The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-08-08
LOCAL NEWS.
lit your home store, Boyce's.

The Junior Mechanics of Wrightstow
will hold peach festival in their hall thl
evening.
A typhoid fever patient from Moorei
town, named Carr, is receiving treatmen
at the Burlington County Hospital.
A neat sign bearing its name has bee
placed In front of the house of the Goo
Intent Steam Fire Engine Company.
The next picnic at Rancocas Park viii
be held on Thursday. when Rancoca
Grange will have Its annual outing at tina
resort.
The Bordentown Board of Education
has awarded contract Tor the installation
Of fifteen bubbling fountains in their higl
school,
Miss Charlotte N. Rogers, teacher II
the Crosswicks public school. has resigned
to accept position In the Pembertol
high school.
The New Egypt Fire company cele
brated its tenth anniversary on Thursda,
evening. About fifty members and friend
enjoyed the occasion.
The Sunday school of the South Med
ford Baptist Mission will hold its annua
picnic ct Hinchman's grove. Taunton, OF
Wednesday, August 16.
There is little hope for the recovery O
Mrs. George Taylor, of Indian Mills, wht
10 In serious condition from cancerouI
affection of the stomach.
Seventy-seven shares of stock of tn,
Moorestown and Camden Turnpike Com
pany were sold by Sheriff Worrell, OF
Wednesday. for $3.50 per share.
Benajah P. Wills, OF Mount Holly, and
others, will deliver addresses at the
Wrightstown Grange picnic, to be held al
Harker's grove. New Egypt, to-day.
Mrs. Rebecca Haines, Of Mount Holly,
who has been seriously III at the home Of
her daughter In Riverside. has been re-
moved to the home of arelative at Moores.
town.
The Ushers' Union of the Methodist
church will hold an important business
meeting In the church parlor this evening
ateight o'clock. All members are urged
to be present.
Spencer Fowler, who occupies the Eyer
farm, near Marlton, is critically III with
typhoid fever. His wife has not yet fully
recovered from an operation for the re-
moval Of tumor.
As the result of illness which she con-
tracted at Atlantic City, Mrs. M. Bishop,
Of Bridgehoro, was taken to the Burling.
ton Cou Hospital. on Wednesday, to
undergo % operation.
The Red Men of South Jersey will hold
their annual field day at Washington Park,
on Labor Day. The events of that
occasion win be witnessed by large dele
CATION from Pocahontas Tribe. of Mount
Holly.
From present indications 1t looks as If
politicians would have to forego an i'm.
portant outing this season, as the Colum-
bus Snapper Soup Club. 1t is said, will
probably not hold its annual symposium
this year.
James NJ. Smith, of Salem, who spent
two days in Mount Holly last week. has
arranged to attend the annual eucamp-
ment of the Graud Army OF the Republic,
to begin at Rochester. n Y, on Monday,
August II.
W. 8. Gale, contractor, of Mount Holly,
has three generations of the Gale family
employed on the erection of q concrete
building at Medford for County Clerk
Harry L. Knight The building is TO be
used for storing crauberries.
Having retired from the drug store of
Alexander Dubell, Leslie Southgate has
assumed the duties of position with the
Powers Weightman Rosengarten Manu-
featuring Company, Of Philadelphia, one
Of the largest drug houses In the world
The trolley car leaving Burlington for
Mount Holly at LA p. m. on Wednes-
day. broke an axle on the rear truck be-
fore reaching Springside. causing delay
of over three hours. A wrecking crew
was summoned. and after about an hours
work the damage was repaired.
The Medford band will furnish music at
the harvest home to be held at Indian
Mills on Wednesday, August 90. The
leading attraction will be Congressman
Gardner, who owns property there. and
james Mercer Davis. of Mount Holly, both
Of whom will make addresses
The unclaimed letters and postals that
remain In the post Office for the week end
ing August 8. 1911. are as follows:-Wm.
Edney, VIM. Grosscup, Esq. j. W. Hell
hg, Mrs. Annie Kinnard, 81. Bucker, ST..
Mrs. Elsie Sterling. Miss Druccia Inman,
letters. leila N. Best. George Ielesco,
Miss Ruth Johnson.
Joseph McKim, colored, has been COM
mitted to the county jail without bail on
charge of arson. he having made three
unsuccessful attempts to destroy his home
at Mount Laurel It is alleged that Nc
Kim has been ON debauch for several
weeks and while In this condition became
jealous of his wife who had to leave him.
This fact angered HIN more and he com.
menced to make threats which he was un.
successful In putting into execution.
A peculiar accident happened on Wed
nesday morning to Benjamin Smith, Jr.,
who was driving pair of horses belong
ing to ]. Kay Haines. Of Medford. Below
Marlton, while ON a return "trip to Phila-
delphia, the horses became frightened and
ran away. While they were beyond con.
troll the animals brought up against 4
moving freight train. One of the horses
had its shoulder broken and 1t had to be
killed. Smith was thrown from the Wagon
and considerably bruised.
The printers are expecting to wallop til.
business men at a game OF base ball to be
played at Rancocas Park In connection
with the merchants picnic to be held a
that resort on Thursday. August II. Tn,
typos have selected the following line up
Herman Kempte, catcher; Herbert r
Smith. pitcher; Raymond w. Sprow, Is
base; William j. Haines, I'd base; Harve,
Murdoch, Sd base; Nathan Miller. shor
stop: Herman P. Shinn. left field; ALDER
Sleeper. centre field; George NJ. Sleeper
right field.
Jacob Worth, of Pemherton, has beef
called upon to pay $4,000 damages ii
two 81. 900 suits instituted against him b,
Japhet B. Nixon and Walter Budden. VIII
claim to have been injured and thei