The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-06-21
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY. JUNE 21, 1910
LOCAL NEWS.

While playing base ball, on Wednes
day, Albert Klemm. of Riverside, brok,
his ankle
St. Andrews Sunday school will hole
Its annual picnic at Rancocas Park OF
June 30.
Leona Schrieder. of Indian Mills. Il
suffering from painful injury, caused b,
stepping on nail.
There were five persons received intt
full membership in the Methodist church
on Sunday morning.
Miss Hannah Shinn, of Jobstown. Is re-
covering from an operation to which she
submitted In Trenton hospital.
Probably two hundred people collected
on Church street, Tuesday night. to wit
ness fight between two dogs.
George Miller and Miss Katie Callahan,
both of Riverside. were married on Wed.
nesday afternoon by Rev. T. ]. Goth.
Other towns in the county besides
Mount Holly. are enforcing the law pre-.
venting bicycle riding on the sidewalk.
Three per cent interest in our savings
department. plus absolute safety, is in
brief the story of the Farmers National
Bank. Mount Holly, N. ].
At her home on High street, Wednes-
day. Mrs. E. A. Gaskill celebrated her
ninetieth birthday. The aged lady re-
ceived congratulations from numerous
callers.
Mrs. Bedilia Mansfield, of Moorestown,
aged 81 years, took her first trolley ride,
last week, when she went to Camden to
Matthias.
Harry B. Trout, of Bordentown, captain
of the steamer Springfield, and Miss Edith
M. Neal. of Reading. Pa, were married at
the latter place on Wednesday, by Rev.
r. w. Hafford.
81. @. Wagner is meeting with success
In selling the Jackson automobile, for
which he Is agent. He recently delivered
two cars and negotiations are pending for
the sale of several more.
Following is list of the mail uncalled
for at the post Office for the week ending
June IS: Letters, Harry E. Jones, Harry
Thornton; postals, Joseph s. Davis, Clar-
ence Evan, David White, John White.
Joseph P. Fem, of Burlington, In
dicted for obtaining money under false
pretenses arrested In Philadelphia ten
days ago, was brought from Moyamen-
sing prison to the Mount Holly jail by
Sheriff Worrell on Saturday.
Frank Lippincott, son of Surrogate W.
P. Lippincott. who enjoyed a successful
season at Ocean Grove last year, has open
ed his hotel there for the summer, and
would be pleased to see his friends from
this section.
Ex-President Roosevelt took the best
rife and ammunition made in this coun-
try on his African trip. Only the best
fire arms, fishing tackle and sporting
goods are handled in Mount Holly by the
Bickford Hardware Company, Fountain
Square.
Some members of the Burlington
County Farmers Exchange are now in
creasing their stock holdings This step
1t being taken because of the success met
with the Exchange. and resolution passed
at the last meeting of the directors that
after July 1st only one share will be issued
to new subscribers.
A young lady from Amber, Pa, was
in Mount Holly, on Friday, seeking In
formation on the prospects of opening
private school here. She received much
encouragement, but on her return home
learned of something that appeared to be
more TO her advantage, SO she relinquish-
ed the Mount Holly idea.
Rosbach's at Pemberton haye for num-
Der of years supplied the trade with seed
ling asrers by judicious selection and Guilt
walton. They claim to have now the finest
strain OF five different colors In existence.
Every purchaser of any plants to the
amount of one dollar or over will be pre-
scented with three plants of each color of
aster.
Posters have been put up by the town
ship committee regulating the celebration
of Independence day In Mount Holly.
There will be ''safe and sane" Fourth
of July, If the law is not violated. to the
extent that patriotism can be manifested
by the explosion of pin wheels, paper
torpedoes, small fire crackers and such
pyrotechnics as are usually handled by
children.
The old corps of teachers have been re-
elected In the Mount Holly High Schools
with the exception of two In the High
School and one in lower grade. The
by the election of Miss Elsie Burr, for
mer teacher at Salem, and Miss Carrie B.
Woodward, of Bloomfield. The lower
grade will be presided over by Miss Ray
Robertson, of Mount Holly.
A hive of industry these days is the
headquarters of the Burlington County
Farmers Exchange, located In Mount
Holly. The Office force Is kept on the
jump In getting rid of the business.
Among the shipments which have been
made from various points this season by
the Exchange, are included 1876 carloads
of straw berries, six carloads of gooseber-
ries and 5000 hampers of peas.
At Rancocas. on Wednesday night, &C.
Cured the marriage of Miss Lucy Hays
Armstrong. daughter Of George K. Arm
strong, and Herbert Gravatt The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. ]. c. Evaul.
pastor of the Methodist church. The
house was prettily decorated with roses
and palms and filed with guests from all
parts of the county. Florence Gravatt
and Lizzie Friend were the bridesmaids.
and Olive G. Russ the maid of honor.
Rev. William P. Finney, d. D., former
pastor Of the Moorestown Presbyterian
Church, and Miss Eleanor A. Hooper. of
Philadelphia, were married at the latter
place on Saturday, June IL. The cere-
mony was performed in the West Hope
Presbyterian Church by Rev. DR.. Bron-
son. On returning next fall from theiI
European trip, DR.. Finney will take up
his duties at Oxford University, where he
holds the chair Of professor of English.