The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-06-14
To-day is flag day.
Mrs Samuel M. Holt, of Washington,
n. q Is Waiting relatives in town.

Mrs. Samuel M. Holt, OF Washington
D. c., is visiting relatives in town.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Metho
dist Church will give supper in the Ma
sonic Temple on Friday and Saturday
evenings of this week.
The M. E. Sunday school will hole
their sessions in the mornings during the
summer months, beginning next Sunday
morning at 8 80 o'clock.
P. Joseph Perinchief has been added
to the force of summer assistants in con
nection with the undertaking business Of
his grandfather, Morris 81. Keller.
G. Craig Tallman, of Springfield town
ship, is another farmer who Is appreciat
ing the pleasure of running an automobile,
having purchased an Oakland touring car
The Y. W. G. T. U. will hold its last
meeting for the summer on Tuesday even
ing, June 81, at the home of Miss Marion
Keller, Mill street. All members are re-
/ quested to be present.
Armat W. Atkinson, a Mount Holly
boy, now on board the U. s. 8. Rhode Is
land, is visiting relatives here. The young
man has had the honor of sailing around
the world with the feet.
The bell of Good Intent Engine Com
pany has been re-hung in the belfry fol
the purpose of increasing the volume Of
sound, and test will be made tomorrow
evening at seven o'clock.
Very interesting Children's day exer.
cises were held In the Mount Holly Sun.
day schools on Sunday. The various pro-
grammes were enjoyable and the floral
decorations very pretty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward D. Stokes, who
have been making tour around the
world, will sail from Southampton on the
steamship Kaiserin Auguste Victoria on
July 10. They are expected to arrive in
Mount Holly on the Gath.
The committee of the Board of Free.
holders which was to receive bids for the
new gravel road from Indian Mills to
Atsion, met yesterday. Only one bid was
offered and it was rejected. Another
meeting will be held July 5.
Mrs. Amanda Sexton was arrested In
Rancocas. on Thursday, and placed under
$500 bonds to appear at court, charged
with severely whipping her little daugh-
ter. The action of the woman was such
as to cause the neighbors to interfere.
Proposed improvement to that portion
of Buttonwood street between Garden and
Pearl streets, has resulted In property
owners being notified to make all water,
gas and sewer connections at once, as
no tearing up of the new street, except In
emergency cases, will be permitted within
period of five years.
There is quite sum due the township
on the delinquent tax list, and real estate
owners who are behind in this matter will
have until July 1st to settle without ad
ditional costs. On the above date Collec-
tor Davis will be obliged to publish the
list of delinquent taxpayers according to
law.
Several persons from Mount Holly went
to Burlington on the Ill p M. trolley,
yesterday, to get glimpse of the daring
aviator who made flight from New
York. They did not see the serial ship
however, as the weather conditions neces-
STATED a change of time on the return
trip, the machine passing Burlington at
.48 A. M.
The Rev. Charles Townsend, of Eliza
beth, who was extended call to become
rector of Christ Episcopal Church at Bor-
dentown, to take the place of Rev. Harry
st. Clair Hathaway, who resigned short
time ago to become rector of St. Johns
Church at Norristown. Pa, has accepted
the call and will enter upon his duties at
once.
When workmen begin on the new houses
to be erected, the town of Florence will
enjoy a building boom. A number of
dwellings have been contracted for at that
place on lots disposed of by the Florence
Investment and Improvement Company.
John Peacock. real estate agent there,
has deal on for the sale of fourteen one
hundred foot lots, which gives an idea of
the activity prevailing in that town.
Philip Haines, of Jacksonville, came to
Mount Holly, on Friday, and secured a
warrant for the arrest of Joseph Fem on
the charge of forging Haines' name to a
note for $500. Fem is in Moyamensing
prison, Philadelphia, having been arrested
on an indictment found by our court. The
warrant sworn out by Haines was put in
Sheriff Worrell's hands and was lodged In
Philadelphia as detainer In case Fem
should secure bail on the other count.
| During the past twenty hours three ex-
perts have been working in an endeavol
to open the safe in the Mount Holly Ma.
tional Bank. the lock having refused tc
work yesterday morning. The object
sought for has not yet been accomplished
The front of the door was drilled anG
torn away and many large steel bolts have
been cut. At the beginning of the trouble
Cashier F. HI. Lee at once arranged fo
sufficient money to meet the EN- barrassine
situation.
Beginning next Sunday evening tn,
Epworth League will hold their servic,
on the lawn adjoining the M. E. church
and will continue holding their Sunda,
evening meetings there during the sum
mer providing the weather is favorable
1t has been the usual custom to dispens
with these services during the summer
but it was decided otherwise this yea
and the open-sir meetings will be held Of
lawn beginning at 8 45 and closing at 2. 80
All are invited 70 attend.
William G. Amish, of Mount Holly, ha
been granted divorce from his wife, Mrs
Sue B. Amish, on the ground of desertion
During her period of absence the husband
sent her money and maintained the hom
ready for her occupancy at any time, blu
, she refused to return. The wife asked TO
divorce on the ground of desertion, bu
cross bill on the same ground resulte,
, In victory for the husband. Returning
to the home one day Mrs. Amish remove
, most of the furniture. At this the hui
band made no complaint, but went o
keeping home to which she could return
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