The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-06-25
The MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY, JUNE rs, 1912
LOCAL NEWS.


confined to his home last week.
Isaac H. Lippincott. Of Garden stree
who has been seriously Ill for sewers
weeks past. is able to get about again.
Mrs. Henry NJ. Thomson, of Gran
street, Is recovering from an attack OF III
ness with which she was stricken las
week.
Some person who was cunning mad
himself liable to a fine by shooting gam
between Mount Holly and Smithville OF
Sunday.
Mrs. Fred E. Colder Ia filling tn
position In the Surrogste's office recently
held by Miss Mary Hendrickson. the latte
having resigned.
1t was Otto and not Percival Perkins
who had toe mashed last week whil'
shoeing mule at the blacksmith shop o
Harry Norcross on Water street.
Rev. Eli Clifford, of Merchantville. hat
q cataract removed from his right eye las
week. The operation was performed q
the Methodist hospital, Philadelphia.
After having been married only about I
month, Mary, wife Of William Story, O.
Lumberton, died last week at the Burling
ton County Hospital from appendicitis.
Samuel Manheimer, of Brainard street
who purchased property on Cherry
street now occupied by John A. Tice, II
arranging to take possession of the same
Francis o. Durand is convalescing from
his typhoid fever attack. tie has beer
out occasionally during the past week,
but lacks strength, to become very active.
A meeting of interest to farmers gener'
ally will be the sixth annual field day OF
the State Board of Agriculture to be held
ON the college farm at New Brunswick
to-day.
Rev. James Stoddard, rector OF st.
Andrews church, is at the Hahnemann
hospital, Philadelphia, recovering from
an operation for hernia, which was per-
formed on Wednesday.
New time cards giving the arrival and
departure of trains on the Pennsylvania
railroad for Mount Holly, which schedule
went into effect on Friday. are ready for
free distribution at THE NEWS office.
Following is the list of unclaimed mail
remaining In the post Office for the week
ending June %: Daniel Chadwick, Mrs.
John Esele. Mrs. N. A. Wills, Mr.. Willie,
M. N. Sapp; postals, Edwin J. Petite,
Miss Carrie White.
On his retirement as principal OF the
Pemberton high school, which position he
held for many years, William E. Gaskill
was presented with a loving cup. The
gift came from the board of education and
members of the faculty.
Mrs Reading Dennis on Wednesday
was obliged to furnish 800 bail for her
appearance at court when up before Re-
corder Herbert, charged with assaulting
Mrs. Geo. Dennis, Mrs. Harry L. Frake,
and Thomas L Quigley
There will be special attractions with q
display of fireworks at Rancocas Park on
July 4th. The management is arranging
a program for the entertainment OF the
crowds who are expected to spend por-
tion of the day at that resort.
The annual entertainment of the Sunday
School of the Sacred Heart church will be
given tonight and tomorrow night In BIT.
Mary's hall, on Washington street. An
interesting programme will be presented
and large attendance is expected.
Charles Il. Folwen. Jr., has passed
nearly all his examinations for entrance
to Princeton University. The young man
will not identity himself with that institu-
ton, however, until after spending the
coming year at the Lawrenceyille academy.
The work of improving the old Alcott
foundry, the sale of which was announced
to have been made to the Otto Mobile
Company, was stopped last week owing
to a legal obstruction that will temporarily
delay matters in giving title to the prop
erty.
Victor Haines, of RidgwaY street, who
has been suffering for several weeks, will
be operated upon for internal trouble.
The trouble ia thought to have been
caused from strain which he sustained
sometime ago while lifting q heavy
machine.
Encouraging reports are received from
the Howard hospital, Philadelphia, con-
corning the progress toward recovery be-
ing made by Mrs. r. B. Marren, of the
Arcade hotel, who was suffering from an
internal trouble which made an opera
ton necessary on Tuesday.
Complaints are numerous throughout
the county of chickens being killed by
dogs. Three hens were killed last week
belong ing to Mrs. Elizabeth Powell, on
Broad street. Franklin Briggs. of Jacobs
town, was more unfortunate, as he lost one
hundred In this same manner.
Good eyesight and nimble fingers has
enabled Mrs Ants Robbins, who will bt
ninetY-one years of age next September,
to piece six quilts In three years. Each
quilt Ia made up of four hundred
pieces Mrs. Robbins having just finished
one. expects to start on another soon, an6
says she will have 1t finished by Christ
mas.
tits expected that at an early date al
oyster shell road will be constructed from
Mount Holly to Rancocas, through Cen
treton to Masonville. The authorities o.
the townships interested were promised
state aid for this work by the state RoaC
Commissioner at meeting held In Tren
ton last week, and the work will begin a
soon as proper arrangements can be made
A suggestion was made in THE News
week or two ago that the township com
mittee engage the services of a motto
cycle rider to get the speed of automobile
Is they pass through the town. Thi
suggestion while intended for Northamp
ton, was taken notice of by Chester an
the authorities of that township have ar
pointed a special officer who will use
motor cycle and see what can be done t
have the speed regulations and the La
respected. When will Northampton act
The authorities of Yardyille have Ell
gagged counsel to begin proceedings to con
pei the Trenton and Mercer county Trac
ton Co. to run it's tracks to Crosswick
In accordance with its franchise promise