The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-09-05
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
School supplies. L. 8. Boyce, stationer.
The season for oysters commenced OF
Friday.
Work has been started on the founda
tions for 116 new houses at Roebling.
The Board of Freeholders win meet al
the court house, Mount Holly. tomorrow
John Worth. who has bought the Kare
meat market on Mill street. issues votes
in the library contest.
Those persons who said that the new
moon which appeared last week was 9
wet one, hit 1t just about right.
A dance will be given at Rancocas Park,
on Friday evening. by the Misses Edith l.
Kelley and Theodore G. Melcher.
The last dance Of the season at Rance
cos Park will be held on Saturday night
when the Park will close for the season.
A welcome greeting was given to the
sun as 1t peered out from the clouds or
Friday morning after being hidden from
view for week.
]. Harvey Grain and Margaret II. Ellis
both Of Lumberton, were married at the
n. e. parsonage there on Wednesday b,
Rev. G. @. Reynolds.
George Stockton, station agent at Hart
ford, has been transferred to Mount Holly
His vacancy Is to be filled by Howard
VausciYer, of Hainesport.
Becoming disappointed 10 her efforts to
purchase property In Mount Holly. Mrs.
Cassidy. of New Lisbon. win probably
spend the winter at Atlantic City.
The tribes of Red Men in this section
were well represented yesterday at the
field day exercises held at Washington
Park by the lodges In South Jersey.
Having accepted the position of night
watchman at the Burlington County In-
sane Asylum, Harry PitmaD, Of Trenton,
will remove his family to New Lisbon.
A large delegation of Senior Mechanics
from Mount Holly will 60 to Trenton to-
morrow to attend the annual session Of
the State Council o. U. A. N.
The foremen Of section gangs 10 this
vicinity are working their men along the
tracks, looking after the grade. pulling
weeds, and cleaning up for the annual In
spection.
The moving OF the depot at Roebling
three thousand feet east, 1t is feared may
mean the cutting out entirely Of Florence
station, which has been fixture there for
over fifty years.
William 8. Wilkinson. OF Garden street,
is recovering from an operation for in
ternsl trouble performed at the Burlington
County Hospital. he returned to his
home few days ago.
Jesse v. Bickford, of Princeton, has
sold bis machine shop to Bertram R.
Orcutt. of Mount holly. The latter will
continue the business which Mr.. Bickford
placed on a profitable basis.
John F. Spencer. deputy internal
revenue collector, who had charge of the
collections In Mercer and Burlington
counties, died at bis home 10 Trenton, on
Wednesday, OF uraemic poisoning.
Amos L. Poinsett, of Paxson street, left
for Washington, D. c., on Friday, where
he viii make his annual visit to old army
friends. These outings afford great pleas
use to sergeant Poinsett, who served thirty
years In the army.
At meeting of the Commercial League
last Tuesday night, the directors organized
and elected permanent officers as follows:
President. Josiah W. Evan; vice president.
William r. Kumpf; secretary, Charles q.
Fitzgerald; treasurer, Walter 1. Dill.
The large sand bar at the lower end Of
Burlington Island Is T., be wired out.
This work will be included in contract
to improve the channel of the upper Della
ware river. Bids were opened In Phila-
dslphis on Thursday for this work.
Notwithstanding the rain on Thursday
night the opera house was crowded. The
Royle band of fifteen pieces made its APP
pearance and rendered several selections.
The musicians were literally applauded
There were many remarks concerning the
progress the players are making.
Rather than incur a threatened civil
suit for damages as The result Of actions
on the part Of his dog. which bit Mrs.
John r. Hamm GU the arm without pro-
vocation, Thomas Gulick killed the
animal on Thursday. thus complying with
Q demand that was at first refused.
A county convention OF the Brotherhood
Of America viii be held In the lodge room
Of Marion Circle. No. 9. Mount Holly, to-
morrow night. 1t is expected that nearly
all the circles will be represented. An
entertaining programme viii be presented
Following the exercises a luncheon will
be served
J. A. Crammer, of Newbold's corner.
has rented the property of Clarence L.
Price, on Union street. and will take up
his residence in Mount Holly. Mr.. Price
and bis family have gone to Indianapolis,
Ind, where he will represent the Victor
Talking Machine Company. He will re-
main west for at least year.
After long Illness from tuberculosis.
Mrs. Charles @. Morton succunbed to that
dread disease at her home on Garden
street, Thursday morning. The young
lady has many friends WIN will regret her
death. The husband was unceasing In his
efforts to prolong her life, and to that end
adopted every known method recognized
to bring about that result.
Children In this county were disap-
pointed at not being able to go to Burling-
ton Island Park. last Thz-day, on the
free excursion which had ,een arranged
for their benefit by Capt. William E.
Doron, of Bristol. Owing to the heavy
rain the event was postpe sod until to-day.
Tickets that were issued for Thursday re.
main good. The number Of guests Of the
Captains generosity will be reduced be-
cause the public schools open to-day.
For the fourth time In six weeks the
Edgewater Park station has been robbed
Some time early Wednesday morning
thieves broke through the mems waiting
room door. smashed down the office dool
and ripped the automatic telephone boz