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

Hollis Rainear has accepted positio
as agent of the w. II. Handwork Cand
Co., of Philadelphia.
A woman whaling a man with raw
hide furnished some excitement to res
dents of White street on Thursday.
The Armour Union will hold socis
at the home of Miss Emily Glass, o
Branch street, next Tuesday night.
George F. Cronk, of Water street, VIII
ldied from cancer of the mouth, wa
buried in the cemetery yesterday al
ternoon.
Irene G. Harris, aged 80 years, Q
Ridgway street, who died on Frida,
was buried in the Mount Holly cemeter,
yesterday.
Bright, strong boy wanted to rul
errands and be generally useful arount
printing Office. Apply News Office
Mount Holly.
| While burning brush at the residenc
of DR.. f. C. Lord, on Washington street
Fred l.. Owen had narrow escape from
knocking out his right eye.
William Bowman, of the Lumbertor
road, who was operated upon at tn,
Burlington County Hospital for inward
trouble, is slowly recovering.
At a meeting held on Tuesday even
ing, the township committee accepted
the resignation of Thomas c. Shinn a:
constable.
A cake, pie, bread, biscuit and produce
sale will be held in the Court House on
October 18th, from l to 6 o'clock p. M,
for the benefit of the Mount Holly Y,
NJ. C. A.
The son of Otis B. Read is carrying
his arm in sling, having broken it by
falling from the porch of his fathers
house at Oakdale. The little fellow is
three years of age.
Although the property which they are
to occupy on High street is not yet COM
pleted, the Woolworth Company has
shipped many wagon loads of five and
ten cent goods to Mount Holly.
The next Governor of New Jersey will
be at the Mount Holly Fair. In fact
there will be any quantity of politicians.
past, present and future, who will take
this opportunity to look over the situa-
ton.
Weather report for the month of Sep
TENDER, as recorded by Charles HI. Es-
till, of Church street: Clear days, 10;
clear and cloudy days, 3; cloudy days, l.;
rainy days, 10; high wind, rain with
thunder and lightning. 3.
A surprise party was given to Miss
Eva Haines, of Ridgway street, in honor
of her birthday, on Friday evening.
Guests from Mount Holly, Burlington
and Camden were present. A very en-
joyable evening was spent.
Four days of enjoyment will be Tues
day, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,
October 7, 8, and 10, when the gates of
the Mount Holly will open early in the
morning and remain open until the
people get ready to leave the grounds.
Blanchard H. White has secured at
solute divorces on the ground of deser
ton for John o. Vantier, of Roebling,
from his wife, Grace Vantier, of Phil
adelphia; and for Elizabeth Alcena Eek
ard from her husband, William Eckard,
of New Lisbon
Cards have been issued for 500 party
and dance to be given in Grange Hall,
Pemberton, on Thursday evening, Oct.
Is, at eight o'clock, proceeds to be given
to the fountain fund of the Bordentown
Female College Association. Music will
be furnished by the Peerless orchestra.
What would the Mount Holly Fair APP
pear like if Gil Irons was not ON hand
with his famous band? There will not
be a chance to discover anything on that
line this year, for Gil will be there, and
where he and his band are there is always
plenty of music, good music, of course.
The public schools will close to-day, it
being Children's day at the fair. There
will be one session on Thursday. 1t has
been the custom heretofore to keep the
schools closed the entire week but that
was deemed unnecessary and it was de-
cided to see what could be done by
changing the programme.
Edward b. Hulse, manager of the
Mount Holly opera house, has made ar
to have moving pictures
taken of the town and the Fair grounds.
The operator will be here on Thursday.
He will probably remain over until Fri
day and take pictures of the fire depart
ment in action.
United States Senators Borah and
Cummins and DIR. John w. Hill have
their intention of giving two
weeks toward aiding the campaign of
former Governor Stokes in New Jersey.
DIR. Hill is president of the International
Peace Forum and made the opening
speech in the present campaign in Massa-
chusetts.
Before Justice Slack at the court house
was tried the action between
William A. Jones, of Lumberton, and
Harry Magee, of near Newbold's Cor
ner, to recover on a promissory note
given in payment for a horse. Magee
claimed the animal had the heaves and
refused to pay. The jury rendered YER
dict in favor of Jones for the full amount
of his claim. Jones was represented by V.
Claude Palmer, while George NJ Hill
man appeared for Magee.
At the home of Mrs. Edward L. Du-
rand, Mill street, at o'clock Saturday
afternoon, occurred the marriage of her
Fannie Herbert Durand, and
John Bernard Bell, of Crawford. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. Richard
II. Baker. The bride was given away
by her brother, Arthur J. Durand, of
Beach Haven. The maid of honor was
Miss Florence l.. Durand, and the brides
maids were the Misses Ethel Bell and
Katherine Warner, of Crawford. Juan
Bargos, of Crawford, was best man.
Among the guests were Mr.. and Mrs
Charles l.. Bell and son, Dean, of Gram
ford, former Judge Joseph H. Gaskill,
Moorestown; the Misses Helen Clark
and Irene Frowien, Elizabeth; Bertha
Herbert, East Orange; Clifford l.. Du-
rand and wife, Rutherford; DR.. Howard
n Il f. White wife and son RIDGE