The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-06-27

, Its picnic at the Vincentown camp woods
on Thursday, July 20.
After long and painful Illness, Mrs.
! Albert B. Walters died at her home on
Garden street yesterday afternoon.
Rev. c. II. Pendleton, former pastor of
! the Baptist church. occupied the pulpit of
the Presbyterian church on Sunday morn
ing.
June 1. at Bridgeton, Miss May McC Gully,
! formerly of Mount Holly, was married to
James Francis Harley. They are new
Lying in Philadelphia.
Herbert R. Smith, of the Herald force,
aud Miss Alice R. Hoffner, of Mount
Holly, were married at the Methodist par
sonage, last night, by Rev. George T.
Harris.
Thomas Whitaker. of Philadelphia, was
buried In the Mount Holly cemetery on
Thursday. At one time deceased operated
q farm on the Jobstown turnpike east of
Unionville.
A large barn filed with hay. straw,
farming implements, six wagons and two
cows, belonging to John Martin, of Bor-
ldentown, was struck by lightning early
Friday morning and burned. The loss
was 81, 500.
Commuters from 6tanwick avenue claim
that, as ''Moorestown" has been added to
the name Of the station, they are entitled
to the same fare to Philadelphia as the
other stations in the town, and they will
make efforts to get 1t.
As the result of running his automobile
through Mount Holly in violation of the
speed law. George E. Lippincott, of
Moorestown, after being notified to appear,
was fined by Justice Bennett Risdon, who
will impose the same penalty on all Of
tenders.
After he had been arrested for insulting
''Beno" Shinn. and later committing the
same offence on Justice Bennett Risdon,
the latter sentenced George Dustin to ten
days In the county jail. He remained
there only short time, however, as
friends interceded on behalf of his wife
and secured his release.
| At the commencement exercises of the
Florence High school Alice B. Giberson,
Cora B. French. Joseph r. Weber, Lard
ner r. Kerr, Helen III. Watson, Paul R.
Higgins, Viola M. Absalom, Jemima E.
Emlen, Katherine E. Doyle, Mary L.
Watson, Daniel B. Handley and Naomi
Abbott received diplomas.
During the storm on Friday morning
lightning struck the dwelling ON the farm
of Asher Kirby, at Smithville. doing little
damage. Two trees in the yard were also
hit. The tenant house. occupied by
David Grovatt, was considerably damaged.
window sash, broke all the glass, and
knocked plaster from the walls.
D. B. Coles and Robert Hunter, of
Riyerton. whose dogs had been running
at large back of the golf grounds at that
place. were arrested on Friday by Game
Warden Charles G. Morton and Constable
John Throckmorton. After a hearing be- |
fore Squire s. ]. Coddingdon, the defend
ants were each fined $50 and costs. Other |
arrests are to be made in this connection.
One of the most sweeping opinions ever
handed down was that of Justice Garri- |
son, who declares that the titles of many |
laws are defective and therefore destroy |
the laws themselves One of the institu- |
lions that will be affected by this opinion |
is the State Board of Health, and the |
work of compelling certain localities to
build sewage disposal plants will be halted
for some time.
Miss Gertrude Scudder. of Lawrence
vile, was first honor girl of the class of
1911, just graduated from the State Model
school of Trenton. She also received first |
honor In the contest for the best original
essay. Miss Scudder is the only child of
Mrs. Gertrude McCully Scudder, who |
lived here prior to her marriage to the late
Joseph Rue Scudder, of Lawrenceville.
Miss Scudder will enter a New England /
college In September.
Riding on trolley car In Philadelphia, |
on Saturday. George L. Bovine, while pre-
pairing to get of at 10th and Market
streets. sought to step down to the foot
board, but his heel caught on some OBJ
struction and he was thrown. He held on
to the rail with his left hand and the force
of his weight dislocated his shoulder. 1t
was then that he fell to the ground, break
ing his nose and a small bone In his
ankle. After receiving treatment at a
hospital he returned to his home in Mount
Holly.
Mrs. George 81. Kirby, living at Eayres
town. had painful experience on Friday
evening She was sitting in buggy to
which was hitched colt The animal
became frightened at something and
started to run, upsetting the buggy. Mrs.
her hair caught in button on the buggy
and by this she was dragged along as the
colt ran for the stable. At the door he
broke from the carriage and Mrs. Kirby /
was rescued without anything more serious
than the shock and fright from being
dragged along in such manner
Frank L. Garbarino, of Mount Holly, |
employed in the secret service department |
of the government, was one of three de-
tectives who arrested Edward Lee at Buff
falo on Wednesday. On his person the
officers found $25, 800. AS a navy pay
clerk Lee stole $40, 900 from the paymast-
er's safe on board the battleship Georgia |
at Guantanamo on February II. At che
time of his arrest Lee had young lady |
with him. She secured permission from
the authorities to marry Lee, stating |
that she wanted to give him what
comfort she could during his imprison- |
ment. Garbarino was one of the wit |
nesses at the marriage.
| At the meeting of Lady Marion Home |
No. 6, Brotherhood of America, on Satur- |
day evening, the following officers were
elected: Past guardian. Olive Robinson; |
guardian, Elizabeth Cullen; mentor, Will |
liam H. BOUCHER; warden, Ida Eddleman;
herald, Daniel Eddleman: scroll keeper,
Lizzie BOUCHER; register, John Throck
morton, Sr.; treasurer, Esther Streker;
watch of day. Maggie Phares; watch of
night, Rebecca Hargr0ve; trustees, Olive
Robinson, William 81. BOUCHER, Daniel
Eddleman: representative to Grand Home.
Esther Streker; alternate, Hannah d.
Throckmorton. There will be several of
the Grand Lodge officers to pay a visit to
the Mount Holly lodge on Saturday even
ing, when an enjoyable time Is anticipated.
George E. Leek, the caretaker at the
Wharton house, at Batsto, had an un-