The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-06-07
LOCAL NEWS.


The shad season in the Delaware rive
will come to close next Friday.
Warren Van Derveer graduated from
Hahnemann College, on Thursday.
June % is the day when the local mill
tiamen expect to go to Sea Grit for rife
practice.
Twin colts is the prize which George
Oliver, an Eayrestown farmer, received
onTuesday.
Miss 81. Gwendolin Merritt, of Mount
Holly, is member of this years grad
uating class of the State Normal School
at Trenton.
The Tuesday evening dancing class al
Mrs. Clothier's academy will close the
season with dance at Rancocas Park or
Thursday evening.
Ralph, son of Constable John Throck
morton, is employed as an apprentice al
the works Of the II. B. Smith Machine
Company, at Smithville.
AS the result of jumping over hedge
at his home in Moorestown, Donald
Rogers broke his leg. He will be an in.
valid for several weeks.
Cooper Hospital. Camden, N. j., de-
sires limited number of pupil nurses
must have frst-class recommendations.
Apply to Superintendent of Nurses.
1t is said that party is looking for a
suitable location In Mount Holly for the
purpose of starting shirt waist factory
that will employ from fifty to one hundred
hands.
The summer schedule at the Burlington
County Library went into effect yesterday.
The library will be open, until further
notice, from nine to twelve o'clock in the
morning.
Miss Edna Parker has resigned as clerk
In Wetherill's store and has accepted a
position with the Neidich Process Com
pany In Burlington. Miss Sue Colby has
taken the position at Wetherill's.
Five new and beautiful upper creek
views lust received. Printed in eight
colors, resembling oil paintings. Your
friends will certainly appreciate these new
post cards. L. s. Boyce, Stationer.
In order to better arrange for their
summer vacation, the members of the
township committee will hold the regular
meetings on Wednesday, instead of Tues
day evenings during the next two months.
On High street. Wednesday, strange
dog was run over by Norman F. Lynn's
automobile, both wheels on one side of
the machine passing over its body. The
dog got up and ran off as If nothing had
happened.
The building formerly occupied by the
Standard Shoe Company on Water street,
has been purchased by the Burlington
County Shoe Company. to which place
the latter will remove its business from
King street.
Children's day of the Marlton Grange
will be held at the residence of Mrs. Anna
Brick on Saturday afternoon, June IL.
and in the evening the members of the
grange will hold strawberry festival In
Endicott's hall.
Charles Evan Merritt, Jr., and F. Stu
art Bullock. two members of the gradu-
ating class of the High School, are sick
with the measles, but it is hoped they
will be able to be at the exercises on
Thursday evening.
Thomas B. Thorn, of Medford, has gone
TO Beach Haven, where he will be employ
ed at the Engleside hotel during the sum-
mer. His family has removed from Med
ford to Mount Holly and will occupy a
house on Union street.
County Superintendent Stees was at
Mount Holly, on Friday and Saturday,
conducting the competitive examinations
for admission to Rutgers College. He had
six applicants. The result will. not be
known for several weeks.
Catching his foot in the traces while he
was about to jump from his shelving at
Moorestown, Robert Simpson, well
known Mount Laurel farmer, fell to the
ground. His face was badly cut and
mangled. After being removed to his
home. the patients condition was serious
for several days.
For protection and convenience you can
rent safe deposit box In the fire and
burglar proof vault of the Mount Holly
Safe Deposit and Trust Company for
the greatest protection and convenience
and guarantee against loss by fire or theft.
81 and up per year.
Charles M. Harker died In Philadelphia,
on Wednesday, aged SO years. He was
former resident OF Mount Holly, and was
the first cashier of the Union National
Bank. Giving up that position he went
South for time but finally returned to
Philadelphia. His remains were inferred
in the Mount Holly cemetery on Friday
At the home of Rev. James II. Dun
ham in Mount Holly, on Saturday morn
ing at 8 o'clock, occurred the marriage of
Tylee B. Engle. Jr., of BOUCHER, and
Miss Elsie Keller, of Frederick. Md. The
happy couple will live on the Engle farm
after returning from their wedding trip,
which will include a visit to the brides
parents.
The following, chosen from the various
companies In town, have been elected as
police to serve during fires: John S.
Bozarth, E. B. Prince. William Headley,
]. Wells, Charles Mcdonnell, w. Bryant,
Joseph Apologize, c. Madden, Howard
Collins, A. and ]. Eastlick, E. Durand,
B. G. Matthews, R. Hankins. A. Gibbs.
O. F. Bozsrth.
William Bridge, of Hainesport. will
represent the Mount Holly Presbyterian
Sunday school at the annual Y. M. G. A..
camp to be held at Point Pleasant, Pa,
during the second and third weeks of
July. Bridge will have companion in
the person OF Frank Emerson, corner of
Union and Buttonwood streets, funds
having been raised to send him along.
This week is Commencement week for
the Mount Holly High School. This
evening class day exercises will be held
in the Masonic Temple. Thursday even.
ing there will be the commencement ex'