The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-07-14
LOCAL NEWS.

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The engagement has been announced o
Aloysius C. Walter and Miss Title Hass
of Riverside.
Mount Holly souvenir post cards. IN
Very Best" Here and at Jones Phar
macy. l. s. Boyce, stationer.
Mrs. Charles Heiss, of Riverside, wa
overcome by the heat last week, and for
time her condition was serious.
John Scheimreif, Jr.. Of RIVERSIDE
broke his collar bone In recent game o
base ball while sliding to bases.
At the Methodist Church on Saturday
afternoon, July 10. the Ladies Aid vii
hold cake sale from $50 to O'Clock.
While fishing In the creek back OF Ar
cade row, ON Wednesday, William b
Pearson caught an eel that weighed a
pounds.
Announcement is made of the engage
ment OF Leslie Clayburger, OF Philsdei
phia, and Miss Bessie Butterworth, of Vim
centown.
Having been transferred from the bloch
station at Medford Junction, Malcolm }
VanSandt, of Mount Holly. is now locst
ed at Stanwick.
The members of Company E, of Mount
Holly, are at Sea Girt camping for week
with the Third Regiment. They left fol
the shore on Saturday.
The newly elected officers OF Washing
ton Council, No. 8. Jr. o. U. A. NJ, will
be installed this evening. that matter hav'
ing been postponed from last week.
William F. Sanders. of Philadelphia,
while playing base ball at Rancocss Park,
recently, collided with another player
while running the bases. and had his LEFT
leg broken.
Picnics will be held at Rancocas Park
a. follows: Odd Fellows. July 90; Pomo-
ma Grange. July 80; Brotherhood of Amer
lea, August /; Shepherds Of Bethlehem.
August IL.
After being In the Jefferson Hospital,
Philadelphia, for six months undergoing
several operations, including the amputa-
ton of leg, E. Chandler Reed has re-
turned to his home In Beverly.
An aged Italian woman fell from the
window Of building on the Charles
Dudley farm, near Hartford, last week,
and broke her hip. 1t was on this farm
that one Italian recently shot another.
The following unclaimed letters remain
In the post Office for the week ending
July IL: Mrs. Elizabeth Brown. Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred M. Joiner, Mr.. McKelvy. c. D.
Shaw. Mrs. s. Torchia. Postal, A.
Hulshizer.
At Burlington on Monday evening, July
6. occurred the marriage OF Howard ..
Apologize. of Camden, and Miss Eliza
beth Carpenter. of Mount Holly. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. John
w. Lynch.
Repairs will soon be made to many de-
fects found In the improved pavement on
High and Washington streets, an inspec-
ton of which was made last week by J.
w. Carey, representing Stanley q Com
pany, the contractors.
The fourth annual carnival to take
place on Oakford Lake, at New Egypt,
will be held on Friday, August H. The
committee having the matter In charge
will make this one of the greatest events
ever witnessed in that town.
On Tuesday Mrs. George Cronk, living
ON Water street, showed bravery by cut
ting off the head of a black snake that
was 81 inches In length She saw the rep
tile in an adjoining yard. and believing
that 1t had been stealing her young chick
ems, she killed 1t.
The Baptist Sunday school held its an
nual picnic at Rsncocas Park ON Thurs
day. Fine weather made the outing q
very pleasant one. In order to satisfy the
desire of the scholars for amore extended
trolley ridss the special cars were run to
Borton's Landing road.
On Monday last the 15-Year-old daugh-
ter of Charles Grower. Of Magnolia, took
an overdose of Paris green in her attempt
to commit suicide. DR.. Hollingshead, of
Pemberton, was summoned and he saved
her life. 1t is alleged that the girl OBJ
iected to have taken from her the money
which she made picking huckleberries
Mrs. Nathan Coombs. of Riverside, who
has been in the habit of laying her baby.
Pearl, In a chair and placing 1t under
hok
much frightened on Monday when she
went to take the child to the house to find
q large black snake at the butt OF the
tree with q live chicken In its mouth
Her husband dispatched the reptile and
he will raise the chicken for pet.
Charles Albertson. former freebooter of
Woodland township, is recovering from
terrible beating which he received on 4th
of July night at the hands Of Edward
WILDER while In New Lisbon. Allegations
are to the effect that the latter was under
the influence of liquor. and claiming that
his wife had been insulted he choked Al
bertson and pounded his face badly. w.
H Reeves came to the rescue and kept
the injured man at his home until Sunday
morning, when he was driven to his own
residence at Mount Misery. WILDER ran
away and he has not been seen since.
All doubt has at last been removed on
the part Of skeptics concerning the build
ing of a dam on the upper creek, as a
visit to the site will reveal active opera
lions which have long been looked for
Contractor j. Frank Barber has force of
mon at work getting things in shape to
start on the Golfer dam. which will pro
badly be completed by the end Of the
present month, when water will begin to
dow through the raceway. While this
work is In progress q sheeting will be
added to the wheel pit. SO that water can
pass through that structure while the
creek stream Is temporarily diverted.
The large maple tree In front Of the
residence Of Mrs. Evans Tomlinson. on
Broad street, which was In the way Of
persons using the sidewalk, was cut down
ON Wednesday by Lewis Lippincott. BE
began work at o'clock In the afternoon
and had the roadway cleared of Its OBJ
struction in two hours. The removal Of
this Objectionable tree, over which there
had been such contention. is notices
BILE Improvement. The lamp and electric
light pole which stood on the corner BY
~. .,da of the tree have been removed