The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-05-27
New Aavertisements.
LOCAL NEWS.

for the season on Saturday night.
Asa Roberts, of Stanwick, is suffering
from recent stroke Of paralysis.
Herman P. Shinn, of Mount Holly, II
now employed in q printing office at Eliz
abeth.
The Ella Haines property on Murrel
street has been purchased by Harry Haw
kins, Sr.
The dry goods store of William W
Wetherill will close at 1890 O'Clock or
Friday morning.
Falling down the cellar stairway at heI
home, last week, Mrs. Jerusha Middleton
fractured an arm.
A carload of running horses was ship
ped from the Rancocas stock farm on
Thursday to Toronto.
Theodore B. Gaskill, Of New Egypt,
has applied for divorce from his wife
on the ground of desertion.
Two dog catchers are now operating In
town. The latest person to be put on the
force is Howard Bennett, colored.
James Mercer Davis has laid con-
crete sidewalk In front of his residence,
corner of Garden and cottonwood streets,
Harry Mitchell. of Burlington, died on
Wednesday from apoplexy. He was a
well known base ball player at one time.
A pleasant reception in the Presbyterian
Church was rendered on Friday night to
Rev Frank Wilcox, the new pastor. and
his family.
The engagement has been announced
of Miss Deborah L. Ferrier, of Moores-
town, to G. Edmund Stratton, of Phil
adelphia.
Miss Ella H. Lundy and her father, G..
w. Lundy, have gone to Atlantic City for
the season, to conduct their hotel, the
Calvert, on South Virginia avenue.
The second registered tournament will
take place tomorrow on the grounds Of
the Mount Holly Gun Club. Many ex-
pert shooters are expected to be present.
A very interesting social session was
held ON Friday night by New Jersey
Lodge, No. 1. Knights of Pythias. Many
members of the order and invited guests
were present.
party of robbers In an automobile
stopped at Edgewater Park on Tuesday
night. While breaking into the railroad
station burglar alarm was set in motion
and the men fed.
William H. Borden is now living with
Andrew Taylor on Mount Holly avenue.
His former residence on Garden street,
belonging to the estate of Theodosia Bor-
den, his deceased wife, is TO be sold.
At the Presbyterian Church In Delanco
on Wednesday evening" occurred the mar
rage of Miss Mabel Florence Reed. daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r. Maui. and Al
bert L. Flower, of Riverside. Conn. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. Ray
mond G. White.
Finding that his marriage was not bind
ing because the woman had husband at
the time, Gardiner Hendrickson, of South
ampton township, who was indicted for
bigamy under evidence furnished by Miss
Elizabeth Kite, has been discharged from
jail and the case abandoned.
On Tuesday throat trouble caused the
the death of Miss Pearl r. Kiefer, of
Florence. Deceased, % years old, was
to have become the wife of Assemblymsn
Robert Peacock. Complete preparations
had been made for the event, including
the purchase of home which they had
partly furnished.
At the Presbyterian Church this even
Ing will be held district meeting of the
Burlington County Sunday School As
ISOLATION. MissAlice B. Hamlin, grade su-
perintendent of the New Jersey Sunday
School Association, will give s stereopti-
con lecture showing in full the work of
a graded Sunday school. The public is
invited.
Becoming angered after she received a
kick when she asked for help to assist
with the family washing, on Wednesday,
Mrs. William Tomellier, of Chatsworth,
secured revolver and fired two shots at
her husband without effect. She was
committed to the county Jail. When ar
raigned In court on Thursday, the woman
said she fred In self protection. She will
be examined as to her sanity.
While in Mount Holly driving double
team on Saturday afternoon. Horace Cli-
yer, of Eayrestown, mad a runaway on
Mill street by an automobile soaring his
horses. After the animals had approach.
ed near the fountain one of the horses
fell, and while In that position 1t was
dragged over the pavement to the Arcade
carriage entrance. This brought matters
to a standstill and no damage was done.
At the corner of Mill and Pine street,
sion between automobiles owned by Abra
ham Saltzman, of Mount Holly, and {
Mr.. DevliD, of Moorestown. The latter
mother was thrown out, and when takel
to the residence of a neighbor, It was as
certained that the aged lady was onll
slightly injured. Both cars were some
what damaged and the owners agreed tt
call 1t square.
What might have proved a serious acct
dent on the upper creek Sunday Afternoon
was syerted by fortunate combination o
circumstances. in which a sunken tree ant
the prompt arrival of two local canoeist
materially figured. Four school teacher
from Camden, occupying two canoes. hat
spent the day on the upper creek, and OIL
their return to the wharf the strong cur
rent swept one of the canoes into tn
oYerhanging branches nearly opposite Pa
ducah. In their endeavors to extricat
themselves they overturned the canoe
and the occupants went down in dee
water. One of the ladies could swim
little and being near the shore, succeede,
In pulling herself up the bank. The othe
luckily caught on submerged stump
to which she chung, waist deep in water
calling for help. The occupants of tn
second canoe. being unable to swim, wer
afraid to render much assistance. At tn
time of the accident one local cancels
was making the carry across Smith
meadows. Hearing screams, he dragge
fho canOp IN the uofar end lo,ruohod