The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-06-03
LOCAL NEWS.

ger cut OF, last week, while packing a
the Medford glass works.
The engagement is announced Of Mis-
G. Cleveland Hagerthey. of McKeesport
Pa.
John Beckett, painter living on Ris
don street, who was quite Ill last weet
as the result of lead poisoning, is i'm
proving.
A wood house on the farm of Charles
Mitchell, at Pemberton, was destroyed by
fire of unknown origin on Wednesday
morning.
Marlton Grange will hold its chill.
dren's day exercises at the home Of Mr.
and Mrs. R. c. Wills on Saturday after.
noon, June 18th
Frank s. Gaskill, of New Egypt, pres
ident of the Union Transportation Com
pany, is improving after being seriously
I'll for three weeks.
While watching game of base ball at
Burlington on Friday. John McCreery
was hit with ball which lacerated his
face and broke his nose
Striking stone as be was turning a
corner on his motorcycle, last week, Clar-
ence Gabel, of Bordentown, was thrown
from his machine and broke an ankle.
A repair department is to be conducted
In the auto factory that was established
In the old Alcott foundry on Washington
street by the Mount Holly Ottomobile
Company.
During the latter part of the present
month Richard B. Eckman will sail for
England. The young lawyer is planning
an itinerary for the enjoyment of his va
cation in Europe.
An operetta. "Everysole, a mystery
play and musical drama. will be given In
the Opera House on Tuesday evening,
June IL, for the benefit of Sacred Heart
church. Tickets Soc and Csc
William Madden has been awarded a
contract by the township committee to
operate the sprinkler recently purchased
He has been instructed to settle the dust
on all the macadam streets In town.
A smoker that proved very entertaining
was given last evening by members of
Company G. Third Regiment, of Bever-
ly. A good vaudeville programme was
presented by well known artists.
Weather report for the month of NAV.
as kept by Charles II. Estill: Clear days
10; clear and cloudy7; rainy days 2, light
ming and thunder and rainI4 frost and clear
2; foggy and clear 1; light rain, clear and
cloudy S.
public entertainment in Mount Holly
on the evening of Memorial day was fur
nished by the Moose, at whose home on
High street musical concert was given
on the lawn by the Metropolitan band.
large crowd enjoyed the event.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
intends to do away with the antiouated
handcars in use by their track foremen in |
making REPAIRS and will introduce motor
hand cars" equipped with powerful gaso |
line motors with a speed limit of thirty
miles an hour.
A AAdAd AOd&C VI AueJrucblO1 LOT the /
18th Masonic district of New Jersey, will |
be held 10 the Masonic Temple on Thurs |
day evening. Grand instructor Henry s. |
Haines, of Burlington, and district deputy |
J. Boone Wintersteen, of Moorestown. |
will have charge.
The letters that remain unclaimed In |
the post Office for the week ending Nav
29th, are as follows Charles E. Gearhart.
Mrs. Mary Meault. A. e. Raster, Eliza
beth Rilmer, George Stengel, Miss Alice
Hartzell, Mrs. Samuel Thorn, letters;
Miss Anna Burr, postal.
After the completion of its new con-
crete building, the upholstery factory of |
the Royle & Pilkington Company will |
soon give employment to more hands, a /
step made necessary by its increasing
business A number of new looms and |
some of those In the old department have
been placed in the new building.
Henry Mantel, of Lewistown, who was
tried before Justice Smith, of Burling-
ton. on Wednesday, was found guilty of
selling monkey" veal. 1t was shown
that he had sold some calves that were
not up to the age required by law. The
defendant was represented by Senator B. |
q. White, who gave notice that he would |
appeal the case.
At recent sale of old letters and books |
in New York. a letter written and signed
by Francis Hopkinson brought $3.50 1t |
was dated at the Continental Navy Yard, |
Bordentown, October z, 1777, and ad-
dressed to the Marine Committee. The
Bordentown Navy Yard was the scene of
great activity at that time and the letter
makes mention of Washington and the
''late glorious success" at Germantown.
Ethelbert Haines, of Vincentown, who
was charged with being responsible for
forest fire on May 20, 1912. that swept
over 1880 acres of land In Bass River.
Woodland and Washington townships,
was placed on trial before Justice Charles
P. Smith. of Burlington, on Wednesday.
Deputy Attorney General Josiah Stryker
appeared for the state The fire started
at Haines' bog near Hog Wallow. All
the men at the bog at once began to fight
the flames, which got beyond their con-
troll because of the absence of sand and
water. The state failed to make out a
case and the defendant was discharged.
Rudolph Kumpf, of Mount Holly, a
graduate of the woodworking depart
ment of the Drexel Institute, Philadel-
phia, presented his sisters at Vincentown,
on Wednesday, with beautiful gasoline
launch of his own construction for use
on the creek at that place. An inspec-
ton Of the craft shows that 1t was built
by a skilled mechanic and Rudy has
reason to feel proud of his work. which
engaged his attention during the winter
months In the hardware store which he
and his brother, William, conduct on
High street. Before the craft was shipped
away the young man was highly compli-
meDted on his ability as a boat builder
The closing exercises of the local Y. NJ.
C. A. for the summer we're held last
Thursday evening In their building on
Rutfonw00d street II vac a 49, -.