The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-04-25
william 7. Baees. Of Beverly. has been

william L. Baggs, OF Beverly, has beer
appointed visitor to the State Agriculture
College
Extensive improvements have been
made to the automobile repair shop Of
Joseph s. Shreve. on Mill street.
1t is said that interested persons having
ample capital are considering the plan OF
establishing sanatorium at Chatsworth.
location in the pines well adapted for
that purpose.
| Governor Wilson has petitioned the
! Legislature to confer the title of Brevet
Major on Capt. Charles II. W. Vansciver,
of Burlington, who served In the Civil
war and twentY-eight years in the Ma
tional Guard.
At the meeting of the New Jersey Grand
Lodge OF Masons, at Trenton last week,
Richard @. Woodward, of Bordentown,
was elected deputy grand master. This
action practically assures his advancement
to the higher Office next year.
A composition on Governor Wilson,
written by Frank L. Pratt, Jr., of Mount
Holly, has been forwarded to the Chief
Executive by James H. Birch, ST., of
Burlington. The young man is becom-
ing known as writer of songs.
Through her counsel. Davis & Davis,
Of Mount Holly, Hannah L. Marston, of
Burlington, has filed a petition In the
Court of Chsncery for divorce from her
husband. Frank E. Marston. The case
is set down for hearing on June 9th.
The following letters remain In the post
Office for the week ending April %: STAN
dard Shoe Co., Miss Mary ]. Deacon,
Edna @. Walters Postals for Miss Nellie
Irwin, Mrs. Maggie Clark, Miss N. l. Sad
dler, Miss Grace VanSickle. Bonnie o.
blyn.
Because of their annoyance In the early
morning, shsd vendors in Mount Holly
are not permitted to send out their dis
cordant songs until after 2 o'clock. A
complaint lodged with the township COM
mittee resulted in stop being put to this
nuisance.
At their meeting to be held tomorrow
evening, Washington Camp, No. So, P.
o. 8. of A.. of Delanco, will celebrate its
sixteenth anniversary by initiating class
of thirty three candidates. The work
will be in charge of Mercer County Com
mandery, of Trenton.
Claude Bullock has lost over twenty
young chickens. Their feet curled up and
they fell over apparently helpless from
paralysis. Death followed in about four
days. The disease seems to be new one,
and chicken rsisers are at loss to know
how to cope with it.
Although the contractors have begun
work on erecting new bridge at Bulls
Head. there will be no interruption of
travel on the road from Hainesport to
Masonville. as arrangements have been
made by which teams can be driven across
the trolley bridge at that point.
William M. Broom and wife have ar
ranged to enter the home for aged SOL
diers at Vineland. Mr.. Broom, tinsmith,
will soon resign his position with George
D. Worrell, plumber, corner of Mill and
Pine streets, in which building Mr.. Broom
has been employed under different pro-
prietors during the past "a years.
The members of Company E, Third
National Guard, will hold a
fair In their armory ON High street,
Mount Holly, on the evenings of May IS,
10 and 90. Ticket holders will have an
opportunity to secure some valuable ar
ticles which have been offered as prizes
There will be dancing on the first two
nights.
The degree team of New Jersey Lodge, |
No. 1, Knights of Pythias. conferred the
third rank on seven candidates Friday
night, when Henry Rosenfeld became an
auxiliary In the work 1t was one of the |
most interesting sessions held by the lodge |
In long time. A large number of visi- |
tors from out of town were present. Re- |
freshments were served.
The mewing of a cat probably saved |
the family of John Armstrong, Jr.. of
Beverly, from asphyxiation. Armstrong
was awakened by cries of the cat and |
nearly swooned from the effects of the
gas before he awoke other members of |
the household. In some manner the stove
pipe got pushed too far into the chimney,
off the draft.
Local talent will be largely represented |
In THE Passing Show" musical revue
to be presented In the Opera House for
three nights. beginning ON Thursday even
Ing, May 2, for the benefit of the Bur-
lington County Children's Home. Re-
hearsals are being held In the Masonic |
Temple. Tickets are for sale at Halt's |
jewelry store.
Samuel Z. Bird and W. Augustus Hig-
gins, of Beverly, with a net last week, |
captured an eleven pound fish of spe-
cies unknown to fishermen along the Del |
aware river. An authority on fish de-
clared 1t to be silver salmon, species ]
never before known in eastern waters, but
which inhabits rivers emptying into the |
Pacific.
Inquiries are being made as to the exact |
date when the season will open for pike |
aud bass. Fish aud Game Warden Chas
@. Morton has not been able to get any
positive knowledge on the subject He
states that If the present law has not
been repealed the date will occur on May
20. but If new fish bill introduced in
the Legislature has become law, the sea-
son will not open until June Is.
Interesting exercises were held in the
Methodist church last Thursday evening
In celebration of the sixth anniversary of
the Brotherhood of that church. Rev.
Charles s. Lawrence, of Burlington, de-
livered very instructive and impressive
address. A solo by Stacy B. Lippincott,
violin solo by Edward Lopgstreet, and
vocal solo by Mrs. William Atkinson, were
the musical numbers. Miss Bessie Ander-
son presided at the piano.
On February 81, Adam Hanselman, of
Pottsville, Pa, was discharged after sery-
ing thirty days in the jail at Mount
Holly. At the time of his commitment
from Bordentown 1t was noticed that the
man was crazy. On his person was found
q very sharp knife blade which he made
out of corset steel. 1t was firmly fas-
tened in a wooden handle. While here
the man gave the officials all kinds of
trouble. About three weeks ago Hansel-
man was committed to the insane asylum
at PottsYille. On Thursday last he at
tackled an inmate named William Colonis,