The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-03-29
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1910
LOCAL NEWS.

DlOsSOmeQ Oh ouuudy.
The annual picnic OF the Junior Me
chanics of Tabernacle, will be held at Fo
Chase grove about July 81.
George Albright, living with his uncle
Fred Aaronson, on West Washington
street, is a scarlet fever victim
The first Delaware river shad of tn
season caught at Fieldsboro, on Wednes
day, was captured by Frank Collins.
The scholars of the KNOXVILLE Sunda,
school gave very pleasing entertainment
in the hall at Smithville on Thursda,
evening.
A pleasant reception to Rev. George T
Harris and family was given by his con
gregation in the Methodist Church OIL
Thursday evening.
A collection of state and county officials
including former Governor Edward G
Stokes, will dine at Browns hotel, Vim
centown, on April IA.
An unoccupied house, near Beverly
that for years had been the rendezvous fol
tramps, was completely destroyed by fire
early Wednesday morning.
Frank Bently, of Bordentown. has re
moved his family to Mount Holly. where
he is employed by the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company as assistant supervisor.
AS Grand Chief Washington of the
Brotherhood of America, George Coleman,
of Centreton, is spending considerable
time visiting circles in different parts OF
the state.
Oscar L. Grumbrecht and Ahab H, Lip
pincott, two former Mount Holly physi
clans, had valuable automobiles destroyed
by fire that recently burned garage in
Camden.
The Girls Friendly Society of st. An
drew's church will give an entertainment
In the gymnasium on Thursday evening.
to which an admission fee of 20 cents will
be charged.
The Mount Holly Water Company con-
templates changing its present office
quarters from the Lewis building to the
room on Mill street adjoining the store
occupied by Colkitt & Co.
The departure of John M. Knuth from
Mount Holly, where he has conducted a
plumbing establishment for several years,
will be generally regretted. He will con-
tinue the business in Newark.
The 4-year-old son of Rev. Norman v.
p Lewis, of Philadelphia, is recovering
from one of the most delicate operations
known In surgery, that of mastoiditis,
which was performed at the Germantown
Hospital.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Lumber
ton Fire Company has elected the follow
ing officers: President, Mrs. ]. Stermer;
vice president, Miss Helen Walthers; Sec
retaly, Mrs. j. M. Harrison; treasurer,
Mrs. Walter Voorhees,.
A quick trip to Dutchland has been ar
ranged by Bright Star Lodge, No. 10,
Shepherds of Bethlehem. who will give a
German supper picnic in the Gaskill
building on Monday evening, April II.
The public is invited.
Otis B. Read, county secretary of the
Y. M. @. A., has rented from Ezekias
Esham the property on Grant street now
occupied by Robert A. semple. Jr.. who
has decided to live with his parents at
the homestead on Broad street.
Believing that Albert Stevenson, aged 4
years Of Beverly, had wandered to the
river and was drowned. parents OF the
child were oyerjoyed when they found
their son at the home of his aunt. Mrs.
Joseph Goodman, eating big piece of
pie.
Mrs. Maggie Horn, of Delanco. is re-
covering from an accident received in a
peculiar manner. After house cleaning
she burned some rubbish, and while stir
ring the fire gun shell exploded, the
brass of it cutting her right arm quite
seriously.
Smoke from the r. P. Sword plant
along the railroad, furnished the basis of
q complaint made to the township COM
mittee, on Tuesday night, by residents of
West Washington street, who presented
for inspection clothes which had been
hung out to dry and were discolored with
SCOT.
Parker & Wagner are arranging for the
erection of their garage, which will be
located at the corner of Washington
and King streets, on the old carpet mill
site. L hey are purchasing the agency for
the Buick automobile, and have sold quite
a number, the latest purchase being made
by Sheriff William W. Worrell.
Those who were present on Friday even
ing thoroughly enjoyed the entertainment
given by New Jersey Lodge, No. 1.
knights of Pythias. The employment of
such method TO increase interest in lodge |
affairs already taken up by some other
orders in town, has been adopted by the |
Odd Fellows.
Although somewhat retarded by lateness
in perfecting their organization, the Bur-
lington County Farmers Exchange, with
pleasant quarters in Mount Holly, are
doing business on an extensive scale.
They have purchased and have orders for
sc, 600 berry crates, $4,000 bushels of seed
potatoes, 90 cars of lime and 500 tons of
fertilizers, purchased at the lowest market
rates for the benefit of its members.
The new proprietors of the Birmingham
Inn are about TO spend $50. 900 in trans
forming the property into sanatorium for
the reception of tuberculosis patients,
having received the consent of the town
ship Board of Health. Injunction pro-
ceedings may be taken against the pro-
posed movement If there is any likelihood
of the water in the Rancocas creek becom
ing polluted by the establishment of such
an institution at that place
Pennsylvania railroad detectives have
been working on case that involves the
safety of passengers. Just after a train
had pulled out from the station at STAN
wick on Tuesday night, a brick thrown
through the car window came near hit
ting the mother of DR.. A. R. w. Atwood,
of Mount Holly One or two persons
were slightly cut by pieces of flying glass.
Believing that an accident had occurred.
several women came near tainting.