The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-06-08


+ Wanted-White girl for general house
K work, two persons in the family. Appl
. to Mrs. Philip Haines, No. 1902 Garde
q street.
0 On June 10, Mrs. James s. McIlvain, O
9 Mill street, expects to leave Mount Holi
for good. She will live with her son Wi
t liam.
. G. Howard Taylor is prepared to spra
all kinds of shrubbery with his King o
All Exterminators. SO White street, o
Bell phone eliza.
A reliable woman is wanted for genera
, Homework. Must be good cook. Small
family, big wages. Address lock-box 541
Mount Holly P. o.
Albert Chance gave delightful law
party to several of his little friends, a
the home of his parents, on High street
Saturday afternoon.
The ladies of the Mount Holly Baptis
church will hold strawberry tea on tn
lawn of the church, on Tuesday evening
of next week. Tea will be ready at five
o'clock.
Mary B. Austin, of Lumberton, has he
home, ''The Whilldin," about completed
and Is now having 1.-THE Warwick" OF
the Rancocas, remodeled by contractor
Watson.
AS the result of nut getting loose II
the machinery, the automobile of Mel
Suffer, while on the Jacksonville road or
Saturday, was damaged to the extent Of
nearly 500.
On Saturday ten carloads of Italianf
were brought from Philadelphia and dis
tributed on Burlington county farms,
where they will remain during the pick
ing season.
A special meeting will be held at River
ton on Thursday, June II. to decide the
question to erect a new school house, the
cost complete, including furnishing, moi
to exceed $54, 800.
Members of the DeSouza Dancing
Academy gave their closing dance of the
season in the Masonic Temple on Thurs.
day night 1t was very pleasant affair
and was largely attended.
The drilling by members of Company
e, last night, consisted partly of outdoor
exercise, which will be feature of their
work on Monday nights until drilling is
suspended for the hot season.
Budd Woolston, manager OF the Eayres-
town Mills, is hopping around on one
foot. He let heavy bar of iron fall on
one of his toes. on Saturday, and the re-
suit is painful, but not serious wound.
The annual picnic of Marion Circle,
No 8, Brotherhood Of America, of Mount
Holly, will be held at Rancocas Park on
Thursday, August s. All the circles OF
that order in the county will participate.
At the Methodist parsonage on Monday
morning, May 31st, occurred the marriage
of Alfred D. Patterson and Miss Bertha
NJ. West, both of Mount Holly. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. Fred
Harris
AS result of the steps giving away,
Mrs. Frank Garon, of White street, fell
down cellar Sunday afternoon. Several
stitches were taken to close bad cash in
her head. In addition to this injury her
shoulder and one finger were dislocated.
George K Stoddard, of Mount Holly, and
Alan G. Kirk, Of Beverly, graduated at the
Naval Academy. Annapolis, Md, on
Thursday. with credit" the highest
term used by naval authorities. The class
was given orders to go home and await
orders for term of sea service.
George W. Durand has purchased a
power boat. 1t is twenty feet long and
six feet beam. 1t is located below Will
mington Del, and will be brought to
Mount Holly this week. After being
put into commission, the boat will be kept
either at Hainesport or Burlington.
While returning to his home on Sunday
morning at one o'clock High street clerk
saw man who is supposed to have been
planning a burglary. When the clerk
approached, the stranger sprang from a
hedge between the Deacon and Joyce
properties on Garden street and ran away.
The Supreme Court has decided that a
not hold an outside offie in the gift of the
county. Benjamin Westcott while Free
holder was appointed under Sheriff. The
Court says that when he accepted the
latter Office he ceased to be Freebooter.
| The Supreme Court yesterday set aside
the proceedings under which the Board of
Freeholders of Burlington county sought
to acquire by condemnation all the turn
pike roads in this county. The Court
holds that the act of 1885, under which
the Board attempted to proceed, is I'M
constitutional because of defective title.
Under the same act other Boards of Free
holders in the state have acquired turn
pixies, Camden county having several cases
of the kind; but these transfers will prob
ably not be affected.
There was destructive fire at George
town yesterday when the buildings on the
farm occupied by Charles Burtis were all
destroyed with the exception of the resi-
dence. The fire started about noon, from
some cause not yet discovered and the
flames spread SO rapidly that 1t was i'm
possible to save any of the contents Of the
buildings. The live stock was not burned
the majority of the animals being In the
fields. The farm is the property of tht
Central Trust Company, of Camden. The
loss has not been estimated.
Drs. Kennedy and Roberts. of Phil
adelphia, went to Pemberton Sunday at
ternoon to perform an operation. In or
der that they might catch train for thu
city, DIR. L. Hollingshesd started to drive
the visitors to Mount Holly. While or
the South Pemberton road, between the
railroad tracks and Bowne's lane an ap
preaching automobile scared their horse
In its fright the animal jumped anC
landed in the joint of fence. The sud
den Jolt threw DIR. Kennedy out and the
auto passed over his body at the chest
The driver of the car stopped and brough
the physicians to the Arcade Hotel. anC
the other doctors gave their friend i'm
mediate attention, sewing up bad lace
, rotion On the arm No fractured hOne