The Mount Holly news., 1916-11-28
Charles H. Engle is seriously ill at

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the Ivanhoe.
Mrs. Henry M. Thomson is quite il
at her home on Grant street.
Thursday being Thanksgiving da,
the post Office will close at ten o'clock.
William Dunfee has been appointed
constable to succeed Charles Gilbert
who was appointed day policeman.
A dog fight in Dubell's drug stor,
caused considerable excitement for
few minutes on Saturday evening.
Carlton Sholl, of Burlington, gave ar
interesting address on newspaper work
to the young mems group Of the loca
Y. M. c. A. on Friday evening.
! Wednesday evening Camp 50 P. O
OF A., requests all members to be al
the camp room at 7.3O, as a special
meeting will be called at that time
Do not fail to hear Margaret Asay
Hesse, reader and impersonator, who
will be at the M. E. church, Mount
Holly, Tuesday evening, December II.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron E. BOUCHER, of
Beverly, announce the engagement OF
their daughter, Miss Pauline Tyson
BOUCHER, to w. Hamilton Mann, Jr.,
of Mount Holly.
The Junior Mechanics attended SER
vice at the Presbyterian church on
Sunday evening. Rev. l.. M. Bicknell
preached a very appropriate and in
teresting sermon.
Constable Peter w. Beatty paid an
election bet, on Friday, that greatly
amused number Of spectators. He
hauled Charles Clevenger up Main
street ON wheelbarrow.
One of the biggest social events at
Atlantic City, last week, was a card
party for forty-two ladies, given at the
Hotel Chelsea, on Saturday, by Mrs.
John Blake Slack, formerly of Mount
Holly.
Charles Tilton, of Toms River, life
guard at that place, who fell dead of
heart disease last week, was brother
in law of Mrs. John Throckmorton, Jr.,
Ct Mount Holly. His funeral took
place on Sunday.
The funeral of William c., son of
David d. and Margaret G.. Engle, of
Newark, took place from the parlors of
Morris X. Perinchief yesterday morn
ing. The remains were inferred in
Mount Holly cemetery.
Edgar Armstrong, constable in this
township, died at his home on Shreve
street Saturday afternoon. He was 81
years of age. Deceased was a member
of Relief fire company. His funeral
will take place tomorrow afternoon.
America chemical engine was called
out Thursday afternoon to extinguish
chimney fire at the home of Robert
Hankins, on Water street. No dam
age was done to the house and the
fire was put out with hand extinguish-
ers.
Mrs. Susan Rummell, an elderly
lady living on Washington street, fell
down the stair steps at her home on
Thursday afternoon and injured her
hip quite seriously. She was carrying
basket Of clothes when the accident
happened.
About forty guests responded to Mr..
and Mrs. George F. Tomlinson's in
vitation to attend the 2Oth birthday
anniversary reception of their daugh-
ter, Miss Madge Etelka, in Enterprise
hall, on Friday evening. Robert Street
was caterer. The young lady received
a large number of useful and beautiful
presents.
The blooded horses which A. w. At
kinson, of Merchantville, had on ex-
hibition at the big horse show in Madi-
son Square Garden, New York, sue
cesded in capturing eighteen ribbons,
and 500 in prize money. Mr.. Atkin-
son is great fancier of blooded horse
stock and his stables contain some of
the best specimens of equine beauty
in the eastern United States.
Edwin D. Rogers, member of the
Board of Freeholders from Evesham,
was taken to Howard hospital, Phila-
delphia. last week, where he is receiv-
ing treatment for his throat. A heavy
cold settled on his larynx and caused
him considerable discomfort and trou-
BILE, in fact his condition became alarm
ing, as he was unable to take much
nourisnment. He is reported to be i'm
proving.
The State Federation of District
Boards of Education, in session at
Trenton, Saturday, decided to renew
before the Legislature it's fight to
amend the teachers tenure of service
law by increasing the probationary
period from three to five years. This
decision insures another hard fight at
the coming legislative session, the
teachers OF the state opposing almost
to unit the proposed amendment,
which would weaken the law:
Richard Ford, colored, of Mount
Holly, during spell of dependency,
tried to commit suicide, on Saturday,
morning, by cutting his throat with a
knife that he took from a kitchen
closet. His wife discovered him in the
act of cutting his throat. and, after q
desperate struggle, disarmed her hus-
band. He then grabbed q fork and
tried to complete the task of killing
himself, but Mrs. Ford again took the
weapon from him and called assist
ance. During the tussle her hand was
quite badly cut. Ford was taken to
the asylum at New Lisbon, as it was
thought he was insane. The cash in
his throat was not serious.
Petitions for clemency have been
filed with the Court OF Pardons by the
following convicts from Burlington
county: William j. Burns, carrying
concealed weapons, sentenced 1915.
William Clsvenger, statutory offense,
sentenced January, 1916. George Dom
aldson, breaking and entering, sem
fenced April, 1918. Charles Felter,
atrocious assaultand battery, sentenced
1918. Harris Johnson, breaking, en-
tering, larceny, sentenced 1918. William
Prickett, assault with intent to kill,
sentenced March 1916. Frank Stubble-
field, larceny, sentenced 1914. Aaron
Timbers, statutory offense, sentenced
1904. Harry Vannell, larceny Of chick