzlof King
man, Miss Grace Mace g. Miss Louise
Lapardy 3, Mrs. /. Martin, Sidney H..
Smith, Mrs. Hannie A. Shemeley, VIM.
NJ. Williams, Miss Ethel Willsory, Leo.
Totten, Eberhard Vollner.
A large number of visitors are expected
in Mount Holly on Thursday, when the
annual convention of the Burlington
County Sunday School Association will
be held in the Baptist church. During
the three sessions the program provides
for an address in the morning by Rev.
Gurdon II. Eggleston, of Brooklyn, on
THE Graded Lesson SYSTEM" which
subject is engaging the attention of Sun
bay school workers. In order that all
children may have an opportunity to at
tend, there will be an object talk in the
afternoon at 3.45 o'clock, on the subject.
what | tell Junior congregations, by
Rev. r. p. d. Bennett, of Germantown.
Pa. In the evening Rev. William Barnes
Lower, of Wyncote, Pa, will deliver the
principal address on the subject: 1.-THE
Sunday School as Soul Saving Force "
Dinner will be served at small cost in the
Masonic Temple by ladies of the loca
Sunday schools.
Notwithstanding the care that has al
ways been exercised at the Mount Holly
aesday afternoon, from the effects o.
which Samuel +. Colder was confined t.
has home for a few days. After 8
plumbers torch had been lighted TO aiC
small cup of gasoline standingon bench
close by became ignited. A few feet dis
tant rested half gallon can of oil, an6
just as it was being removed it also burs
into flames. The can was dropped to tn,
cement floor and some of the burnin.
oil dashed against the left leg of Colder
The fire was Immediately extinguishet
by covering the blaze with blankets anc
burlap. The lower part of Golder's over
alls were burned, and when asked if h,
was hurt he replied Il guess not" Hi
undergarments were not even singed
but when they were pulled up for exami
nation, the flesh on his leg from tn
knee to the ankle came off, and it wa
not until then that he realized he ha'
been injured. The wound was probabl,
caused by the generation of steam.