The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-08-15
LOCAL NEWS.
visit vour home store. Boyce's.

Visit your home store, Boyce's.
The circulating library closed on Sat
urday, and will reopen ON Monday, Au
gust 2S.
Improvements are being made to tn,
Broad street property owned by Sheriff
Worrell.
Mrs. Judson G. Gaskill. former resi-
dent of Mount Holly. died from strok,
Of paralysis at Rosedale. Miss, on July 81
As there are five Thursdays in Novem
Der Of this year, President Taft will des
ignate November 80. as Thanksgiving
day.
William Sherman, corner of Ridgway
and Buttonwood streets. was presented
with twins. boy and girl, on Tuesday
afternoon.
The cunning laws for 1911 show that
the season for rabbit and quail In the en-
tire state viii be from November lat to
December 10Th, inclusive.
The Forker family reunion will be held
at Willow Grove Park, In grove No. /, on
Saturday All persons connected with
above are invited to be present.
Taken to her home near Mount Holly
Mrs. Luella Thompson, who submitted to
an operation In Camden hospital. ID
reported to be slowly recovering,
A purse Of $25 has been staked for q
match race between two horses from Bev.
erly. The event will take place at the
Mount Holly fair ground this afternoon.
Get ready for the Merchants picnic.
The event will be held at Rancocas Park
on Thursday, and large attendance Ia
looked for. On that day the stores will
close at noon.
After being bitten by rat, jackson L.
Nippins, of Smithville. had the end of his
finger amputated because it turned black
and developed dry rot. leaving the finger
practically dead.
A lawn fete for the benefit Of the Sacred
Heart Church will be given on the church
lawn ON Saturday afternoon and evening,
August %. Tickets are % cents, redeem
able at the tables.
The Burlington County Hospital has
received the sum of $500. The gift came
from Miss Margaret Ekings, Of Philadel-
phia, formerly of Mount Holly, as me-
mortal to her deceased sister.
il. Fenstermacher sold the properties.
Nos. 119 and 12l Cherry street, to Laura
NJ. Reeves. and large building lot In
Merchantville belonging to Mrs. Richard
Warrick, to Charles A. Reynolds.
Wayne, son of Charles 81. Fitzgerald.
was the third member of that family to
be stricken with diphtheria. the disease
having developed last Monday. Mrs.
Fitzgerald has nearly recovered from her
attack.
The Burlington County Board of Elec-
lions held meeting in Mount Holly, on
Tuesday, and organized by electing WILL
liam h. Reeves, of New Lisbon, chair
man; Henry II. Savage, of Mount Holly,
secretary.
Miss Marion Herbert. the youngest
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. B. o. Herbert.
died early on Saturday morning after
being III about eighteen months. Miss
Herbert, IS years of age. was formerly
telephone operator.
Going to Anglesea for his usual outing
last week. Samuel F. Sapp. owing to the
good luck which came his way, managed
to send two barrels of fine fish to Mount
Holly before being taken i'll. They were
distributed among friends and greatly en-
joyed.
It has been decided to hold an inspec-
tion of the fire department on Thanks
giving day The general committee hay
ing charge of this matter. who have their
plans well advanced, arrived at this con.
clusion at meeting held on Thursday
) night.
The Mount Holly Garage Company is
prepared to furnish any 1912 model auto
mobiles. ranging In prices from $500 to $5.
600. They also handle secondhand cars,
taking old ones when new machine Is
ordered. Auto supplies are kept on
hand and repairs are promptly made by
skilled mechanics
Getting home-sick while spending last
week at Parker's bungalow, Surf City.
Winfield Quigley returned home on We'd
nesday. leaving his companions behind TO
finish their outing. The latter held
Quigley In suspense for quite awhile, as
they withheld his return ticket until the
train was about ready to leave for Mount
Holly.
Mrs. Mary Bebee, of Indian Mills, aged
% years, who is now visiting her mother.
Mrs. Simons, of Chairville. states that she
has never been on trolley car, steam Car
or In. an automobile. When seen on Fri
day abe stated that she had not yet made
up her mind to break her record In this
respect. 81 might be tempted to do SO, !"
she said, "were invited to take ride In
horseless carriage. imagine the plea
sure of such a trip must be grand"
1t is alleged that after over-driving his
horse. last week, Benjamin Clinton, who
occupies farm at Chambers corner.
caused the animals death by beating 1t
with club. 1t was noticed during fast
drives through Columbus. Hedding. Jack
sonville and other places that the horse
was almost foundered. Eye witnesses to
this brutal treatment could not stop Clin-
ton In his work before the animal died.
A warrant was issued and the matter
reported to the Society for the Prevention
of CruletY to Animals.
They are as good as . royal flush. was
remark made when Mount Holly's new
brass band made 1t first public appearance
on Tuesday evening, In connection with
an entertainment given In the opera house
by Dellette's minstrels. for the benefit of
the new organization. The band is COM
posed of fourteen players. A large
audience greeted the fun-makers. whose
programme was very entertaining. Dur
ing the event the band rendered several
selections Raymond Shannon, local
sketch artist, was applauded for his work,
and Harrison Delete. manager, was
rewarded for his fine clog dancing. The
end men were amusing and kept the
audience In good humor. Two reels of
motion pictures were shown. The re-
ceipts are said to be nearly 500.
The little bird that occasionally snug
giles stories into THE News Office, is re-
sponsible for the publication of mar
rage that Unexpectedly took place in
Abraham Ealtzmans department store on