The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-01-28

] ] Fenstermacher has sold the thre'
story frame dwelling, 211 Pine street, t.
Charles Gehringer, of Mount Holly.
Canoeists from Moorestown and Phil
adelphia came to Mount Holly on Sunday
3 and enjoy ed paddle on the upper creek
: James Regars, of Burlington, has an
nounced the engagement of his daughter
, Miss Cora, to Raymond Dennis, of Mount
Holly.
The quarantine has been removed from
the home of Dr. j. E. Whitman, on White
street, where there has been a case Of
diphtheria.
At Its meeting tonight the township
committee will give first reading to an
ordinance prohibiting roller skating on
the sidewalks.
j During the past week Edward Phares
and James Assay caught some nice pike
at the saw mill basin and Schrayshuen's
cove. The season will close next Friday.
A. Robert Broadwater and John Low
township committee to succeed Jesse G.
Conway and Ira s. Jacobs On the Moores-
town police force.
James Buckalew, "a years old, living
near Bordentown, is hustler Last fall
he picked up $50 bushels of potatoes,
husked 300 stacks of corn and did con-
siderable cunning.
| The subject of Rev. r. II. Bakers dis
course at the Baptist church next Sunday
evening will be Jesus and the People F"
There will be special music by the choir.
A cordial welcome to everybody.
While coon hunting a few nights ago.
dogs freed an animal and it was killed by
party of Medford sports. When the
prize fell to the ground the men found
that instead of a coon they had shot cat.
An exchange last week had the follow
Ing peculiar notice:
William T. Baggs, of Beverly, has an
nounced his candidacy for the Democratic
nomination for sheriff at the expiration of
the term of the present incumbent.
After being In poor health for long
time. Francis Naylor, of Mount Holly
avenue, went to Hahnemann hospital,
Philadelphia. last week, and on Wednes-
day was operated upon for an inward
trouble.
February 1st is the last day that dogs
will be allowed to run at large. After
that date all owners who permit their
hounds to run will hold themselves liable
to penalty of $50. The law is to be en-
forced In this county.
Frank Dougherty was brought from
Philadelphia to Mount Holly, on Tues
day, by officer Charles II. Borton. He is
wanted for trial In connection with the
case of the Hunter National Envelope
Company, of Riverside.
While fishing at Tomlinson's pond last
week. Joseph Ross, of Marlton, instead
of landing a nice pike caught chicken
Ross laid his line on the ground for min
ute. when along came hen that swallow
ed both the bait and hook.
Struck In the face by red hot bottle
thrown by Ira Higgins towards the waste
can at the Star glass works, Medford,
james Sidebottom was severely burned
about the neck. Four stitches were re-
quired to close cut on his lip.
Six young women who were chosen to
act as bridesmaids for the wedding of
Miss Florence Powell, of Palmyra, were
her pail bearers on Tuesday. The same
minister who was to have performed the
wedding ceremony read the burial service
A pretty wedding took place in the
Presbyterian church at Edgewater Park,
on Friday afternoon, when Miss Adelia
Davis, of that place. became the bride of
Henry Wilson, of Trenton The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. Arthur
Phillips
The Knights of Columbus, of Mount
Holly, will hold their sixth annual ami
versary in st. Mary's hall, on Washington
street. Thursday evening, January Both
The entertainment will consist of a must
Gale and dancing, after which refreshments
will be served.
The unclaimed letters and postals that
remain In the post Office for the week end
ing January 25th, are as follows: Miss
Alice Pank, Fl. v. Wayne, Frank Wilson,
letters. Mrs. Mammie Baynard, Mrs. G.
Gresham, Master Carol Radigan, Jose
phine Sweet, postals.
Dubel's drug store was crowded yes
terday morning when the sale of seats
opened for the Philologus Ministries which
will be given in the opera house on the
evenings of February and 6. Nearly 400
tickets were sold during the first hour
Good seats can still be obtained.
While dismantling two leather-covered
chairs which are to be upholstered anew,
Harry w. Kempte found matches in both
of them last week. He says he sometimes
finds money in the hair or grass, but
thinks thinks the line should be drawn on
matches, which are sometimes the cause
of fires of mysterious origin.
An +. nj. +. automobile with broken
axle became stalled on upper High street
on Sunday, and yesterday it was towed
to the Mount Holly Garage for repairs
The car belonged to Mrs. AugustusS But
terworth, of the Ridgway House, Phil
adelphia, who was accompanied by par
ty of ladies'
On Thursday night three men broke
into the railroad station at Browns Mills,
and from that portion of the building
used by the Adams Express Company,
carried two trunks into the woods, broke
them open and stole all their contents
The thieves left their own clothing be-
hind. There is no clue.
The annual banquet of Company E, of
Mount Holly. will be served by the mem
bers of st. Eliza5eth's Guild, In the par
ish building of st. Andrews church, on
Friday evening, January 81. Among the
speakers will be Senator White and As
semblymsn Peacock. The event prom
ises to be pleasant one.
Senator Blanchard II. White has
introduced a bill making the open
season for quail. rabbit, squirrel
English or ring neck pheasant, ruffed
grouse. prairie chicken, wild turkey or
Hungarian partridge, from November 10Th
to December 25th. inclusive. The bill