The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-07-04


expected several weeks ago.
On Saturday morning Jacob Haag, o
Woolmsn street, was taken i'll with indi
gestion, and for while his condition wa
quite sersous.
Numerous violations of the law can b,
aeen on Saturday night On the part O
people who come to town without haYini
q light displayed on their wagons.
Having decided to learn the mason trade
John Armstrong has severed his clerkshiI
with Abram r. Gerber and Ia now employed
by Stacy Atkinson. His vacancy Is beine
filed by Reginald Shannon.
For several days during the past week
Sapp & Son have been exhibiting monkey
faced owl. The bird belongs to Alyir
Mcfarland. of WOODLAND, and will b,
mounted by Samuel Browne.
During the balance Of the season, Ran
cocas Park will be open on Thursday ani
Saturday evenings. All amusements viii
be open and the orchestra will be present
ON these evenings. See adv. in another
column.
In order to see Richard Weaver, for
merly Of this town, who is director of the
American Regimental Band located al
Wildwood for the season, some Mount
Holly people will visit that resort during
the summer.
A patriotic entertainment under the
Ladies' Aid will be given in the NJ. E.
church on Tuesday evening, July IL. The
programme will consist of music, recita.
lions. dialogues and tableaus. Refresh,
ments will be offered for sale.
Friday evening. while bathing along
the shore of the Delaware river at De.
lance, Miss Eta Horn, in some unaccouut-
able way, got Just little too far out and
would probably have drowned but for the
timely assistance Of two small boys who
were in rowboat close by.
Chief of Police Jesse Conway. of Moores-
town. has brought relief to farmers OF
Evesboro township, by arresting Clarence
Roberts and George Fields, colored, who
are charged with stealing harness from
Benjamin NJ. Stow and Joseph e. Sperdon.
The prisoners are confined In jail.
At the meeting of the Usher's Union OF
the M. E. church last Thursday evening.
the following officers were elected: Presi-
dent. Philip s Irons; vice president. L.
| s. Boyce; secretary, Nathan Miller;
treasurer, William Fl. Dobbins; executive
committee, Harry 81. Bayles. Lawrence
Bullock.
Having finished sinking a we'll on the
cranberry bog of Isaac Budd, near Penn
berton, which yielded a splendid supply
of water at depth OF 1O2 feet, the Hy-
draulic Well Drilling Co.. of Mount Hol-
|ly, is now drilling five foot we'll for r.
@. Chances Sons at their pickle factory
on King street.
Unclaimed letters for the following re-
main in the post office: John Bell, A. N
Craig. Mrs. 8. Darlington, 8. A. French,
Miss Mary Jurvis, Samuel Robinson, VIM.
B. Shirley; 900 Master street, Mt. Holly.
N. J. Postals: Miss Marie Abbott, Miss
Nellie Lawrence. Mrs. Frank Harmer,
Miss Elizabeth Reeves.
Joseph Green, aged So years. of Ser
geantsville. N. J., while on visit with
Mrs. Green to their son, principal of the
Riverside public schools, died very sud
denly on Wednesday. at Delanco. The
remains were shipped to his former home
Saturday morning by funeral director
Earnest. Of Burlington.
Weather report for the month OF June
as kept by Charles H. Estill. is as follows:
Clear all day and evening, 10; clear In
morning, lightning and thunder. rain in
afternoon, s; light showers through the
day and evening, 8; clear and cloudy all
day and evening, 2; rain all day and even
ing. 3; cloudy all day. rain In evening. 8;
lightning and thunder In the morning,
clear in afternoon and evening, 1: foggY
and cloudy all day and evening, 2.
The requirement of bail In the sum Of
500 has brought lull in the proceedings
which became quite strenuous because of
misunderstanding that existed recently
between Helen Pagan and Mary E. Lewis
after they had quit work at the cap factory
on King street. As result Of the mix-up
and tongue lashing which she received, In
addition to having her eyeglasses broken.
Miss Lewis had warrant Issued for the
arrest Of her opponent. no is now keep
Ing the peace to avoid more serious out
come of the trouble.
Thrilling automobile races In which
powerful cars OF tremendous speed posi-.
bilities piloted by drivers of renown and
daring, will attract lot of interest at the
Mount Holly Fair Grounds, today tues
day.. The South Jersey Motor Club,
which Ia affiliated with the American
Automobile Association. is sponsor for q
meet which has all the esrmarks of being
record breaker. George G.. Medley, who
| is the chairman OF the contest committee,
reports splendid response to the issuance
Of entry blanks and cars and drivers as
sured of participating will make the for
midable program of events possible. Siz
special match races will afford stirring
finishes and two special handicaps fol
local drivers can be reckoned on to star
power of interesting rivalry.
Considerable excitement was the ex
perience of Hsrtford's residents on Tues
day when the Philadelphia II landed OF
Clarence Miners field at 1915. Thil
large balloon started from Point Breez,
and made q safe landing, the apparatus
being hauled back to the race track ii
Philadelphia by Miner, who was LIBERAL,
remunerated. The pilot was DR.. Thoma
Eldridge, who was accompanied by Drs
Geo. H. Simmerman and J. Fred Herber
and Misses Maud johnson and Ann,
Nittinger, one of the ladies taking he
first trip in an air going vessel. Tn
townspeople dropped their work and mad
q grand rush for the eastern end Of tn
town and made themselves at home Will
the voyagers did Justice to an ample lunc
under the trees, generously passing tn
good things around to their audience. ]
is stated that they had provisions suff
Client to lest three days in case they shoul'
land where they should be unable to pre-
cure food. They returned to the city o
the noon train.
The wedding Of Miss Rebecca Clark an