The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-06-18

It's annual picnic In the camp WoOos
. vincentown. The date will be announces
s later.
E. W. Esham has a contract to build
y house for former Governor Fort on the X
' on Broad street recently purchased by II
latter.
q ]. J. Fenstermacher has sold th
e property owned by Roxsnna F. Clever
ger at Unionyille to A.. T. Emley, {
t Mount Holly.
!. Samuel A. Atkinson has purchase
through ]. ]. Fenstermacher the tw
: three story brick dwellings Nos. 80 and
e Pine street.
This is personal invitation to you t
attend the Methodist church next Sunds
, evening. Interesting services are bein
held every Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry j. Sherman, resid
Ing on Union street, expect to move int
their new flreproof home at Moorestow
, by the end of the month.
One of the graduates at Princeton Uni
, versity, on Tuesday, was James Ken
Stoddard, son of Rev. and Mrs. Jane
! Stoddard, of Mount Holly.
George Riegel, of Riverside, convicte
on several charges of robbery. was take
! to state prison on Friday morning by Dep
| uty Sheriff Joseph B. Fleetwood.
A contest at target shooting will be hel,
on the grounds of the Mount Holly GU
Club, High street, next Saturday, at whicl
time there will also be game of base ball
Mrs. Esther Gaskill celebrated her 92'
birthday on Saturday. She was the re
cipient of congratulations from a larg
number of friends. The old lady is activ
and In good health.
Surrogate Huff has probated the will o
Eckard p Budd, deceased, of Noun
Holly. Letters testamentary have beef
granted to the widow, to whom is be
queathed the entire estate.
The Mount holly Lodge of Elks will b,
represented at the annual convention ant
reunion of the order to be held at Port
land, Oregon, next month, in the person
Of W. 81. Mason, Sd, of Union street.
Mount Holly Lodge of Moose hal
selected Its past dictator, Joseph G. Mes
sick, of Burlington, to represent the ordel
at the annual convention of the Supreme
Lodge to be held at Kansas City, Mo.
At the meeting of the Sunday schoo
board of the Methodist church, held las
evening, 1t was decided to hold the Sun
day school sessions in the mornings during
the Summer, beginning Sunday, June 80.
There was general display, on Friday
of the flag that was born on June IA, 1777
The American people are inclined to the
belief that the stars and stripes form one
of the prettiest flags possessed by any
nation In the world.
The unclaimed letters remaining at the
post office are as follows: Miss Hannah
Anderson. Chas. Camel, Miss May Farrell,
Geo. Minnie Garvin, James Horner, Mrs.
Anna Harvis, G. M. Harker, w. w. War.
rem, Geo. II. Warren.
Among the prisoners paroled by the
Board Of Pardons, on Thursday, we're the
following from Burlington county: John
Cavanaugh. breaking and entering; Travis
Chamberlain, burglary, andJohn Higgins.
aiding prisoner to escape.
On Thursday 8. Earl Assay, finsncler Of
Good Will Lodge, No. IA, Ancient Order
United Workmen, paid to Mrs. Harley
g. Brown, of Bispham street, the sum OF
$4,000. being insurance on the death OF
her husband. who was a member of the
order for over twelve years.
1t is expected that automobiles will be
manufactured In Mount Holly In the
course Of three weeks. For this purpose
the Alcott- Risdon foundry, north of Wash
ington street, has been sold to the Otto.
Mobile Company, of Philadelphia, whis b
will remove Its plant here without delay.
The building is now undergoing alterations
and repairs for the starting of business.
After allowing the road between Moores.
town and Mount Laurel to be In deplor-
able condition for years 1t has suddenly
been decided to give 1t some attention.
Bids were opened on Saturday for resur.
facing q mile of the road and the contract
was awarded to E. G. Humphreys for
81, 983 SO. The other bidders were: J. F.
STANLEY. 1915; Kelly & Merely,
$S. 4O2.2s.
The authorities are looking for Norman
Gsskill. Last week girl named Flora
died. Her life was insured for $111 and a
check for that amount was received by
the child's mother. 1t was properly en-
dorsed and was given to Gaskill to get
cashed. He did that part of the job all
right and the last heard of him and the
money was that they were travelling to-
wards New York.
A very profitable week end was spent
by two classes of the Mount Holly M E.
Sunday school In camp at Oakdale. The
csmpers-out included Stanley Earnest,
Everett Lippi ncott, William Sullivan,
Howard West, Edward Nixon, James
Becker, Harry Alcott, Thomas Alcott,
Blackell Sawyer, Thomas Elliott, Richard
Estelow, Joseph Irons, and Messers Fred
Tracy and 8. Lawrence Bullock.
Fish and Game Warden Charles c.
Morton was at the Delaware Water Gap
on Wednesday, where he assisted In stock
ing the stream with shad. 1t is trip the
warden says he would like to take every
day. The spawn Is obtained from fishermen
and at the Torresdale hatchery. There
are about $4,000 eggs to quart Of spawn
for which the state pays $50 per million
A fisherman catching a shad ready tC
spawn. can sell the roe to the hatchery
for 81.
After William Ratliff was arrested fol
assaulting his father-in-law, Robert Far
row, of Riverton, the defendant wal
brought to the county jail by Marshal
Quigley. The prisoner, former residen
of Camden, who has been living at Wash
ington. D. c., will have his liberty abridged
for some time. as he has been held TO
the action of the October grand jury. Il
addition to this, Inspector Leonard. O.
Philadelphia, came to Mount Holly las
week, and after conference with Ratlif
lodged retainer against him. He i
wanted by the Government FOR an alleged
use of the mails for the purpose of com