The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-08-15

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of Philadelphia.
Harvey D: Lippincott, of Eyeshal
township, will seek the nomination fl
Freebooter on the Republican ticket.
! The B. Frank Deacon farm of 159 acre
owned by Edward T. Haines, located Of
the road from Eayrestown to Vincentowr
has been bought by N. Eckard Austin fc
$12, 600
Miss Marguerite White, daughter q
William H. and Mary G. White, Of Noun
Holly, died yesterday at Lake Saranat
N. T., where she had gone for the benef
of her health.
A night blooming cereus proved an al
traction to many people while 1t wa
blooming In window at the residence O
Assemblyman White, on High street
Saturday hight.
The iron fence has been removed iron
the front of the Y. NJ. c. A. building Of
Buttonwood street. A decided improve
ment has been made by cutting down tn
crop OF weeds around the place.
Miss Grace A. Haines, bookkeeper a
the store of the South Jersey Tobacco Co.
returned on Saturday from a two weeks
outing at Ocean Grove. During her alb
sence her position was filled by Miss Viol
Shannon.
Metal ceilings are to be placed on tn,
lower rooms of the America Hose Com
pany's house, new heater Is to be In
stalled and other Improvements are to b,
made at once The building has been II
bad condition for long time.
Generous farmers are raising a sub
scription SO that the unfortunate family
Of Charles Edge can start afiesi. They
lost everything In fire Friday Afternoon
that destroyed their home on the farm Of
I. Sherman Borden, of Coopertown.
Cecil Donnelly has been committed tt
jail on charge of assaulting officer Ham
ilton, who had arrested him at Borden
town. Donnelly was released from jail
last week after serving sixty days for as
saulting an officer at Columbus.
Orders have fallen off about fifty pei
cent at the factory of Royle, Pilkington &
Co., Mount Holly, on account of the pro
posed reduction by Congress of the tariff
on cotton. The factory, usually very busy,
is In consequence working half time.
With the idea of making their Hallow.
cen celebration a great success this year,
the citizens of Bordentown discussed the
preliminary plans at meeting held Fri
day night. There Is now talk of making
| 1t an all day affair, with a parade in the
afternoon and masquerade carnival at
night.
Raymond A. Seth wrote to his parents,
who live on Pine street, Mount Holly, on
July Goth, that he had been discharged
from the navy, at Newport, R. l.. and was
coming home. Since then nothing has
been heard from the boy. He is l6 years
of age. 1t is feared thatsomething serious
has happened to him.
At Moorestown tomorrow, Coroner Lee
Coney will hold an inquest in the case of
new born colored baby that was found
dead by the physician who was summoned
to the Pinehurst farm, where the mother
has lived since she recently came from
Virginia. The child belongs to Emma
Coleman. 1t had evidently been drowned
In large basin of water.
Mrs. Parsells, of Philadelphia, will de-
liver two addresses at the Friends meet
ing house, corner High and Garden streets,
on Saturday. The meetings, which are
under the direction of the Local Option
League, will be held on the lawn, In the
afternoon at 8. 45, and In the evening at 8
O'Clock. The public is cordially invited
to attend these meetings.
The following mail remains uncalled
for at the post-office Letters, Mrs. Maud
Clifford, Charles Sleestell, Caroline q.
Ward, William G.. Shemeley, D. A. Inn
man; postals, Mrs. William Braumswell,
8. 81. Fredler, Bidgway Haines. Mrs. Vio-
la Osborn, Clifford johnson, Miss Rose
KirmaYer, Mrs. Elizabeth Lippincott, Mr..
King, Miss Helen Smock, Raymond Pen
nington, Miss E. Fallery.
Practically all the merchants of Mount
Holly are forming an organization to fur
Their the business and general interests of
the town. 1t will probably be known as
the Commercial League. At meeting
last Thursday night, the benefits of such
an organization were explained by MEM
bers Of the Trenton Chamber of Commerce,
namely, Robert A. Messner, ex president;
j. G. Tattersall, president, and Charles
FL. Metzger. secretary. A meeting of the
Mount Holly men will be held soon to
form a permanent organization and to
adopt by laws.
During the shower that passed over this
section on Friday night. which was ac-
companied by a vivid electrical display,
lightning set fire to barn on the William
A. Townsend farm, located back of the
WOODLAND cemetery, which is operated on
shares by William Conover All the out
buildings and seasons crops, together
with calf, dog and many chickens were
destroyed. The residence was saved. The
loss will amount to about 50, 600. The
only insurance Is policy of 50. 200 which
Mr.. Townsend had on the outbuildings
Mr.. Conover and his wife were not home
when the fire broke out. The brilliantly
illuminated sky attracted many to the
scene. quite number going from Mount
Holly In wagons, automobiles and on the
trolley.
Judge Horner will be at the court house
in Mount Holly on Tuesday, August ed,
from 10 a. m to 12 m. to receive sugges-
lions and recommendations concerning the
appointment of election officers in those
districts for which no persons or an in
sufficient number of persons haye quail
fed. by taking civil service examination
Under the provisions of the Wilson
Geran" Election Law all the election
officers are required to qualify by taking
an examination before the civil service
commission, and In any place where at
least two persons from each of the two
principal political parties have not so
qualified the court Is required to make the
appointment. There are number of dis
tricts in the county for which the court
will be required to make the appointment,
and In order to secure competent and able
men for the position Judge Horner has
taken this means to receive suggestions
and recommendations from those interest
ed In filing these positions.
Remarkable exploits with the bow and
arrow are promised on Thursday, August
"a, when California Franks Wild West
will make appearance here. The Indian
men and boys with the big amusement or
ganization from the Oklahoma prairies
can duplicate with the weapon of their
forefathers, it is declared, any of the
achievements of the rifle and revolver
champions. Crooked Nose Is the cham
pion bow and arrow shot of the Conan
che Indian nation. He has earned the
title in competition with all the famous
men Of his tribe. His aboriginal admir-
ers solemnly tell of Crooked Nose and
three other Indians who were shooting
for prize, the mark being pigeon tied
by cord to tree. The first marksman
hit the tree, the second hit the cord and
the third shot hit the bird as 1t flew away.
Crooked Nose, having nothing left to
shoot, drew his bow and sent his arrow
flying toward the sky with such speed
that the friction of the air set the feathers
ON fire, and 1t swept on like meteor to
disappear in the clouds. White men who
have witnessed Crooked Nose at his best,
relate stories that are not SO preposterous,
but which put decided strain on creduli-
ty. They aver that no rifle can dispatch
its bullet surer than the red mans bow,
when Crooked Nose draws the bead.
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