The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-08-20
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1912
LOCAL NEWS.

Services were conducted In St. Andrews
church on Sunday by Archdeacon r. Bow.
den Sheppard.
The choir boys of Christ Episcopal
church, Bordentown, left yesterday for q
weeks stay at Belmar.
Fred L. Owen is finding a ready market
for the sale Of gladiolas, which he raises
In variety at his home on Madison avenue
In one of the boarding houses at New
Egypt, seven sisters In one family from
New York are registered, and they are all
married.
October 1e and II are the dates for the
annual convention of the Trenton District
Epworth League. The event will be held
In Mount Holly.
On Friday Frank P. Cook assumed his
duties as carrier of route No. 8, from the
local post Office. He succeeds ]. Frank
Antrim, removed.
The Swarthmore Hotel, at Ocean City,
was sold on Tuesday. 1t was purchased
by former Surrogate William P. Lippin-
colt. of Hartford, for about $25. 900.
A breach of promise suit will be the
feature of an entertainment to be held In
Mt. Moriah q. M. E. church, Washington
street, on Thursday evening, August 20.
Charles Krug, of Delsnco. and Miss
Emma Boenitsch, of Riverside, were
married al the home of the groom, on
Wednesday evening, by Rey. T. W.
living.
A Philadelphia party 1t is said. has
made good offer for the farm near Hart
ford belonging to John c. Dudley, who
wants to divide the property into build
ing lots.
The Mount Holly fife and drum corps
will furnish music for the Woodrow VIII
son club, of Smithville, which will hold q
parade and meeting on Tuesday evening,
August 81.
There will be dancing at Rsncocas Park
on Labor Day, September Q. This resort
will be closed for the season on Saturday,
September 2, when there will be dancing
in the evening.
The opening season for the shooting Of
reed birds will begin on September 1st
Although the reeds on the lower creek are
not ripe yet. number were seen on the
marshes last week.
At Camden on Saturday occurred the
burial of Aaron d. Reynolds, of Vincen-
town, who was retired railroad engineer
He was brother Of the late Alfred Rey-
nolds, of Mount Holly.
An additional lot which Edward II.
Lewis has purchased adjoining the north
side of his residence on High street, will
be laid out 10 flowers and shrubberY to
further beautify the place.
With pleasant weather tomorrow, there
should be large attendance at the picnic
and dance to be held at Rancocas park, az
the event is designed for the benefit of the
Burlington county hospital.
There was a coincidence In the opera
house few nights since, when attention
was called to the fact that the first names
Of three men, who accidentally sat In
. row, began with George w.
George McCloe. employed on the farm
of Thomas Kester, near Jacobstown, is
suffering from burns on his face. He was
smoking cigatette, and it is claimed that
Louis Golf threw gasoline In his face.
William McCune, Of Florence, was
buried at that place on Saturday after
aoon. Deceased was a constable and
policeman for several years, and for q
number of terms served as q court con-
stable.
In compliance with the orders of the
United States government that bridges
shall be six feet clear of high water mark.
the Pennsylvania railroad company has
raised the bridge over Assiscunk creek,
Burlington. four feet.
On Thursday evening about twenty
members of New Jersey Lodge No. 1.
knights of Pythias, of Mount Holly, will
make fraternal visit to Olympic Lodge,
No. 33, of Bordentown. The trip will be
By attaching pillow In charge of two
men to the steam roller being used here
in road construction work, the stones on
MIL street were torn upin quick order last
week. This novel operation was watched
by many interested citizens.
The Methodist Brotherhood orchestra
will give a musical on the lawn Of j.
Frank Antrim, on Cherry street, on Sat
urday evening, There will be plenty OF
good music and Ice cream and cake will
be on sale. All are invited to attend
Simeon van Triumph Jester. of Noores-
town, and Frances Louise, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. George Kinball Rix. were
married at the brides home In Chicago
on August 10. The happy pair will be
at home in Moorestown after October 10.
The police wish 1t to be known that
their services can be secured by calling UT
Recorder Benjamin o. Herbert. into
whose Office the Interstate Company has
installed q telephone. The red light
system for that purpose is still being used
effectively by the Bell Telephone Com
psny.
Mount Holly was visited by very
severe storm on Wednesday evening, dur
ing which enough water fell to satisfy the
wants of vegetation. Some trolley carr
and the signal light system were put ou'
Of commission by the sharp lightning. i
was expected by the severity of thu
electrical display that some farm building
would be struck, but no fires were reported
About dusk. one evening last week
Game Warden Morton and Constable JohI
Throckmorton gave chase to an italian
who was trying to shoot rabbit. Whel
the officers hove In sight the foreigne
gave yell, or something else. threw hi'
gun In the air and became lost in field o
corn by the darkness. The weapon wa
secured by the warden, who is holding |
as a relic under the game laws.
A good piece of cobbling has been don
In relsying the stones on the Buttonwool
street hill, which had become In bal
shape. In Its former condition that por
ton of the road was dangerous, whicl
some members of the township committe
were quick to realize after their attentio
had been called to the matter. The in
provement was made ct very little e1