The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-04-25
LOCAL NEWS.

just DCAOhC 0uok VI T Eludy QcXL.
Boys are beginning to play ball on the
streets and sidewalks to the annoyance Of
pedestrians:
A number of young men from Stanwicl
come to Mount Holly once week to take
dancing lessons.
On Saturday, Harry Hawkins, Jr.,
township clerk, issued his twenty fifth
cunning license for the present year.
Game Warden Charles G. Morton lib.
Grated fine lot of English pheasants
and partridge In this section last week.
The Hotel Columbia, at Atlantic City,
has been leased by Edward Nippins. who
recently sold his hotel property at Lum-
berton.
A number of Mount Holly young people
attended the dance given by the Fort
nightly Club, of Burlington, on Saturday
night.
The Burlington, Monmouth and Ocean
County Detective and Pursuing Society
will hold its annual meeting at Pemberton
next Saturday.
Getting her right hand caught In a ma
chine at Riverside box factory, last week,
Miss Edith Brown. of Beverly, had two
fingers badly mashed.
Walter Moore and Frank Balton. of
Moorestown, had their bicycles stolen last
week. This makes five wheels stolen at
that place within month.
Joseph Archer, of Brainard street ia
III with diphtheria. His mother-in-law,
Mrs. Gotleib Everline, of Green street, is
said to be similarly afflicted.
Persons who refuse to give for publica-
ton the facts of news item of general
Importance. ought never to be guilty of
asking an editor for free local notice.
The next meeting of the Armour W. C.
T. U. will be held at the home of the
secretary. 116 Cherry street, on Tuesday.
May Q. 'Flower mission work" will be
the subject.
The Epworth League service next SUM-
day evening will be in charge of the Spare
Minute Circle Of the Methodist church.
Special music has been arranged for the
evening.
At an adjourned meeting of the town
ship committee. Saturday afternoon, or
dinances were passed for the establish
ment of new grades, recurbing, ETC., on
Pearl and Budd streets.
Thomas s. Powell. Jr.. administrator.
will have public sale of household goods
at the late residence of bis deceased faith
er at Smithville. on Saturday, May 9, be-
ginning at IL 30 o'clock.
A reminder of the good old summer
time comes with the announcement that
the Ladies' Aid Society of Beverly Meth
odist Church are planning to give straw
berry short cake supper in the near future.
Mrs. James s. McIlvain, formerly of
Mount holly, who was an assistant In a
Pennsylvania asylum for the blind for
over two years, is now filling the position
OF matron at the Burlington County
Children's Home.
William Moore, of Bridgeton, who was
found dead In the pines, last Monday, was
buried at Atsion. on Wednesday, by Will
liam l. Reilly, a Medford undertaken
Deceased expired suddenly as the result
Of drinking too much whiskey In celebrat-
ing Easter.
Walter 8. French, of Moorestown, has
received the contract to apply oil to a
large area of roads at Washington, D. c.,
and vicinity. He does the work with
sprinkler from which the oil is forced by
compressed air, an original idea of Mr..
French's.
A very complete and sanitary plant for
the making of Ice cream for use in con-
nectiou with his soda water business, has
been installed by Alexander Dubell at his
drug store. For this purpose he will use
new gas engine and up-to-date freezer,
which will enable him to make forty
quarts of cream in about twenty minutes.
Township Clerk Harry Hawkins, Jr.,
received a circular letter yesterday morn
ing from the Secretary of State with re-
gard to the five new election districts that
must be established 10 Mount Holly I'M
der the Geran law. The matter will be
taken up for consideration at meeting
Of the township committee to be held
tonight.
While making tour of Mexico, Clar-
ence Worrell, of Moorestown, had the
unpleasant experience of being placed
under arrest by a captain of the Insurrectos
on the charge of being spy. Because
Worrell was In the act of taking photo
graph of an old mission was what made
the captain think he was dealing with an
enemy. Mr.. Worren had to show his
credentials and prove who he was before
he was released from custody
1t will be interesting to know that new
law governing the lighting of vehicles at
night has been signed by Governor Will
son. There was a similar law In force
last year, but under its provisions to
punish violaters 1t was necessary to sue
to recover the 81 penalty. Now under
the new law it is made possible to arrest
offenders, bring them before magistrate
and fine them anywhere from $3.50 to
$500 for the offence. The new law re-
qaires all vehicles drawn by horse or other
beast to carry at least one lighted lamp.
that shall throw light at least $50 feet.
1t shall be lighted thirty minutes after
sunset and thirty minutes before sunrise.
Having two year contract with Chi
cago concern to take the entire output of
an alcohol distillery, Mount Holly Is
said to be regarded as favorable site for
the erection of such plant by those hav-
ing the matter in charge. 1t is not
question of money with those who are
back OF the plan, as they have the needed
capital to erect suitable buildings and In
stall an equipment such as an undertak-
ing of that kind would require The
only feeling of uncertainty is whether or
not farmers In this vicinity would be able
to supply In sufficient quantity the raw
material that would be necessary to keep
distillery In operation.
As the result of competition for prizes
offered by the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union, the pupils of the Moores-
town schools have written over two hun
bred essays on temperance. Eighteen of
these, which we're forwarded to Mrs.
Clement r. Lippincott, superintendent of
the department of scientific temperance
instruction In schools, have been placed
in the hands of competent judges who are
not residents of Moorestown. Having