The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-07-11

store and pool room business to William
Crozier.
The Presbyterian Sunday school will
hold its annual picnic at Rancocas Park
on Thursday.
The Young Friends Association will
meet at the home of Thomas Buzby. near
Rancocas, on Thursday night.
A dance will be given at Rancocas
Park, on Friday evening, by the Misses
Edith L. Kelley and Theodore G. Melcher.
Clifford r. Bower has removed his
household goods to Columbus, where he "a
engaged as superintendent of the creamery.
BILLY" the horse owned by W. D.
Marren. of the Arcade Hotel, has the
lockjaw. caused by running a nail into its
foot.
George Aaronson. who was taken to the
hospital. on Monday, suffering from the
result of being run over by locomotive,
died that evening.
Mrs. George Aaronson, SON and daugh-
ter, desire to thank their many friends
who were SO kind to them during their
recent bereavement.
At FELTON,. Delaware, ON the 25th of
June, occurred the death of James II.
Price. who was an old and respected resi-
dent of that place and who is well known
In this county. Mr.. Price had lived re-
tired life for several years
Annie E. Stokes. the complainant, pur-
CHASED the old Anderson canning house
property, on Water street, at Sheriff's
sale on Thursday for So 400. The bid was
made by Hugh McIlvsin. trustee, COM
lplainant.
There were eighteen persons admitted
into full membership In the Methodist
lchurch on Sunday morning, and four
lchurches. Rev. Alfred Wagg, district
superintendent of Trenton, preached the
morning sermon.
The unclaimed letters that remain In the
lpost Office for the week ending July 9Th,
are as follows; Mrs. Frank Oliver, Mrs
Sarah Conover. Miss Eta Dickson, VIM.
H. Martin, Miss Maggie Hull, Carl e.
Lang, Miss n Redmond Postals. Miss
Flora B. Grant, Mrs. G. Ravens, @. E..
Lang.
A stranger. who said he was barber,
and must have something to do, applied
for work on the farm of Alva Colkitt. on
the road to Newbold's corner, Yesterday
morning. Mr.. Colkitt told the man he
would give him job If he could stand 1t,
but by noon the applicant became heat
victim.
Howard Taylor, Of Hedding, is a pris-
oner at the county jail. Parading with q
shot gun on Saturday, he threatened to
shoot several persons. Arrested at Bor-
Identown that evening, the defendant was
taken to Columbus, and after hearing
before Squire Black, was committed to
the county jail.
During shower that passed over this
vicinity yesterday afternoon lightning
STRUCK the buildings on the farm of Louis
Brown. on the road from Vincentown to
Red Lion, about mile from the former
place. The flames destroyed three barns
and clubhouse. There was some rye In
the barns, but the hay had not been put
In. Six calves were burned
Thomas J. McGovern has been awarded
the contract for building a new water
works In the borough Of Crosswicks. His
bid. SIS. 500. was about "a 900 lower than
his nearest competitor The improve
ment will be installed by the Crosswicks
Water Company, and the supply of water
will come from springs In the hillside.
The plant will include pumping station,
a standpipe ninety feet high, and five
miles OF piping.
Beginning with the first day of August
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will
increase the price of the strip tickets be-
tween the various stations on its line and
Philadelphia. The rate for the strip of ten
tickets between Mount Holly and Phila-
delphia will be $3.50 instead OF 81 Sc az
formerly. If you contemplate laying In a
stock In anticipation of the increase be
sure to ask If the old tickets will be
honored after the new rate goes into effect.
| Real estate sales recently made by A.
A. Anderson include the following: The
John Rock property north of Anderson
vile. containing twenty-four acres. to W.
B. Gordon, of Woodlyne, who will erect
q house there for his own occupancy;
house and II acres of land corner of Bur-
lington and Burr's roads In Westampton
township. to Mary Elizabeth Dietz, of
Mount Holly; four acres of land adioin-
ing same to Alice Ford, of Mount Holly.
A surprise was given Miss Verna
Britton on Saturday evening, when
large number Of friends gathered at her
home on Shreve street, while she was out
walking, and decorated the lawn with
lanterns and flags. The occasion was her
birthday anniversary, and the surprise
was not at all looked for by Miss Britton.
An enjoyable evening was spent by all
present and at the conclusion refreshments
were served. Miss Britton received many
handsome presents.
i Henry Lippincott, who owns a beauti-
full residence near Riverton, has been an
noYed by people bathing In his private
Ice pond. While several boys were thus
engaged last night, the hired man got his
employers gun and fred at them. One
boy was shot in the hand. and another 80
seriously wounded that he was removed
to Cooper Hospital, Camden. The case is
serions, as 1t is feared that the boys lungs
have been punctured. DR.. Joseph Stokes
reported the matter to Prosecutor Atkin-
son, who ordered the mans arrest.
/ A peculiar situation obtains In New
Egypt at present. inasmuch as the town
has no police justice empowered to try
suits OF any kind or to mete out punish
ment to the offenders of justice. At the
November election two police justices
were elected as usual, to hold Office for
three years each. The successful candi-
dates were @. Frank Moore, Democrat,
and G. W. WINS, Republican. Moore
held Office about three months and re-
signed. claiming that the work interfered
too much xith his regular business, his
last case occupying three days time and
netting him IS cents for his trouble. This
threw all the work on WINS, and things
came to him thick and fast His pros
poets of becoming millionaire at 25 cents
! a day grew rapidly until the limit was
reached week ago, when he was called
out of his Sunday nap to try a man for
disorderly conduct. With the prospect of
this being an every Sunday job staring
, him In the face, WINS also resigned his
position.
. Activity on the part OF bucket bril-
gade In keeping the place wet, saved the
Inn at Birmingham from burning during
. q IRE on the premises on Thursday after
moon that threatened its destruction, and
. flor fear that the situation could not be
controlled, help was asked of the Mount
i Holly fire department. Assistant Chief
I Lorenzo L. Sapp ordered the Relief en-
: CINE and hose carriage taken to the rail.
road station, but after reaching there
word was soon received from Capt. Elton
A. Smith that the wind had shifted and
: that the big summer boarding house wai
i considered to be out of danger, so the ap
h paratus was returned. The fire, with orr
gin unknown, destroyed three outbuild
ings, consisting of the ice house, laundry
d and barn. A singular coincidence In con
:, nection with this fire Is the fact that only
" the Sunday before, while pointing Ii
their diractton Rirmin Uha am resident re