The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-09-09
LOCAL NEWS.

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Thursday.
At the Relief engine house, on Friday
night, September 10, will be held thu
annual meeting of the Northampton fir,
department.
The section gang in this vicinity il
working along the railroad tracks, pull
ing weeds and cleaning up for the an
nual inspection.
The ladies of the Methodist church a
Smithville gave a largely-attendeC
peach festival on Friday evening for the
benefit of the church.
Mrs. Anna Pumyea, on Thursday, re
moved her household goods from the
home of her son, on Union street, to
Moorestown, where she will reside.
The report that became widely circu-
Harry Powell, of Mount Holly, had died
in the Cooper Hospital, Camden, is i'm
true.
The Rancocas Park Company has is
sued invitations to dinner that will be
given in the restaurant pavilion at Ran
cocas Park tomorrow evening at 7.3O
o'clock.
The public sale of refreshment stands
and privileges for the Mount Holly Fair
viii take place at the fair grounds on
Saturday afternoon, September 20, at
one o'clock.
Gershon HI. Wheeler, of New Bruins
wick, and Miss Dorothy Eddleman, OF
Riverton, are to be married at that place
this evening. The ceremony will be
performed in Christ Church.
A portion of the vestibule in the court
house has been turned into bindery,
where large number of record books in
the County Clerks Office are being re-
bound by Philadelphia firm.
The large building at Smithville that
was used by Anderson & Dennis, of
Mount Holly, when they were in the ice
business, is complete wreck, having
been blown down during a recent storm.
Fred L. Owen is recovering from in
juries he received by falling from tree
he was trimming at the hospital. His
ankle was sprained and his heel badly
bruised This is the third tree Fred has
fallen from without breaking any bones.
Robert r. Roehrig, of Riverside, a
representative of the keystone Watch
Case Cor,oraru Of fhof F,1ooo hoe baon
looking around among the young men
of this section with a view of securing
learners to attend their engraving school
at Mount Holly.
Because of the heavy expense attach
ed in maintaining its headquarters at
the corner of High and Broad streets,
the local lodge of Moose may decide to
purchase another and less expensive
property for it's home. In this connec-
ton some inquiries are being made.
An invitation dance was given at Ran
cocas Park last night. Those in charge
of the affair were: Stanwood A. Mel
cher, c. Harry Payne, Charles H. Fol-
well, Jr., Frank c. Hendrickson.
Lawrence G. Gillian, George w. Lippin-
colt, Jay B. Tomlinson and Harold H.
Budd.
The school being organized by Miss
Ella Woolston is meeting with success.
Miss Woolston is teacher of large ex-
perience and especially good education.
Any one wishing to consult her with
reference to sending pupils may call on
or address her at Al Mount Holly avenue,
Classes will be formed on the 18th of this
month.
Richard Lamb has been making quite
a record with his horse, Kelly. In race
at Orangeburg, N. Y, on Labor Day
the horse took three straight heats in a
race for purse of $1,000, winning so
per cent. of the money. The time made
by Kelly was 2.15a; 2.l6t; 2.174. Kelly
is entered in the races at the Inter State
Fair and at the Mount Holly Fair.
After long illness, Amos L. Poinsett
died at the residence of Mrs. Peak, on
Paxson street from diabetes, on Wednes
day afternoon, aged 70 years. Aftel
serving in the regular army for thirty
years, deceased retired with the rank o
sergeant. He was an uncle to Reading
z. Poinsett, of Bispham street. TIL
remains were inferred in the Mount
Holly cemetery yesterday afternoon.
Capt. William Z. Boron, of the Bur
lington and Bristol ferryboat, entertaine'
hundreds of children at Burlington Islam,
Park on Thursday. The guests on tina
occasion were pleased with the outin
which the Captain gave them. Tn
weather was somewhat threatening bu
only little rain fell The inmates {
the Children's Home were taken free
Burlington in auto Omnibuses by Wi
liam A. Jones. Upon their return I
Mount Holly the children were treate
to a chicken dinner by the managers.
Joseph r. Wilson, brother of Presider
Woodrow Wilson, formerly of the Mash
vile, Tenn, Banner, has accepted til
position of manager of the Promotion
and Development Department of til
United States Fidelity and Guarant
Co., of Baltimore, Md, one of the grea
est bonding companies. 1t is represen
ed by ]. r. Howell & Co. in this vicinit
and about three years ago paid the NJ
Holly National Bank $40, 600 and the L
dustry Building and Loan Associate
$500 on account of the Heller defalc
tions.
Miss Viola Shannon, of Mount Holl
has returned to her home here, aft
having made five weeks trip throut
Massa chusetts, Connecticut and Ne
York states. She said she highly e
joyed the trip through two states, name
the first and last of the above mentione
but as for the other, the scenery W
magnificent along the route and all
that, but when only being two hou
behind the fatal train that carried
many to their death, in New Have
where she viewed the wreck, her vie
and observations on Connecticut becor
lost in the frightful catastrophe and on
sadness reigned throughout the rest
the journey. Miss Shannon is to be CO
sidered very lucky that she was no
passenger on the death train. and Il
by taking the longer journey for
purpose of viewing the scenery along I
line had kent her name perhaps, frC