The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-08-19
LOCAL NEWS.


friends on Tuesday night.
A pair of spectacles mentioned in THE
News as having been found, brought
the glasses to their owner.
Captain Samuel Phillips is on the sick
list at the home of his son-jn-law, Robert
Malseed, of Madison avenue.
The Junior Mechanics, of Jacobstown,
have engaged Winkler's band, of Tren-
ton, for their annual harvest home.
The annual harvest home of the
Methodist church at Tabernacle, will be
held at Fox Chase ON Thursday, August
2Sth.
The annual lawn fete of the Sacred
Heart church will be held on the church
lawn next Saturday afternoon and even
ing.
The Burlington quarterly meeting OF
the Society of Friends is in session to-
day at the meeting house, corner OF
High and Garden street.
The remains of Daniel Nutter OF
Mount Holly, were taken to Burlington
and inferred in the Odd Fellows GENE
terry. Deceased was 81 years old.
E. W. Esham has been awarded the
contract for Professor William C. Sulli-
vans new residence at the corner OF
Ridgway and Buttonwood streets.
Clifton r. Appleton, of Union street,
has erected very substantial iron pole
in front of his residence, on the. top OF
which is mounted a beautiful martin
house.
On their return trip from Portland,
Maine, where they are spending two
weeks, Mrs. Mary A. Pew and Miss
Emma Pew, of Union street, will use
the trolley over portion of the journey.
Are you going to Rancocas Park Sat
urday? If not, why not? You are in
vited, no matter what your politics or
your political belief. Come and hear
what is to be said even if you do not
agree with the ideas set forth.
Mount Holly was quite dry on Tues
day as there was no rain and barrooms
were closed on account of election day,
Taking advantage of the opportunity
the county Liquor Dealers Association
held their annual picnic at Browns
Mills.
AS the result of falling into a culvert
in her yard on Water street, Mrs. Benja-
min Bozarth was painfully injured. The
culvert is used to carry off surface water
in the brick row section, and the cover
ing had rotted and gave way under her
weight.
A rattlesnake killed near Mary Ann
Forge by Charles H. Pitman, of Hano-
yer, was skinned by Ernest Kline and
presented to Miss Watson, OF Wrights-
town, who will have it dressed and belt
made of it. The reptile was five feet
long and had twelve rattles.
The Brotherhood orchestra, of Mount
Holly, will furnish music for the goth
annual supper of the Ladies' Aid society
of the Juliustown Methodist church
which will be held in the hall at thai
place on Thursday evening, August %
A hot chicken supper will be served.
The unclaimed mail that remains a
the post Office is as follows: w. H. Adams
G. H. Bender especially, VIM. Kershaw
Miss Gertrude Howell, Mrs. NJ. Reeves
Edward Hurtec, Granville Robinson
Salesman for Kuester Pham. Co., Mrs
l.. Beach, Elmer Minch, Mrs. Ada Haw
thorn.
The lightning which set fire to tn
barn on the farm of Daniel Dill, nea
Bustleton, last week, killed two horses
While adjustments for claims of los
ordered a third horse killed, and tn
following day the fourth horse died. tn
stock was insured.
Ninety-three record books in tn
County Clerks Office are to be n
bound by William Murphy's Sons Co
of Philadelphia, their bid of $3.50 pc
volume being the lowest. The contraC
was awarded by county clerk Knigh
after Trenton bookbinder had throw
up the job.
Members of the Mount Holly Lodg'
Loyal Order of Moose, held their annu;
snapper dinner and picnic at the Locus
Grove club house, near Burlington, O
Saturday. The delightful wealth,
brought out large crowd, there bein
representatives from several sections
the county. The entertaining featur,
of the day were highly enjoyed.
At Tuesdays night session of the lie
isiature, Assemblyman Robert Peacot
introduced bill which the Senate l
fused to pass. 1t provided that where
man was convicted of crime and lat
evidence was secured to establish his i
nocence, as in the case of Rev. George
Higgins, of Cookstown, immediate a
pIication for relief could be made to t
Board of Pardons.
Under the new widows pension a,
Judge Homer has granted monthly ;
sistance to the following: Mary
Reamer, Mount Holly, s22; Sarah KING
ton, Mount Holly, $l4; Rebecca
Gaunt, Hartford, 800; Mary Murph
Hartford, s1S; Lille May Harker, Brow
Mills, s22; Matilda Lul<er, Hanover, S
Pensions were refused to Louise Bride,
Hainesport, and Annie Middlemiss,
Maple Shade.
Daniel H. Sharp, who built the Mou
Holly high school, has secured the CT
tract to put up new schoolhouse
Gloucester City, for sl6,l4l. Two of I
bidders were lower than Sharp, but
was given the contract because he spt
fed shorter time in which to finish I
work. 1t is to be hoped the Glouces
people will have better luck with him
this respect than Mount Holly did.
penalty of SIS has been put on for ct
days delay over the specified time.