The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-24
Mount Holly and miscellaneous souvenir

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city, the only amusement park at Trenton
Ernest NJ Haines, of Vincentown.
being treated for an affection Of his eyes
brought on by cold.
The annual picnic of the Sunday schoo
at Bridgeboro, will be held in the wood
at Charleston tomorrow.
Jonathan Shaw and Irene Baker. boil
of Riverside, were married at the Luther
an parsonage by Rev. D. A. Jud, on Sat
urday evening, August 81.
Huckleberry pickers in New Jersey wht
have been down aud out this season be
cause of the drought, are now realizing
small profits by gathering wild black
berries brought on as result of recen
rains.
Trick Hopkins. of Moorestown, is minus
an overcoat. He lost it while on his way
to Vincentown to visit relatives. He lef
his seat In the car for few moments, ane
during his absence some one stole the
garment.
An official ceremony in the matrimonial
line was performed by Justice Bennett
Risdon at his Office on Tuesday afternoon
the contracting parties being Joseph q
Burke, of Mount Holly, and Miss Matilds
G. Hilbert, of Ashland.
While on Oakford Lake at New Egypt
last Monday, the boat In which party Of
ladies were riding struck stump anC
Miss Mary Bigley, of Philadelphia, wsi
thrown into the water. She was rescued
by Mathew Kennedy, of New York.
By the payment of $2,100 and the
trading in of an automobile, DR.. II. r
Faringer secured two houses on Mil
street, known as the Joseph @. CLARK
property. The transfer was made by the
owner, John Schock, of Pitman Grove.
The season for shooting reed birds will
open on September 1. Reeds, although
not ripe yet. are plentiful down the Ran
cocas creek, and on the marshes quite 9
number of the birds are to be seen, hav-
ing made their appearance quite early.
Irving c. Gaskill is meeting with sue
cess in the fruit and vegetable store
which he opened a few days ago in his
fathers building on Mill street. This
old property has been thoroughly re-
modelled and makes a good business stand.
Miss Ethel Apologize has been selected
to act as queen of the carnival to be held
at New Egypt to-day. A postponement
of this event from last Tuesday because
of rain, will not make the slightest differ
ence In the programme as previously ar
ranged.
The children of Bordentown, with their
parents and friends, have been invited to
meet at the public play grounds In that
city on Saturday afternoon, August %,
when they will be entertained In the tell
ing of stories by Miss Askew, of Trenton,
who has a most charming gift In this line.
Charles E. Coombs and Edward Wilbur
Jr., of Bordentown, were committed to
jail without bail by Mayor Gabel, last
week. They are held on serious charge
preferred on behalf of Gussie Segustus, a
nine-year-old child. 1t is probable that
the grand jury will find five indictments
against each defendant.
Harry P. Lewis, of Mount Holly, is the
conductor on the Beach Hagen express,
leaving Camden at 4.28, and which met
with an accident at Writings on Tuesday
afternoon. The point of the switch
caught a fiange on an engine driver, de-
railing the engine and three cars. Fortu-
nately no one was hurt.
The gang of thieves that has been oper-
ating at Moorestown paid visit to
Hartford on Wednesday night. At the
home of Surrogate William P. Lippincott
they secured pocket book and some
cigars, and razor. Charles Stiles
did not fare so well. His loss consists of
money, gold watch and chain and some
railroad tickets.
Pleasure seekers roaming the country
should only bestow admiration on the
three-leaf ivy, poison vine of great
attraction to lovers of nature Its beauti-
full red leaves are the first autumn foliage
to turn, and naturally command attention.
Their gathering for table decoration OF
book markers has resulted In many cases
of severe poisoning.
In response to calls for help late Tues
day night, Charles Pierce and Harry G..
Claypoole rescued man from drowning.
He had fallen into the creek at the Pine
street bridge. Darkness made the work
matter of great difficulty. When brought
to shore the victim was found to be 6
character about town known as John
Atkinson, who seeks employment on var
ious farms In this section.
Rancocas Grange had a delightful day
for its annual picnic, held at Rancocai
Park on Thursday. Hundreds of farmers
enjoyed the occasion. In the enjoymen
of various forms of sport and season
of rest, the male visitors put In q goot
day. The women folk prepared tempt
ing dinner for the grangers, enjoyed the
Parks various attractions and participant
ed In the dancing feature to the limit.
What had been pleasant vacation ter
minated fatally for Oliver ]. Vansciver
15-year-old son of Samuel N. Vansciver
of Beverly, who was drowned in Rance
cas- creek, opposite Adams wharf, abou
five miles from Beverly, on Thursday
Oliver and his half-brother, Samuel, wit
whom he was spending his vacation, wer
out in the latter's boat spending the da
fishing. On their return the two tried
pull up pole which INSTRUCTED the pre-
gress of their boat. The pole snappe
off, and the two were thrown into tn
water far from each other by the capsii
ing Of their boat Samuel, who Is goo
swimmer, swan toward the place wheI
his younger brother went down, but th
youth did not appear again. Exhausted
Samuel managed to reach the upturne
boat, and his cries brought nearb
farmers to the scene. Graphing partit
put out and the body was recovered b
Edward Vansciver, an uncle.
J AS a result of his failure to subdue tw
J policemen and magistrate. on MOI
day evening, before whom he was arraigl
ed for hearing, Walter Gibson of Rive
side, is now in the county jail, havir