The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-09-14

noon.
Pomona Grange matters and member
are subjects to be discussed at q meeting
: of Rancocas Grange to be held to-mor
row afternoon.
I The rear Office room occupied by V
. Claude Palmer Is being used for poll
v ing place in the first district Of Northamp
. ton township.
On Thursday evening two attempts
were made to burglarize the residence o.
Hamlet Ghsul at Burlington. Three mel
were engaged In the work.
}, On Saturday, September IS, the refresh
ment stands and privileges at the Noun
Holly Fair will be sold on the Fai
Grounds, at one o'clock In the afternoon.
Bring or send your surplus cash to the
Mount Holly Safe Deposit and Trust Com
pany and receive the three per cent. In
terest which they allow on time deposits.
Climbing tree at Riverside on Thurs
day to release kite which had become
entangled In the top, Harry Carrutherf
fell to the ground, sustaining broken
wrist.
Under the auspices Of the local option
forces, an address will be delivered In
Mount Holly ON Thursday, September %.
by former Governor Glenn, of North
J Carolina.
i Mrs. Anna r. Thompson, aged "a years
of West Washington street, was buried on
Wednesday afternoon. The deceased was
a member of Bright Star Lodge, No. 10,
Shepherds of Bethlehem.
4 A renewal Of its contract to manufacture
shoes in the state prison at Trenton, has
been received by the Rendell Shoe Com
pany, of which William s. Rendell, Of
Mount Holly, is president
The county convention of the Young
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
will be held at Palmyra, on Wednesday,
September %. All members of the Mount
Holly ''Y' are urged to attend.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Metho-
dist Church will hold cake. pie and
bread sale Saturday afternoon, Septem-
Der IS, from two until o'clock, in the
store room formerly owned by Miss Sue
EVAN, on High street.
A number of Mount Holly people
bought lots at Seaside Park Heights on
Sunday. A free excursion train was run
to that resort by the promoters of the lot
sales 1t is said that over $4,000 of lots
were disposed of ON Sunday.
The improvements to the Edward Wills
property on High street have about been
completed by the purchaser. Robert s.
Gaskill, who will moye into the house on
the first of October. Mr.. Gaskill's house,
Buttonwood and MIL streets, will be
for rent.
To Mrs. William @. Parry has been con-
veyed by Mrs Elizabeth A. Haines all her
interest In the real estate at Hainesport
and elsewhere, which the latter acquired
from her husband and from Edwin W.
Haines, but she Is to receive life income
from the same.
While playing ON the street near her
home at Bordentown on Tuesday, boy
carelessly threw lighted match, setting
fire to the clothing of Edna Frankinfeld,
aged four years. The child may die from
the burns which she received about the
head and body.
The matter of appointing Board of
Protectors, under the Hillsry act, to look
after habitual drunkards In Mount Holly,
will come up for further consideration at
a meeting of the township committee to
be held this week. No one seems anxious
to serve in this capacity.
Owing to the crowded condition of the
Kindergarten department Of the public
schools it has been made necessary to
divide the room into two sessions, half of
the children coming in the morning, the
others In the afternoon. There are 6S
children in this department.
Household goods were badly damaged
recently at the home of Thomas T. Buzby
at Rancocas. caused by one of the hoops
giving way In the third story on tank
containing 400 gallons Of water. For
moment the occupants thought the house
had been struck by cloud burst.
Thanks of pleasure seekers who fire.
quent the upper creek are due to the per-
son or persons who have made boating
less dangerous by removing the large
hornets nest that hung close to the
water from the limb of a tree on what is
known as the long stretch opposite Du-
rand's cove.
A new industry that will soon be In
operation at Wrightstown, is the creamery
being erected by the McEwan Milk Com
pany, of Philadelphia. Negotiations are
in progress for piece CT ground near the
railroad station by the 6upplee Milk Com
pany, which concern Is also DESTROYS Of
erecting creamery at that point.
A barn on Bank street at Medford was
destroyed by fire of unknown origin on
Saturday night about II O'Clock. The
carriages were saved, but other contents
of the building were destroyed. Only
the charred frame is left standing. One
horse and two mules persisted. The latter
belonged to Joshua Willitts and were not
insured. The barn was worth about $500,
on which there was an insurance OF $217.
Addressing In endearing terms those
supposed to be two young ladies, while
riding in Bridgeboro stage after dark,
two popular young men from Riverside
were surprised on learning that their fe-
male passengers were So and 90 years of
age, one of them being the mother and
the other an aunt of one Of the men. "Ah,
there, my sweetheart" was q remark
which one of the chaps made to his
mother, and when they came to where it
was light he felt like counterfeit nickel.
They will do no more flirting In the dark.
Pending an investigation into the recent
collision of two automobiles at the foot of
High street two weeks ago. the license of
Charles Lanning has been suspended. 1t
was shown to the State Department that
Mr.. tanning was exceeding the speed
limit through Mount Holly. He Is
not the only offender and watch has been
and will be kept on others who seem to
think they have undisputed right of way
through town at any rate of speed they
may desire 1t would not be surprisin 6
to hear of other licenses being suspended