The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-06-11
The MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY, JUNE II, 1912
LOCAL NEWS.

as civil engineer at the Drexel Institute
Philadelphia, on Thursday evening.
Joseph Pearce, of Chesterfield, has bee
suffering with badly swollen foot. TIL
trouble was caused by cutting bunion.
Joseph v. Carter, brother Of Rev
William H. Carter, died at his home
Fieldsboro, Friday night, aged 81 years.
The Brotherhood of the Methods
church will hold their annual picnic q
Knights Park, Collingswood, on July IL
A pine snake six feet long has been OF
exhibition In the window Of Thomas L
Quigley's place of business on Mill street
Mrs. John G. r. Rodgers has rented he
house at Hainesport and has gone Il
Portland. Oregon, on an extended visit Il
her son.
A subscription dance will be given q
Rancocas Park, on Friday evening, by tn
Misses Edith L. Kelley and Theodore
Melcher.
George Coleman, the new postmaster q
Hartford, has removed the Office to thu
William P. Lippincott building, in which
he conducts general store.
The New Jersey Experimental Station
is warning farmers to beware of tre'
doctors who are travelling about the state
selling worthless tree dopes.
The Vincentown grange held its chill
dren's day exercises on the lawn adjoin
ing IT'S hall on Saturday afternoon. Tit
occasion drew large number Of people
who enjoyed the programme.
Manager Hulse has increased the prict
of admission to the moving picture shows
In the opera house to 10 cents, because OF
the increase In the cost of film rental.
A cake sale will be held under the au-
spices Of the Ushers' Union Of the Meth
odist Church, In the Morris H. Keller
building, High street, next Saturday af-
ternoon at 8 o'clock.
Barclay Nippins, living on the road
from Mount Holly to Jobstown, died sud
denly from heart disease on Wednesday.
When In Mount Holly the day before he
appeared to be in good health.
On Sunday evening, June 80, the male
choir of the Lady Victory church. of
Philadelphia. will give concert In the
Sacred Heart church, Mount Holly, for
benefit of the Burlington County Hospital.
Miss Pearl d. Austin, of Mount Holly
has been appointed teacher at Birming-
ham school by the Pemberton township
Board of Education. Miss Austin is now
at the home of her parents in Frankfort,
KY, where she will remain until fall.
A large auto-bus containing over thirty
people came from Prlmyra on Saturday
night. The party spent pleasant even
ing with Miss Maud Robertson. on Broad
street. The visitors are all members of
Palmyra Temple. Knights of the Golden
Eagle.
There has been considerable rowdyism
on the lower creek late at night recently.
On Sunday night several persons near the
Washington street bridge were awakened
by the loud and vile talk of a woman and
solnc mcu WIN WcIc III OOnt VI Luc
creek.
The advantages of having up-to-date
appliances ON the farm is illustrated In the
case of Hughes & Mathis, of Tabernacle,
who have been taking one hundred crates
of strawberries day to Philadelphia In
their auto-truck. The distance for the
round trip is about SO miles, and they
have been making three trips per day.
The large cranberry house belonging to
Theodore Budd, and located In the rear of
his residence at Pemberton, was placed In
jeopardy Sunday afternoon by the care
lessness of q smoker, whose match set The
grass on fire. The flames were very near
the building when discovered by a woman
living close by, whose alarm prevented q
confsgration.
While driving through the pines a few
days ago, F. P. Gabel, of New Egypt,
discovered large snake running through
the bushes. His little dog seemed to be
afraid of the reptile and this made Mr..
Gabel give 1t some attention, as the dog ia
fond of killing snakes. Upon investigat-
ing with large club it was found that
rsttlesnake four feet and two inches had
been killed, with Is ra.tles and one button.
Willis Harvey, aged 10 years. of Pen
ssuken, rode bicycle to the farm of
William Broughton, near Jacksonville,
short time ago, and was given employ
ment. On Sunday morning he took
horse and carriage without permission and
left the farm. The outfit was recovered
near Burlington. and the boy was taken
to jail. Detective Parker found that the
bicycle had also been stolen at Moores-
town.
1t is to be hoped 1t will not require an
accident to compel our officials to take
notice of the rate of speed which auto
mobiles use In going through the streets,
especially High street. There have been
several narrow escapes from accident
Yesterday morning boy on bicycle was
compelled to run into the curb to escape
an auto which was coming up the street
beyond the legal limit, and which did not
slow down when the boy was seen to be in
danger. The pressing into service of one
or two motorcycles to run alongside of
some of the automobiles and take their
time and speed with few fines inflicted
upon violators of the law would prove
very beneficial and would be protecting
the lives of those who are entitled to have
such protection afforded.
The funeral of Eckard p Budd took
place on Wednesday from his late resi-
dence on High street There was very
large attendance. Members of the bar Of
this and other counties were present In q
body, and there was a large turnout of
members of Mount Holly Lodge of Elks
The service was conducted by Rev James
Stoddard, rector of st. Andrews Church
The honorary pail bearers were Chancellor
Edwin r. Walker, Judge Clarence L
Cole, Judge John G Horner, Judge Frank
T. Lloyd, Secretary of State David 8.
Crater, Uzal McCarter, David Baird, Wal
ter A. Barrows, John B. Davis. ex-Judge
Joseph H. Gaskill, William D. Lippincott
Clarence H. Polhemus, Edward B. Jones
Stacy B. Lippincott. Walter l. Dill snC
Harry L. Walters. The floral offering
were numerous and magnificent Inter
ment was made In the Mount Holly Gene
terry.
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