The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-04-08
LOCAL NEWS.


measles.
A valuable sorrel horse belonging I
Willitt D. Shinn died on Thursday frol
acute indigestion.
William A. Jones resumed his automs
bile hack service between Mount Holl
and Medford yesterday.
The W. c. T. U. will meet at the HON
of Mrs. Fl. q. Earnest, 10 Garden street
on Tuesday afternoon, April 10Th.
Martha Nixon will have public sal
Of household goods at her residence Il
Pemberton ON Thursday afternoon
A shad supper will be given in the Ma
sonic Temple on Friday evening by tn
ladies Of the Presbyterian Church.
Miss Mary wilkinson, of Church street
fell down flight of stairs at her HON,
early last week and was badly bruised.
The engagement has been announced
Of Walter Pittman. of Bordentown, and
Miss Josephine M. Poole, of Mount Holly
George Williamson, of Unionville, hal
sold his farm through the agency of J. ]
Fenstermacher to F. ] Goekeler, of Vir
ginia.
The engagement has been announced Of
Miss Nancy Rawlings Cortright. of Bey
erly. to Edgar r. Troxell, of West Ches
ter. Pa.
Concrete blocks and bricks are beine
manufactured at Unionville by Lewis Il
Chambers, who has two machines In
operation.
Horace K. McIlvain and Miss MARY
Folwell. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie.
d. Folwell, ST., are to be married on
April 16, st 9 o'clock.
Miss Beulah Adams, of Beverly, ia suf-
fering from a sprained ankle. She re-
ceiYed the injury by fall while attempt
Ing to hang picture.
Mrs. e. r. Chamberlain, Of New Egypt.
has In he's possession large number Of
newspapers and magazines all in good
condition from 1s6Oup to the present time.
Owing to Misunderstanding, the extra
meetings which were advertised to COM
mence on the 9th, at the Eayrestown
school house in charge of Mrs. Annie
Casseday. Philadelphia evangelist, will
not commence until the 18th.
Following Is list of the mail remain
Ing uncalled for at the post office: Estate
of William 81. Collins. Isaac EVAN, Eos
ter Seed Co., Tony Furiey, Mrs. Tena
Smith, Miss Helen Walker, Miss Hilda
Giffeno. Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Hendrickson.
At the home OF Mr. and Mrs. John B.
Buzby, Moorestown, on Wednesday even
ing. occurred the marriage of their daugh-
ter. Miss Ella H.. and George Norman
Acker. of West Chester, Pa. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. Arthur d.
Hilton.
Marion Circle, No. Q, Brotherhood of
America, will confer degrees on about rs
applicants at its meeting to be held on
Wednesday evening, April 23d. On the
following night delegation will go to
Moorestown and pay a visit to Chester
Circle.
Mrs. Clothier, of Mount Holly, who
recently gave carnival of opera for the
benefit of the Burlington County Child
ren's Home, and which netted the institu-
ton about 500. will repeat the perform
snce in Grange Hall, Columbus, ON FRI
day evening, April 18th.
The State Board of Education Is against
the practice of elaborate dresses at the
High school commandments throughout
the state. DIR. Calvin N. Kendall, state
commissioner Of education, has instructed
assistant commissioner Myrick to prepare
q pamphlet calling attention to the I'M
necessary extravaganza and urging SIM
plicity. The state board has approved
the idea.
Mrs. Fannie and Celia Hirshblond
mother and sister of Benjamin f. Hirsh-
blond, of Mount Holly. were passengers
on the steamship Chemnits which arrived
at Philadelphia on Friday from Russia
They were met by relatives and pleas
ant reunion followed, az the family had
been separated for sixteen years. The
new arrivals will reside here. They have
distributed some peculiar-looking foreign
money which is being kept ~ souvenirs.
A very enjoyable evening was spent
Thursday, at the home Of William @. Sui
Ivan, supervising principal Of the Mount
Holly high school, when he entertained at
dinner the members of the board Of edu
cation. Other invited guests were County
Superintendent Stees, custodian Of funds,
Frank 8. Davis; DR.. Clifton E. Lord,
Richard B. Eckman, Francis G. Naylor,
members-elect of the board Of education,
and DR.. W. P. Melcher. former president
Of the board.
An enjoyable evening prevailed at the
home of Miss Ethel Carly. on Pearl street,
on Saturday evening. when the young
lady gave an evening party to her many
friends. The feature of the evening was
the playing of various games, after which
tempting refreshments were served, the
table being tsstefully decorated with
blue crepe paper. Guests to the number
Of 30 were present from Florence, Mount
Holly. Hainesport and Philadelphia. At
a late hour they departed for their respec-
tive homes.
Lifted from his feet when q swinging
derrick hook caught In his clothes and
swung him across a huge reel on which he
instantly was wound like human thread,
Thomas Stevenson was badly hurt at the
Wall Rope Works, Beverly. Thursday
afternoon. He clutched the reel to save
himself and several strands of the rope
bound his feet to the great revolving spool.
He was carried around and around before
his cries brought help. Stevenson was
slowly strangling to death when John Nc
Closkey, helper. threw the reel out of
gear.
Franklin B. Lewis. one OF Mount Holly
foremost citizens, is critically III at his
home on High street. He was stricken
with apoplexy Saturday morning and has
been unconscious since then. Mrs. Lewis
had gone to the telephone to communicate
with her son Edward, that his brother
Howard had written his intention Of start
Ing from London next Saturday for bust
ness trip to this country. She had left
her husband apparently well In the act of
dressing. On her return to the room she
WAS shocked to find him In an unconscious