The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-09-06

, Morris II. Keeler has purchased tv
frame dwellings on Buttonwood stree
, near Pearl.
} The property formerly owned by DR..
c. Still, on Madison avenue, has been sol
to Ellis q. Parker.
Cranes writing papers and tablets, tb
standard of century, await you here
L. =. BoYce, stationer.
! For sale.-A nine-roomed frame hous
on Andersonville. Fine property fer tn
money. Address A. A. Anderson, Noun
Holly.
The annual business meeting of the Y
W. G. T. o., will be held at the home o
Miss Grace Prickett, Garden street, thi
evening.
The election officers started this morn
ing to make their house to house canvass
for the names of legal voters living IL
their respective districts.
The pleasure of many people at New
Egypt was curtailed yesterday by tn,
water draining off of Oakford lake. Ths
trouble was caused by breaking of the
dam.
President Robert s. Gaskill has issued 6
call for the annual meeting of the North
ampton Fire Department, to be held In the
Good Intent engine house on Friday even
Ing. September IS, when officers will bt
elected and other business transacted.
Owing to the severe storm of Thursday
the picnic at Burlington Island, given by
Captain William E. Doron, was postponed
until Thursday of this week. Children
who had tickets for last Thursday may
use them this week. The News has few
more to be distributed.
Thieves entered the stable of Frank
Antrim, rural mail carrier. on Friday nigh
and stole horse, wagon, and a set Of
harness. The outfit was found in some
woods near Merchantville. The thieves
then went to Pine street and took the slo
machine in front of Riley's store,
Weather report for the month of August
as kept by Charles Il. Estill, of Churcl
street: Clear all day and evening, g. cleal
and cloudy all day and evening, 49, cleal
and cloudy with light rain afternoon ant
evening, Z; rainy afternoon and evening
with thunder and lightning, 4; thick fos
in the morning, clear and cloudy all day, 2
AS the result of an unexpected visit
William T. Briggs. postmaster at Hart
ford, is an embezzler. On Friday a gov
eminent inspector dropped in on the
young man. and after making an investi
cation announced that he found the books
10 very bad shape. Briggs disappeared
on Saturday and his whereabouts are I'm.
known. His parents received a letter
from their son In which he stated that be
would not be back again. Joseph Ash.
head and Samuel C. Roberts, the bonds.
men, were officially notified this morning
that Briggs shortage amounted to 1865,
which is said to be the result of manipu.
lating money orders. A warrant for the
postmaster's arrest has been issued. The
disappearance of Briggs caused a vacan-
cy on the election board, and his successor
was appointed this morning. Briggs had
also announced his candidacy for assessor
of Mt. Laurel township.
The Board of Freeholders has asked to
have transferred to the county that portion
of the abandoned Jobstown turnpike lying
In the townships of Springfield, Eastamp-
ton and Northampton, which includes a
strip running from Chambers corner to
Mount Holly. and which will form a con-
Meeting link of good road from the Colum
bus stone road to the Jacksonville stone
road. State Commissioner Gylkison pro-
poses to have this road graveled with
money that is to come from the state
automobile fund. There will probably be
no question as to the matter of transfer,
which will relieve the respective townships
of considerable expense, as they have
wasted money in trying to put this piece
of road in shape. The Northampton
township committee had intended to pillow
up its portion next spring and put it in
good condition, but that money will now
be saved, as transfer of the property will
be made at a meeting of the committee to
be held tonight.