The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-04-22

Emma, wife of Samuel G. Stradling, {
Washington street. will be buried in tt
Brotherhood cemetery tomorrow afte
noon.
Mrs. Isaac Parker, who has been
Trenton for some time, has returned
her home in Mount Holly, fully recovere
from her recent Illness.
Mrs. Mabel A. Whartenby, of Riverside
has been granted divorce from her hui
band, William A. Whsrtenby. Senate
B. H. White represented Mrs. Whartenby
In the hall at Vincentown on Thursda
and Friday evenings next, play entitle
"The Son-in-Law's Revenge" will b
presented for the benefit of Burlingto
County Hospital.
"Who is Brown" play In three acts
will be given in st. Mary's hall, Noun
Holly, on Wednesday and Thursday even
ings for the benefit of the Sacred Hear
Church. Admission % cents.
William Sherman has rented his proper
ty at the corner of Ridgway and Button
wood streets, to F. E. Embree. the new
manager of the Farmers Exchange, VIII
will shortly remove to Mount Holly.
A charter has been granted for the con
stitution of a Masonic lodge at Pember
ton. The ceremonies In connection will
the event will probably be held in May
The lodge will be known as Pembertor
Lodge No. 1879.
At its last meeting the Board Of Educa-
ton of this township directed that all
meetings of the Board shall be open to the
public. They will be held in the room OF
the Board of Education every third Thurs
day evening In the month.
The swift current that passed through
the mill race last week, washed away the
retaining wall in the rear of the property
occupied by August Kropp on Mill street,
and the high water threatened to do some
damage in that locality.
The following mail remains uncalled
for at the post office: ]. F Foresman,
VIM. d. Hartley, J. A. Leroy. Miss
Florence s. Leeck, Mrs. Lizzie Powell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. A. Rhoads. VIM.
Smires, Mrs. Hannah Tatum, Miss Blanche
Roulston.
On Thursday DIR. R. G. Darlington went
to Camden and purchased large gasoline
launch 1t was brought to Mount Holly
on Saturday by Claude B. Bullock. The
boat will be used on Barnegat bay, where
the doctor has a summer cottage.
Rapid progress is being made in con-
structing the plant for the Hollyford Ice
and Cold Storage Company. on King
street, which is now under roof. Nearly
all the necessary machinery is on the
ground, and manufactured ice will soon
be local product.
The body of Mrs. Ida Rubenstein, wife
of Louis Rubenstein, of Bordentown, who
committed suicide last week by drowning
herself In the Delaware river, was found
near the dock of the steamer Springfield
ut that city on Wednesday by Abner
D0ugnertys narDOr masLer
The latest person from Mount Holly to
connect himself with the Victor Talking
Machine Company, of Camden, is Pierre
Fl. Stanton. This concern in order to
avoid the Employers Liability Act, has
organized beneficial society at small
cost to care for Its employees in cases of
sickness and death.
William d. Marion is contemplating
important improvements to the front of
the Arcade Hotel. A modern veranda is
10 be added, taking the place of the one
which now extends over the sidewalk.
This change will give more room to pedes-
srians, as that portion of High street is
often congested.
Wilbur F. Shinn. of Washington street,
lid not feel well the early part of last
week, and shortly after being assisted to
ais bedroom by his son. John, he was
stricken with stroke of paralysis, which |
affected his body and speech. His con-
iition is not regarded as serious, and a
complete recovery Is looked for.
Mark Brown, of Cherry street, was ar
'ested Wednesday morning by constable
3askill and committed to Jail by Squire
aeilbron in default of $500 BAIL Brown
8 charged with sssaulting his wife and
some furniture while intoxicat-
I'd. Mrs. Brown says she wants nothing |
more to do with her husband as she has
been supporting herself and can continue
10 do so.
The Woodwork Company, which OPP
crates five and ten cent stores both in
his country and Europe, and who have
been wanting to open in Mount Holly for
. year, have offered to take a ten year /
ease on the drug store and residence
property of DIR. Elmer D. Prickitt on I
High street. providing the latter will
make certain alterations. The matter
will be decided this week.
By a slick ruse adopted on Wednesday |
after he had been in communication with
he Philadelphia police, County Detective
Parker had his man in the county Jail in
ess than an hour after he had received a |
description of the fugitive. The prisoner
8 known as John Robbins, and Is being |
held pending the execution of extradition
papers. He is charged with forgery COM
nitted in a western city.
The second annual target shoot of the
Mount Holly Gun club, scheduled for last
Wednesday, was postponed on account of
he Indictment weather conditions until
May 2Sth, However, several Of the gun
ners who assembled on the grounds en-
gagged In a Hotpoint practice shoot. G.
Springer, of Cape May Court House, win
ming; Harry Sloan, Of Philadelphia, Sec
ond; Richard Lamb. Mount Holly, third.
Knocked down by an auto and left I'M
conscious and bleeding In the road by a
who failed to even slacken
the speed of his car to learn his victims
fate on Wednesday, at Burlington, Will
lam Britton, sixty-four years old. was
critically injured while on his way to
work The accident has aroused public
indignation. Britton said he heard the
horn an instant before the car struck him,
and he is unable to tell the police whether
1t was a touring car or a runabout.