The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-11-23
The serious illness of his sister sum-
moned DIR. J. Hume Garter to Gault,
Canada, on Wednesday.


day afternoon, at 121 Union street.
The Sons of Veterans will hold fair
and festival in the Arcade hall on Fri
day and Saturday evenings. There will
be dancing each evening.
Unclaimed letters remain in the post
Office for the week ending November 20
as follows: DIR. C. r. Bennett, Miss Mar
garet NELL, Mrs. A. Rittenhouse, James
Parker, Mrs. May Kenny.
Mrs. Edith Rogers, of High street, at
tended the funeral of Restore B. Lamb,
on Wednesday, and shortly after re-
turning home she was stricken with par
alysis. Her condition was quite serious
for time, but she is now slightly inn
proved.
In night collision Friday between a
team belonging TO Asa Roberts and
driven by John Eldredge, of Moorestown
and an automobile belonging to party
named Haines. of Riverton, at the
Church street crossing of the railroad in
Moorestown, one of the horses had its
leg broken and had to be shot.
Frank A. Hendrickson, of Broad
street, who has been receiving treatment
for paralysis in Philadelphia hospital
for some time, has so far recovered that
he expects to eat his Thanksgiving din
ner at the homeof his sister, Mrs. Joseph
Forsyth, in Camden. He will then re-
turn to the hospital for a few more
weeks treatment.
The first step toward the assimilation
of the system of the Interstate Tele-
phone Company by the Bell Telephone
which recently bought out
the defunct corporation, has been taken
in this region by the cutting in of trunk
lines so as to make con nections between
the Interstate and Bell exchanges in this
district.
Although it is estimated that 300 deer
were killed in New Jersey, most of them
in the lower counties of the state, dur
ing the four Wednesdays of open hunt
ing in the season just closed, hunters be-
lieye that large portion of the big
game has survived and agitation has
been started for changing the game
laws to permit an even greater slaughter
next year.
At its meeting Thursday evening the
Board of Education elected Mrs.
Amanda M. Cary as teacher to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of
Miss Elinor S. Kahn. Mrs. Cary was at
one time student at Farnum school,
but later removed to Philadel-
phia. The Board seems to have been
very fortunate in securing her services,
as she possesses all the requirements for
the department she is to occupy
During the past three weeks w. G..
Wet herill has been giving out tickets
emitting the holder to chance on a
Free" sewing machine, which has been
demonstrated at the Wetherill
stores. The drawing took place Satur-
day afternoon at the high school audi
torium, little May Yeager drawing the
numbers from box. The third drawn
was to be the winner, and it proved to
be that of Miss May Gsell. A require
ment of the contest was that the holder
of the Winning number must be present
at the drawing. Miss Gsell was absent,
SO another number, one held 10y Mrs.
Alice R. Paul, was drawn. The sewing
machine was presented to Mrs. Paul.
In honor of the eighty-fifth birthday
anniversary of the Rev. Thompson II.
Landon, d. ID. Az NJ, principal of the
Bordentown Military Institute, held
Thursday, pupils at the school were
given half holiday and participated in
an impressive celebration. The Rev.
James M. Buckley, Ds ID LII. D., and
Rev. James b. Faulks, A. NJ, of New
York, were the guests of honor at the
dinner. These men are life long friends
of DIR. Landon. Years ago they made a
compact that no matter where they
might be they should meet once in ten
years. This agreement was faithfully
adhered to until the three old friends
advanced in age to degree which made
the number of meetings entirely
too few, SO the agreement was changed
to every five years.
The County Board of Elections was
engaged nearly all day Friday recount
ing the ballots cast for member of the
Board of Chosen Freeholders in Mount
Laurel township. At the election the
returns showed John Dugan, Democrat
successful by two votes William A.
Wilkins, the Republican candidate, was
not satisfied with this return, and asked
for recount, which was made on Fri
day, and showed that Wilkins had a
majority of three. Eight ballots cast
for Dugan were thrown out as marked,
and three of Wilkins met the same
fate, while some that the local board
had rejected were counted as good. This
changes the political complexion of the
board slightly, and it now stands q
Democrats and Is Republicans.
George Hoehne, barber at the New
Washington House, was visited las
week by man who represented himsel
as connected with law firm in New
York. He told Hoehne that man who
fho Ioffor bod froO,oyfIxy cbauad uyba,-
in business in New York, had died an(
left the barber $l5, 5000. The latter was
asked to sign some sort of paper but he
told the lawyer to bring certified check
for the amount and he would do the rest
The lawyer said he was willing tina
Hoehne should engage any counsel he
desired and investigate the matter, sc
the barber put the case in the hands o
Robert Peacock. The New York mar
promised to return this week with al
necessary evidence and what is more t,
the point with a certified check TO
$3.50
When the members of the election
board in the second ward of Borden
town received their checks for their ser
vices from the county collector on Wed
nesday. it was found that the check
called for $3.50 less than was expected
There was some surprise at the reduction
in pay until it was remembered that las
year, when the court disciplined the
board of the second precinct, first ward
it was stated that the members woul,
pay part of the fine imposed from thei
salaries this year. In sending out the
checks the second precinct was evidentl,