The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-10-05
Sea Side Park Heights.


working at Orange, has given up his jc
there and returned to Mount Holly.
4 Edgar Satterthwaite and Miss Vtrgini
Hilliard, of Bordentown, were married G
Saturday in Christ Episcopal Church I
that place.
The pretty face of Master James Frenc
was married last week by flying piece {
wood cutting painful cash on the bridg
of his nose
Deputy Sheriff Joseph B. Fleetwoo
. has pneumonia in connection with his IL
ness of typhoid fever. He is expected
pull through all right.
By losing in their contest on Frida
night, the Mount Holly bowling teal
surrendered two games out of three
the Burlington experts.
Railroad ticket agents report that tn
attendance at the Interstate fair frOr
Burlington county was not so heavy thi
season as it was last year.
Mrs. Harry Middleton, of Moorestown
is suffering from broken rib, caused b.
falling from chair while arranging cur
tain in her Beach Haven cottage.
Harry Green, of Burlington, and Mis-
Sadie Brooks were married at the hom
of the bride in Camden, on Thursda.
evening, by Rev. J. ]. Plenty, of Camden
Bordentown is preparing for an appro
pirate celebration of Halloween this year
The affair will be given under the aus
pices of the fire department of that city.
The government has ordered the wore
''free" to be dropped on mail matter de
livered by rural carriers, and hereafter
"R. D." will take the place of ''R. F. d.
Motormen of the Public Service Rail
way company are now allowed to sit while
on duty outside of the crowded portions OF
Camden and in the suburban districts
provided they furnish their own stools.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Thomas Sullivan.
of Moorestown, have issued invitations fol-
the marriage of their daughter, Mabel
Creth, to Francis Walker D'Olier, on Sat
urday, October 20, at their home on Ches-
ter avenue.
In the circulation of money incident to
preparations for opening the Mount Holly
Fair. Harry Mullen, the expressman, took
in Just $1gO, which represented one days
hauling of exhibits to the fair grounds.
He used five teams and employed eight
men.
AS the result of getting her left hand
caught in the cogs of clothes wringer,
Mrs. William R. Morrison, Of Madison
avenue, came near losing the end of one
of her fingers, which was nearly cut off.
The wound was dressed at the Burlington
County Hospital.
s. Earl Assay, an officer of the Senior
Mechanics, No. 10, is faithful attendant
at his lodge, but on the regular lodge
night he recently went to Atlantic City to
attend the firemen's convention. During
his absence a reception was planned in
his honor for having been elected State
Vice Councillor of the order. After the
lodge business had been concluded on
Thursday night came the surprise to Mr..
Asay, who was called forth and intro
duced as the guest of the evening. The
banquet which followed was enjoyed by
visitors from Moorestown, Rancocas, He'd
ding and Jacksonville.
AS THE News went to press last night,
which is the custom during fair week, we
are unable to state in this issue whether
or not Harry L. Sands, the Mount Holly
newsdealer, was winner in the Philadel-
phia Inquirer base ball contest. On Sun
day he was No. 81 in the list of fifty win
ners. The official list of successful con-
testants was announced this morning. AT
this writing it looks as If Mr.. Sands will
have the pleasure of witnessing the
worlds series of championship games to
be played at Pittsburgh and Detroit. In
any event, however, Mr.. Sands wishes to
sincerely thank each and every person
who assisted in his endeavor to win.
About half crop of potatoes has been
gathered in this county at an average
price of go cents per bushel. Notwith-
standing the severe drought corn is 80 per
cent of full crop. While grass is try
ing to grow, cold nights and an occasion
al frost are retarding its growth. There
are no pears In some sections, as both
blight and scale are cutting ruinous In
roads on the trees. The scale is hard al
work on apple trees. of which there il
about 80 per cent. of full crop. This
report is given out by Joel Wainwright,
of Jacobstown. He.says that hog cholers
has started In his herd Of sixty pigs
He has already lost ten and many more
are affected.
Members of the Riverton Country Club
the centre of social life in the borough,
are excited over the appearance of 6
"ghost" that so far has ba fled all attempts
to capture it. The "ghost" first appeared
at the clubhouse, at midnight about ter
days ago, and, according to Samuel Con
well, the steward, raped on the door,
and as soon as he opened 1t the figure dis
appeared Conwell, as soon as he recover
ed his nerve, summoned several of the
members who had not returned to thei
homes and a search was made. The club
house stands in the middle of large lawn
without an obstruction of any kind on tn,
ground behind which the "ghost" coult
have hidden, but no trace of any one o
anything could be found. Four night
later the "ghost," which makes its ap
pearance in the form of younl
woman, all dressed In white, again appear
ed at the house, about an hour earle
than the first appearance, and after rap
ping on the door led the steward, hi
mother, Mrs. Samuel Conwell, and severs
other people nearly square across tn
links and then disappeared. The part
even searched the ground where tn
"ghost" had last been seen, but withou
success. Its third appearance was simila
to the others. Chief of Police William
Major was then called on the telephone
and placed William Quigley, who. throug
his good work, has won the title of sol
Sleuth," on watch at the clubhouse.
In his investigation of the death of job
Gitterson, who committed suicide at b
home on Hulme street, Tuesday morning
by drinking carbolic acid, Coroner Wi
liam Grobler found that 1t was a cles
case of premedltated self-destruction an