The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-01-06
LOCAL NEWS.

The pictures to be shown at the Oper
House tonight will be of the holida
week standard.
Cleveland Brewer, of White street,
confined to his home by illness. He wa
taken last week with high fever.
Douglass Fisher, of Green street, wa
arrested ON Thursday ON charge of as
sault and battery preferred by his wife.
Business was brought almost to
standstill in Mount Holly by the sever
storm that prevailed on Saturday night
Mrs. Charles Hullings, of Bridgeboro
well advanced in years, fractured al
ankle last week while alighting from
carriage.
An entire new front, of the latest de
sign, is to be placed in the store O
Abram r. Gerber. The work is SEIZED
uled to begin this week.
A chimney was blown down at tn,
residence of Francis Reed, corner O
Brainard and Paxson streets, during tn,
high wind Saturday night.
Howard Apologize, of Madison ave
nue., furnished 5000 bail before Recorde
Herbert ON Thursday night for his APP
pearance at court. He is charged will
assault and battery on his wife.
Evangelistic services began in the
;cf nj, sfrhf nd
continue every night except Saturday
The pastor. Rev. I'll. j. Wright, will
speak each evening on interesting sub
jects.
The marriage of Fred A. Tracey and
Miss Susanna l.. Brotzmann, both OF
Mount Holly, is announced. The cere-
mony was performed at the Methodist
parsonage on New Years day by Rev.
Thomas ]. ]. Wright.
The threatened epidemic of diphthe-
ria at Roebling has been averted. All
the patients now under treatment are
convalescent and no new cases have de-
veloped. The outbreak of scarlet fever
at that place is also under control.
Mrs. Susan Hendrickson, of New
Egypt, who is well advanced in years,
is suffering from a broken arm. She
sustained the injury by falling on ice
which formed after the front porch had
been cleaned.
Louis Richards, who succeeds John
NJ CY,;fb &c c11Y,or;nfan1ant Of tbo d..
lington County Transit Company, en-
tered upon his duties on Thursday.
Mr.. Smith will sever his connection with
the company on January 18th.
Following is list of the unclaimed
mail at the post Office: Mrs. Beatrice
Atkinson, Mrs. S. Becker, Mrs. Ida
Bullock, Alfred Norcross, Mrs. NJ. HI.
Harrison, Mrs. Jacob Thomas, Mrs. John
Mcbride. Mrs. Mary A. Burr, Mrs. An
ma Brown, j. r. Ford.
Lovers of skating had an opportunity
to enjoy that sport on New Years day,
which was reported to be fine on the
coves up the creek. A boy who was in
dulging in that pleasure On Bedwell' S
pond fell and cut such a bad cash in
his leg that he was taken to the Bur
lington county Hospital for treatment.
Shortly after the deer season closed,
Robert Bell, Jr., was arrested for using
his hound to run deer. On Wednesday
Mr.. Bell was given hearing before JUS
tice Lamson at New Gretna and found
guilty. The case has been appealed and
will be heard at Mount Holly V.
Claude Palmer will represent the de-
PENDANT.
There will be several new features at
the Carnival of Opera which Mrs. Cloth
Ter will give for the benefit of the Bur
lington County Children's Home in the
Mount Holly Theatre on Thursday and
Friday evenings, January 18th and 10Th,
and this entertainment promises to
surpass all Others. Reserved seat tickets
may be had at Jones pharmacy.
The mid-winter meeting of the Wo
mems Branch of the New Jersey His
torical Society will be held in Beverly
on Friday, January 9Th. One of the
chief features of the occasion will be {
loan exhibit of article either old or o
some historic ins~.ost. The address will
be given by Mrs. Sydney Norris Ogder
upon subject pertaining to Colonia
women. Mrs. Ogden is well-knowr
member of the Historical Society ant
belongs to one of New Jersey prominen
families
The old year went into Oblivion
during the celebration Wednesday nigh
which marked the birth of the yea
1914, whose advent was ushered in witt
the blowing of whistles, ringing of bell
and midnight shooters that marked tn
turbulent welcome, and many were o.
the job to extend the first greetings {
the new year. There was no mistak
as to the arrival of the midnight houl
An unpleasant part OF the occasion wa
the false alarm of fire that was sounded
causing firemen to leave their warm bed
for needless run. The trouble in thi
direction came about by a man fror
Hartford, who thought he saw hous
on fire while passing out Washingto
street.
Samuel Marris, Mount Holly Italian
started trouble at the Imperial Hotel o
New Years night by drawing kni
and threatening to cut Charles Hope
The bartender elected the man, WI
said he would get Hooper later on. II
threat was renewed on High street, bl
hearing of the matter Policeman Ro
ert Myers kept his eye ON the Italia
and arrested him at the Acme corn
as he was about to plunge the knife in
Hooper. The officer disarmed the pr
oner and took him before Recorder He
bert, who demanded $500 bail for his a
pearance at court. The surety was fu
nished by Abram Gerber, who escort,
Marris to the rectory of Rev. Peter
Hart, where he signed pledge to a
stain from drinking for year. OF
side Of his liquor habit Marris is said
be good citizen.
The heater in the Court House cell
went wrong on Wednesday mornil
and it became difficult to heat the bui
ing. When the janitor, John Shin
raked down some ashes, the hot cS
fell into some water in the fire box til
backed up from an under drain. II
caused gas to form. The explosion ii
followed shook the place, scared sol