The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-04-09
LOCAL NEWS.

Sunday and was quite badly bruised.
The Epworth League service next SUI
day evening at 645. You are invited I
be present.
Charles E. Hendrickson, Jr., formerl
Of Mount Holly, has been elected pres
dent of the State Board of Assessors.
The senior class of the Mount Hoil
High School will give dance In the Mt
sonic Temple on Friday evening. April IL
Daniel Suffer and Arthur D. Cross en-
tertained number of young people
their Seaside Park cottages over Easter.
j.. ]. Fenstermacher has sold the tw
farms owned by Chas. F. Parker, q
Unionville, to s. A. Sager and R. s. VII
Hanson
The family of Emerson E. Middleton
desire to return thanks for kind acts dur
ing the illness and at the funeral of Mr.
Middleton.
A special meeting of the Woman
League will be held In the Friends meet
ing house on Buttouwood street this even
ing. An address will be delivered by DR.
A. E. Turner
The executive committee Of the Bur
lington County Women's Christian TEN
perance Union was pleasantly entertained
by Mrs. Daniel W. Ireton, at her home il
Florence, on Thursday.
Peter Ssrras is now In the chicken rails
ing business. He purchased the stock and
equipment of the chicken farm on kidg
way street. that was operated for some
time by Edward B. Hulse.
Edward A. Atkinson. of Columbus, who
Is well on to 80 years old and is still a
lover of good horses, has just purchased a
three-year-old Lorenzo Hamlin colt from
Sherman R. Parker, of Burlington, for
$500.
The cantata rendered by the choir Of
st. Andrews church, Wednesday evening.
was a fine affair. The singing of the boys
connected with the choir has improved
wonderfully under 1.-THE instruction of Mr..
Smythe.
A jury again disagreed on Wednesday,
when the suit of Thomas L. Quigley
against Isaac F. Alloway. of Bordentown.
to recover 5000 alleged to be due on the
sale of Quigley's restaurant on Mill street,
was tried for the second time.
Rfdo mill oooo ho rooafvad for the arocf.
ion of large building which the Otto
mobile Company will have constructed on
its property along the railroad west of
Mount Holly. Philadelphia contractors
are estimating on plans which have been
placed in their possession.
At the commencement exercises of the
Burlington high school next June, the
graduates will have the pleasure of hear
ing Rev. Norman Van Pelt Lewis, former
ly of Mount Holly, who has accepted an
invitation to preach the baccalaureate ser
mon in St. Marys' church.
Mrs. Title Foulks, of Florence, princi-
pal legatee under an unwitnessed will
found among the effects of the late Schuy
Ter Rainier, and who does not share In the
division of the large estate, has retained
Davis & Davis, of Mount Holly, to look
after the settlement of her claim of
Ga, 200 for services rendered the eccentric
farmer. her uncle, during his lifetime.
Game warden Charles C. Morton is In
stalling new S-horse power engine in his
motor boat, which he will use In watching
the operations of shad fishermen this sea-
son. Anglers should take notice that vel.
low perch, under a new law, are now
classed as game fish, and 1t will be unlaw-
full to catch them before June Is. when
the season for pike and bass will open.
The Mount Holly Garage sold the fol-
lowing new cars during the past week:
DR.. John J. Flynn, Mount Holly, Hup-
mobile; Walter Marter, Edgewater Park,
Cadillac touring car; William G. Jones.
New Egypt, Flanders 20; Neil Suffer,
Mount Holly, DeTamble roadster; John
Kiner, Mount Holly, Commerce truck,
which he will use in the kerosene and
gasoline business
On Wednesday evening, at Florence,
Coroner Rogers and jury held an inquest
on the death of Walter Atkins, the result
of which determined the fact that the
young man lost his life purely by accident
concerning which no one is to blame.
n. hx.r tod &hA nf
father in Mount Holly on Wednesday af-
ternoon. John Bishop, Harry Bomaster
and James Riley. Jr., of Florence, were
among the pail bearers.
While delivering flowers for ]. Wardell
Shinn, the Ridgway street florist, on Sat-
nrday afternoon, Ellsworth E. Branin and
Edward B. Hulse experienced an exciting
adventure, when the horse which they
were driving became frightened at q
passing vehicle. Breaking a guide line
and trace they were dragged for some
distance when luckily the other trace
broke which liberated the horse from the
wagon. They were uninjured. The
horse was found later in its stable
Business was brisk at the drug store of
Harold B. Allen on Friday. Assistants
were stationed at the telephones record
ing the exact time of the receipt of calls.
and others were kept ON the jump deliv-
ering goods that were ordered over the
wires. The day was set apart for the
drawing of large box of Guth's fine
CONNECTIONS, and the candy was secured
by Mrs. Henry c. Risdon. She telephoned
her order at $50 P. NJ, which was the
winning time as selected and placed in
q sealed envelope by Judge John G. Hor-
ner The scheme was effective in its re-
turns to Mr.. Allen.
The Ankokas Canoe Club held its an
nual meeting In the Kelsey & Killie build.
aug on Wednesday evening, and elected
the following officers: President, William
NJ. Cooper; vice president. William H
Mason. Sd secretary and treasurer
Eugene F. Haines; trustees, William P
Randall, Henry c. Shinn and Norman W
fHarker. A special meeting will be hel(
ON April II to receive the report of thu
trustees relative to their negotiations will
the water company for lease of tn
saw mill basin property. 1t is stated tina
the principal point of difference is in tn
yengtIr of the term of the proposed lease