The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-08-06
HE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
LOCAL NEWS.

Isaiah Webb, of Browns Mills, Is spend
ing ninety days in the county jail for dis
orderly conduct.
There will be no further weekly drill
by the members of Company E until som
time in September
Owing to Ill health, John B. Dolan ha
resigned bis position as clerk In Wether
ill's dry goods store.
Six buildings have been erected at Hart
ford during the past eighteen months
The town is growing.
A marriage license has been Issued tt
David P. Brown. of Marlton, and Ann'
M. Green, of Philadelphia.
David Boxer, of Mount Holly, Is one o.
the men on duty at night at the railroad
flag house on Chester avenue, Moorestown
John Elberson. who will remove frou
Bayonne to Mount Holly, has rented tn,
house of Clarence L, Price, ON Unior
street.
The death of Amos Ashby, reported IL
The News two weeks ago. was not correct
Mr.. Ashby is still living and is In pretty
good health.
The wholesale price Of milk for tn,
month of August has been fixed at fiv,
cents quart by the Interstate Milk Pro
ducers' Association.
Members of Rsncocas grange hello
their annual picnic at Rancocas park or
Thursday. The event was pleasant one
In its social and other features.
During the past week the mother Of
Alexander Dubell, living with her hus-
band, Joseph G. Dubell. on their farm on
the south Pemberton road, has been
seriously Ill.
Daniel Vansciver. of Burlington, is In
possession of an ak which he had lost in
the Delaware river fifty years ago. 1t was
brought up by dredger working opposite
that city on the Burlington bar.
Lloyd Collins, of Camden, and Miss
Mabel Walker, of Pemberton, are to be
married at the latter place on Wednesday,
August %. The ceremony will be per-
formed by Rev. Newton Nelson.
While lifting heavy machine from a
wagon on Tuesday afternoon, on the farm
owned by John Black man who is
hired there had the second finger on his
right hand mashed by the machine falling
on 1t.
DR.. p. Wendkos. veterinary surgeon,
formerly assistant in the University of
Pennsylvania and IN instructor al Girard
college, Philadelphia, will soon locate in
Mount Holly. with an office at % Mill
street.
An encouraging letter to his parents,
MIR. and Mrs. JOHN F. Saturday, of Water
street, has been received, in which it is
stated that their son, John W., is employ
ed by large corporation located at Los
Angeles.
The iron culYerts on Uaion street have
been broken and crushed in by the wagons
carting stone for road building purposes
which has been carted through that thor
oughfare, and which is doing some
damage to the road.
Found driving without light on his
carriage, George Warrington. of Moores-
town, was apprehended and fined 50 50
If the police in Mount Holly would take
such action, they might do land Office
business here. where the law has many
violators.
Having sold his hotel at Florence to
Enoch Lockett. an application for a trans
fer of the licence has been made by Ed
ward M. Reading, notice of which has
been filed in the Office of county clerk Harry
L. Knight. Mr.. Reading retires from the
business owing to falling health.
Quite a number of people have returned
from spending reason at various places
along the shore and Barnegat bay. They
state that they will never visit those points
again with mosquitoes as thick as they
have been during the present season.
Some campers found 1t impossible to sleep
at night.
Charged with stealing some groceries
from the Acme store, corner of High and
Water streets. and having the goods in
his possession when he was interviewed
relative to the matter by county detective
Ellis H. Parker, the latter arrested
Lawrence g. Campbell and the defendant
was committed to jail.
On Wednesday afternoon, while fishing
from a wharf in the Delaware river at
Burlington, Parter Naylor, Is years old
was seized with an attack of vertigo, and
fell overheard. Help was summoned and
the unfortunate lad was rescued after be-
ing under water for five minutes. He was
resuscitated after an hours hard work by
physicians.
Danny Green, formerly an outfielder for
the Chicago national league base ball club,
and later for the Chicago Americans, who
has been in poor health for two years. is
critically Ill In a Chicago hospital At
one time. after graduating from the town
lots in Camden, In which city he was
born, Danny was popular Mount Holly
base ball player.
Samuel Chamberlain, a farmer near Ar
ney's Mount, is one of the latest storm
victims. On Wednesday night lightning
set fire to his barns, and In short time all
the outbuiliings, with the exception of a
wagon house and corn crib, were reduced
to ashes. The fire burned fifty-two loads
of hay. twenty eight loads of rye, some
machinery. tools, harness, and horse
The loss was quite heavy, as the buildings
were of recent construction.
Victor Haines had quite an experience
last week with his automobile out near
WOODLAND station. By losing control of
the car 1t ripped out section of the fence
and came to standstill in the corntield on
the farm of Albert s. H. johnson. The
next mishap was caused by break in the
steering gear. when the auto tried to climb
q tree with disastrous results. The i'm
pact badly wrecked the car. which was
brought to Mount Holly on skids for re-
pairs Fortunately no one was injured.
Young people passed very pleasant
time at the Moose picnic, which was held
at Rancocas park, on Wednesday. Like
most postponed events, the attendance
was not up to the standard, and threaten.
ing weather helped in this respect. Not
Withstanding the rain and sharp light.