The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-09-05
Bordentown.

Lang Thorn has taken position as
fireman on the tugboat McAvoy.
A vapor vacuum heating plant is being
installed In the residence Of Captain Bur-
rows by G. A. App.
Harry Vanatta, who was taken to st.
Francis hospital. with a broken leg, was
brought home on Wednesday.
Patrick Murphy sustained slight cug
ON the head when he fell on Crosswicks
street, Wednesday.
Freebooter William Warrack has an
nounced his candidacy for reelection to
that office. No democratic candidate has
been announced.
H@F. Farmer, who has been residing In
this city while employed on the dyke by
the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific company,
has removed to Tennessee
Henry o. Adams, for several years
employed in Fitzgerald's drug store here
has resigned his position and will soon
open pharmacy In Florence.
Word has been received from the Meth
odist Hospital, Philadelphia, that Richard
Conover, who underwent an operation for
appendicitis is very much improved.
Henry Warner, employed at Roebling.
had his right hand severely burned when
he fell against red-hot roller in the
screen shop there. one night last week.
The contract for the transportation Of
Chesterfield pupils to the Bordentown
high school has been awarded to Barton
Carter on his bid Of $1.7s school day.
While at work in trench, connectin
the residence of William A. Shreve with
the new sewer system. on Thursday, Will
liam Carey was injured by a cavein. His
shoulder was badly bruised.
Saying that she had acted too hastily
and upon false information, Mrs. William
Mccain repented after haying her husband
arrested for desertion In Baltimore. She
withdrew the complaint she had entered,
and Mccain. who had given bonds for bis
appearance In court, was released from
ball within Is hours of the time of his ar
rest. Having reached an amIcable agree
ment, the young couple returned to their
home In this city. with their children.
Robert Montgomery. employed for
time in the Acme tea store, left town sud-
denly last week. accompanied by a lady
supposed to be his wife. The couple, who
boarded at the home Of George Rhubart,
neglected to settle the board bill when
leaving and after their departure, Charles
Rhubart missed ten dollars from his room.
The woman also borrowed small sum
from Mrs. Rhubart for car fare, saying
she would return that day, but nothing
has been heard of the pair since.
Miss Elizabeth Lenox, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs Samuel Lenox, Of Centre street,
Trenton, and Frederick W. Wilson, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. William 81. Wilson, of Bor-
dentown, were united In marriage at the
home of the brides parents Thursday
evening. The ceremony was performed
by the ReY. John Wellington Hoag, pas
tor Of the First Baptist Church. Mrs.
Charles F. Hilderbrecht was matron of
honor and Edith and Dorothy Wilson, two
little nieces Of the bridegroom. were flower
girls. Albert White, of New York. was
best man. Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson will re-
side at Lansdowne, Pa.
Common Council held special meeting
Thursday night to consider the report of
the engineer, Henry s. Haines, who was
employed to re-surYey Farnsworth avenue.
In his report, which was submitted by
Chairman Friedrich, of the street commit
tee, Mr.. Haines said that the curb eleva-
tion from Park street to the railroad was
almost In perfect accord with the city atlas
and substantially level at every point, one
with the other. The trouble, he sets
forth, Is due to summit about 100 feet
from Park street. which he declares is
about q foot above the curb as fixed by
the atlas. He also stated that In conform
ing to the curbs, the county had to deviate
from the fixed rate Of decline, which he
declares. renders somewhat unintelligf-
BILE the public statement of the County
Engineer that the specifications were in
this, as 10 all other respects, exactly COM
piled with. ]"