The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-06-22
Mount Holly and miscellaneous souvenir

is spending season with relatives
Mount Holly.
After spending vacation in Moul
Holly, Harry NJ. Hughes has returned
Washington D. G.
Letters testamentary on the estate
his wife have been issued to A. 8. ]
Doughty. who is the sole legatee.
Miss Minnie Lynn sailed last week fc
Naples. She will make tour of Europ
and return home in September.
James A. Hendrickson, formerly
Mount Holly, graduated from the Ne'
York Law School on Thursday evening.
One of the graduates from Dickinso
College this year was Miss Rebecca CLARK
former graduate of the Mount Holl.
high school.
A position has been accepted at tn
Mount Holly branch of the Public Servic
; Corporation by George r. Somers,
Burlington.
A strawberry festival was given In tn
hall at Hainesport, on Saturday night, b.
the Ladies' Aid Society Of the Germsl
Lutheran Church.
A barn on the dairy farm of Charlie
Schmidt, near Burlington, was consumed
by fire early Tuesday morning; loss
$4,000, fully insured.
John Taylor, Chesterfield farmer, ha
been showing a stalk of asparagus meas
uring thirteen inches in length and N.Y.
inches In circumference.
Edward Wills will soon take up his res
idence with his sister, Mrs. Elizabeth
Page, at Columbus. Mrs. Rodrick ant
daughter will live in Philadelphia.
The Lewis Lippincott farm, on thu
Jacksonville road, has been bought BY
Mrs. Sarah E. Regan, of Mount Holly
She has since sold it to Philadelphia
man.
Miss Sallie B. Citizens, of Eayrestown
has sold two adjoining houses on Rutland
avenue, Mount Holly, to William Still
we'll, who has been occupying one Of
them.
Samuel A. Danley, of Mansfield town
ship, and Miss Clara M. jolly, Of Borden
town, were married on Sunday evening,
June 10, at the latter place, by Rev. VII
| liam Mitchell.
After undergoing serious surgical op-
Grafton at the Jefferson Hospital, Phila-
delphia, Davis G. Wells has returned to
his home in Pemberton. His recovery ia
almost complete.
At the Court House, on Thursday, the
property of the Palmyra Filtrated Water
Company was sold by Sheriff Worrell to
Miles G. Young for $500. There are
claims against the company amounting
to 1880.
John D. johnson and family left for
Loeb Arbor ON Thursday. at which resort
they will spend the summer, The family
cottage at Seaside Park will be occupied
for the summer by John D. johnson. Jr.,
and family.
Early Friday morning building on the
farm Of Helen Shreve and occupied by
Michael J. Meaney, about two miles from
Wrightstown, was burned from fire of
mysterious origin. Some machinery and
an automobile were destroyed. The loss
is about 50 500.
Wheeler, both of whom have lived at
Bordentown all their lives, and who have
been teachers In the high school there for
the past 20 years, received notice from
the Board of Education on Friday that
their services were no longer needed as
teachers In the school, with no explsna-
ton as to why they had been dismissed
On Washington street, Tuesday even
ing, occurred the first of five inter-Sun-
day school athletic meets. which are I'M
der the auspices of the Y. M. @. A. The
events were participated in by represen-
tatives of the Baptist and Presbyterian
schools and resulted as follows: 100 yards
dash, Thomas Atkinson, B.; second, How
ard Karg. P. rs yards dash, Thomas At
kinson, B.; Floyd Karg, p, second. One
half mile run, Howard Karg, P; second.
George Adams, P.
Because reports of railroad accidents
are so often garbled and exaggerated. and
realizing the Importance of having the
number and names of those injured known
Immediately, the management Of the
Pennsylvania railroad has adopted policy
In which, whenever an accident happens,
a statement giving all the essential facts
will be made public by the company at
its general offices, either in Philadelphia
or Pittsburgh, according to where the
wreck is located.
A social time prevailed in the lodge
room of Washington Camp, No. II, P. o.
s. of A., on Thursday night. Seventy
members of the order were present at a
smoker given on that occasion. There
were fourteen present from Moorestown.
With the conclusion of business, at which
the receipts for dues amounted to $74,
three vaudeville performers from Phil
adelphia gave an entertainment on a
platform erected for that purpose. Fol-
lowing this pleasing feature ice cream
and cake were served.
The Alumni Association of the Mount
Holly High School has elected the follow
| ing officers for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent. Walter l. Dill; vice president, Nor
ris K. Perinchief; recording secretary,
Bessie Anderson; corresponding secretary,
Helen White; treasurer. Lille E. Wor-
rell; member of executive committee,
Edith E. Wells. The association has ap-
proved the recommendation of the COM
mittee appointed to arrange for another
university extension lecture course in
Mount Holly during November and De-
cember.
Grace Church, at Merchantville, was
filed on Tuesday. with fashionable audi
ence that witnessed the marriage of Miss
Jane Patterson Homer, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John Homer. and Lieutenant
Ralph G. Dix, a veteran of the Cuban
War and an officer Of the Camden Naval
Reserves. Rev. Harold Morse. rector OF
the church, performed the ceremony. Mrs.
John Roe was matron Of honor; Miss
Emma Homer, maid Of honor, and viii
| liam G. Dix, Jr.. was best man. The
bridesmaids were: Miss Rita Lewis, Mis-
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