The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-07-02
The w. G. T. U. will meet at Mrs.
Samuel. Bullocks this afternoon at 4 80.

Reading law in the Office of Eckard
Budd is now engaging the attention 0
Norman W. Harker.
A cake sale was held In the Methods
Church. on Saturday afternoon, by tn
Ladies' Aid Society.
The scholars of st. Andrews Sunda,
School enjoyed their annual picnic a
Rancocas Park, on Thursday.
The Theodore B. Gaskill property, a
Birmingham, has been rented for the sum
mer to ]. Dewitt, of Philadelphia.
At the beginning of last week, the cour
sonstables held private picnic at Rance
cas- Park. and great time is reported.
Since the advent of warm weather
children have been making good use o.
the play ground in the court house yard
George G.. Heisler, of Mount Holly
presented the corner stone to the new
Methodist Church now being erected al
Riverside.
The annual picnic of Rancocas Grange
will be held July 10th at Rancocas Park
The State Master and other speakers will
be present.
Unclaimed letters remain in the pos
Office for Harry t. Hallinen, Miss Dorths
Lothian, Nicholas Samuelson. Joseph A.
Wilmington.
The present month will be enjoyed as g
vacation by Rev. r. H. Baker, pastor OF
the Baptist Church. who usually vacates
his pulpit in August.
Samuel p. Cline, president of the Mount
Holly Cemetery Association, while doing
some work In the cemetery, last week,
had both his hands badly poisoned.
Frank A. Wright, a recent graduate
from the veterinary department of the
University of Pennsylvania, may open an
Office for the practice of his profession in
Burlington.
| John Burton, well known farmer, near
Hartford. was cleaning bull with brush
and comb last week, when the animal
suddenly turned on him, piercing his arm
with one OF It's hOrns.
The swapping off of fire plug at the
corner of Water and King streets, caused
by runaway team of horses belonging to
]. Aquila Jones. will be of benefit to
that section of the town, as the new plug
| is to be connected with the six inch main
Sallie Powell. who is living near Ran
cocas, was found In drunken condition
in Mount Holly, on Tuesday night, by
Policeman Severns. Squire Slack COM
mtted her to Jail for 80 days. She was
very boisterous and had to be taken to the
prison in a wagon.
Barclay Moore. farmer, on the out
skirts of Mount Hslly, who took much
care in the raising of fifty fine chickens.
was surprised on a recent morning to find
that thieves had entered his hen roost at
night and carried off all his chickens but
ten. The matter is under investigation.
The substantial growth of The Burling
ton County Safe Deposit and Trust Com
pany, Moorestown, N. j., is an indication
that the community is appreciating the
value of their policy of conservatism, their
uniform courtesy, and their independence
of the control of any single interest.
Edward Fl. Lewis, of Mount Holly, yes
terday became member of the banking
and brokerage firm of Charles d. Barney
& Co., of Philadelphia with which house
he has been connected for twenty-five
years. Mr.. Barney has withdrawn from
active business and severed his connection
with the firm.
On Tuesday night some one entered the
shed In the rear of the residence of Eph
rain Ford. on Mill street. and stole his
bicycle. A pair of shoes wrapped in
bundle were left behind, and these may
lead to the detection of the thief Ford
has pretty bad dog to come in contact
with, but on this occasion the animal was
confined In the cellar.
Thursday will be Fourth of July, when
persons in Mount Holly caught carrying
cealed revolvers will be arrested and con
fined. Notices have been issued prohibit
ing the use of fireworks before and after the
Fourth. There will be no special demon
stration here excepting out door sports
Business will probably be suspended at
10 O'Clock In the morning.
A high school is to De established at
Pemberton, and the Board OF Education
has elected William E. Gaskill as super
vising principal Mrs. Walter Colby, OF
Jobstown, and Miss 3. C. McCurdy, OF
Highstown, have been elected the teach
ers. The grammar department will be In
charge of Miss Helen Deacon and Miss
Clara Kelsey Miss Irma Goble and Miss
Marion w. Forsyth will be the primary
teachers.
Reed Seaman. aged 70 years, a veteran
of the civil war, living at Pemberton, Is
recovering from an accident which came
near proving serious. With horse be-
longing to Joseph Nippins he was carting
rubbish to mari pit and backed over the
bank, the whole outfit falling into the
water below. Seaman received several
injuries. Because of the horse having
one of its legs broken, the animal was
lchloroformed.
| Marion Circle, No. 9. Brotherhood Of
America, elected the following officers on
Wednesday evening: Past Chief Wash
ington, John A. Tice; Chief Washington,
| Docratf. nhiaf Tafforoop loo
eph Abbott; Chief Franklin, John Wells;
scroll keeper, John Throckmorton, Jr.
register, Morris L. Throckmorton; treas
urer, Francis G. Nsylor; herald, Howard
w. Batchelder; watch of day, John
Throckmorton, ST.; watch of night, Sam.
uel G. Stradling; representative, John
Throckmorton, Jr.; trustee, Samuel G.
Stradling.
Frank Heller, of West Washington
street, and Miss Ida Fenimore, daughter
of William Fenimore, of Green street
were married on Wednesday afternoon a
the Baptist parsonage, the ceremony
being performed by Rev. R. II. Baker
|, Mrs Mamie Swain. Of Glover street, wa
, the bridesmaid, and her husband, Elwoo'
, Swain, was the best man. After the cere
mony reception was given at the HON
, of the bride, where the happy couple will
board until they arrange for housekeeping
followed by a reception at the home O
, Samuel s. and Caroline Heller, parents o
d the groom, which was given for the bene
| fit of the members Of the Moulders' Unto