The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-08-13


W. 8. Gale and his masons have made
repairs to the broken culvert at the Union
and Buttonwood streets crossing.
Announcement is made of the engage.
ment of Mr.. Simpson, of Scotch Plains,
and Miss Florence Black, Of Jobstown.
At the beginning of the fall term in
, September, Jack McIlroy will be enrolled
as pupil at the Pennsylvania Military
College.
Minnie Gallopi, an italian woman,
} Mabel Clapper and Vene Warner, of
6hreve street, were stricken with typhoid
fever last week.
The Young Friends Association will
meet at the home of Albert Hansell, Jr.,
near Rancocas, on Thursday evening,
August 90, at 8 o'clock.
After being confined to his room from
illness for several weeks, Edwin Gage
was able to be about town for short time
one day last week.
The Burlington County Hospital will
receive benefit from picnic and dance
to be held at Rancocas Park on We'd
nesday, August 81.
The engagement has been announced of
Miss Emma L. Geble, daughter of DR.. and
Mrs. Leon Goble, of Pemberton, to DR..
Hector T. Trick, of Trenton.
William Fl. Heisler, Jr., of Bordentown,
will practice law In Mount Holly. He has
rented the office formerly occupied by
Eckard P. Budd, deceased, and also pur-
chased the lstter's law library.
Some lively work was done on the farm
occupied by John Brushwood, near Vim
centown, when James R. Mcfarland found
snake of unusual type that was occom-
panied by forty-three youngsters, all of
which he killed.
Securing the services of Gaskill & Gas
kill, who instituted proceedings In her
behalf, DIR. Eugenia Il. Whitehead, of
Washington street, has been granted an
absolute divorce from her husband. DIR.
W. w. Whitehead, of High street.
Unclaimed mail remaining In the post
Office for the week ending August 10. is
as follows: David Black. 8; Mrs. Walter
Harker, Miss Hilda Nixon, 81. Richards;
postals for Miss Matte M. Casey, Mrs
Dickerson, Irene Flanders, Mrs. Letiver.
On Saturday afternoon and evening,
August 81, the literary circle of the
Methodist church at Rsncocas will hold a
fair and social In Mechanics hall at that
place for the benefit of the church. Fancy
articles will be ON sale.
DR.. Thomas w. Dobbins, of Newark,
formerly of Mount Holly, who is stopping
at Medford, is quite Ill. On Saturday
night he was stricken with what appeared
to be paralysis, but DIR. Reamer, the at
tending physician. says that is not the
trouble, The patient is very weak.
William Hoffman, of Shreve street, q
trolley conductor who was weighted with |
trouble when he left Mount Holly several
months ago, since which time his wife has
not ascertained his whereabouts, will find |
q new conner at home should he return, as
9 baby girl was born to them on Sunday |
evening.
The managers of the dancing pavilion
at Rancocas Park have received some
praise because of their promptly stopping
those who attempted the 'angle worm
wiggle," the dummy hug" and other In
novations ON the old-time waltz. That
male dancers are permitted on the floor
with their collars off and shirts tucked In |
about their necks is much more objection
able to some patrons than the dances
mentioned.
DIR. John J. Flynn shows an interesting |
photograph which gives evidence Of the
fact that free soup house is 10 operation |
on the farm James T. Meany. at Jobstown.
A litter of pups belonging to the family
dog died, and as If to sssusge her grief,
the animal became foster mother to three
little pigs after one of them had discover
ed a new lunch counter. The nursing
dog has taken kindly to its new family,
and the young porkers seem to relish
their change of diet.
Richard G. Dudley, former resident
of Mount Laurel, died at the National
Soldiers Home. Hampton, Va, on the
29th of July. He had been suffering with |
tumor for 9 long time and that was the
cause of death. Mr.. Dudley was well |
known In this county. At one time he |
was great factor Ia the politics of Bur- |
lington county and was ambitious to be- |
come Sheriff, but never succeeded In |
securing the nomination. Circumstances |
compelled him to seek home under the |
Nations care, and as his health failed he |
expressed the desire that, If he died at the |
Home, he might be buried there with mill |
tary honors a wish that was carried out
On Wednesday, August 2. circular was
received by Policeman Henry G. Hall, Civ. |
ing 9 description and showing photo |
graph of Raymond Seth, of Mount Holly, |
who was charged with being a deserter
from the regular army after having served
three months. The young man left his
troop at Havre de Grace, Md, on July 20.
As there were $50 reward for his capture.
the officers were on the lookout Hall saw
the man on the following Friday evening
and arrested Seth. Chief of Police DR..
Elmer D. Prickitt was notified, and to-
gether with Hall they took the prisoner to
Princeton, under the belief that the
soldiers were stopping at that place over
night on their hike to New York. But as
the soldiers only stopped at Princeton
long enough for the officer to send out
notices of the desertion. the automobile
party retraced its steps and delivered
Seth to the comm anding officer at Fort
Mott, Salem, the nearest military post,
where they were given an order for the
money. Under ordinary circumstances
the reward might have been considered
ample pay for their work and ride Of 100
miles, had the chief not been compelled to
purchase a new shoe by reason of
puncture In tire.
At the merchants picnic held at Ran
cocas Park on Thursday, Harris A. Glover.
of Mil street. bumped Into an unexpected
pleasure.when he was summoned from the
ball grounds on urgent business. Expect
ing that he had wall paper contract to
look after, he FASTENED down to the picnic
grounds to find large gathering of rela
| tfves. who had been summoned to partiei-