The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-07-16
The scholars Of the Presbyterian Sun

The scholars of the Presbyterian Sun
day school held an enjoyable picnic al
Rancocas Park on Wednesday.
A party of young men from Mount
Holly, went piking in the pines, on Satur.
day, and made large catch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Dew. Pumyes re.
turned from their wedding trip on Friday.
They are residing on Union street.
Henry l. Worrell, of Mount Holly, night
warden at the county jail, is candidate
for coroner on the Republican ticket.
A subscription dance will be given at
Rancocas Park on Friday evening by the
Misses Edith L. Kelley and Theodore
Melcher.
For the purpose of studying medicine,
james K. Stoddard. of Mount Holly, a
recent graduate of Princeton, will enter
the John Hopkins University at Balti-
more next fall.
Thrown from their motorcycle at In
dian Mills while returning from Atlantic
City last week, DIR. and Mrs. P. L. Gauntt,
of Mount Holly, were bruised and cut as
the result of tire bursting.
While standing on Washington street
at DubelPs drug store, last night. Mrs.
Thomas Harker, living near Chsirville,
was seen to totter and fall. She was at
tackled with heart trouble. The woman
recovered In q short time and was taken
home by friend.
AS the result of quarreling in field
over the possession of fork, Constable
Samuel K. Gaskill went to Smithville on
Wednesday and arrested Stephen Nc
Bride, who was charged with assaulting
companion. The defendant, formerly
of Mount Holly, was held for court I'M
der nominal bail by Justice Risdon. Both
men are employed on the Daniel Evan
farm.
DR.. H. Benton Young, of Mount Holly,
started yesterday from the Court House
in Trenton, on his long automobile trip to
the Pacific coast and return. He was ac-
companied by Augustus Fort of the latter
city. 1t is said that If Doctor Young
fulfllls all the obligations imposed upon
him he will win bet of $1,000. There
are many who hope that the doctor will
secure the prize which he is contesting
for.
At It's annual meeting held In the Office
at Hainesport, last week, financial pro-
gress was shown In report submitted In
connection with the annual meeting of the
Burlington County Transit company, and
plans for further improvement of the road
were discussed. The stockholders re-
elected the old directors, and at the organ
ization meeting of the Board the follow
Ing officers were chosen: President, |.
Snowden Haines; vice president, Albert
Haines; secretary and treasurer, Armitt
Fl. Coate.
Alleged to have addressed insulting re
marks to a woman while intoxicated, John
of Burlington, while SOLDERING
In a cell at the city jail after hearing
Friday evening, tried to wipe out his
shame and his life by the one act. Tying
Dne loop of his suspenders around his
neck, he fastened the other end to the
steel grating of his cell and then stepped
off his cot. When Constable Mccormick
found him VanSciver was unconscious on
5he floor. The improvised moose had held
him only long enough to strangle him into
and DR.. MacFsrland restored
him by heroic methods.
On Saturday Edward Wedel, aged about
Is years, living on Wall street, Mount
Holly, was seen by Constable Harry Nip
pins, lof Smithville, near that place
with horse and set Of harness
IN his possession. Believing that the boy
had committed crime, the officer tele-
phoned to the jail, and on orders received
from Deputy Sheriff Fleetwood, Nippins
arrested the young man, who is being
held for court. The youthful prisoner ad-
nitted his guilt. He said he stole the
horse from James Stokes, a RancOcas
farmer, and the harness from George o.
Morris, near Mount Holly. The boy said
be intended to sell the horse to get some