The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-02-03
New Advertisements.
LOCAL NEWS.

1eSUeruay WAS SIOuiiu hoS o"y'
saw his shadow, without doubt
Samuel ]. Painter has been reappoint
ed drawtender of the Delanco and Riv
erside bridge.
A baby boy arrived at the home
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Nitchman, OF
Church street, on Tuesday.
Willard F. Lippincott entered upoi
his new duties yesterday at the law offic
of William d. Lippincott, at Camden.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert c. Chance, 3D.
are occupying their Philadelphia resi-
dence for the remainder of the winter
Richard Lamb has been improving thu
interior of some of the rooms in the
New Washington House with new wal
decorations.
Because of a long-standing illness
Watson Emley, of Unionville, was re-
moved to the county hospital last week
to undergo an operation.
Abram r. Gerber has sold to Mrs.
Mary Elizabeth Johnson the house and
lot No. II Wall street. The sale was
made by A. A. Anderson.
The matter of calling pastor will be
considered by the congregation at the
close of prayer meeting to be held In
the Baptist church tomorrow night.
All the trees in front of the property
of Edward Hack on Mill street were cut
down last week. Several large naples
were also removed on Mount Holly ave-
nue..
New plate glass has been installed in
the doors in the building of the Bell
Telephone Company. The change makes
a noticeable improvement both inside
and out.
Lawrence w. Jones has been suffer
ing with painful wound, having been
stabbed in the hand by highwayman
Wednesday night.
Herbert c.. Harris, of Pemberton, who
has been employed in the local post office
for some time, has been notified of his
appointment as railway mail clerk. He
will enter upon his new duties next week.
AS the result of an operation through
which she recently passed at the Wills
Eye hospital, Philadelphia, Mrs. Lydia
Seaman, of Budd street, had cataract
successfully removed from one of her
eyes.
Announcement has been made of the
engagement of Clarence G. Webb and
Miss Frances Z. Brown, both of Browns
Mills. The event is to take place next
June and then trip to Bermuda will
follow
William G. Lippincott will have big
sale of stock, crops, wagons, etc., on the
John Deacon farm, near Arney's Mount,
on February 18th, when everything on
the premises will be sold to the highest
bidder.
t. Edward Brown, of Burlington, was
brought to the Burlington County Hos
pital, on Wednesday, suffering with
pneumonia. He was in a serious con-
dition for few days, but is now much
improved.
Record of the weather kept by Charles
H. Estill, Church street, for the month
of January: Clear days, s.; cloudy days,
3; rainy days, 4; rain with lightning and
thunder, L; light SHOWS, 4 clear and
cloudy days, s.
AS result of his automobile having
been run down by a train recently, a
suit for $4,000 has been instituted by
Mahlon P. Hartshorn, formerly of Mount
Holly, against the West Jersey and Sea
shore Railroad.
The Philologus minstrel organization,
at meeting held on Wednesday night,
decided to disband. Disagreement among
the members relative to the presentation
of minstrel show this season was the
cause of the trouble.
In a matter that was heard before
Justice Slack on Thursday, A. S. Prick
lit, of Medford, secured judgment in the
sum of about $50 on promissory note
from Albert w. Jones, of Friendship,
which settled deal in the sale of horses.
Thursday night vaudeville perform
ance and reception to ladies was given
by Washington Camp, No. II, p. o. S.
of A., at their meeting held in the Kel-
sey & Killie building. There was large
attendance and a delightful time pre-
vailed.
At the meeting of the Young Friends
Association, at the home of Eiwood H.
Stokes on Thursday evening, the follow
ing officers were elected: President,
Henry c. Shinn; vice president, Hiram
H. Earnest; secretary, Miss Adelaide
Gemberling; treasurer, Miss Julia Lip
pincott.
For several days Henry Rosenfeld has
been suffering from injuries which he
received when knocked down by motor
cycle ridden by William II. Stevens,
ianitor of the Bell Telephone building,
as he was about to take trolley car at
the corner of High and Mill streets on
Thursday afternoon. The machine was
also damaged and Stevens had an arm
badly injured.
1t looked like a desperate situation
which Sheriff Jordan and several Others
prepared to meet after being notified
early on Tuesday morning that burglars
were seen operating on the safe in the
railroad station at Birmingham. Unde
Al II: RI IL.
by telephone was correct, the Sheriff ano
four officers jumped into automobile
and made hasty trip to Birmingham
where they found a man sleeping VIII,
had entered by rear window for
nights lodging. He was brought to tn
county Jail and recognized as Harr,
English, who is to be tried on charg
of stealing wire from the mills at Roet
ling. The fellow forced his way into tn
railroad station to sleep off jag whic
proved too heavy for him to carry, an
without any intention of committin
robbery.
Fortunately no dangerous results hay
followed the injury which a small be
named Lawrence Dolly received whe
he was run over by the automobi
driven by Harry Z. Dubell on the Bo
tons Landing road near Moorestown, c
Tuesday afternoon, as the latter was r
furninu from u,aat;nu Of DNnaof