The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-10-10
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
LOCAL NEWS.


Charles Heller has accepted a pc
ton with the Dorr Coffee Co., at Pei
Amboy.
John Wenzell, who resided on Spou
spring avenue, has removed to b
lington.
The Mount Holly fire police will he
meeting in the America hose hou
this evening.
Mount Holly Lodge of Moo
will hold social session at its hea
quarters this evening.
Albert Kinsler, of Pine street, is
the Burlington county hospital, SUITE
Ing with typhoid fever.
Pickpockets were in evidence at tt
fair, last week, as usual. One hors
man claimed he was robbed OF ovt
$500.
John Strick, of Burlington, wa
operated on for appendicitis at tn
Burlington county hospital on Frida
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Riley Earling, c
Hulme street, celebrated the fiftietl
anniversary of their wedding on Tues
day night.
8. Thackara Haines, of the Holly
ford Ice Company, has removed from
Medford to the Voorhees, property OF
Main street.
This evening the Queen Esther Cir
Gle of the M. E. church will hold 6
business meeting and rally in the
church parlor.
The next meeting Of the Burlington
County Firemen's Association will be
held at Florence on Wednesday even
ing, October Is.
Rev. Joseph Kulp, former pastor Of
the Mount Holly M. E. church, has
been compelled to go to sanitarium,
suffering with nervous breakdown.
Preparations for the Halloween par
AIDES in Mount Holly are progressing
favorably. Both the afternoon and
night events promise to be very fine.
Tomorrow will be the first Wednes-
day Of the deer season. Several parties
from Mount Holly will leave tonight
for the woods to be ready to go hunt
ing early tomorrow morning.
The twenty-eighth annual conven-
ton of the Trenton district Epworth
League of the Methodist Episcopal
church will be held in the Broad street
M. E. church, Burlington, on Thurs
day.
A congregational meeting of the
members and supporters of the United
Brethren church of Mount Holly, will
be held on Sunday, at three o'clock in
ths afternoon, in the chapel on Wash
ington street.
While jumping over fence at the
fair grounds, on Thursday afternoon,
George Nixon, of Mount Holly, trip |
ped and fell, fracturing rib. He was
given treatment at the emergency hos
pital on the grounds, and afterward |
removed to his home.
Alexander Diviney, a civil war
veteran, who has been suffering from
the effects of paralysis for some time,
died at the Burlington county hospital |
early Friday morning. He was IS
years of age. Deceased enlisted in the
23d Regiment Of New Jersey.
Thieves broke into the office at Will
liam s. Flyers marble yard on Wash
tngton street on Tuesday night. The !
safe, which was unlocked, was rified, |
the robbers securing some postage |
stamps and check for $50 from Els
worth HI. Burtis, of Burlington, drawn
to Mr.. Flyers order.
Nicholas Workman, while engaged in
coupling cars in the yard at the Mount
Holly railroad station, Thursday even
ing, was squeezed between two cars
and was at first thought to be seriously
injured but he was able to go to his
home in Bordentown later in the even
ing. He had two ribs broken.
Alfred Johnson, of Westampton
township, was arrested Friday evening
by constable Edgar Armstrong, charged
with the larceny of ten chickens from
Mary Jobes. He was given hearing
before justice of she peace John Throck-
morton, who held him under $50 bail |
for his appearance at court.
Charles SDeiber, farmer near Cooks
town, lost team of young mules,
valued at $500. when he turned them |
into pasture field in which was a |
trash heap. The animals found an old |
bucket in which paris green had been |
mixed and they licked out the con-
tents, dying within few hours.
Mrs. Thomas s. Hammond, who |
has been receiving treatment at
II. R. Stewards sanatorium at Allen
town, Pa, has SO remarkably improved
that her husband took her to the home
of their daughter, Mrs. K. G. Ackley,
at Atlantic City, yesterday, where she
will remain for an ir,defipite period for
further recuperation.
The will of the late surrogate Joseph
Huff was admitted to probate on Tues
day. The entire estate, valued at about
$4,000, including tina real estate on
Brainard street, is bequeathed to Miss
Anna w. Kelley, who was connected
with the surrogate's Office while Mr..
Huff was deputy, and has since been
his assistant in his conveyancing bust
ness. John w. Harris is administrator
Of the estate.
A number of Improvements are to be
made to the interior of Alexander Du
BELLS drug store in the near future.
The prescription counter and patent
medicine department will be moved to
the rear of the store, giving more room
for customers and space for additional
soda tables. Some new fixtures will
be installed and other changes made
that will add greatly to the convenience
of Mr.. Dubell's patrons.
There was hold-uR at the corner of
Pine and Wall streets Thursday night
when Joseph Dolan was robbed Of IS
and gold watch, being all the money
that he had with him. Three strangers
asked him to 60 with them to Wall
street, where they told him they were
interested in building concern. Dolan
went with them and when they got to
the corner in dark spot they robbed
him. Dolan was unable to identify