The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-06-04
The MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 1912
LOCAL NEWS.

Owen Brothers picked their FIRST greel
peas of the season on Wednesday, Ma.
29th.
Mrs. Frank Dennis Is having new
porch erected at her home on Mount Holl.
avenue.
Fred L. Owen who has been suffering
from stomach trouble for three months
is slowly recovering.
About $50 was Melted by the IS cen
lawn supper given by ladies Of the Baptis
church on Tuesday night.
Howard L. Keeler has had large salt
Of photographs OF this years graduating
class of the Mount Holly high school.
shreve & Lippincott, owners Of the
Central Garage, on Mill street. have sold
a Ford touring car to Bensjah P. Wills.
brick foundation has been built un'
der the garage of James III. Davis, or
Buttonwood street, and concrete floor Ii
to be laid.
Good Intent ere company has had iti
second story rear room pspered and new
electric wiring installed throughout the
building.
Because of the resignation of F. Elmer
EDdicott, there will be civil service ex'
animation on June 22d, to fill the vacancy
of postmaster at Marlton.
The annual Grand Lodge of Instruction
for the 18th Masonic district of New Jer.
sey, will be held in Masonic Hall at Bur.
lington on Thursday evening.
Charles 81. Estill reports weather con-
ditions for last month as follows: Clear
days, Il; clear and cloudy, 8; rainy, 8;
rainy with lightning and thunder. 4.
The Memorial day crowds at Rancocaa
Park were larger than In any previous
year aud a number of families held
2icnics, taking their suppers in the woods.
The monthly business meeting of the
Brotherhood Of the Methodist church will
be held In that church next Monday even
ing. All members are requested to be
present.
Rossnna Henson, an elderly colored
woman of Washington street, will
be buried In Mount Holly this afternoon.
At the same time her son will be inferred
at Trenton. Both died on Friday.
A Great Dane. evidently lost from Its
owner over week ago. is being cared for
by people living on Union street, who are
anxious to have the animal reclaimed.
The dog is apparently young and has a
good disposition.
A Prohibition association has been or
ganized at Moorestown. The officers are:
President, Elwood Hollingshead; secre-
tsry, Emmor Roberts; treasurer. J. How
ard Mickle; chairman of executive cem-
mittee, L. L. Eysnson.
The Pennsylvania Railroad company
has paid 10 Mrs. Betsy Apologize, Of
Mount Holly. the sum of $3.50 because of
the death Of her son. "A. w. Apologize, q
fireman, who was recently killed In q
collision at Seaside Park.
While attending the flag raising at the
Moose home on Memorial Day, Richard
T. Kennedy. q veteran from the soldiers
home at KearneY, was overcome by the
heat. Physicians worked over him for
two hours before the danger point was
passed.
Asher B. Parker, .of Pointville, has in
his possession land turtle, on the shell
of which is carved "W. N, 1777," and
''Shinn, 1919. This turtle, although blind
has appeared In that section for many
years. Mr.. Parker found 1t 10 the New
bold woods near Georgetown.
Although the project of municipal
ownership has not been abandoned, the
township committee, on Wednesday night,
made contract with the Public Service
Electric Company for street lighting for
only one year. The rates are $76 for arcs
and $14.65 for incandescent lamps.
There will be an interesting time at
Lumberton on June %. when the Junior
Mechanics will present handsome flag to
the public school at that place. The ex.
ercises will be attended by visiting or
CARNATIONS. During the evening the
Daughters of America will hold a supper.
Following Is list of the unclaimed
mail in the post Office for the week end
Ing June 1st: John Ditmass, Robert Gun
dy, Alexander Hooeington. Miss jamie
Jones. Miss Marina Thoms, Sallie VIII
liams. w. Williams. Mrs. r. Wilson.
Tony Levy, R. Goodman. Karl Egerlbei.
The members and friends of the Armour
W. @. T. U. are requested to be present
at social to be held on Tuesday evening.
June II, at o'clock. at the home Of Mrs.
George Moore, on Branch street. An In.
teresting program will be rendered, and
the music will be furnished by the
Methodist Brotherhood orchestra.
The Prudential Insurance Company has
paid claim of $SS on the death of Emma,
the 12-year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Harry Brown, of Birmingham. The child
was living with Davis c. Wells, at Penn
berton, and was fatally burned some
weeks ago as the result of an explosion Of
gasoline. The insurance ON her life wal
placed but three weeks before her death
Newman Assay, telegraph operator, II
preparing himself to accept position
with the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
For that purpose he is now employed Al
messenger at the local station In order tt
familiarize himself with railroad regula
lions. The young man learned the art o
telegraphy under instruction impaired By
his aunt. Miss Title Assay, who has charg
of the Western Union Office.
Under the direction of and In co-opera
ton with the Burlington County Y. N
@. A., public school teachers of Noun
Laurel township have organized publ
schools athletic league. The officers are
President, Anna B. Andrews, Fellowship
vice presidents, Irene G. Reeve, Mason
Vile, and Gertrude B. Davis, Mount Lau
rel; treasurer. Mabel Dewitt, Hartford
secretary, Otis B. Read, of Mount Holly
While Francis H. Reed was quarantine
with scarlet fever recently at the home @
his mother, the latter found several relic
at the corner of Washington and Willo1
streets, apparently dropped by some on
carting waste paper. One of them was
Northampton township tax notice fl
1866. issued by collector Franklin Cook