The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-09-16
LOCAL NEWS.

A session of court will be held Thurs
day
The Methodist church at Chesterfield
will lose it's pastor, as Rev. George L
Cowen has rendered his resignation.
Wetherill's store closing hours are a
follows: Monday, Wednesday, Friday a
9p. M; Tuesday and Thursday, 6 p. m.
Saturday, 1890 p. m.
Having secured cottage at Seaside
Park, the family of William S. Kelley
of High street, will spend the presen
month at that resort.
Robert ]. Jackson and Bertha A. At
knson, both of Mount Holly, were mar
ried on Saturday, September 6, by Rev
A. Benjamin Cooper.
The Burlington County Transit Com
pany has installed some new poles along
the county property on High street to re
place those that were found to be unsafe
Mrs. NJ E. Std. of Georgetown, has
been painful sufferer from blood poison
ing in her arms, which developed from
some unknown cause. There are now
hopes of her early recovery.
Having been organized for the season,
the foot ball team connected with the
Mount Holly High School is now get
ting in shape for some of the games
which have already been scheduled.
"A ralo,oo -, rrhurSdax1 ,,oxt mill lao
held the 18th annual convention of the
Burlington County Women's Christian
Temperance Union. On this occasion
the local union will be largely represent
ed.
Application will be made for admis-
sion to the bar at the November term of
the Supreme court by Samuel l.. Borton,
of Riverton, who has filed the required
notice with County Clerk Harry l..
Knight.
The remains of James HI. Poole, who
was a member of Gen. A. E. Shiras Post
No. 26, g. A. r., were taken to Easton,
Md, for interment on Thursday De-
ceased was the father of Mrs. Joseph H.
Coles, of Mount Holly.
AT the auction rooms of Barnes & Lof-
land, in Philadelphia, on Wednesday,
HOO shares of the Real Alto Mining
Company sold for 81. This is not very
encouraging to those holding stock of
that concern in this vicinity.
A position which he recently accepted
is now being filed by DR.. Henry Hess,
who has been appointed city health
inspector at Perth Amboy. While he
was in Mount Holly, DIR. Hess was as
sistant to DR.. J. Hume Carter.
The family of F. H. Dillingham;, of
New York, who arrived in Mount Holly
a week ago, will occupy the former resi-
dence of Judge Joseph H. Gaskill,
on High street. Mr.. Dillingham; is
connected with the International Poultry
Sales Company, of Browns Mills, being
vice president of that corporation
Planning to bring into active co-opera-
ton all leaders of boys work in Burling-
ton county, Otis B. Read, county secre-
tary of the Young Mems Christian
Association, has arranged for series of
monthly conferences at different towns
during the next year. The first meeting
will be held at the Mount Holly Young
Mems Christian Association, on Satur-
day afternoon and evening, September
20, with William f. Overman, of
Moorestown, as the chief speaker.
Constable Robert Myers spent some
of his time last week, in the vicinity of
the post Office, looking after.automobiles
which exceed the speed limit on High
street between Garden and Mill streets,
concerning which there has been much
complaint. This is pronounced to be a
much better location for the trapping of
those illegal speeders whose recklessness
His presence there is also protection to
the school children.
Given hearing at Trenton on We'd
nesday, before Job Lippincott, state
motor vehicle commissioner, Richard f.
Holeman, of Mount Holly, was exoner
ated from blame in the killing of Chas.
Large, seven years old, of Mason
vile. On August %, while Holeman
was driving the Kiner brothers automo-
bile, in which a prisoner was being taken
to the League Island navy yard, the boy
jumped from a lumber wagon directly in
front of the car, meeting with instant
death.
A concrete sidewalk has been laid in
front of DR.. Flynn's property on High
street. A sidewalk of the same material
has been laid at the home of Thomas
Dolan, Buttonwood street. This latter
improvement makes the approach to the
bridge over Buttonwood run very hand
some and substantial. The county con-
templates continuing the concrete wbrk
on the footway of the bridge and it is
possible the owners of property ON the
south side of the bridge will continue the
good work.
Messrs. Samuel Brown and Harry
Phares, managers of the Rancocas Park,
gave dinner to thirty employees and a
few invited guests at the park restaurant
pavilion on Wednesday evening. Robert
Street, of Mount Holly, was the caterer.
The occasion was fitting close to the
best season the park has ever enjoyed.
John S. Gilbert, former superintendent
of the Burlington County Transit Com
pany, was POSTMASTER and he drew re-
marks from number of those who enjoy
ed the occasion: 1t is more than likely
that the park lake will be restored and
other Improvements made to attract
visitors. The officers of the trolley COM
pany, Lumberton Sand company, and
some newspaper men were present.
The sky was brilliantly Illuminated
on Wednesday evening by fire of un-
known origin which was discovered at
$50 O'Clock. ON the farm of Albert ]
Roberts, about mile south of Hartford,
and which place is occupied by Ner
Haines. The flames spread so rapidly
that little could be saved. One horse
and five calves were burned, together
with all the machinery. The contents
of one of the largest barns in the county
were consumed, including $500 baskets
of potatoes, 200 tons of loose and so tons
of baled hay, and all the corn and other
grain. Two loads of truck ON shelvings
ready to be taken to market during the
NIGHT were foand 70 -. ;.e,..,~.,e;l,Io r., 20