The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-07-25


Work has begun on the new residence
OF Henry NJ. Thomson, on Grant street.
Samuel Manheimer has purchased the
house on Cherry street now occupied by
John 8. Tice.
Recovering from an illness which
brought him to his home in Mount Holly,
Edward Burroughs will soon be able to
return to his employment at Florence.
Edward Nippins. who is conducting a
hotel at Atlantic City. sends word to Mount
Holly of an elevator accident In which his
son, Lloyd, had leg and shoulder frac-
tured.
A number of farmers In this county are
awaiting themselves Of the use of an auto
mobile truck, placed at their disposal by
. Philadelphia firm for trial. In cartiug
their produce to the city markets.
A farm on which hogs and goats may be
raised on large scale is an industry that
may be established at Apple Tree Hill,
near Chatsworth. A syndicate from the
west has secured option ON land owned by
Constant LeDue.
Vera Edna, daughter of Wesley ]. and
Ada Duncan, aged nine months, of Shreve
street, died suddenly on Thursday night
of cholera-infantum. The funeral took
place on Sunday. Interment was made
In the Brotherhood cemetery.
A new oil preparation, said to be bene-
Hcial for roads and less expensive than
that now being used to settle the dust, is
to be tried on mile of gravel road in this
county. Road supervisor Hilton expects
good results from this experiment.
Rev. James Stoddar1, rector of st. An
drew's church. sailed for Europe on Satur-
day. During his absence his clerical duties
here will be In charge of Rev. @. G. Par
ker, curate of St. Peters church. Phila-
delphia.
A few days since several men, claiming
to be Mormon missionaries from Salt Lake
City, visited Buddtown. Finding they
could not sell their literature or secure any
converts. they became disguised and left
for another field of operation.
A factory inspector was in Mount Holly
recently. As the result of his visitation
both stairways at the factory of the Weaver
Manufacturing Company have been lined
with sheet iron, and fire escapes are to be
placed on the factory of the Burlington
County Shoe Company.
The unclaimed letters and postals that
remain In the post Office for the week end
Ing July 22d. are as follows: Mrs. s. E.
Fuller, F. A. Harrington. Jas. ]. Hughes.
Miss Anna Leyde. Brazilla Macintosh,
letters. Miss M Baylinson, 2; Russell
Evans, Master Ernest Sever, postals.
Peter Benjamin. colored, and better
known as "Fiddling Pete" was found
dead along the road near Imlaystown, on
Tuesday. He was 65 years old and was
known from one end of the state to the
other. Winter and summer he could be
seen trudging along the highways with
bis fiddle under his arm. In his younger
days he was called to play for dances
through the country.
Acting upon its own initiative. the Board
Of Public Utility Commissioners has an
nouuced public hearing to be given at
The State House next Thursday, upon the
Increased passenger rates which have been
advertised by the railroads to take effect
August 1. The increases will be con-
sidered only In so far as they relate to
traffic. the board having alresdy
that 1t can exercise no control
whatever over Interstate rates.
Dreamland was reopeued on Friday
night with free exhibition of moving
pictures. The large audience was given
! fright when an electric fuse blew out.
During the commotion some one shouted
'Firep Immediately there was stam-
,ede, but no one was injured. The crowd
passed out of the exits quickly, and eye
say that the building was clear
ID In about three minutes. Owing to the
presence of SO many children the trouble
lad fortunate enQ1ng.
At Rancocas Park last Wednesday, in
with the Lutheran Sunday
'chool picnic, forty orphans from German
own, Philadelphia, were entertained In
return the superintendent, Mrs. g.. g.
teachers and scholars, gave an
composed of Rotations and
Iinging. The audience thoroughly appre-
dated that their visitors represented q
worthy and very capable institution. hav-
ng every characteristic of home life-a
good mother and obedient children.
What may prove to be a masterpiece
from the brush of Miss Alice Kent Stod-
lard, of Mount Holly, talented young
lady whose work has won prizes at the
Academy of Fine Arts. and who is we'll
known In the art circles of Philadelphia,
where she has studio, is life-size por-
trait Of her father, Rev. James Stoddard.
rector of st. Andrews Church. This oil
painting is being executed on canvass
over six feet In height, and as soon as the
finishing touches have been applied, the
picture will be exhibited In Philadelphia.
When this production is shown. critics
may be able to find In it conception of
art that may give Miss Stoddard much
higher rank In her profession. Attired in
his clerical vestments, Mr.. Stoddard is
in St. Andrews Church with
one hand resting on the reading desk.
There was an accident on the South
Pemberton road Saturday night In which
an automobile and carriage figured.
Japhet Nixon and Walter Budden were
driving toward Pemberton when an auto
mobile struck the carriage they were In.
Nixon was thrown several feet and badly
bruised. but Budden escaped injury. The
automobile did not stop, but continued
toward Pemberton. There are several
stories In connection with this accident,
one of which Is that there were no lights
on the carriage. Another rumor is that
the parties In the automobile were under
the influence of liquor. 1t was not posi-
BILE to get the number of the machine, but
an automobile was known to have left a
hotel In town during the evening, the &C.
cupants of which were visibly intoxicated
This case might be a subject of investi-
cation by the superintendent of motors.
Some taxpayers of Pemberton township
who were opposed to the recent bond is
sue of $50, 900 for the purpose Of improv-
ing the roads in that district, and who
carried the matter to the Supreme court
on the complaint made by William Simp-
kins and others, asking for q writ of GER
tiorari on the grounds of irregulsrity,
haye met with 3 setback because on
Thursday Judge Voorhees, refused to
grant the order, as he could not see any
wrong to the public in the action that had
been taken or that the citizens of the
township would be burdened by extra
taxation. James M. Davis represented the
petitioners and Jonathan Fl. Kelsey and
" Claude Palmer anneared for the TOWN.