The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-06-23
LOCAL NEWS.

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The Baptist Sunday school will hold 1
annual picnic at Rancocas Park on Thur
day. July 9.
Dahlia and perennial Phlox, each
twelve best varieties and each one dolls
dozen, at Rosbachs', Pemberton.
The new block system on the Mour
Holly branch of the Pennsylvania Raj
road was put in operation on Thursday 9
noon.
The proposed local option meeting
postponed from last Wednesday, will b
held in the Court House on Thursda.
evening.
A house on Mount Holly avenue, be
longing to Mrs Mary J. Watson, O
Chicago, has been purchased by Ell
Sherman for 500.
Samuel J. Taylor. of Monroe street,
now ready to make awnings, lay carpet
cover furniture, etc. A telephone cal
will bring him to your house. Bell S7SD.
Shepherds day" this year at Rancoca
Park will occur on August IL, when tn
lodges of Burlington and Camden countie
will hold their annual picnic at tina
resort.
Elizabeth G. Cooper, minister of thu
Society of Friends, Edith Sharpless anG
Nathaniel Jones, spoke at meeting helt
Sunday morning in the Orthodox house
on Buttonwood street.
William Sherman, of Mount Holly, has
been granted letters of administration or
the estate of William Garwood. deceased
who died at Burlington in 1898, leaving 8
personal estate of $4,000.
One of the finest punches of asparagus
seen in Mount Holly this season was
gathered from the farm of Edward A.
Colby. on Saturday, and sent to the home
of Governor J. Franklin Fort. at Orange.
Having wandered away from his home
Tuesday afternoon and remaining out all
night, Samuel Shinp, an aged, and weak
minded man, of Mount Holly avenue,
was found the next morning near Penn.
berton.
Leonard Breiler. working at Brakeley' E
canning factory at Bordentown, sustained
a badly lacerated hand, on Wednesday,
that member being caught between the
body and wheel of wagon, stripping the
flesh from the back of his hand.
Special attention is called to the fact
that the next regular meeting Of the
Young Friends Association, July 10, will
be held at the home of Barclay Moore, on
Branch street, instead of at the home of
DIR. Parry as previously announced.
In order To make preliminary arrange
ments for the opening of Y. M. q. A.
camp at Metedeconk, located near Bay
Head, Ross s. McCown, of Mount Holly,
general secretary, will go to the shore on
Thursday. The camp, TO continue for
two weeks, will open on July l..
Henry J. Sherman, Richard B. Eckman
and the Misses Elsie Hughes and Miriam
e. Oatman are the committee appointed to
have charge of the University Extension
lecture course to be given in the fall under
the auspices of the Alumni Association of
the Mount Holly High School.
A mortgage for $3.50, 900 has been re-
corded in the County Clerks Office. 1t is
given as security for an issue of bonds,
covering, among other things, some
building lots In the pines at place known
as North Tuckerton. At the present time.
1t is alleged. the ground is of slight value.
Thomas Klienz, well known young
man of Merchantville, accidentally shot
himself In the arm Wednesday evening.
The wound Is not dangerous. Klienz was
dressing for function and was searching
in drawer for a dress shirt, when he
pushed his revolver against an object, dis
charging it.
Harry J. Sherman, of Mount Holly. en-
glneer of the inland water ways, at the
request of Commissioner Schneider, of
Atlantic City. is preparing specifications
for the improvements to be made in upper
Barnegat Bay, between Mantoloking and
Bay Head. 1t is expected that the work
will be under way before August.
Samuel Jones and Miss Marion Quinn
were married at 6 o'clock on Wednesday
evening, at the Sacred Heart Church, on
West Washington street. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Peter ]. Hart.
The bride was the daughter of the late
Patrick Quinn, deceased, of Mount Holly.
The happy pair have gone to New York
on their honeymoon.
A local option league has been formed
at Marlton with the following officers;
President N. Reese Whitacre; vice presi-
dent, B. 8. Lippincott; secretary, W. s.
Smith; treasurer, John Evans; executive
committee, Frank Hendrickson, Harry
Ross, J. W. Powell, DR.. B. r. Brick.
Henry Lippincott.
An accident that came near resulting
fatally occurred on Wednesday morning
while Gerino Torino, employed by q
Camden baker, was delivering bread at
Moorestowu. When Torino started out on
his route he.put loaded shotgun in the
wagon, for the purpose OF protecting him
self from highwaymen, who have fire.
quently threatened him. The gun was
placed handy, where he could grasp the
barrel and quickly place it In position for
shot. While speeding his horse over a
rough road, the gun became dislodged
from where he had placed it. The trigger
caught on the corner of q cake box and
the charge was exploded, the shot blow.
ing the flesh away from Torino's arm in 9
shocking manner. The unfortunate mar
was taken to Cooper Hospital on trolley
car, where it was thought impossible te
save his life without amputating the arm
The flesh in the upper portion of the arm
near the shoulder was blown away cleal
to the bone, which was also shattered
A stranger in Mount Holly. on Frida,
and Saturday. was C. T. Dotter, OF New
York city, who was making his secon'
visit here In SO years. when boy
wears of age / lived In Mount Holly" b
said, I'm the house now occupied by Mis-
g. s. Evan, which then had porch Il
front of it. AS soon as l arrived In tow
went there, asked permission to go int
the back yard, and saw the spot where
used to dig calamus when boy. As
turned into High street the thought cam
to me that sixty years ago cut my foe
on a broken glass bottle that was lying |
the road opposite Arcade row. Man
little incidents of boyhood days com
to my mind as 1 stroll around towr
an, - ,,,ror;oad hnu the memorv