The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-02-25

sOlulers nome AZ Aearneys having gun
there last week.
A number of Mount Holly young peopl'
attended dances at Burlington and Beverl.
on Friday night
The W. C. t. U. will meet at the hom'
of Mrs. Eliza Claypole, 26 Brainard street
next Tuesday afternoon.
William Norcross, of Shreve street, I
fireman ON the Pennsylvania railroad, re
moved his family to Long Branch, OF
Friday.
Thomas w. Stricken died at his hom'
on Buttonwood street, yesterday. II,
was in his SD year. Interment will b.
made at Lumberton on Thursday.
Letters for Mrs. Lou Apologize, Mrs
Stanford Haines, Michael Edwards and
Miss Bessie stiltz, remain at the post
office unclaimed.
Efforts have been made for several days
to secure competent person to act al
manager for the Burlington County
Farmers Exchange.
The firm of Fitzgerald & Mack has
been dissolved. Mr.. Mack has bought the
gravel and sand pits and teams and will
continue in the business.
Howard Carlow, of Camden, has beer
appointed Circuit Court Judge to succeed
Clarence L. Cole. who has been appointed
Common Pleas Judge for Atlantic county
James Layton, of Pemberton, is able tt
walk about with the aid Of crutches. He
recently had his leg broken while work
ing a stump machine on gravel road al
Browns Mills.
Mrs. Margaret w. Allen. aged SO years
died at her home on Madison avenue last
evening from diabetes. The remains will
be inferred in the Brotherhood cemetery
on Friday afternoon.
Robert Howell, of West Washington
street, Is a patient at the Burlington
county hospital, suffering from lockiaw.
The trouble developed after he nearly
severed thumb while cutting wood with
an axe
On account of the Illness of Mrs. Isaac
B. Parker, the meeting of the Young
Friends Association. which was to have
been held at the home of her husband on
Thursday night, was changed to the meet
ing house.
Examination of candidates for confirm.
alton at the Lutheran church, near Haines
port, will take place on Sunday, March 8,
In German and English languages. Con
6rmation exercises will probably take
place the following Sunday.
Do not forget to hear Mrs. Frank w.
Bible, of Hsngchow, China, in the Pres
byterian church, at 2. 45 o'clock, this even.
ing, instead of February 90. Mrs. Bible
will speak on ''The New China" A sill
yer offering will be taken.
A meeting of young men and older boys
of Marlton, who are interested In forming
a senior Y. M. G. A. group, will be held
at 7.3O next Thursday evening. The
board Of directors and county secretary
Otis B. Read will be present.
The Algonquin Canoe Club, of Burling-
ton, is a new aquatic organization that
sprang into life recently. The club house
will be erected between the slip owned by
Harry B. Grub and the wharf of the
Delaware River Transportation Company.
William Richardson, civil war veteran,
died at his home on Mount Holly avenue
yesterday morning. Several weeks ago
he went to the soldiers home at Vineland
where he became Ill and was brought back
to his home here by his request. He was
eighty five years Of age.
"a Night In Bohemia" has been arraDg-
ed by members of the Loyal Order OF
Moose, Of Mount Holly. Past dictator
Joseph s. Messick Is one of the prime
movers of the event, which will be held at
the home. corner of High and Broad
streets, on Thursday night
George Elwood Pancoast died at his
home on Ridgwsy street last evening. He
had not been In good health for long
time. Mr.. Pancoast was the oldest citi-
zen of Burlington county, If not of the
entire state. being 1o1 years, four months
and tweuty-four days of age.
Asserting that the Court would nc
longer be bluffed, Vice Chancellor Lean
ing. in the Court of Chancery. in Camden
yesterday advised an order committing
Howard Lee, of Palmyra, to jail for con
tempt of court In his failure to pay his
wife. Mrs. Josephine Lee, So week ali
mony. He is 1856 In arrears.
A special trolley VII leave the fountain
for Burlington on Thursday evening a
7.3O o'clock. The car has been chartered
by New Jersey Lodge No. 1, Knights o.
Pythias, whose degree team will confe
the third degree on class of candidate
for Hope Lodge No. 49, On Friday nigh
the local lodge will give vaudeville en-
tertainment.
The railroad station at Lumberton wa
broken into on Wednesday night, tn
thieves going through the window
Several express packages were taken, al
of which contained clothing. This wa
found the next morning up the track ant
was returned to the station agent. TIL
thieves were evidently after money an
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At Bristol, Pa, on Friday, occurred a
interesting live pigeon match between D
Paul, of Philadelphia, and Richard LIANT
of Mount Holly. The contest was at 10
birds and for 800 side Lamb won by
small margin. He killed 81 and Pat
dropped So. In the first twenty bird
Lamb killed 20 and Paul 20; second, Laml
%, Paul 81; third Lamb 90. Paul 23; fourth
Lamb 90. Paul 81. The contest was wi
messed by large crowd of sports.
The Tuckerton Railroad Company no,
has forty men at work putting In new s
pound rails between Barnegat and Man,
hawkin. At later date new rails wi
be put in between Bamber and Whiting
Several other Improvements will be mad
New ties will be laid and new rails an
switches will be put In Manahawkin yar'
The whole system will be in first ella
condition for the heavy travel me-
summer.
Daniel blizzard a conductor ON n
Pennsylvania railroad, has begun suit