The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-08-13
LOCAL NEWS.

mere were three cases OF gypnOl0 nc
yer, one birth and one death on ShreY
street last week.
Pathe's masterpiece, the Orleans coach
In three reels, will be shown at the Oper
House tonight
Thomas Archer, living near New Egypt
had his whole tomato patch ruined by tn
recent heavy rains.
There Is to be a baby parade and othe
entertaining features In connection will
the Lake Carnival which is to be held a
New Egypt on Thursday, August %.
Mrs. George Craig, who has been con
Quoting the boarding house at Smithville
has removed to Camden, where she will
engage In the same business.
As the result of being high man In 9
local pool tournament, A. Kropp, Of Mil
street, is now wearing q diamond Moose
button. which was the prize commended for
The circulating library will close next
Saturday for the remainder of the month,
on which day extra books may be taken
out. The library will be reopened on
September 8.
Coiled between the window and shutter
of second-story room, Mrs. E. 8. Emson,
OF Golfers Mills, discovered and killed q
four foot black snake. How the reptile
reached such an elevation Ia mystery.
1t ia believed that an incendiary caused
q fire, Wednesday night, on the farm Of
Allen Still, at Mount Laurel, which
destroyed barn and Its contents. The
loss of 81 500 is not covered by Insurance.
Mill street is now being torn up and
service pipes renewed In a number of
cases. This is the first step In connection
with building Of new road ON that thor
oughfare.
Helen Virginia, daughter Of Mr. and
Mrs. Wesley ]. Duncan, aged months
and weeks. of Shreve street. died on
Saturday morning from cholera infantum.
Interment was made in Brotherhood
cemetery yesterday afternoon.
The annual harvest home of the Indian
Mills N. E. Church. will be held in
Browns grove on Wednesday. August %.
Music will be furnished by the Citizens
Band, of Medford. James N. Davis, of
Mount Holly, will be the speaker.
Rev. Edmund Hewitt broke the small
bone In his leg last week In a peculiar
way. He Is now stationed at PItman
One afternoon he was taking an after
dinner nap, when a sharp crash OF thunder
startled him. and he leaped to his feet, and
his leg doubled up under him. breaking
the bone.
A. B. Grobler, administrator, Of Penn
berton, came to Mount Holly on Friday
night, and in the law office of Kelsey 4
Killie settled the estate of Alice B., Wild
ow of the late John Straub. After pay.
Ing all bills against The estate there was
balance of $50 %. aud from this sum the
eight heirs received $11 16 each.
Under a new law which is being en-
forced In Philadelphia, automobile driv-
ers must carry their license with them
When unable to produce this document
on demand a fine of $25 is imposed On
Wednesday one policeman on Broa street
arrested ten drivers for failure to comply
with the law 10 this respect. Among the
number waa Mount Holly man, who
escaped the fine on being satisfactorily
vouched for.
On Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
August Is, 10 and II, Druggist Alexander
Dubell will inaugurate special sale of
the famous Violet Dulce toilet daintIes
and variety of beautiful and useful
souvenirs will be presented to each pur-
chaser. The Violet Dulce beauty aids are
each a marvel Of daintiness both In pack
age and contents. Every one makes APP
peal to the most refined senses and fascin-
ates the most refined tastes. Each Is
guaranteed to please or money back.
Suit for $50. 900 has been brought in the
Supreme Court by Attorneys William G.
French and Samuel T. French, counsel
for Michael Eagan, against the Pennsyl-
vanis Railroad for damages he sustained
at West Palmyra, on July 25, 1912, by be-
ing injured by freight car door falling
upon him. Eagan was unloading box
freight car at West Palmyra, and in his
declaration he asserts that the door fell
from the rollers while 1t was being moved
by an employe of the railroad company
aud fell on him and broke his back.
Egsn, who Is wido~er with four small
children. lie In Cooper hospital, Camden.
While cultivsting In field ON his farm
adjoining the fair ground, on Wednesday,
Samuel w. Eyans found bundle Of cloth
Ing and notified the authorities. A watch
was placed over the goods and at night
. stranger came for them. He was ar
rested by Constable Robert Myers. At
the jail the man said his name was John
Jones, Of Trenton" which Ia fictitious
The clothing was identified as the prop
erty of Abram r. Gerber, whose place of
business was recently entered by burglars,
and Jones is undoubtedly one of them.
Detective Parker has charge of the matter
and he hopes to secure the other men
connected with the crime.
After his removal to the county jail on
9 charge of larceny committed at River
ton, William 6. Love, who said he was q
native of North Carolina. began to COM
plain of being Ill, and he was treated by
the county physician. Love was placed
on trial last Monday before Judge Hor-
ner. but a final disposition of the case
was not reached and the prisoner was
sent back to jail. From that time ON Love
began to fake appendicitis, and pretend
Ing to be suffering severely he was re-
moved to the Burlington County Hospi-
tai. At that institution on Friday night
two pistol shots we're heard on the lawn.
which was the signal for Love to get
busy. Glad only in his night robe the
prison-patient arose, jumped out Of q
window, Joined his confederates on the
outside and escaped. 1t was slick scheme
and successfully carried out.
Smithville had Its excitement on Friday
night when Gordon Tucker, a machinist,
was unsuccessful in his desire to kill his
son, Charles, and his son-in-law, Thomas
Dean, the latter being ticket agent
at that place. Because of his drinking
habit, Tucker. according to the hearing
before Justice Hebron. has been making
things very unpleasant at his home. and