The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-06-24
New AdYertisements.
LOCAL NEWS.

on the court house ground, Saturday
afternoon at two o'clock.
The Ushers' Union of the M. E. church
lie arranging to hold their picnic al
Knights Park, Collingswood, on Thurs
day, July "a.
Miss Edith Braddock and Frank Earl
Haines, both of Medford, were married at
Mount Holly, last Wednesday. by Rev.
R. Fl. Baker.
Miss Edith Haines, of Mount Holly, IL
now employed in the Hotel Kittatinny, at
Delaware Water Gap, where she is filing
an Office position.
Wesley J. Duncan has put the finishing
touches on the garage he has been erecting
for Prosecutor Atkinson. 1t is pronounced
one of the best In town.
Chief Bender, one of the pitchers on the
Athletic base ball club, accompanied by
his wife, took supper at the Washington
house on Sunday evening.
Following is the list of unclaimed mail
remaining IN the post Office for the week
ending June 81: 8. Fl. Masy, Mrs l. d.
Harinnet. Raymond E. Lowden.
Susie Elva Flynn, Mary Leontine Flynn.
and Ida Marie Prickitt, of Mount Holly,
graduated from the State Normal school
at Trenton on Wednesday evening.
Samuel, son OF B. Kilevitz, of Mil
street, is a patient at the Burlington County
Hospital. The young man has been Ill
for several weeks with typhoid fever.
Owing to the unusually dry spell last
week, the Mount Holly Water Company
was compelled to pump 500, 900 gallons
more than it did the week previously.
1t has been decided by the Knights of
Pythias of the county to hold a picnic at
Burlington Island Park on July 18th.
Many attractions are being arranged for
the event.
The painting of all the buildings and
fences on the fair ground has been COM
pleted. 1t required FIVE hundred gallons
of linseed oil and four tons of white lead
to do the work.
Caroline A. Russell, mother of Mrs.
Benjamin w. Zelley, died at the residence
of the latter In Mount Holly, on Friday
The remains were taken to Barnegat yes
terday for interment
On Saturday next John Worlin will sail
for Ireland, where he will visit relatives
and friends. He will be gone for about
three months. He has not been on the
old sod for twenty-five years.
Miss Bertha Nightingale and Robert
Smith. both of Philadelphia, were married
at that place by Rev. Berry T. Miller, on
Wednesday evening June 1S. Mrs. Smith
was formerly of Mount Holly
Jumping from wagon in which he was
enjoying straw ride, given by the Pres
byterian Sunday school on Tuesday even
ing, Frank A. Hendrickson had a toe
badly mashed by the wheels of the
vehicle.
Harry Philias and Miss Elsie Shinn
both of Mount Holly, were married on
Sunday afternoon at four o'clock, by Rev.
johnson Oatman, Jr.. an uncle of the
bride. Mrs. Philias is daughter of Will
liam G.. Shinn.
The engagement has been announced of
Miss Elizabeth A. johnson to Neil B. Sin
clair, both of Philadelphia The pros
pective bride is daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John D. johnson, former residents
of Mount Holly.
The Misses Beck and Emery, who have
been boarding In Mount Holly since CIV
ing their operetta here for the benefit of
the Children's Home, went to Cape May
In their automobile on Tuesday, where
they will spend the summer.
At meeting of the vestry of st. An
drew's church, Harry W. Phares, of the
Union National Bank. was made acting
treasurer. He will serve In this capacity
during the absence of Richard B. Eckman
the treasurer, who sailed for Europe on
Saturday.
William F. Morgan and Richard p
Hughes, Democratic members of the Bur-
lington County Board of Taxation. paid
visit to Mount Holly. Sunday. possibly to
attend the Chautauqua session. They
called on Collector Francis Fl Reed twice
during the afternoon, but that gentleman
was not at home.
The j. w. Paxson Company, who oper-
ate the big sand banks on the Pensauken
creek have asked the United States Gov
erment to order three of the bridges over
the creek raised, SO as to give clearage of
of thirty-five feet at high water, SO as to
allow ocean going barges to pass up to
the banks, or else have draws put in the
trolley, railroad and county bridges.
The rule or statute prohibiting bathing
or swimming In the creek above the dam
has, perhaps, been revoked. 1t certainly
has become a dead letter. ALI through
this season bathers have been entering the
stream near the intake of the water works
and there were times on Sunday when there
were almost as many persons swimming
above the dam as In the pool below.
The Court of Cbancery was asked to
appoint ancillary receivers for the Nc
Mechen Preserving Company, with plants
In New Egypt, West Virginia and Ohio
Creditors of the company through James
L. Butler, of Elizabeth, petitioned the
court to appoint receivers, following
similar action 10 the West Virginia courts
1t is alleged the company's property in
the Ohio Valley was financially affected
by the recent Western floods, and that the
business is now conducted at profit. In
response to this request Judge l. w. Car
michael has been appointed receiver for
the company In this state and will have
charge of the property at New Egypt.
The storm that visited Mount Holly
Friday evening was quite severe In other
parts of the country. When the wind
began to blow and swayed the large tent
of tue Chautauqua Association those
present began to get nervous. Mr.. Tur-
ner, the platform manager, told the people
that he did not think there was any neces-
sity for alarm, but said that those who
were timid might leave at once. This
resssured the people, and very few re-
tired. The canvass at the sides of the
tent was lowered making place protected
from the wind and rain and the entire pro-
gramme was carried out. In other places
the association was not fortunate. At