The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-08-22

soon be ringing on Church street.
Samuel G. Matthias has sold two house
on White street to Harry N. Smith TO
q, 45O.
Mrs. George PATTERSON. Of Tabernacle
has coin dated TITS. which she found ii
her yard.
The Unionville Sunday school will hole
its annual picnic at Rancocas Park OF
Thursday.
Herman p Shinn Is now employed or
the Railway Daily Record He began
work there yesterday.
Acute indigestion last week caused the
death of horses belonging to Thomas
Dolan and Samuel C. Matthias
The Farmers National Bank has placed
in its vault 100 additional safe deposit
boxes. to meet the increasing demand fol
the same.
Miss Ann 8. Haines. who has resided In
Philadelphia for number of years, ha.
sold her residencein that city and removed
to Moorestown.
The Burlington band will come to Mount
Holly tonight to be entertained by one Of
its members residing here. A short con
cert will be given at the fountain.
Samuel Browne, OF Mount Holly avenue,
is mounting the head of six pound pike.
The fish was caught near Vincentown by
George P. Eavenson, OF Philadelphia.
During the wind storm, Friday after.
noon, there was bad spill In the 2 II pace
at the Belmont track, and the veteran
dryer, G. P. Doble, of Mount Holly. was
carried off the track unconscious.
Atwell e. Wright lost his race horse
Betty Winks. on Thursday. The animal
dropped dead on the fair ground after
going mile in 800. Death was caused
by rupture of the diaphragm.
A supper will be held for the benefit of
St. Luke's Church, Columbus, on the
church lawn, on Saturday evening, Sep
TENDER 9th. In addition to tempting
menu, fancy articles win be offered for
sale.
The Methodists of Tabernacle will hold
their annual harvest home at Fox Chase,
on Thursday. August S1st. The speak
ers win be Rev. Eli Clifford, of Merchant
vile, Rev. George G. Reynolds, of Lum-
berton, and others.
Palmyra will have an ''old home day"
on September 16. when there will be open
house by the various clubs, lodges and
organizations An entertaining program
has been prepared. There will be a dis
play Of fireworks In the evening
The unclaimed letters that remain In
the post Office for the week ending Satur-
day, August 10. are as follows:-E Ernest L.
Applsby. Mrs. Harry G. Kelley, Mrs.
Ernest Morris. Miss Lizzie Tomlinson.
Miss Ida Pettyjohn. Mrs. Lydia Warner,
letters. Miss Ethel E Allen, postal
A burglar entered the Beverly pharmacy
Thursday night, emptied the perfume
bottles and took $40 from cash register.
Footprints In the muddy ground near the
door indicated that the burglar, who rode
away on woman's bicycle which had
been left on side porch, wore No. II
shoes.
After walt of forty-seven years,
Thomas McVey, of Florence, has received
3 check for $50 from the United States
government as his share of prize money
for the capture of the privateer Georgia,
captured off the Portugal coast by the
Niagara, on which boat McVey enlisted
when he,was but fifteen years old.
The unsightly telephone pole which
stood at the apex of the sidewalks of
Madison avenue and Washington street,
in front of Robert M. Snyder's Madison
Hotel, has been removed. The corner will
be rounded of. adding to the appearance
of the property. and increasing the width
of the roadway at that point. A hand
some electric sign has been placed In front
of the hotel
Anthony E. De Less, Sr.. owner of a
hotel at Philadelphia, who has summer
home at Edgewater Park, had a very
narrow escape from being struck by al
New York express train at the WOODLAND
crossing Thursday. He was taking few
friends out for spin in new touring car,
and was crossing the west-bound track of
the Pennsylvania Railroad, when the en-
CINE of the automobile stopped and, In
spite Of every effort. the car refused to
move The telegraph operator at the
station, Herbert ]. Reeves, happened to
see the motorists danger, quickly pulled
out the danger signal and seizing a red flag,
ran out on the platform. The engineer Of
the express applied the emergency brake
and stopped his train but few yards from
the automobile.
]. Warren Davis, of Pedrickt 1wn, while
driving his automobile on Walnut street,
Philadelphia, on Wednesday, ran down a
nine-year-old girl named Mariana Mar
coils. and she died almost instantly.
The girl was in pursuit of kit
ten and ran directly in front of the
machine. Mr.. Davis picked up the child
and hurried to a hospital. but 1t was too
late, as the girl died in the mans arms.
He then surrendered himself to the police
at Thirty-second and Woodland avenue
station, and, while they thought he was
blameless, they held him. for a hearing the
next day, at which he was again held
pending the result of the coroner's in
quest. Mr.. Davis is a member of the law
firm Of Davis g. Davis, who have one of
their offices 10 Mount Holly. James Mer-
Ger Davis. of Mount Holly. is brother of
the man who had the unfortunate acct
dent.
The forty second annual convention of
the American Cranberry Growers Asso-
citation will be held at the court house,
Mount Holly, next Saturday. beginning
at 10 a. m. Governor Wilson is expected
to be one of the guests There will be an
address by Prof. John. B. Smith, state
Entomologist, who will talk on "The
latest observations of worms and their
control" There will be other discussions
on SIS the use of scoops Injurious to cram
berry vines 2" and Grading and inspec-
ton Of fruit. How can uniformity be
securedf" Under the topic of labor-sav-
ing devices for cranberry growers, George
Francis Lord. of the DUPONT Powder
company, will speak on Farming with