The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-06-09
LOCAL NEWS.

The next holiday will be Fourth of July
Like Memorial day it will fall on Sat
urdaY.
The Odd Fellows will hold their annua
picnic at Rancocas Park on Saturday
July IS.
The H. B. Quicksall property, OF
Madison avenue, has been rented by Ed
gar A. Alcott.
Improvements are now being made t.
Monroe street under direction OF thu
township committee.
Every horseman should see W. d. A..
the handsome stallion owned by Fred b
Shreve, of Mount Holly.
Farmers in this vicinity report that corr
on high ground has not been injured by
the excessive fall of rain during the month
of May.
While examining loaded revolver OF
Wednesday. Spencer Atkinson. of Point
vile, accidentally put bullet through
his left hand.
In order that he might receive instruc-
ton during the summer, Arthur M. Plum
mer is now attending the art school al
Fort Washington. Pa.
The New Jersey State Medical Society
will hold it's annual meeting at Cape May,
beginning on June Is. The session will
continue for three days.
On Thursday evening JOS. NJ Thomp-
son, of New Egypt, received notice OF his
appointment as door keeper at the Repub-
lican convention to be held at Chicago on
June 10.
While playing with revolver which he
did not know was loaded, an accidental
discharge of the weapon sent q bullet
through the hand of William Compton,
aged 10 years, living at Chambers cor
ner.
In order that she may be paid for SER
vices rendered him during his lifetime,
Mrs. Annie r. Antrim, widow of Thomas
A. Antrim, has brought suit against Chas.
Evan Merritt as executor of the estate OF
Shreye Antrim, deceased, to recover "a, :
900.
Francis Schlosser, well known Mill
vile manufacturer, and Miss Freda Sny-
der, of Mount Holly, are to be married
tomorrow. The happy couple will take
a southern trip, and on their return will
occupy newly furnished home at Vine
land.
Mrs. Mary Josephine Sims, widow of
Col Clifford Stanley Sims, died at her
home on Broad street. Wednesday night,
In her Gath year. The funeral was held
on Saturday afternoon, with services in
st. Andrews Church. The deceased, who
was highly respected lady. leaves five
sons.
Commencement exercises of Friends
High School at Moorestown were held In
the new auditorium Thursday afternoon.
There were seven graduates, several OF
whom will go to Swarthmore next fall.
The class consistedsof Annie L. Harvey,
William Carr, Marion Evans, Byron Rob-
erts, Mabel Bellinger, Charles Collins aud
Preston Roberts.
The commencement exercises of the
public school at New Egypt were held In
the Presbyterian Church at that place last
night A fine programme was rendered,
the opening number being an overture by
Miss Miriam Oatman. of Mount Holly.
one of the teachers there. The graduates
were Henry Hartshorn, Bertha Hutchin-
son, Della Buckalew and Jennie Grant.
While in Mount Holly. on Thursday,
Thomas J. Barrett, of Roebling, denied
having made a statement to the effect that
it was impossible for hotel proprietor
to make money in the liquor business
without violating the law. Mr.. Barrett
said he obeyed the strict letter of the law
and made money. His selling out was
simply business transaction as he got a
good price for his place.
Despite the fact that 1t chased farm
hand up tree and ran swapping and
frothing about the farm, Joseph Hinch
man did not kill his supposed mad bull
dog on Friday, but captured 1t, and is
waiting to see the outcome. Hinchman
has farm on the outskirts of Merchant
vile, and was attracted by the yells OF
Abraham Price, colored farm hand. He
found Price up a tree frightened out of
his wits and his pet showing every sign OF
hydrophobia. With the aid of another
farm hand, Hinchman held the dog with
a fence rail and tied him. Then he locked
the dog in an outbuilding where veteri
nary is watching 1t.
Religious and charitable institutions are
extensive benefcisries under the will OF
Col. Nathan Haines, deceased, of Bur
lington. which was probated Thursday
afternoon by the executors, l. Snowden
Haines, Reginald Branch and Mrs. Carrie
L. Haines, the widow. The principal
legacies follow: Empson K. Haines, a
brother, and Mary 81. Jones. sister, 81
900 each; children of the late Amos W.
Haines, $500 each; Thomas Brown, coach
man, $1,000; First Baptist Church. Bur
lington, $4,000; trust fund of $4O,O 600
Tor the DentuL VI nls. haihOo ouAAHS ASA
lifetime. to be divided at her death as fol-
lows: State Masonic Home, $4,000; Bur
lington Hicksite Quaker meeting. $1,000;
Burlington County Hospital, 81. 900; Home
for Aged Women, Burlington. $1,000;
Children's Home, Mount Holly, $1,000;
Baptist Sunday school, Burlington, 3d.
900. The remainder goes to the widow.
The value of the estate is not given.
Eva Brazier, Eva Reese and Mary FL
berson are three young girls who were In
iured in runaway on High street, Tues
day afternoon. The wagon collided with
a post In front of the Union National
Bank and the occupants were thrown out,
each one being more or less cut and bruised.
The Misses Reese and Emerson were Civ
en- attention at DIR. Prickitt's drug store
and then sent home Miss Brazier was
carried to Dubell's drug store, and heI
wounds were dressed by DR.. Melcher.
She received bad laceration back of the
ear. sThe young lady was sent to Mount
Holly with a load of strawberries by hel
uncle, Hollis Bishop, of the Jacksonville
road. Reaching town Eva invited hel
friends to take ride. The spirited
horse took fright when near the pos
office. Clearing itself from the wagon i
knocked down horse belonging to VII
liam Atkinson and continued its flight gu
Mill street, being caught at Davis hote