The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-08-27
LOCAL NEWS.
Tomorrow will be circus day.

Albert b. Ridgway is acting as col
lector for the Metropolitan Insurance Co
Next Monday at Roosevelt Park, 81
Paul's N E. church will hold Its annus
harvest home
A large number of Mount Holly peopl
witnessed the baby parade at Asbury Parl
last Wednesday.
Announcement is made of the engage
ment Of James G. Williamson and Mis-
Lena Dix. both of Moorestown.
That portion of the carpet mill ruin
not disposed of by the syndicate which
originally purchased the site, has beer
sold to Joseph Gross.
December 8. 10 and II are the datei
selected for the annual meeting of the
State Horticultural Society, which will b.
held at New Brunswick.
The township committee gives notice
that the ordinance prohibiting the use Of
bicycles, tricycles and similar vehicle,
upon the sidewalks will be enforced.
Tramps are said to be making theil
way to the cranberry boys, where ar.
rangements are being made for the pick.
ing season, which will begin early next
month.
The Mount Holly public schools will
open on Monday, September 9. 1t ia
expected that the new building will be
ready for occupancy by the first week In
October.
baby boy was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
William III. Cooper. of Brainard street
Tuesday. Mrs. Cooper, who was in a
precarious state for some time. Ia rapidly
improving.
number of friends enjoyed evidence
of the fact that Samuel F. Sapp had good
luck during his two weeks fishing trip at
Anglesea. During his absence he sent
some fine fish home for distribution.
Mrs. Margaret Worrell. mother of George
D. Worrell, died on Sunday after long
illness The funeral will be held from
the residence of her son tomorrow after
noon at $50 o'clock. Interment In the
Baptist cemetery.
Clarence Davis. of Bordentown, died
on Friday 10 Mercer Hospital, Trenton,
as the result of an accident. As con.
ductor Of freight train he fell from
car at Newtown. He is survived by
widow and child
The quarterly picnic of the Burlington
County Retail Liquor Dealers Association
was held at Browns Mills on Tuesday,
and over one hundred members were
present. Entertainment was provided by
talent from Keiths' circuit.
George B. Evans, real estate dealer, an
nounces that he has sold the handsome
Delaney residence on Camden avenue,
Moorestown, to former Judge Joseph a
Gaskill, of Mount Holly, who will occu-
Ply the same early In the fall
People from Mount Holly and vicinity
attended the funeral Of Edward II. Bur
ling aud wife. who were buried at Beth.
syres, Pa. oD tuesday,. Together with
their chauffeur they we're killed In an
automobile accident, near Fleming ton, on
the previous Friday.
Professor William c. Sullivan will be
ct the Brainard street school house all
day Thursday of next week to examine
pupils who wish to take the eighth grade
examination. On the following Satur-
day he will be at the school house until
noon to register new pupils.
At hearing held before Squire Smith,
of Burlington. Tuesday night, Thompson
Grant and Lewis Conley, residents of that
city. pleaded guilty to a number of rob-
berries. The defendants were held without
bail for court, and committed to the county
jail on Wednesday. Evidence against the
men was secured by Constable McCor-
mick, who occupied cell In the city hall
between the two prisoners.
A very black cloud of peculiar forma.
tion that passed over Mount Holly Thurs
day night frightened many people, some
Of the more timid ones fearing that some
thing ususual was about to happen. The
situation gave a nervous shock to many
women, and there were men who did not
like the appearance of the sky The phe-
nomenon was witnessed by hundreds of
persons who never saw anything like it
before
Following ia the list of unclaimed mail
remaining 10 the post office for the week
ending August "a: Letters. Miss Viola
Brsnnin. A. Brown. Miss A. Booker, Mrs.
r. N. Begien. Miss Bessie Bishop, Mrs
Helen A. Hag, Mrs Mae Lippincott, Mrs
Addie Smith. Harry Wills; postals, Miss
Mamie Gust, 2; Mrs. Lizzie McKelvey,
Frank Hazen, Miss Gertrude Howell, Mrs. |
e d. Lousirics, Mrs. M. v. Rose, Joseph |
Rich, E. 8. Sequire, 2; Miss Verns White.
A horse driven by Francis Allen, son
of John Allen, milkman living at Bur-
lington, by giving leap at the unexpect-
ed appearance OF train, saved It's own
life as well as that of Its driver, Wednes.
day morning. while crossing the tracks of
the Mount Holly branch of the PennsYl-
vanfa railroad. on Bordentown avenue,
Burlington. The engine struck and
wrecked the wagon and scattered its con-
tents. Allen was severely lacerated on
his face and head and he received bruises
about the body.
Frank T. Morton. one of the Republi-
can candidates for collector In Mount
Holly, furnished lot of amusement to a
large crowd by bis embarrassment while
spectator at the New Egypt carnival on
Thursday. A rumor spread to the effect
that while on his way to New York, Pres
ident Taft would stop on and make a
few remarks at the ball park. Lesnder
Jacobs and some friends from near Cooks
town, while passing Lambs boarding
house, saw the office-seeker sitting on the
porch where there were many visitors.
The strangers stopped, and politely tip
ping his hat, Jacobs asked: please, sir,
is this President Taft2" Those present
took up the cue at once, and to the cha
grin Of Morton there was a loud call for
q speech. The cheering attracted many
people, and the crowd would not let up
until Mr.. Morton complimented the Egyp-
tisns on the success of their carnival day.
Shortly before o'clock on Wednesday
morning fire was discovered In the north
window at Krupnick's department store
on High street. A plug stream from the