The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-09-03
The MOUNT HOLLY NEW
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1912
LOCAL NEWS.

sumo its afternoon sessions, next Sunday
Some criminal matters will be disposed
of on Thursday, at a special session OF
court to be held by Judge Horner.
The season for reed and rail birds open
ed yesterday. Those that were killed
were thin and not worth shooting.
The panel of petit jurors for the October
term Of court will be drawn by Sheriff
Jordan next Tuesday, September 10.
The monthly business meeting of the
Methodist Brotherhood will be held next
Monday evening In the NJ. E. church.
Ryland E. Lippincott. of Smithville.
and Robert E. Sreedle, of Riverton, will
apply for admission to the bar at the
November term of the Supreme court.
During the vivid flashes Of lightning
which accompanied one of the most severe
storms Of the season on Sunday evening,
two trees were struck on Hulme street.
Miss Leona Woodington will return to
her home at Bridgeboro this week. She
Is at the st. Francis hospital, Trenton,
and during her stay there was operated
upon several times.
Charles T. Clymer, foreman of the
Msrlton Record Office, is suffering from q
badly lacerated hand, which he got caught
10 a newspaper press. 1t required eleven
stitches to close the wound.
A new front has been placed In the store
on High street occupied as a shoe polish
ing establishment, and owned by DIR. ].
Hume Carter. The floor has been lowered
and other improvements made.
Those who attended the recent harvest
home at Tabernacle must have been quite
hungry. This conclusion may be drawn
from the fact that so chickens, one whole
calf and 24O quarts of ice cream we're con-
sumed.
Weather report for the month Of Aug
ust. kept by Charles q. Estill. Church
street: Clear days, 10; clear and cloudy
days. 2; rainy days, 6; rainy days. with
thunder and lightning, 4; rainy days with
thunder aud lightning and hall, /.
William A. Headley, Jacob Hagg and
Michael II. Johnson. past chiefs, and
George J. Robertson, as representatives
Of New Jersey Castle, No. 4. Knights OF
the Golden Eagle. went to Trenton yes
terday to attend the annual convention of
the Grand Castle.
At the quarterly meeting of the Alumni
Association Of the High School to be held
next Monday evening, September 9, at
7.45 O'Clock, In Room b., Cottonwood
street school building. new members win
be admitted and plans for lectures and en-
tertainments presented.
At Medford. on Saturday, August "a
occurred the marriage of Abraham Nor
timer and Miss Ethel Clark The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. Joseph L.
Roe at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo
Lippincott. The contracting parties are
from Sh field. England
The unclaimed letters and postals that
remain In the post Office for the week end
ing August 3. are as follows: David II.
Black, Miss Fannie Meldrew. Mrs. Ellen
J. Tyler, letters. R C. Bogue, Miss
Bessie Bishop. Mrs. D Bennett. Mrs.
Mary T. n Hibbs, Miss Elizabeth Thorn
son, postals.
Music, speaking, singing and dancing
were feature of Labor Day at Riverside
yesterday, the occasion being part of
program that was prepared in connection
with the housing of the double cylinder
combination chemical and hose wagon,
which arrived last week for the Riverside
Fire Company.
While the family of Patrick McGonical
residing on farm near Georgetown, were
attending church, on Sunday. the home
was ransacked. The thief took a gold
watch. gold ring, gold pin, six razors and
large quantity of clothing and he made
his escape from the farm on a bicycle,
carrying the booty.
Going to Philadelphia, on Friday, and
returning in the evening In apparent good
health, Eta Frazier, well known char
acter around Burlington county known as
bright Eyes," who lived at the home of
her aunt, Caroline Richmond. of Florence,
was taken with fit during the night and
died before medical aid could be summon
cd.
While working on a cesspool at New
Egypt on Friday, men were startled to
find the body of an infant which had
evidently been placed there recently.
Constable Jacob McKaig states that he
has clue to the identity of the child
There was no clothing on the baby. and
1t was only q few hours old when dis
posed of.
The season for rabbits will open on No
vember and close on December 81. As
1t win not be lawful for person to take
more than ten rabbits in any one day, 1t
will have tendency to make some hunt
ers comply with the law or stop their
big yarns as to the amount of game they
kill, as some of them apparently go the
limit In telling stories of their luck
John l. LeCompte, of Lakewood, sen
Of freebooter Charles r. LeCompte. has
been given the contract by Pemberton
township to build the west end of the
Browns Mills to Lakehurst road 10 that
township. The road is FIVE and half
miles long. and the contracts for ga, 900.
The Ocean county Board OF Freeholders
is now advertising for the west end of this
same road In that county, In two sections
On Friday night man was heard
prowling about the residence Of Harry
Challenger on Hulme street. On hearing
the noise on the outside, one of his dsugh-
tiers slipped out the back way and inform
ed neighbors The man was backing away
when assistance arrived. The fellow said
he came to see MIR. GaIlenger's pigs, but
as he don't own any. robbery was suspect
ed. This belief was confirmed the follow
ing morning, when a shutter was found
pried off the side of the house.
While exercising bucking broncho at
the wild west show, on Wednesday morn.
ing, the animal kicked a cowboy known
as Mike, breaking small bone In his
ankle. DR.. Vanderveer and his son War.
rem fixed the fracture In such away as to
permit the injured man to leave with the
show, which went to Hammonton from
Mount Holly. Many people thought the
entertainment a fine one while others diff.