The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-01-02

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Elizabeth E., month old daughter G
= Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Watson, OF Pin
street, died this morning.
A key was found on Main street yes
= terday and the owner may have sam'
by calling at this Office.
!, The Ladies' Aid of the g. A. R. anc
Sons Of Veterans are invited to atteno
the meeting of the Grand Army Pos
on Friday evening, when its ofhcer'
4 will be installed.
The frame dwelling house OF Johr
: Fenimore, near Ewanville, was totally
: destroyed by fire on Sunday afternoon
The Union chemical went out and rem.
4 dered assistance. The barns on tbs
: place were saved.
4 st. Peters church at Medford will
be reopened the first Sunday in Feb.
( ruary rs the centre for new Protest
/ ant Episcopal mission field in Burling
ton county. The Rev. C. w. living,
for ten years rector of st. Stephens
church at Riverside, will be in charge
of the new parish:
Charles G. Keen, of Merchantville,
was at work at his home yesterday, us.
, ing glue pot which was on the stove
to heat. When it was removed, Mr..
Keen took the lid from the pot, and
tho a0n6pad ufooro tIrou, fha r,oolfo<1
glue up and burned his face and hair.
Fortunately his eyes escaped injury.
AZ the home of the brides parents
on Shreve street, last evening, the
marriage Of Miss Ella May Anderson
and Henry A. Warner, Of Bordentown,
occurred in the presence of the i'm
mediate families. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. Thomas s. Ham,
mond, pastor of the Methodist Episco-
pal church.
Mrs. Emma G. Snyder wishes to ex-
press her grateful and sincere thanks
to the firemen and all others who rem
dered aid in saving life and property at
the explosion and fire at her hotel last
Thursday. Many acts of heroism were
performed in saving lives and scores of
willing workers assisted in making the
sad affair less horrible than it other
wise would have been. To all of these
persons she feels very grateful and
thankful.
The passengers ON the 3.52 train
from Camden to Burlington on Friday
afternoon were startled when a bullet
came crashing through one of the win
dows when the train was passing West
Palmyra station. Joseph r. Chess
man, of.the Burlington Enterprise staff,
was on the train and noticed a young
man deliberately aim revolver and
send the speeding missile, which pass
ed within few feet of the place where
he was sitting. The conductor i'm
mediately wired the company's head
quarters at Camden of the occurrence
and doubtless the railroads detectives
took up search for the miscreant. 1t
was at first thought it was only a stone
or SNOWFALL that broke the glass, ap
parently none of the passengers with
the exception of Mr.. Cheesman MOTTO |
ing the deliberate firing at the train.
Great joy! The new cars OF the troll
ley company are here and were put in
commission on Saturday. They were
erixror, N fp;a1 trim au6 ,vora Ao,r1 20 h. Il
able to pass under the cut at Moores-
town and over the railroad on High |
street without endangering anything |
and then they were put to work. They |
are certainly very nice. They are about
four feet longer than the old cars,
have the seats properly placed, push
buttons to notify the motorman when
to stop, drop steps, entrance at the rear
and exit at the front-rsgularc city cars,
SO nice that lots Of people wanted to
take ride just for the change. OIL
course there will be some old cars in
commission, but they will probably be
for the short. runs and the new cars
will make the through trips from
Moorestown to Burlington.
Thomas Polk Merritt died in Read
ing, Pa, Friday, after an illness which
began on Christmas day, pneumonia
being the cause of death. Mr.. Merritt
lived in Mount Holly when boy, be-
ing the son Of the late Abraham Msr-
rift, and resided in the house now occu-
pied by Joseph R. Gillian, on High |
street. He went to Reading with q
brother before reaching his majority
and engaged in the lumber business
He at once showed an interest in the
affairs of that city and was elected
mayor and was also at one time presi |
dent of the board of trade. The re-
spect felt for him in Reading was
shown by the fact that when his death |
was announced the flags in the city |
were hoisted at half mast. Deceased |
was Y years of age and was = cousin of |
Mrs. William G. Lippincott, of Union
street.
Edward Wills died in Mount Holly
on Sunday morning. He had been in
poor health for about year past, due |
to old age and the result of a fall, |
which broke his hip bone and kept
him belfast most of the time. He was
born at Columbus on February 10, 1928. |
For number of years he was engaged
in farming in Mansfield township,
after which he retired from active bust
ness and removed to Mount Holly. He
was president Of the Mount Holly Ma
tional bank and junior warden of st.
Andrews church for q number OF
years, resigning both positions about
five or six years ago. He was a char
ter member of Mount Holly Lodge OF
Elks and the oldest man on its roll.
The funeral took place from st. An.
drew's church today. Interment
was made in the Episcopal cemetery,
Moorssto wn, where his wife ia buried.
We carry the best make Of blank
books and solicit your inspection. L.
5. Boyce, stationer. adv
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