The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-03-12
LOCAL NEWS.

action on the tramp and dog nuisances |
town.
Amour W. c. T. U. will meet at th
home of Mrs. Charles 81. Engle, Garde
street, this evening.
The Frederick A. Kniss property, nea
Mount Holly, has been sold to George Z
Grafton, of Stapleton. N. Y.
Suffering as the result Of intestius
trouble, John K. Scattergood. of Bis
pham street, is In serious condition.
Mrs. Beulah Worth, of Pemberton, ha
bought two houses on Grant street, Noun
Holly, from Walter Allen. A. A. Ander
son made the sale.
The Alumni Association of the higl
school held a meeting last night ant
started arrangements for Its annual re
union to be held In June.
The Farmers Trust Company of Noun
Holly was the sixth banking institution tt
organize 10 New Jersey. 1t will celebrat,
its Tooth anniversary In 1915.
George Mccoy, of Riverside, who wen
to Pasadena, California, several month";
ago for the benefit of his health, die(
there from consumption on Tuesday.
Purchasing the W. G. Hancock farm a
Jacksonville few years ago for $4,000
Howard Cobb has sold the property to
party living near Burlington for $1,000.
Desiring conference to send him to
new charge, Rev. G. G. Reynolds, pastol
of the Methodist church at Lumberton
preached his farewell sermon on Sunday
night.
Evangelistic meetings will begin in thu
Baptist Church tomorrow night at IA
o'clock. During this series Rev. R. Fl
Baker will be assisted by Rev. Arthur
Crane, of Brooklyn.
In Mount Holly on Monday evening,
March 9th, occurred the marriage of John
Jordan and Miss Verns Frisnt, both OF
Medford. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. George T. Harris.
The ladies of the Thimble Bee will give
q five hundred party in the Masonic
Temple on Thursday afternoon, April II,
for the benefit of the nurses building fund
of the Burlington County Hospital.
The eightieth birthday of Charles H.
Travis was celebrated by family gather
ing at his home on Garden street Thurs
day night. A large number of relatives
and grandchildren enjoyed the occasion.
In connection with the tramp nuisance.
If the services of day policeman John L.
Severns are wanted at any time. he can be
reached over the telephone by sending in a
call to either the Matlack or Childs stores
The double house on Brainard street,
the property of the estate of Mary B.
Ridgway, deceased, has been sold. Ed
ward B Gaskill has bought the eastern
end, Thomas B. Thorn taking the western
side.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F. Stiles announce
the marriage of their daughter. Vera
Charlotte Stiles, of Hartford, to Richard
F. Glover. of Mount Holly, on Saturday
evening, March 9th, at Moorestown, by
Rev. Mr.. Kistler.
Rev. George Mead Hughes, of Brook
vile, Pa, recent pastor of the Metho-
dist church here. will deliver lecture in
that church on Monday evening, March
IS. Subject to be announced later. A
silver offering will be taken at the door.
Harry Ross, who was recently arrested
on suspicion at Medford and committed
to the county jail, was found to be insane
Relatives came here and took him to his
home in Philadelphia, where he escaped
from those who were guarding him.
An entertainment for the benefit of the
high school base ball team will be given
In the opera house by manager Hulse on
on Monday and Tuesday nights of next
week. Attractions of merit will be pre-
sented at that time. The pupils of the
school are urging everyone they meet
to buy tickets.
At meeting of Mount Holly Lodge of
Elks, held last Thursday night, the follow
ing officers were elected: DR.. John J..
Flynn, exalted ruler; James M. Davis,
leading knight; DR.. Raymond s. Clarke.
loyal knight; Samuel c. Fenimore, lectur-
ing knight; Harry L Walters, secretary;
Charles G. Cowperthwait, treasurer; E..
Lewis Schuyler, tiler; Eckard P. Budd,
trustee; William H. Mason, Sd, represen.
tative.-
DR.. John A. Beck, who is city physi-
clan and president of the board of edu-
cation at Gloucester City, has announced
that he intends to bring suit against the
city for $50, 900 for the death of his IL
year old daughter, Caroline, whose death,
the doctor said, resulted from the con-
dition of the city water at the time. DR..
Beck contends that the girl was stricken
with typhoid fever contracted from the
water which is taken from Newtown
creek.
On Thursday morning the ice-coated
psvements made travelling dangerous.
While on Water street Ambrose Johnson,
who lives with his father on farm near
Jacksonville, sustained fractured ankle
by falling. He was taken to the Bur-
lington County Hospital. Miss Amy.
daughter of Ashby Lippincott, of But
tonwood street, fell on step at her home
and injured her back. The following day
Edwin Gage, while delivering papers,
slipped in front of the Y. NJ G. A home
and dislocated shoulder. The trouble
was adjusted at the hospital.
Trsmps have been quite numerous the
past month and their demands for food
have been frequent and sometimes very
impudent. Last week one of the fratern
ity stopped at house and demanded some
bread. butter, and cup of coffee. DR.
Elmer D. Prickitt, chief of police. desires
all citizens to notify him whenever 8
tramp calls at the house and makes de-
mands or begs 1t is intended to get rid
of this class of customers in some way
The law allows them to be confined In the
county jail for period not exceeding si1
months, and long Imprisonment would
possibly be beneficial. To put them IL
jail for four days and then recommi
them during the cold weather just suit
them, but if they were to be locked VI
aud kept there until the trucking season
was over 1t would be somewhat of a hard
ship. They are perfectly willing to hsv
good warm quarters when 1t is uncomfort
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