The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-09-26
LOCAL NEWS.

Ine FARMERS NdttOuai 0duk 10 Pueto
savings depository for postal funds.
The Mount holly Garage has sold Al
EN-. F. touring car to Undertaken Morri
H. KeeIer.
The next attraction-The great Noun
Holly Fair, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs
day and Fridayof next week.
Thomas Henderson. of Masonvills. ha
purchased 27-acre farm from Jacol
Eckert. In Lumberton township.
Herbert Smith. recently of the firm o
Smith & Carly, has purchased the baker,
OF W. e hartman. on High street.
~. Fenstermacher has sold to ALDER
e. Hooker, of Smithville. farm at Biz
mingham owned by George w. Jacobs.
While participating In game of foo
bail, one day last week. Ernest Macintosh
of Pine street. had the misfortune to breai
his left collar bone.
There will be a meeting of Armour
w. G. T. U. this evening, at the home Of
Miss Lydia Garon. on Rossell street. Al
members are requested to be present.
Royden N. Carly is now sole proprietor
of the bakery, confectionery and Ice cream
business which the firm of Smith & Carly
recently purchased of Albert G. Mayer.
The law firm of Kelsey & Killie will
conduct public sale of household goods
at No. Al Mil street, Mount Holly, on
Saturday afternoon, September 80. al
2 p. m.
An orchestra has been engaged and
additional attractions secured to increass
interest at the Opera House during FaiI
week. Red lights have been installed al
the exits.
The opening meeting Of the New Egypt
branch OF the Y NJ. @. A. will be held on
Friday evening, October 8. when the work
of. the fall campaign will be formally
opened.
While operating threshing machine at
Cookstown, few days ago. John Cottrell
had his hand so badly lacerated that part
of all the fingers on that member had to
be amputated.
William Crozier and family will remove
to Washington street about October LIST.
They viii occupy the property vacated
by Mrs. Marie Vanuxum, who has moved
to Philadelphia.
Otis B. Read. of Mount Holly, county
secretary Of the Y. NJ. G. A.. will organize
q branch at Medford this evening. The
young men of that town have shown con-
siderable interest In the matter.
The annual meeting of the Mount Holly
Water Company will be held at Its Office
on Mil street on Saturday afternoon, Oc-
tober z. when the stockholders will elect
directors for the ensuing year.
A gold watch and two checks represent
ing considerable money were stolen from
the residence of John Meany. near Bir-
mingham, last week. A farm hand who
disappeared at that time is suspected.
After serving the Acme Company as
clerk In its stores at Mount Holly and
Florence. Raymond Gilmore has accepted
another position. and Is now collector
for the Metropolitan Insurance Company.
At the Methodist parsonage on Monday
evening. September II, occurred the mar
rage of Samuel Heller and Miss Sarah
Ann Swain. both of Mount Holly. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. George
T. Harris.
Following Is the list of unclaimed mall
remaining In the post Office for the week
ending September Esd: Mrs. g. Groomes,
Daniel Hyson, A. Y. Penrose, Brown
Farmer. Mrs E. ]. Gilmore, Harry Jack
son, Miss Pearl Scott
Important business will come up for
consideration at meeting OF the Com
mercial League to be held In the Masonic
Temple on Thursday evening. All mem
bers are urged to be present, as their CO.
operation is desired to properly dispose Of
the matters that will be presented.
The authorities have not been able to
learn who the parties were who robbed
the Union News stand at the railroad sta
ton last week. Mrs. Frank Mullen, who
has charge, reports that the thieves
secured $21 in cash. They also carried
away cigars, cigarettes. ETC., to the value
of $24.
Leon Haines. of Pemberton. and Miss
Ida Carroll, of Mount Holly. were mar
ried on Thursday evening. The ceremony
was performed at the rectory of the Ss-
cred Heart Church by Rev. Peter ] Hart.
after which there was reception at the
home of Mrs. May Edmunds, on Church
street.
The State Board of Agriculture held Q
field meeting at Raritan. on Wednesday,
at the home Of Senator Joseph r.
Frelinghuysen, president of the associa
ton. In the automobile trip made by
s. Budd Norcross, he took along Samue
L. Tomlinson and Allen Nj. Fenimore, oil
Mount Holly. and Walter E. Woolston
of Ewanville.
William T. Stecher, of Riverside, the onl,
Republican candidate for sheriff, was as
sured by number of friends that he wa
wasting too much energy. his nomination
being regarded as foregone conclusion
Chilly" said It was not necessary for hin
to keep bis ear to the ground. SO far as tn
nomination was concerned, but he deeme,
1t best to keep in touch with the situation
and be right on the job until the last hor
blows.
The authorities of Burlington count
ask the cooperation Of the public In thei
search for Bertha Hunt, sometimes know
as Bertha Williams, aged about thirt
years. She has light hair. is slender, G
medium height. and stoops at the shou
ders. A few weeks ago the woman wa
the object of fruitless search in whic
officers and about fifty citizens and farm
ers engaged when 1t was reported tht
Bertha had been seen In the company {
burly negro as she was being dragge
into a swamp In Florence township. Mil
Hunt. a resident of Willingboro. whel
she lived with her foster father, Fran
Hunt, had several admirers. one Of theI
being John Shemeley. He visited Berth
on the evening of July 8, and when b
left the premises the woman went wit
him. The pair entered the wagon shed 0
<ha farm of William Harris A. aho,