The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-08-23

e, School supplies. The very best for yor
L. 8. Boyce, stationer.
k Daniel B. Smith has an advertisement
e In another column that should be of in
terest to the public.
Il Cranes writing papers and tablets. tn
e standard of century, await you here
L. =. Boyce, stationer.
:, Sporting men are considering the prop
= osition of establishing racing park II
the vicinity of Riverside.
, The house owned by William NJ. Reeves
: on Brainard street, was sold at public sale
on Friday. to Walter Allen, for 1926.
8 Aaron Bishop, of Bridgeboro. has q
e fractured arm, which he received by fall
r ing on a plank at Parsons clay wharf.
Concrete sidewalks are being laid in
! front of the residences of Mrs. Theodosis
Borden and Frank Wright, on Garden
. street.
George w. Dading. of Philadelphia. has
been elected bookkeeper and clerk at the
Mount Holly National Bank. Mr.. Dad
, ing will occupy the house adjoining the
bank.
1t is reported that contractors have been
asked to submit bids on the plans for a
} residence for Miss Sarah B. Citizens to be
erected on a lot which she owns on Broad
street.
4 At the court house, on Thursday, Sheriff
Worrell sold the Charles Fl. Jones proper
tY of about thirtY-nine acres, In South
ampton township. Susan Crawford, the
complainant. bid 1t in for 1000.
Miss Nora Naylor has rented the store
room, No. 80 High street, as a branch
store and will occupy it until the first of
the year. She will make speciality of
school supplies at reduced prices at the
branch store.
The unclaimed letters that remain In
the post Office for the week ending August
Goth. are: Henry Banks, letter; postals,
Murrell Beard, Chas. 81. Chambers, Mrs.
Howard Greenwood, Julia Shinn, Miss M.
E. Shinn. Mrs. Jane Stephens, Mrs.
Lehman.
The picnic at Rancocas Park, on Thurs
day, given by members of the Pemberton
and Rancocas oranges, was held under
conditions most unfavorable for such an
outing, although there was ample pro-
lection from the rain for the small attend
ance present.
In her cottage at Seaside Park, to-mor-
row, Mrs. Ella Fl. Thacher, of Florence,
who recently returned from Europe, will
entertain the executive committee of the
Burlington county w. @. T. q. In this
work Mrs. Thacher has been studying
conditions abroad.
Joseph 8. Shreve, Eugene Engle and
George M. Sleeper are the Mount Holly
representatives who will attend meeting
of the State Firemen's Relief Association
to be held at Atlantic City on September
10. The alternates are Herbert Shadle,
Harry Garon and S. Earl Assay.
Investigating strange noises which they
heard, members of the family arrived In |
time to save the life Of Joseph Stackhouse,
of Georgetown, who tried to commit |
suicide by hanging himself at his home
Only short time ago he was married for !
the third or fourth time.
Earl earn, an employee Of the Acme
Tea Company, situated on the corner Of
Main and Water streets, was knocked sense
less Tuesday morning. The young man
was STOPPING to pick box up, when
Mr.. Lodge, manager of the store, tripped |
and fell on him. knocking him senseless
II. ]. w. Frederick, brother Of Mrs. W. |
]. Brannan, died Sunday evening at the
home of his sister on Broad street. The |
deceased, former we'll known business |
man, had been Ill for long time with !
tumor and other complications. The re-
mains will be inferred in the Mount Holly |
cemetery tomorrow afternoon.
Miss Ella Grace Woodring, of Meyers
town, Pa, has been elected principal of |
the Crosswicks School by the Chesterfield |
Board of Education to succeed Mrs. A. o.
Tantum, who resigned after teaching over
thirty years. Miss Woodring Is a graduate
of Albright College, her father being dean
of the college at the time of his death,
and she has been principal of the graded |
school at Monroeyille, N. j., for the past
three years.
August Oberman. of Philadelphia, who
was charged with the theft OF watch
and diamond ring while In the employ of
Valentine Rapp, Riverside baker, was
arrested on Thursday night. Offering
Oberman his release and a withdrawal of
the charge If he wonld tell where the ar
ticles were, the prisoner broke down and
confessed. He said they were at his home
In the city and they were recovered. But
as the authorities would not drop the
charge, Oberman was committed to the
county jail to await the action OF the
grand jury.
Samuel NJ. Hinchman, owner of the
Taunton picnic grounds, which as been a
favorite resort for many years, has been
obliged to close the grounds to the public,
and notices refusing future picnics there
have been posted. This spot, where
thousands have enjoyed their annual out
ings, is closed because or the vandalism
of pleasure seekers who did not know how
to conduct themselves. Not content with
legitimate enjoyment they broke up the
dinner tables, burned others, and by raising
the food gates caused the water to flow over
a valuable cranberry bog, resulting in over
s., 900 damage to the newly-formed ber-
ries.
Another narrow escape from grade
crossing accident, In which the Durand
ice wagon came near figuring with disas-
trous results. suggests the need of flag
man being placed at the Grant street
crossing, where some of the trains passing
that station do not stop. In any event the
approaching trains are not easily seen be-
cause of Instructions, and travel at that
point, which has increased of late. Is be-
coming more dangerous. The township
committee is being urged to confer with
the Pennsylvania Railroad company with
view of adopting a safeguard that will
remedy the evil and ensure greater safety
to the travelling public
i On Wednesday, Marshall QuigleY of
Riverton, arrested Herman Sigger, q