The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-05-30
LOCAL NEWS.
VISIT YOUR home store, Boyce's.

Governor Woodrow Wilson plans tt
take possession Of the state cottage at Sci
Girt on July is.
The remains Of John Clyde, who diet
at the county insane asylum on Tuesday
were taken to Florence for burial.
In preparation for the closing Of thei
school year, members of the graduating
class Of the high school are now takinl
their final tests.
An Oakland car has been purchased BY
George KENNEL, of Jacksonville. whit
has become an enthusiastic member Of thu
automobile ranks.
In observance of Memorial day the pos
Office will close at 10 o'clock in the morning
ct which hour business there will be sus
pended for the day.
The Dutch Neck fishery above Bur
lington will close this week. The catch
Of herring there during the present season
has been very small.
Some Burlington county farmers well
advanced in years, say they never remem.
Der such dry spell of weather in May as
we have had this year.
A new Cole automobile has been receiv.
ed by DR.. George w. Vanderveer, fol
which he has taken the agency. 1t is q
moderate priced machine.
Owing to a change of location, the meet.
ings of the Industry Building and Loan
Association are now being held in the Law
Office of George M. Hillman, secretary,
next to the Elks' Home.
Israel Kirby, of Mansfield, was pain.
fully injured In runaway accident at
Bordentown last week. Being thrown out
Of the wagon, he was considerably bruised
and there were decorations on his face and
neck.
Ground Is to be broken at Hartford to-
day for the erection of church at that
place. 1t Is expected that some of the
men Of the village will turn out and help
dig the cellar in order that some expense
may be saved.
At recent public sale five shares OF
the capital stock of the Moorestown Ma
tionsl Bank. par 800. were sold at $296
per share. On Wednesday, five shares Of
stock Of the Mount Holly National Bank,
par t25, we're sold for $40 per share.
Franklin B. Leyis, OF Mount Holly,
win sail on the Lusitania tomorrow for
London, England, where he will visit at
the home Of his son Howard for several
weeks. He will be. accompanied by his
SON, Rev. Norman v. P. Leyis. of Phil
adelphia.
In order that she may be qualified to
accept the position of art instructor in
the Friends high school at Moorestown
next fall, a summer course in the art
school of Columbia Uniyersary will en-
gage the attention of Miss Helen Pun
yea, Of Mount Holly.
Florence Castle, Knights of the Golden
Eagle, held its annual memorial service
on Sunday afternoon. There was special
singing by q male and female quartette
A very touching address was made by
James Mercer Davis. of Mount Holly, who
was the principal speaker.
Rancocas Park was opened for the sea-
son on Saturday night. when the trolley
cars were well filed with dancers and
others who spent the evening at that re-
sort. An interesting programme will be
carried out there to-day, feature of
which will be two games OF base ball.
The forepart of Tuesday may be set
down as the hottest period OF the year,
but about ten O'Clock that night the tenn
perature had taken a tumble of over
thirty degrees. and the front porches
which had been occupied for several
nights until late hours, were deserted, in
fact outside wraps were needed to ward
OF the chilling breezes.
An absolute divorce has been granted
to Mrs. Myrtle O. Holloway, of Chats
worth, from her husband, Harry Hollo-
wsy. Of West Greek. Desertion was the
charge preferred against him and he made
no defence. The plaintiff has resumed
her maiden name of Buzby. The decree
was obtained by Assemblyman Blanchard
81. White. counsel for the petitioner.
Invitations have been received here for
the marriage Of Miss Alice Laurie Craw-
ford, Of Alexandra. Va, to Rev. Oscar
dsWolf Randolph. The ceremony will
be performed in the chapel of the Theo-
logical Seminary at Alexandria, ON Mon
day evening, June 49, Rev. and Mrs.
Angus Crawford. parents OF the BRIDE
elect, were former residents of Mount
Holly.
A Grand Lodge of Instruction for the
10th Masonic district, will be held In the
Masonic Temple, Mount Holly, on Thurs
day evening, June l, under the direction
of grand instructor Henry s. Haines. of
Burlington. The 10th district is composed
OF the Masonic lodges located at Beverly,
Burlington. Moorestown, Riverside, Vim
-centown. Mount Holly, Medford. Borden
town and New Egypt, and delegations
from each lodge will be present at the
meeting.
An unexpected tragedy was enacted on
Tuesday afternoon that spread mantle
of sorrow over the home of Captain and
Mrs. Augustus Francis, who were spend
ing part of their honeymoon on the Ran
cocas creek. The couple had only been
married short time. and 1t was very re-
Gently that Francis entered the employ of
the Hainesport Mining and Transports
ton Company. They formerly resided In
Philadelphia. but since coming to this
county lived near Hainesport Mrs. Annie
Francis, the pretty wife of 10 years, join
ed her husband on a journey to Philadel-
phia. 1t was on the return trip when the
fatality occurred. which was at q point
near Centreton. The sand barge on which
they were riding was being towed up the
creek, and when rounding a sharp turn
collided with boat at anchor close to the
wharf of James NJ. Stokes. When the
boats crashed together the impact hurled
Mrs. Francis into the water. Willing res.
cuers Immediately jumped overheard but
their efforts were futile. as the body did
not return to the surface and was carried
of by the swift current. Grapplers al
once began to drag the creek bottom but
the body was not recovered.
Arriving at Moorestown early on Thurs
day morning. wearing wet clothes which
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