The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-04-22
LOCAL NEWS.
Diphtheria and measles are claiming

Diphtheria and measles are claiming
many victims about town.
Abraham Saltzman yesterday move'
into his property on Garden street, form
erly owned by Elwood Stead.
Richard R. Lippincott. superintendent
of the creamery at Pemberton, died sud
denly on Wednesday evening.
Farmers are now bringing In the usua
number of rye heads, which are always t,
be found in the months Of April.
A fruit and candy store has been open
ed in the barber shop on High street re
Gently vacated by Levi H Sbinn.
A twenty-five cent supper will be served
In the Baptist church parlors on Thursday
evening by the LsdIes' Aid Society.
The wife of George T. Harris. of Glass
boro, formerly of Mount Holly, is receiv-
ing treatment in hospital at Trenton.
The Burlington County Produce Sales
Company, which has an Office on Wash.
ington street. has installed Charles G..
Jones as its bookkeeper.
Having decided to break up housekeep-
ing. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward A. Claypoole,
will reside with the latters parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank p Let's.
After having been Ill with rheumatism
for several weeks, and In helpless con-
dition, Mrs. Shreve Robbins, of Garden
street, is able to get about again.
Rancocas park will open for the season
on May oath, under the management of
Harry W. Phares, secretary. who will ar
range for all dates at that resort.
The estate Of Joseph Wills, deceased, of
Rancocas, is estimated to be worth over
$4,000. The widow, his brother John,
and Samuel A. Atkinson are named In the
will as executors
Having sold the new house which he
recently erected on Broad street to the
Presbyterian church, W. s. Gale will i'm
mediately start work on the building of
another residence at the same location for
his own use.
Samuel Schuyler, of Florence, aged 90
years, was buried on Thursday afternoon.
Deceased had trying experience when
John Ellsworth, of Chicago, robbed the
residence of the late Schuyler Rainier.
where the old man made his home
Aubrey s. Worrell, OF Burlington, will
remove to Mount Holly, and occupy the
property of his father. on Ridgway street.
as soon as manager Simpson, of the Acme
store, vacates the premises The latter
has rented place on the Burlington road.
Bert Smith, of Mount Holly avenue,
returned home one day last week, after
having made an extensive trip to Florida |
by motorcycle. The young man said he
enjoyed the trip and had very little
trouble on the route. He brought small |
alligator home as souvenir.
Clarence L. Price, formerly of Union
street, a representative of the Victor
Talking Machine Co., stationed In In
diana, where he had lot of experience dur
ing the recent flood of Western cities, has
been transferred to Michigan, where be
expects to remain for several months.
DR.. j. Boone Wintersteen, of Moores-
town, has been appointed deputy grand
master for the 10th Masonic district Of
New Jersey, which includes the lodges at
Bordentown, Burlington, Beverly, River
side. Mount Holly, bedford. Moorestown,
and New Egypt
Levi II. Shinn has opened a new and
np-to-date barber shop at the stand on
high street formerly occupied by Tom
Johnson. His equipment is of the latest
and 1t is one of the best shops to be found
In the county. He has an extra man en-
ployed and quick service is insured to
patrons.
The Woman's League will hold a rum
mage sale In the Union hose house for
three nights. beginning on Wednesday
evening, April Both. Contributions of
articles for this purpose are solicited.
Those desiring to give should notify Mrs.
R. P. Holeman, who will attend to col
Letting the same.
Fannie Crosby. the blind hymn writer
Of New York, will In the near future pay I,
q visit to the Probasco family at Hedding
1t will probably be In the early part OF
June. She has reached the age of SO
years. Having been blind from child
hood. she has proved herself marvel,
having during her lifetime written about
nine thousand hymns
There are to be three consecutive clean
up days in Mount Holly, beginning on
Tuesday, April 30. when everybody Is
to join in the activity that
will result In lettering the appearance
Of the town, improving the hygenic
conditions and cultivating civic pride.
The township will furnish teams for
the removal of all rubbish placed In
places.
Several diphtheria cases have appeared
among the inmates of the Burlington coun-
ty Children's Home, as the result of which
the institution Is again under quarantine
1t is thought that the disease was brought
there by two sisters who were recently 1
admitted, and which did not develop until
after their arrival The institution has
already been quarautined three times dur
ing the present year.
Burlington county prisoners paroled
from state prison last week were as fol-
lows: Wallace Chamberlain, burglary.
1908. seven years; Benjamin F. Clark,
rape. 1909, six years; William II. B. Clark,
rape. 1909, six years; William Heidman,
atrocious assault and battery, 1907, ten
years; Joseph Thomas. highway robbery.
1911, three years; Glover West, highway
robbery, 1911, three years; Abraham
Davis, highway robbery. 1911, three years
With completion of the improvements
which have been made to the front of the |
building In which they conduct clothing |
and gents furnishing business, Schuyler
& Rogers corner High and MurrelI streets,
find themselves in possession of fine show |
windows which will soon be handsomely |
decorated. The change makes wonder |
full improvement to the store and will be |
the means Of increasing their trade The |
work of installation was started last Tues |
day by a Philadelphia contractor The |
order for this front was placed several