The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-06-13
HE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
LOCAL NEWS.

Ihureday evening, June ~.
This evening at AS. Armour Union vii
hold meeting at the home of Miss Id
Pickett. on Garden street.
The Legislature has enacted law In
creasing to $40 the fine for trespassing or
land where hunting is prohibited.
Prospects are bright for large yield o
apples as the trees that have not been raw
aged by the blight are full of fruit.
A very large number of people enjoyed
the Children's Day exercises held by
Rancocas Grange on Saturday afternoon
Dreamland, High street property II
which motion pictures were exhibited, 4
to be remodeled by fits owner, DR.. J.
Hume Carter.
The 134th anniversary of the adoption
Of the stars and stripes as the nationa
emblem will be celebrated throughout thii
country tomorrow.
e. Lewis Schuyler, OF Mount Holly
and Miss Elizabeth Jameson, of Yves
Greek, were married in Camden on Sun
day by Rev. ] L. Surtees.
The finishing touches have been made
to the West end of Union street by tn.
application of fine stone, which has beer
thoroughly rolled. and the street has beer
oiled.
Successful In his application, james
Logan, whose parents reside ON farm
near Mount Holly, has been elected 9
member Of the Engineers Club. of Phila'
delphia.
By Friends ceremony on Tuesday. &C.
CURED the marriage of Helen Robert
Stokes, Of Woodbury.. and Everett II.
Hsines. The groom is a resident of
Medford.
John Mulligan, of Perth Amboy. and
Miss Margaret B. Rattigan. of Borden
town, were married In st. Mary's church,
at the latter place, on Wednesday, by
Rev. d. J. Duggan.
Although his aim was somewhat poor,
shots from pistol In the hands of How
ard Kennedy. OF Riverside. Wednesday
night, were sufficient to prevent thieves
from stealing his chickens.
Rudolph Burkhardt and Miss Jennie
Dorney, both of Florence, were married
at that place on Tuesday evening. The
ceremony was performed at the Baptist
parsonage by Rev. e. I. Case.
The proposed swimming pool that is to
be a feature for use of the orphans con-
nected with the State Masonic Home, near
Burlington, will be constructed by Geo.
d. Worrell. of Mount Holly.
That dust may be effectively settled
during the balance of the year. oil is being
sprinkled on all county roads entering
Mount Holly. The work Is being done
under the supervision of Joseph L. Hilton,
supervisor of roads.
A very successful dance was given at
Rancocas Park, on Tuesday evening, by
the Continental Field Club. of Mount
Holly. This organization Is now consider
ing the proposition of holding monthly
dances at that resort
Programmes of considerable interest
marked the Children's day exercises that
were held In the Baptist and Methodist
churches on Sunday. Handsome flowers
were displayed at both events and the
congregations were unusually large.
The following are the unclaimed letters
remaining In the post Office for the week
ending June 10: Willard W. Cutler, Jennie
Goodson, w. G. Lippincott, Joseph B.
Shut, Jno. II. Wilson; and postals for
Miss Edith Cornelius, and Mrs. Mary
Gerhardt.
At Edgewater Park. on Wednesday
afternoon. occurred the marriage of Miss
Jean Stephenson Smith, of that place, and
Henry Lewis Wood, Of Richmond, Va.
The ceremony was performed by Rey.
Arthur Phillips. pastor of the Beverly
Presbyterian church.
AS the result of spreading lime on his
farm, near Jacksonville. Isaac King,
brother of Charles A. King, of Mount
Holly, contracted blood poisoning. and
one of his legs was swollen to nearly
twice its natural size. For time his
condition was quite serious.
Reports come from the county asylum
that there Is an Improvement In the con-
dition Of Richard T. Kennedy, who be-
came violently insane while confined In
the county jail. If this condition con-
tinues, the patient may soon be able to
return to the Soldiers Home at Kearny.
At Rancocas Park, tomorrow night,
q subscription dance will be given under
the direction of Misses Edith L. Kelley,
Helen @. fumyea and Dora G. Melcher.
Those who will serve as patronesses are
Mrs. w. s. Kelley, Mrs. s. B. Lippincott,
Mrs. A. B. Pumyea and Mrs. William P.
Melcher.
Another exhibition is to be given in the
Opera House this evening. when Thomas
L. Quigley will appear with his trained
horse, dog and bird. As the outfit and
theif owner have recovered from their
stage fright. much better results are
looked for than when they first appeared
on the stage.
1t Is quite likely that something will be
done to the old turnpike running from
Mount Holly to Lumberton. The town.
ship committees of both places haye taken
favorable action, and State Road Com
missioner Stevens has been invited to go
over the road with the committees who
have received petitions from property
owners interested In the matter.
The township committee has posted an
ordinance which gives full information
with respect to the manner In which vio-
lations of the law can be avoided in the
use Of fireworks connected with a cele-
bration of the Fourth of July in Mount
Holly. 1t is desirable that all persons in
ferested In this event cooperate In the
general movement for sane Fourth,
which will eliminate many of the dan
,gerous features and reduce the number
of victims who appear annually in the &C
.cident and death lists, which have grown
ito large proportions.
There Is a superstitious belief now on
the part of some people that an omen of
good luck will follow future operations of
engine No. 14S. used for hsuling freight
between Mount Holly and Camden. This
has inspired an additional assurance
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