The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-07-02

The Ottomobile Company has secured
title to the Alcott foundry on Washington
street, near the creek. and the building is
being made ready for occupancy by the
new concern.
The sacred concert at the church of the
Sacred Heart, Sunday evening. was highly
appreciated by the large congregation
which packed the church. The collection
amounted to $1O6 05. which sum was given
to the Burlington County Hospital.
Through the efforts of Senator Griffith
W. Lewis speed limit signs have been
placed at every crossing on the Mount
Holly branch of the P. r. R. and orders
have beendssued to engineers not to exceed
five miles an hour at the crossings.
Driving to Mount Holly. last week,
Miss Fannie Llppincott, of Lewistown.
went to bank and drew 800. She placed
the money on the seat and started out
Garden street for home. On arriving
there the money was missing. Nothing
was learned regarding the cash when In
formation was sought among the Italians
working on Garden street.
Earl Anderson, of New Lisbon, was ar
rested last Wednesday by Detective Par
ker and Constable Joyce, on suspicion of
knowing something about the burning of
barn on the hotel property of John
Davis, at Browns Mills Anderson 1t is
alleged was at the hotel some time ago.
and when he asked for bottle of liquor
was refused on the ground that 1t was be-
lieved he was making the purchase for
man who had been tagged at that hotel.
The officers were told that Anderson left
the place after making threats.
Joseph Young, aged about go years, is
in the Burlington County Hospital suffer-
ing with injuries inflicted by being struck
by an automobile on Sunday morning. |
Young was walking on the stone road
between Mount Holly and Hainesport
going towards the latter place, and John
B. Davis, of Burlington, was going In the |
same direction In his automobile. Mr.. |
Davis blew his horn and Young stepped |
out Of the way and just as the machine
reached him he stepped back again and
was struck. His face and body were cut
In several places and one rib was fractured.
At its meeting this evening Washington
Council No. 5, Jr. o. q. A. NJ, will install
the following named officers: Junior past
councillor, Herbert R. Smith; councillor.
Charles I. Shreve; vice councillor, s.
Albert Sleeper; recording secretary, Thos.
Z. Alcott; assistant, William M. Cooper;
financial secretary, William ]. Haines;
treasurer, Albertns ii. Jackson warden,
Raymond E. Thomson; conductor, Byron
1rigg; inside sentinel, Elmer E. Prickitt;
outside sentinel. Pierre H. Stanton;
rustees, G. G. Cowperthw ait, Walter l. :
Dill, Harry Hawkins, Jr.; representatives
% state council, Thomas G. Alcott, Geo. I
Sleeper; representative to funeral bene- {
1t association, Albertus II. Jackson.
AS the result Of joy ride taken In an |
automobile which he appropriated to his {
'Wn use. Herbert Hemphill, member of
prominent family at Riverton, was com.
nitted to the county jail yesterday. {
N nile at Beverly few days ago, Hemp t
I'LL saw an auto standing In front of a I
lotel, where Edwin NJ Brock, of Willing s
'oro, had left 1t for few minutes. After +
n1oying ride the machine was found t
bandoned along a road, it having been 8
eft by the wayside owing to a leak In v
'asoline pipe. The defendant says he was
n the way to Brooks home to return the E
machine to the owner when he was held b
Up with this mishap. The parents of the g
'oung man are travelling In Europe, and b
g could not fall back on them to get out
u this trouble. Brock offered to settle q
or 800, but an uncle said this amount I
vas out OF all reason and refused to pay 1t. q
he arrest then followed. n
Isaac Alloway, of Bordentown, came to L
iount Holly yesterday with plenty of !.
re-water on hand. He was arrested after =
eating disturbance at the pool room of =
'homas l.. Quigley, on Mill street. While
the Justices Office Alloway broke out :
resh and tried to clean things up there =
was not long before he had Recorder :.
lerbert and John L. Severns on the floor, Z,
nd while pounding the legal fraternity of =
nat sanctum, Severns used his blackjack y
nth such force as to restore peace After y
bis Alloway presented sorry sight. He y
'as sentenced to thirty days In the county !,
all In default Of fine of $40 and cost. y
everns will prefer a charge of assault and = :,
artery against Allowsy, and for inter- !,
ering with him while In the discharge of =
Is duty.