The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-05-06
LOCAL NEWS.

The bell rang out the proclamation TO
straw hats on Saturday.
Daniel Suffer and bride will sail TO
Europe on Saturday next.
Mrs. Clothier will close her Saturday
evening dances In the Masonic Temple OF
May II.
Armour Union will meet at the home o.
Miss Julia Lippincott, corner of Unior
street and Mount Holly avenue, tonight.
Recorder Benjamin o. Herbert an
nounces the recent marriage of George 8
Sears and Mary Fenimore, both Of Noun
Holly.
The rite of confirmation will be admin
istered at st. Andrews church on Thurs
day evening, May 10Th, by Bishop Scar
borough.
Mrs. Ellsworth Fl. Burtis, of Burllng
ton. formerly of Mount Holly. is reported
to be in a serious condition from a strok,
of paralysis.
The board of managers of the Children'l
Home have appointed DIR. w. W. White
head physician of that institution for q
period of five years.
On Sunday John Elfreth. iagman at
the Washington street railroad crossing,
counted 246 automobiles which passed
that point from to o'clock P. M.
A divorce has been granted to Hannah
G. Smith from John G. Smith, on the
ground of adultery Mrs. Smith is resi-
dent of Bridgeton. Blanchard II. White
was her attorney.
As the result of a crash between two
motor cars at Hightstown son Saturday
morning, Bernard Wishart, of Borden
town, was instantly killed and others
were seriously injured.
After continuing for three days, the
rummage sale conducted In the Union fire
house by the Woman's League, came to a
close on Friday. The event was success
full and Melted considerable sum.
The Supreme Circle of the Brotherhood
of America will convene at Washington.
d. c., next Tuesday, for its annual session.
John Throckmorton, ST., will be the
representative from the local Circle.
Receiving several strokes after being
attacked on Friday, Fred B. Parker, pro-
prietor of the Mill street hotel, died from
apoplexy on Sunday night. He was a
member of the Relief Fire Company, the
Knights of Pythias and other orders.
Owing to the large number of dogs per.
mitted to run the streets, and the many
persons who have recently been bitten,
the township committee has decided to
employ a competent dog catcher. and
when pound has been secured there will
be something doing.
Willard 81. Rogers, the Woodlane nur-
seTyman, has been very busy this spring.
In addition to disposing of 1400 hemlock
spruce trees to prominent dealers. he has
shipped two carloads of Norway naples
to the city of Newark A number of red
oaks were sent to park at Grand Rapids,
Michigan.
1t is all right for those interested In en-
tertainments to get all tickets sold that 1t
is possible to dispose of, but 1t is very an
noying to be stopped on the street at fire.
quent intervals and to be compelled to
answer the door bell several times in
day simply to say that 1t is not desired to
purchase tickets.
A fine buck deer was killed on the Gen.
trail railroad near the farm of William p
Bryan, In Woodland township, last week
The railroad men telephoned to Game
Warden Morton, but he did not get to the
place until some hours after the notice
posed. This makes five deer that have
been killed by the cars In that vicinity In
three years.
Mrs. Lizzie Haines, of Mill street, died
on Wednesday. She was a dressmaker,
and early in the week went to work at the
home of Harry L. Knight, at Medford.
She was taken sick there and could not
begin operations until Wednesday, when
she felt improved. After she commenced
sewing her illness returned, and she felt
so badly that she asked to be put to bed.
She died from pneumonia In q half hour
The remains were inferred at Tabernacle.
Samuel Shinn stood up to show fellow
employees at the Neidich Process Company
plant, Burlington. on Saturday, the stump
Of an arm, severed above the elbow by
the knife Of steam power paper cutter.
The accident happened as Shinn reached
under the knife to withdraw a pad of
freshly cut paper. In some manner the
knife blade was tripped and cut off his
arm. The accident unnerved fellow EN-
ployes. but Shinn walked unaided to an
automobile 10 which physicians rushed
him to the Burlington County Hospital.
The Burlington County Teachers Asso-
citation will meet In the high school build
ing In Mount Holly Saturday. The exer-
cises will commence at 1890 in the morn
ing with an address by Rev. Arthur Phil
lips, of Beverly, followed by Hon. Ed
ward c. Stokes, former governor Of New
Jersey. AT 1. As in the afternoon the pro-
gram will be continued. There will be an
exhibition of Edison's latest invention.
the talking kaleidoscope" DR.. Smucker,
a very able speaker, will lecture on
Birds. 4" The public generally is invited
to attend these sessions.
DR.. Henry H. Goddard, director of re.
search of the New Jersey Training school
for feeble minded boys and girls at Vine.
land. will discuss Miss Kites report on
conditions and people In the Pine belt OF
Burlington county, at the County Y. NJ
G. A. convention and dinner In the St
Andrews parish building, Mount Holly, or
Friday evening, at six o'clock. The Crane
Jury is interested In this subject anC
many of the members have signifed theil
intention of being present. Tickets fol
the dinner are limited on account of &C
commodation. but may be secured at 4:
Main street. up to Wednesday noon.
Attracted by noise which aroused hi
suspicious Friday night, Coroner Henri.
l. Worrell, night Waterman at the count.
jail, made quiet tour of the institution
and found two colored men, Harris John
son and Charles Walker, cutting their wa.
to liberty on the second floor of the soutl