The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-05-14
The MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY, MAY Ia, 1912
LOCAL NEWS.
Visit your home store-Boyce's.


Wedding bells will ring at smithvill
on Thursday.
Scarlet fever has entered the Refine
home on Paxson street.
The Epworth League service next Sun
day evening at 45 win be led by Mrs
Rebecca Prickett.
Edward B. Hulse has rented the new
house owned by Mrs. Earl Johnson oil
Washington street at the bridge.
The Presbyterian Sunday school will
hold an entertainment and auction In thu
lecture room on Friday evening next.
A memorial service for Mrs. Caroline A,
Bullock will be held in the Presbyterian
Church tomorrow evening at 7.45 o'clock.
An enjoyable dance was given in the
Masonic Temple on Friday evening, by
the Misses Edith L. Kelley and Theodors
Melcher.
Francis Il. Reed. of Brainard street, Il
iii with scarlet fever. He IL quarsntined
at the home of his mother, on West Wash.
ington street.
r. G.. McMorris will manage an auto.
mobile sales room for the Burlington
county E. M. F. company, to be located
In Red Mems hall.
The engagement has been announced OF
Rev. Howard 8. Crammer, of Mount
Holly, and Miss Adra A. Buzby, niece of
Mrs. William M. Garwood, of Haddon-
field.
There is some Improvement In the con-
ditien of Mrs. Joseph Sheridan, living
near Marlton, who Is suffering from shock
as result of falling down flight of steps
with lighted lamp in her hand.
The Burlington quarterly meeting,
Hicksite branch of the Society of Friends,
will be held at Crosswicks on Tuesday,
May 21st, at 1890 A. M. Stage will leave
railroad station, Bordentown. at 10 o'clock.
Harry Hawkins, Sr., having sold his
barn on Paxson street to William Lewis,
living at the corner Of Pine and Monroe
streets, the building has been taken down
In sections and removed to It's new loca-
ton.
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Palmer Stills, on Washington street, Sun
day evening, William Gale, teamster,
living on Monroe street, was stricken with
paralysis. He was taken home In an au-
tomobile by Walter T. Stewart, and later
removed to the Burlington County Hos
pital.
While giving attention to his trained
horse Queen on Sunday, Thomas L Quig.
ley met with an accident that will leave a
permanent scar. The animal made snap
to bite Its owner. and In striking back
Quigley struck the stall with his left hand
and tore of large piece Of flesh from
his thumb.
Ira Bowker, who was EN- ployed at the
thread works In Florence, became missing
two week ago. When he left home he
told his wife that he intended to visit his
sister at Meford, from which place he
sent letter telling his wife that he was
going away and that she would have to
do the best she could.
Washington Camp, No n, P. o. 8. of
A., has adopted plan of selling guaran-
teed flags of fast color, feet, with
pole and bracket for So. Orders may be
left with either Frank s. Davis, Samuel
Q. Stanton or Thomas G. Alcott. The
proceeds from this scheme will 90 toward
purchasing uniforms for the degree team.
The Firemen's Relief Association of
Northampton township met at the Amer
lea hose house last night and elect
ed the following delegates to the State
Firemen's Relief Association to be held In
Atlantic City next September: Relief, II.
W. Kempte; America, Eugene l.. Engle;
Good Intent, William J. Haines; Union,
Albert g. Mayer.
At meeting of the board of directors
of the Y. NJ. G. A., on Wednesday even
ing, the following officers were elected:
President, DR.. A r W. Atwood; vice
president. John D. johnson, Jr.; secre-
tsry, Fred Tracey; trustees, Robert A.
Semple, Jr., Howard Karg, Morris H.
Keeler, George W. Heyer. Richard B.
Eckman, DIR. Charles Harker
Raymond Mcintosh, of Mount Holly,
employed at the Taubel hosiery mills In
Riverside, is still suffering from painful
wound received about week ago while
opening clans. The knife slipped and
the blade cut long deep cash In his left
hand, severing an artery. The flow of
blood was checked at Dubell's drug store.
DR.. r. H. Parsons took several stitches in
closing the wound.
Joseph g. Fleetwood, prominent Bur-
lington township farmer and former Sheriff
of Burlington county, serving term from
1895 to 1899, died on Wednesday after
noon, after a long Illness. The funeral
was held from his late residence yesterday
afternoon, interment being made in Odd
Fellows cemetery. He was a member of
Mount Holly Elks, Mount Holly Lodge
Ancient Order of Good Fellows, and other
societies.
During the past week Sheriff Jordan
sold the following: Property of Riverside
game association, situate In Bass River
and Washington townships. to Charles S.
King, trustee and plaintiff, for $1,000;
house and land In Bordentown township
belonging to Mary S Ritter, to John Boss,
complainant, for $249; building lots of
Lakeview Realty company situate In Bur-
lington township, seized as the property
of Charles W. Lapitz and others, to Geve-
We've s. Taber, complainant, for $500.
Amateur trap shooters will have an OPP
portunity to display their skill at an event
of that kind to be held on the grounds of
the Mount Holly Gun Club tomorrow.
The contest was assigned to this place by
the Interstate Association, which has TAX
en- progressive steps for the encouragement
Of such sport by arrangements to con-
tribute sec, 900 to the $50 registered events
which the association will assign through
out the year, one of which Mount Holly
is fortunate in getting. Many profess
sional markesmen will be present to dem
onstrate their skill, but the contest will
be confined strictly to amateurs.
Instead of camping on the state grounds
at Sea Girt, as has been the custom for
several years. the Third Regiment, of
which Company E, of Mount Holly, Is a
part, will be sent to Mount Gretna. Pa,
this summer, where they will remain from
July 10th to the Gath. The rifle matches
and practice will be held at Sea Girt as
usual. As the troops will have to go
down to the shore In addition TO the ma
neuvers. the cost to the state will be much
more this year than for many years, but
the government believes that the addition
al benefits will more than offset the extra
cost.
The will of Evans H. Tomllnson, de-
ceased, of Mount Holly, has been admitted
to probate by Surrogate Huff May h.
Tomlinson, the widow, and the Mount
Holly Safe Deposit and Trust Company
are named as the executors and trustees.
The children, Marion S., Edna and Doro-
thy, receive $1,000 each. The widow is
bequeathed all the household goods and
personal property, and she is to enjoy all
the incomes during her lifetime At her
death the estate is to be equally divided
between the children. The will was exc
cuted February 7th, 1911, and was wit.
messed by Surrogate Huff and Prosecutor
Ganuol Atkinson