The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-10-07
LOCAL NEWS.


Mrs. Joseph Gale, of White street, who
had been ill for long time. is able tc
be out again.
Four very pretty monkey-faced owls
were exhibited in window at Bedwell's
cigar store last week
A dancing school is to be opened in
the former Lewis building by Professor
Clark Gibbs, of Trenton.
A new fence has been built and other
Improvements made to the property OF
the Burlington County Hospital.
notice received few days ago in
formed William A. Slaughter that he
had been appointed Supreme Court
commissioner.
The w. C. T. U. will meet at the
home of Mrs. Samuel l.. Bullock, on
Union street, Tuesday afternoon, Octo-
Der l4th. at o'clock.
A. A. Anderson, real estate dealer, re-
ports the sale of three houses, 290, 292
and 294 Washington street, from Willard
f. Tomlinson to E. Earl johnson.
Miss Elizabeth M. Eckman will pur-
sue her musical studies by taking an
other course during the fall and winter
at Zeckwer's Conservatory of Music.
Schuyler & Rogers are been exhibit
ing lion in one of their clothing store
windows on High street. The mechanic
al device has been quite an attraction.
The poultry exhibit at the Fair will
be unusually attractive. Over 1000 en-
tries have been recorded and the asso-
citation was compelled to secure 500 new
coops.
A. S. L. Doughty, chairman of the
Burlington County Progressive party,
will look after the comforts of candidate
Colby during his visit to the Fair on
Thursday.
Former Governor Stokes, who will
visit the fair on Thursday, will be en-
tertained by the Burlington County Re
publican Committee at it's rooms in the
Tempe building.
The burglar who broke into four dwell
ings at Vincentown last week and only
received twelve cents for his trouble,
would be sure to get more than that if
brought before the county court.
samuel N Leuallen, of Beverly, and
Miss Ethel Irene Pitcher, of Moores-
town, were married on Wednesday, Sep
TENDER oath. The ceremony was per-
formed in ST. Paul's Episcopal Church,
Camden.
At the Medic hirurgical Hospital,
Philadelphia, last week, an operation
for a serious affection of the eyes was
performed upon Herbert ]. Randall, of
Broad street His condition is reported
to be satisfactory.
Edwin Ballinger, minister of the |
Society of Friends, expects to attend an |
approved meeting to be held at Arney's |
Mount, First day, Tenth month IL, at
2.30 P. NJ. An invitation to attend is
extended to all.
Miss Law arrived last week with her
flying machine which was housed in one
of the buildings and has been examin-
ed by a large number of people. Miss
Law will give an exhibition of high air
motoring every afternoon.
In order to guard against possible rob-
berries this week, people should see that |
their houses are locked when they are
not home. Quite number of strangers
who are here to attend the fair found
it difficult to secure board.
The drug stores in Mount Holly could
have done land-office business on Sun
day. had they decided to supply the de-
mands made upon them for whiskey, |
alcohol, morphine, cocaine, malt, pare
goric, ginger and other forms of dope.
Governor Fielder will be at the Fair
ON Thursday and will be entertained by I
former Judge Benajah P. Wills, who
was recently a member of the State |
Democratic Committee. This looks as
if the Judge was still near the throne.
Miss Elizabeth Atkinson johnson and
Neil b. Sinclair are to be married on
Thursday evening, October 10Th. The GER
emory will be performed at the home of
the bride-elect's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John ID. Johnson, 1903 Chestnut street, |
Philadelphia, former residents of Mount
Holly. The happy couple will live at
Chester, Pa, where Mr.. Sinclair is in |
business.
Frederick Norcross and family, of Hill
yard Station, near Spokane, Washing
ton, are visiting their parents in Mount
Holly and Vincentown. The young |
man is in the employ of a railroad COM
pany, and this is the first time he has |
been home since he had his right arm |
cut off and was otherwise badly injured |
by the cars about two years ago. Fred |
appears to be in good health and he has |
been kept busy greeting friends.
Fair week brings an unusual number
of unclaimed letters and postals which |
can be obtained at the post Office: E. |
Brown, Mrs. Jennie Finch, Miss n. G.
Femessy, George Fisher. d. A. Hollo-
well, Mrs. H. T. Pierce, Hamilton F.
Reau, Miss Seba Seilby, Mrs. Sarah
Stricken, Richard Trivett, Geo. Upton,
Piarsa Autuiner, Max Allxenberg, Miss
Eva Contois, Chas. r. Caute, Professor
Geo. Elliott, Mabel Thompson, John
Walker.
Miss Carrie Thornburg died in Phil
adelphia Thursday morning and was
buried in Mount Holly cemetery Sun
day. Miss Thornburg was cousin of
Mrs. Joseph S. Shreve, of Pine street,
and had arranged to come to Mount
Holly on Thursday to pay her visit.
Mrs. Shreve was grently shocked on the
morning she expected to see her cousin
to receive word of Miss Thornburg's
death, with request to make prepara-
tions for the funeral.