The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-05-02

recovered from his recent illness, is abor
again.
The regular meeting of the Board @
Freeholders will be held at the cour
house tomorrow.
The annual Plant Exchange of tn
Moorestown Improvement Association viii
be held on Friday, May 8.
Repairs which are being made to tn
buildings on the fair grounds include
new roof on large stretch of the stables
Edward R. Richardson, on Thursday
had the misfortune to mash the toes OIL
his right foot at the Burlington pipe foun
dry.
While alighting from his milk wagon
on Friday morning, Ashby Lippincott, o.
Buttonwood street, broke a bone in hi
left ankle.
Mrs. Frank Spear, of Moorestown, hai
the unusual distinction, last week, Of be
coming a mother and grandmother
within few hours.
The Peerless orchestra, of Mount Holly
will furnish music for a May dance, to be
held in Stanton's hall. at Jobstown, on
Thursday night, May H.,
Mrs. Matilda Wilkins, is Ill at her home
on Mount Holly Avenue. Her brother,
James Mcfarland, who was suffering from
pneumonia, is improving rapidly.
William Croshaw, living between Mount
Holly and Smithville, has had a cancer
removed from his jaw. The operation
was performed in Philadelphia hospital.
The New Jersey County Judges have
decided that ON an after October LIST. next,
every person In this state seeking natur-
alization must be able to write his
name and read the English language
With the object of erecting a resi-
dence for his family, Henry NJ. Thomson
has purchased fifty foot lot on Grant
street from Walter Allen. The latter re-
Gently purchased the property from Fred
erick d. Lee.
Having accepted employment with the
Clark Lumber Company, Carl Evan, son
of Josiah W. Evan, of Mount Holly. left
on Wednesday for Damascus, Va, where
the concern is extensively engaged in lum-
Der operations.
As the result of permitting his hound to
run at large. David Gravatt, of Pemberton,
was arrested on Friday night by Game
Warden Charles G. Morton. Justice Ben
nett Risdon, Of Mount Holly, imposed a
fine on the defendant of $22.S5.
We want you to feel that this is your
home store. where goods of quality, just
and honest prices and desire to serve
you prevails. Visit your home store
whether you desire to buy or not. L. 8.
Boyce, stationer, 81 Main street.
Efforts are being made by business men
of Mount Holly to have day current of
electricity furnished by the Public Ser
vice Corporation so that the power can be
used by a number who would like to
avail themselves of such convenience.
Notwithstanding that the season has
been quite backward, the usual rye head
for the month of April has been produced.
One was found by f. Carlton Dalton, of
Mount Holly. ON the farm of Edward T
Haines, freebooter of Lumberton town.
ship.
Intoxicated persons bent on malicious
mischief, are probably the persons who
recently broke into the residence of Axel
Holmlund, at Jacobstown. doing consider
able damage to the furniture, but who did
not steal anything. No arrests in this
have yet been made.
The Public Service Railway Company,
In compliance with the direction of the |
Public Utilities Commission, has an
nounced the discontInusnce of all passes
on trolley lines to all excepting EN-
ployees. The same action has been taken
by the Riverside Traction Company.
At the rectorY of Trinity church.
Moorestown, on Wednesday. April 10.
the marriage of Mabel Elizabeth,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel C. |
Rogers, of "Hedgehurst" and Harry
Rogers Small. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. Robert Mckay. D. D.
The only person from Burlington county
who received favorable consideration at a |
session of the Board of Pardons, held on |
Tuesday, was parole for Samuel Druke-
miller, of Medford, who was serving 4 |
state prison sentence for robbing build |
Ing in Mount Holly, known as Dream
land.
The following letters remain In the post |
Office unclaimed for the week ending
April 30: Mrs. F. II. Monroe, Mrs. Ed |
mond Gardner. Miss Lamb, ]. H. john
son. Louis A. johnson, Cecil A. Preston,
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Eben Hyatt. Postals
for Miss Charlotte Steen, Mrs. Louis R. |
Morton, Raymond Glouner, Lillian Degan,
Harry Snyder.
AS might be expected. the Burlington
County Farmers Exchange has been doing
a large spring business through orders re-
ceived from its stockholders. A part or
the extensive transactions already engaged
In, include the distribution of So carloads
of berry crates, and In short time it is
that about 80 carloads of baskets
and hampers will be delivered among its
members.
Mrs. George w. Rogers, of Moorestown,
had quite an unusual experience, last
week. while automobiling from Palmyra.
In passing over hump in the road the
car threw Mrs. Rogers of the seat. She
struck her face against the top of the
machine with such force as to drive the
gold piece of her eyeglasses into her nose
A physician was compelled to take sew
eral stitches to close the wound
Fortunate results followed an unpleasant
experience which Fred Solely had last
week. While on his way home from
Riverside to Bridgeboro, he was held up
by two masked men at the point of a re-
volver and relieved of his gold watch.
ring and money. Getting aid
from cigar several men rushed to the
scene. While the thieves had disap-
peared, the valuables which they took
from Solely we're found on the ground.
Going to the home of Brown Adam, near
Atsion, one night last week, for the pur-
pose of securing boarding place previous
to starting work on the cranberry boys In
that section. Robert Clifford found that
the house had been reduced to ashes with
out attracting attention in that isolated
section of the county. In searching the
ruins Clifford found the body of his friend,
which had been cremated. Under the