The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-03-05
HE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 1912
LOCAL NEWS.

the Court House tomorrow.
Amos Aaronson is suffering from er
sipelas on the right side Of his face.
Armour & Co. are arranging to erect
new abattoir and Office near the Mou
Holly freight station.
William Holt, of Riverside, formerly
Mount Holly. has purchased Mitcht
automobile from George F. Ried. of Lur
berton.
From record which has been kept,
Is learned that In this vicinity snow hi
fallen twenty-three times during the pre-
emit winter.
Three years ago yesterday the inaugl
ration Of President Taft at Washington
was seriouly interfered with by heav
snow storm.
Frank B. Keller, of Bordentown,a wei
known undertaken, is Ill seriously wit
dropsy and other complications and hi
recovery is not looked for.
Elwood Holmes, of Beverly, a youn
base ball enthusiast is suffering from
broken arm as the result of participatin
In his first game of the season.
Blanchard II. White, administrator
will sell personal property on Saturday
March 18th, at the late residence of Mar,
G. Rogers, deceased, near Vincentown.
Tripping as he was about to alight from
q trolley car and falling heavily to tn
ground. William Hubbs. of Bridgeboro
sustained broken arm and other painful
injuries on Wednesday.
Local militiamen are now contesting TO
honors on the armory range. Those max
ing the highest averages for marksman
ship prior to May 10Th, will be awarded
silver shaving and smoking sets.
The vacancy caused by the recent deatl
of John Quinn, superintendent of the 10
cal Office of the Prudential Insurance
Company, has been filed by the appoint
ment of e. G. Hansbury, of Camden.
At the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie.
Blake, of Smithville, on Saturday even.
ing, February Gath, occurred the mar.
riage of their daughter, Eleanor, and
Fred Powell The ceremony was per.
formed by Rev. G. G. Reynolds, of Lum-
berton.
A slight fire at St. Mary's Hall, the
fashion able Episcopal school for girls at
Burlington, caused much excitement on
Tuesday evening, but the flames in dor.
mitory room were extinguished by the
school fire brigade with little damage be-
fore the city flremen arrived.
At meeting held in st. Andrews
church, on Tuesday evening, B F. Haywood
Shreve, was elected senior warden; Clar-
ence b. Polhemus, junior warden, and
DR.. r. b. Parsons. vestryman. These changes
became necessary owing to the recent
death of Charles EVAN Merritt.
If the federal government can put peo-
pie In prison for selling impure food. why
can't the same rule apply to those per-
sons who are selling impure wateri The
latter is one of the greatest of necessities
and cannot be dispensed with, while 1t is
not necessary to use other food products
which might be regarded with suspicion.
The contractor who built the concrete
dam for the Mount Holly Water Com
pany, was here Tuesday night comforting
with members of the township committee
with reference to the work of improving
several streets in town, for which an ap-
of $4,000 has been made.
Operations will begin as soon as weather
conditions will permit.
Thomas Brown, of Burlington, whole
sale liquor dealer, convicted last summer
of selling liquor contrary to law, and who
was ordered to pay a fne of $500 and
serve three months in the county jail, and
whose case was then appealed to the Su-
tence imposed by Judge Horner, as the
judgment of the lower court has been
affirmed.
In her anxiety to know what was going
on Tuesday night, a peculiar accident hap
pened at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Lukens, of Riverside. While the
husband was at his desk writing letter,
the wife playfully crept up and looked
over his shoulder. Just then their three
year-old child fell from chair As Luz
kens had no idea that any one was near
him, he jumped back quickly to catch
the child. In doing SO he butted his wife
in the face and nearly broke her nose.
Howard Jobes. of Florence, who was
acquitted on a serious charge af-
ter sensational trial before Judge Hor
ner, has brought suit against Joseph
Smith for damages. Smith was manager
of the former Hays farm. near Florence,
and having had occasion to watch the out
buildings. caught Jobes In the barn one
night and knocking Smith down. the lat.
ter fired at Jobes, putting over one hun
dred shot in his back while he was run
ming away to elude arrest. Eckard P
Budd has been engaged to defend Smith.
There has been an adjustment of de
difficulty arising from the sale of the
Emley. property, corner of Garden and
Buttonwood streets, which has been decided
back to James M. Davis. Before his op-
tion on the real estate had expired.
Scott Logan and wife. of Sheldon, Iowa,
sold the premises to Joel Wainwright, of
Jacohatnwn This action WOO mot Of oil
pleasing to Mr.. Davis, and arrangements
were made to transfer the property to him
soon after he started an action in court
for redress.
In order to fully explain to interested
persons the entire operations up-to-date OF
the Otto-Mobile company, which Is to
locate its plant in Mount Holly at an early
date, a meeting for that purpose was held
In the Kelsey 6 Killie building on We'd
nesday night, when William D. Marren,
treasurer, presented a report that was so
encouraging that considerable stock was
subscribed for on his appeal for the need
of further financial assistance, which he
made perfectly clear. The company is
shipping cars as fast as they can be COM
pleted, and up to the present time, with
plenty of orders on hand, the business has
been satisfactory and profitable. The
new building, for which plans have been
drawn, will be erected on the company's
property west Of Mount Holly, and there
will soon be q call for bids on its con.