The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-12-21

Q. lects III huu hfouuu nouAS A1oiAy VAL
t, year.
le Elmer Shemeley moved from Haines
port to Church street, Mount Holly, las
IT week.
N The death of George Frank Murdicl
occurred at his home on West Washing
n ton street on Thursday.
lie The public schools will close tomorro,
for the Christmas holidays, re-openin
r on Monday, January 8.
st William Loveland. of Mount Holl,
;. avenue, who has been seriously i'll witt
IS pleuro-pneumonia, at his home there, i
r reported to be very much improved.
# Mrs. Joseph C. Cowgirl is i'll will
bronchitis at her home on Broad street
II Mr. Cowgirl, who has been suffering
n with rheumatism for some time, wen
: to the Burlington county hospi
tai yesterday.
, There seems to be misunderstanding
i on the part of many when the firemen'l
. parade will take place, a number think
ing it is to be on New Years day. Thii
is not the case. 1t will occur on Friday
night, December 81.
: The marriage of Miss Bertha joyce
and Lynton Nippins, both of Mount
Holly, took place at the Methodist par
sonage on Thursday evening. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. Joseph L.
Surtees. The couple were attended by
Mr.. and Mrs. George Black, of Camden
; "Santa's Wishing Box cantata,
will be rendered by the pupils of the
grammar school, in the High school au-
ditorium this evening. This will be the
last cantata to be given under the di-
: rection of Miss Nellie Kahn, who sewers
her connection with the school to-
morrow.
On and after the first of January peo-
pie in this neighborhood or any other
where the Interstate telephone has been
in use, will be compelled, if they want
telephone service, to use the Bell phone,
the other line having been purchased
and wiped out of existence by the larger
corporation.
The United States Minister to China
has recently appointed Mrs. George
jarvis Thompson, of Tientsin, China,
secretary of the American Red Cross
Committee in China for distribution of
aid to prisoners in Siberia. Mrs. Thomp-
son is the daughter-in-law of Vinton Nj.
Thompson. of Medford.
Coroner Bolton held an inquest, Tues
day, on the remains of Gustave Ungerer,
of Baltimore, who was found dead on
the trolley tracks near Riverside. The
evidence failed to show that anybody
had seen the man killed, and the YER
dict was that deceased was struck first
by the west bound car, and then run
over again by the east bound car
Three valuable COWS. representing the
last of the herd of Benjamin Buckalew,
of New Egypt, died at his farm as the
result of strychnine poisoning. Many
cattle have died from the same cause in
this vicinity. Farmers and officials who
have been investigating are completely
baffied in their efforts to locate the per-
son spreading the poison.
John c. Geiss, of Palmyra, claims to
have patented device that will prevent
accidents on submarine craft resulting
from defective chemical batteries. The
use of his idea, he says, would have pre-
vented the sinking of the American I'M
dersea boat in Honolulu Harbor. Naval
authorities at Washington have recon-
mended it for use on all Government
submarines.
George Abbott, well-known citizen of
Moorestown, died at his home ON Sat-
urday. He was attacked with. indiges-
ton in the morning and had a second
attack in the afternoon which resulted
fatally in short time. Mr.. Abbott had
not been well for some time and his
heart is said to have been weak. He
was well-known all over the state, being
extensively engaged in the dairy bust
ness.
/ While playing on thin ice on the Lum-
Il OCAbOl ChCUk, A1CdlapnC olOC ldCtOlys Ou
Friday, Herbesse Bridge, of Hainesport,
Experienced bath when the ice gave
away. He was rescued by several of his
fellow-employes, hurried to the shoe fac
tory where he was placed in the drying
room. where there is heat of about 100
degrees. But he was ION the job" in
the afternoon, attired in overalls and
Jumper, which were loaned him.
George P. Ingling and Mrs. Anna
Sofield were happily united in marriage
at the Methodist parsonage last evening.
They we're attended by Mrs. Price
Richards and Miss Edna Parker. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. Joseph
l.. Surtees. After the ceremony there
was gathering of relatives and friends
at the home of Mr.. Ingling on Pearl
street, where dinner was served and an
enjoyable time prevailed.
The marriage of Miss Alice l.. Hutch
linson, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
p. Hutchinson, of Georgetown, and
George r. Cook, of Trenton, took place
at the home of the brides parents at
noon on Wednesday. Miss Helen Pum-
yea, of Philadelphia, was maid of honor,
land Newbold Hutchinson, brother of
the bride, was best man. After the cere-
mony wedding breakfast was served.
Mr. Cook and his bride will spend the
winter in South Carolina. Upon their
return they will reside in Trenton. The
bride is prominent in county society.
Mr.. Cook is president of the Cook Limo
, leum Company. of Trenton.
t While attempting to cross the p. r. r,
tracks in front of William F. Taubel's
mills, Riverside, Thursday evening, a
big six ton truck of the Dunlap Grocery
Co. was struck by an east bound train
and hurled from the tracks distance oil
twenty feet. McDaniels, one of the
crew, of Philadelphia, was thrown oui
and sustained fracture of the skull and
conclusion of the brain. DIR. Lambert
was Immediately summoned and the in
jured man taken into Hines laundry
! where everything. possible was soor
! done for his relief. The big truck wa
but little damaged although when hurl
ed from the crossing it struck the flag
mans house and reduced it to spinters
n The local Masonic lodge elected tn
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