The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-08-06
Undertaken 81. Il. Earnest has added a

organ to cost $4,000.
The annual picnic of the Unionville
Sunday school will be held at Rancocas
Park on Friday. August 49,
Mrs. ]. W. Thompson, of Bordentown,
was taken to New York, last week. to
undergo an operation for appendicitis.
Arthur j. Durand, formerly of Mount
Holly. will sell his drug store at Tucker
ton, and devote his attention to his phsr-
macy at Beach Haven.
An enjoyable lawn social was held last
evening at the home of Miss Anna Antrim,
Cherry street, under the auspices Of the
Methodist Brotherhood.
Star apples, weighing IL ounces and
measuring a foot in circumference, are
being exhibited by j. Howard Lippincott,
of Moorestown, as products of his farm.
The Burlington quarterly meeting of the
Society of Friends will be held in the
meeting house, corner of High and Gar
den street, Mount Holly, on Tuesday,
August 90.
The Armour Union will hold social at
the home of Miss Amy Keeler. Garden
street, next Tuesday evening. The
Methodist Brotherhood orchestra will fur
nish music.
The Pennsylvania railroad bridge over
Pensauken creek, at West Palmyra, has
been raised at the request of the Govern
ment, to permit the passage of large
motorboats to the upper waters of the
stream.
Joseph Mitchell Is a prisoner at the
county jail charged with threatening to
burn the buildings ON the Kuser farm,
near Bordentown, after he had some
trouble with Joseph Tantum, overseer of
the place.
The schedule of premiums for the
Mount Holly Fair, which will be held on
the 9Th, 9th, 10th, and 18th Of October
are ready for distribution and may be had
on application to Benajah p. Wills, presi-
dent of the association.
Weather report for the month of July
kept by Charles H. Estill, of Church
street: Clear days, TO-; cloudy days, s;
rainy days, 2; rainy, with lightning, thun-
der and hail, 1; foggy and clear, 4; rainy
days, with lightning and thunder, 9.
The lawn fete at the Mount Holly Inn
for the benefit of the Burlington County
Hospital resulted In the youthful mana
gers handing a $40 gold piece to the
Hospital treasurer. The fete was success
fully conducted. by Misses Maria Grad,
Dorothy Spitz, Retta Krupnick and Mas
ter Charles Fisher.
Following is the list of unclaimed mail
remaining In the post Office for the week
ending August Sd: Mrs. Bertha Anderson,
w. H. Kreen, Master VIM. Melodies,
Lloyd McEntire, Chas. Mason, (2); Miss
Williams, j. A. Wallinger, Mrs. Ellen
Tyler, Mrs. Edgar Leonard, Mrs. Anna
Shannon, Marshall Smith; postals, Paul
Aller, Miss Minnie Darlinger, Tip Harris,
Joe Fithian.
The Third New Jersey Cavalry Veterans
Association will hold its 22d annual re-
union In the hall of William b. Hatch
Post, 9Th and Stevens streets, Camden,
Saturday, August II, at II O'Clock a. m.
A special Invitation Is extended to the
wives and daughters of the comrades to
be present on that day. Comrades are re-
quested to wear the General Custer red
necktie as reunion badge
When the caretaker of the residence of
Mrs. Walter s. Oliphsnt, on High street,
went to the house yesterday morning he
found some one had pried window in
the second story of the house and had
ransacked the place. Beds were ripped
open and bureau drawers were upset, the
thief evidently being in search of money.
After careful Investigation it could not
be found that anything Of value had been
taken.
1t is reported that the fexotype business
of the Neidich Process Company, of Bur.
lington, has been sold to the American
Multigraph Co., of CLEVELAND, for a sum
approximating $780, 600. The machinery
of the Burlington plant will be taken to
Cleveland, and employees of the company
who desire to go west will be given posi-
tions In the new factory. The Flexotype
plant has been one Of the most important
industries of Burlington, employing many
workmen. some of whom reside in Mount
Holly, and It's departure will be felt. This
change does not affect the business of the
Neidich Process Co.. which will be con-
tinued in Burlington.
DR.. ]. c. Brown, of Vlncentown, has
raised a crop of Irish cobbler potatoes
which netted him more than the ground is
worth. From trifie over an acre, on which
potatoes had not been planted for many
years, he secured 861 baskets. One extra
large potato weighed "a ounces. They
were said to have been the largest potatoes
of that variety ever shipped from Vincen-
town, and farmers never saw anything
like 1t. On hearing the story, of which
they had some doubts, representatives
connected with the Burlington County
Farmers Exchange went to Vincentown
to make a personal investigation, where
one of the party secured twenty first-size
potatoes from one hill.
Wednesday, August IA, will be a great
day at Rancocas Park, at which resort the
Burlington County Pomona Grange will
hold 1t annual picnic. AS this body is
composed of the ten oranges of the county,
large gathering of farmers may be
looked for. All the attractions at that
place will be In full operation, as the
occasion is expected to be the largest in
the history of the park this year, three
thousand visitors being looked for. What
is new and of benefit to agriculturists will
be presented In speeches to be delivered
by Oliver Wilson, of Peoria, ILL.,, secretary
of the National Grange; D. W. F. Gauntt,
of Mullica Hill, member of the National
Grange and Master of the State Grange,
and others. L. H. Healey, overseer of
the National Grange, and Hon. Joseph s
Frelinghuysen, president of the State
Board of Agriculture, are expected to be
present. This meeting of the Pomona
Grange, which holds four sessions year.
will be presided over by the master, Harry
E. Dubell, director of the Board of Free
holders.
The Knights of Pythias lodges of Bur-
| lin Oton cnuntv held a nicnic at RancOcas