The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-01-21

Norman Zelley and Joseph Carr Kini
don, I'd. who have been quite sick wit
pneumonia. are out of danger and wi
soon be able to be out.
The men of the churches will meet TO
devotional service In st. Andrews Paris
building next Sunday morning at $50
Leader, Hugh D. Maydole, of Haddonfeld
At three o'clock on Saturday morning
Earl Assay, member of the township
committee, summoned the police to Churcl
street. where they found a drunken woman
lying in the rain. She was removed t.
the county jail.
An interesting foot ball game will b.
played in the address given by Paul w
Garrett, of Camden. at the boys meeting
next Sunday afternoon at four o'clock In
the Y. M. G. A. building. Every boy
fourteen years of age and over should
hear him.
After his son-in-law, Oscar Haines, had
threatened to assault all hands In the
house, on Saturday night, ]. Wardell
Shinn, of Ridgway street, summoned the
police to arrest the man. Officer Collins
responded, but on reaching the house
found that the peace disturber had disap-
peared.
George W. Savage died suddenly on
Saturday morning at his home 5452 Chest
nut street, Philadelphia. He had been In
bad health for several years Mr.. Savage
was secretary of the Brotherhood Wine
Company of New York. He was men,
Der of Mount Holly Lodge of Elks. He
will be buried to-day at Railway, his
former home.
Harry Smith and Roy Robinson, two
Mount Holly boys, have returned home
again after an extended tour via the
freight line, each obtaining a free pass
from the society of the wanderlust, which
enabled them to take passage on any line
free of charge. When they reached the
state of Texas, they decided that they had
travelled far enough and made their way
back to Mount Holly.
John Green, colored man, was arrested
on charge of stealing wearing apparel
from William Dan Lee, at the Independent
Brick company's works, near Kinkora, on
Saturday. Justice of the Peace John
Magee, acting as mayor in place of Mayor
Kunzi. gave the man hearing and held
him In bail in the sum of 5000 to answer
at the April term of the Burlington
county court.
When work on the oyster shell road be-
ing built from Mount Holly to Lumber
ton reached the farm of D. Budd Coles,
last week. it was proposed to cut down a
row of trees along his property to widen
the road to thirty feet as provided In the
contract. Mr.. Coles objected and has
secured rule, to be heard before Vice
Chancellor Leaning next Monday, requir-
ing the township to show cause why the
road should encroach on his property.
Captain Francis Patton died at his home
In South Byheld, Massachusetts, Sunday.
Captain Patton was we'll known here
His wife is a niece of DR.. w. p Mel
cher. The captain followed the sea for a
long time, but his health compelled him
to sell his interest In large vessel, and
he rented small farm where he was de-
voting his time to raising chickens His
health had been poor for long time, but
there was no idea that the end was so near.
The probability of not being able to
gather crop of Ice this winter because
of the mild weather, has stirred dealers In
that commodity to action, and Francis O.
Durand Is the first to take the initial steps
towards having an ice plant erected In
Mount Holly. He is now making a can
vass to ascertain how much stock our citi-
zens will subscribe for such purpose Mr..
Durand feels confident that such an in
dustry would be financial success.
While riding from his home at Moores-
town to Bridgeboro on Sunday night.
Powell Leeds, his three daughters and
son, were the victims of bold highway
robbery, which crime was committed by
George Goodwin, colored, who made
Leeds hand over all his cash at the point
of revolver. Shortly after the authori-
ties had been notified, Chief of Police
Conway had the fugitive under arrest and
he was identified by Leeds. The fellow
made a confession to Detective Parker,
and at yesterdays session of court Goodwin
was arraigned before Judge Horner and
he entered plea of guilty. Sentence
was deferred.