The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-17

Brotherhood of America, will meet In
= Camden, on Thursday. August rs.
r According to tradition the chirping of
the katydid indicates that frost may be
expected within the next six weeks.
/ Fourteen young men from Mount Holly
? took dinner at the Pemberton Inn on
Sunday, the journey being made in canoes.
Miss Rebecca n. Clark, graduate of
Dickinson college, has been elected
, teacher in the Mount holly High School.
Samuel Mutt, of Riverside, has been
committed to jail in default of $500 bail,
, on charge Of cruelty treating a pair of
horses.
The Burlington County convention of
held at Moorestown, on Saturday evening,
August 81.
For sale, new Werner's Encyclopedias
|. britannica, 81 vols, with case. Good as
new. Cost $50; price $50. Shreve, 25a
, Church street.
As q result Of a fall at her home, on
Wednesday, Mrs. Charlotte Huston, of
Moorestown, had the misfortune to break
an arm at the elbow.
During the absence of Rev. George T
Harris for the remainder OF this month,
Rev. Charles Bowden, of Camden, will
occupy the pulpit OF the NJ E. church.
! Charles Robinson, of Moorestown, Is
} recovering from some cuts and bruises
about the head which he received during
a runaway, his horse having taken fright
at trolley car.
i A mammoth hotel fourteen stories high,
with theatre and roof garden, to cost
81, 0O0, 600. is q proposed addition to the
attractions at Atlantic City. W. A. Brady,
a theatrical magnate. is back of the en-
terprise.
The fremen of Mount Holly and Bur
lington will play game of base ball to-
morrow afternoon at the East Burlington
ball park, in connection with clam bake
to be held under the auspices of the Hope |
Steam Fire Company.
Former freeholder Oscar Wittmeyer, of |
Burlington township, says 1t cost him
$500 for the fertilizer he put on his potato
crop, and he would be glad to sell his po- |
tatoes for that sum, leaving out the labor
and other expenses.
While driving his automobile at Shan
ley's crossing near Marlton, on Thursday, |
Earl Haines, of Vincentown, had a mar
row escape from being caught by the 1925
train. He crossed the tracks about ten |
yards ahead Of the engine.
| An appeal has been taken from the de-
cision rendered In the suit between Harry |
T. Allen and Mrs. Clara Ross, Of Vincen
town, over the rental of house. The |
case was tried In Mount Holly last week |
before Justice Slack, who decided In favor
of Allen.
The funeral of Stacy G. Prickitt, of
Medford, will be held this afternoon. Ser
vices at the grave will be conducted by
Mount Holly Lodge, No. IA. Free and
Accepted Masons, of which order the de-
ceased was member for more than thirty |
years.
Miss Lavinis Wstkinson died on Friday |
at the home of her niece, Mrs. Morris II.
Keeler. The death of the deceased, who
was In her 92d year, was hastened by a
recent fall down stairs, resulting in a
family of ten children.
A terrible accident has befallen Lizzie
Munyon. daughter of Aaron Munyon, of
Magnolia. The young lady was employ
ed in Philadelphia laundry and got her
hand caught In a drying machine. The
member was so badly burned that all the
fingers had to be amputated, leaving only
the stub.
Mrs. George Livingston, owner of the
Lorillard estate at Jobstown, comprising
the famous Rancooas stock farm, is hav-
ing q Roman bath erected. 1t includes a
steam room, shower rooms, swimming
pool, lounging room and a smoking
room. When completed 1t will be one OF
the finest baths in the country.
A number of forest fires in the vicinity
of Medford were started from some I'M
known cause on Thursday, and the va
rious fire wardens in that section sum-
moned large force of men to subdue the
flames. After working hard for several
hours they got control Of the situation
before any cranberry boys had been dam
aged.
Announcement is made of the marriage
of Miss Emma Seifort to William FIGHTER,
both of Riverside, which took place at the !
brides home, Wednesday evening, August
4th. The Rev. William Stone. pastor of
the Methodist church, was the officiating |
clergyman. The ceremony was witnessed
only by members of the immediate
families.
| Having purchased the handsome Bunt- |
ing property at Juliustown, Charles
Belden, of Minneapolis, loaded his furni- |
ture and other effects on AGAR and shipped |
them to New Jersey, but the car was not
entirely unpacked. As his daughter was
not at all pleased with the place, the
family immediately returned to their
former home in the west.
| marry AnuAndAA dH0 AAOOA1 OOAOht SAO |
two men who were released from custody |
after being arrested on a serious charge
preferred against them by Mrs. John
Houseman, of Pine street, have closed
their shop on Mill street and left town.
On the charge of keeping disorderly
house, John Houseman, who was COM
mitted for court, is still confined in the
county jail, being unable to furnish the
$500 bail demanded In his case.
i For stealing melons from the farm of
Elmer Z. Read. of Marlton, six boys
from II to Is years old, were arrested and
tsken before Justice Clayton II. Brick.
He imposed fine of 81 each on the older
boys and 81 each on the others. In addi-
ton to giving them severe reprimand,
he told them the money must be of their
own earning and paid within two weeks.
The defendants were placed under $50
bonds for their good beha vior.
Thomas and Lottie Margerum, of
Moorestown, were committed to the
county Jail Wednesday night. The
prisoners were in the employ of John G.
n,dIo,, a. Forr, bond o1d dnnaotia 70