The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-06-20
LOCAL NEWS.

On Wednesday morning boys were borl
to Mrs. Richard Lamb and Mrs Willet
Shinn.
Norman F. Lynn has accepted position
with the Joseph Campbell Company. Of
Camden.
Mrs. Richard Carpenter, formerly Of
Mount Holly. was buried last week from
the Presbyterian church.
On Thursday evenings during the sum
mer. the MANAGEMENT Of Rancocas PARK
will conduct private dances.
Albert Bramall and Miss Laura N
Evans, of Palmyra, are to be married or
Wednesday evening. June %.
J. E. Whitman, the photographer, Ia
recovering from the effects of large boi
that appeared on the back of his neck.
"Old Glory" was well remembered on
Wednesday, when the stars and stripes
were literally displayed in honor of Flag
Day.
At the coming primary election in Sep.
TENDER, Charles P. Rogers will seek the
nomination to succeed himself as overseel
of the poor.
Percy r. Bickf ,rd, formerly of Mount
Holly, and grandson of Nathaniel G.
Bickford, graduated at Princeton Univer-
sity last week.
On Tuesday night, at his home on
Mount Holly avenue. occurred the death
OF Joseph A. Southwick. He was vic
tim Of tuberculosis.
Matinees on Saturdays and holidays will
be feature Of the moving picture show
at the opera house, as soon as Manager
Hulse has an independent electric light
generator installed.
Before the season had reached its
height, and before the owner had been
able to gather her crop, thief entered
the yard of Miss Ethel Cronk and picked
all her cherries.
There was q large washout at the new
concrete bridge near Rancocas Park, on
Tuesday night, but the structure remain
very much swollen by heavy rains.
Miss Mary Almira Major. of Riverton,
was married in the Central Baptist church
OF that place, on Tuesday evening, June
10. to Lester Raynor Ayres, of Haddon-
field. The ceremony was performed by
DIR. Reese.
At meeting Of the State Medical
Society, held at Spring Lake, on Wednes-
day evening, talks on mosquitoes with
stereopticon views were feature. In the
election of officers. DIR. Enoch Holdings.
head, of Pemberton. was chosen one of
the vice presidents.
The store connected with the remodeled
0gburn property. on Mill street, owned
by DR.. Heinekin. of Burlington, is occu-
pied by Harris A. Glover, where he will
conduct bis paper hanging business His
family will also occupy the dwelling por-
tion Of the property.
A land turtle that has made its appear
ance annually for the past ten years has
been found on the farm of Orlando B.
Moore, at Red Lion. b. s. Poinsett, 1850,
are the markings to be seen on its back.
The marking was done by Budd Poiusett.
This turtle has mate, on whose back is
plainly marked the name of Garon. Both
turtles are usually found at the same time.
A. w. Dresser has sold tract of clay
land along the RaDcocas creek, known as
the McInniss property, and owred by the
Rancocas Cement Brick Co., to New
York firm; also email farm near Med
ford, owned by w. Fl. Davis, to New
York people named Winners. Also a
country place on the edge of Mount Holly,
formerly owned by Mrs. Kate F. Moore,
sold to Jos. F. Overholt, of Mt. Pleasant,
Pa, has been sold for Mr.. Overhelt tt, II.
Crippen. Of Scranton, Pa. Mr.. Crippen
will take possession of the property early
in September.
An exciting runaway on Garden street,
Thursday morning, was attended with
serious results. The horse owned by
Robert R. Forbes became frightened by
the breaking of shaft clip. The
occupants were thrown out as the result
Of the wagon upsetting, Mr.. Forbes re-
ceived bad cash on his leg while his wife
suffered from internal injuries. Unable
to proceed on account of her injuries, Mrs.
Forbes was cared for until afternoon at
the residence of James w. Deacon, to
which place she was carried. 1t is said
the horse suffered fractured bone.
Flames bursting out of the top of the
building gave the first warning of trouble
on the farm of William Godfrey, near Mt.
Laurel. Thursday noon. when his large
barn and other outbuildines, together with
their contents and one horse, were destroyed
by fire of unknown origin. There was no
chance to get anything beyond the safety
line. The house caught fire three different
times, but by hard work it was saved.
Mr.. Godfrey suffered a complete loss by
fire several years ago, when everything
was swept away. Sympathetic neighbors
and friends will join In movement to
give him a start again.
The Pemberton township committee had
a meeting last Monday night and at that
time received bids on the construction of
three township roads for which bond
issue Of $40, 600 was recently authorized
at a special election. The lowest bids ex-
ceeded the amount of the bond issue, but
the committee soon ascertained that the
deficiency could be made up by private
subscription and this settled the money
question. The state road commissioner
has been made acquainted with the facts
and he Is pleased with the situation. The
roads to be built are from Pemberton to
Lewistown, Pemberton to Earl's Corner
and Browns Mills to the Ocean county
line.
In his anxiety to reach his brother FL
mer, who was dying of diphtheria at his
home in Bridgeboro late Friday after
noon, Lawrence L. Horner took danger
Gus leap at fast through freight, which
was running past Burlington, when he re-
ceived the sad message by phone. Hor-
ner was almost dragged under the wheels,
and badly bruised by the humping car,
but chung to the handles. Reaching q
foothold, he crawled on top Of the cars
until he reached the locomotive, and ask
ed the engineer to slow down at River
side, six miles away. At the latter place