The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-01-28
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS.
TUESDAY, JANUARY Is. 1913
LOCAL NEWS.

Marren.
Mrs. Cora seab " will lecture in tn
Presbyterian church. at Jacksonville, to
morrow evening.
The family of Jacob Prickitt wishes t
thank all friends who kindly assisted then
In their time of bereavement.
Judge Cole will be In Mount Holly OF
Monday. February Sd. to begin the tria
Of Supreme and Circuit court cases.
The Ocean county end of the Lake
hurst,Brown's Mills road is about finished
and will be open for travel about the frs
OF April.
Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah Borton, of Mer
Granville, announces the engagement o.
their daughter Sadie, to Wilfred B. Evans
of Medford.
Edward d. Stokes expects to erect {
residence for the use of himself and wife
on piece of land on High street adjoin
ing the mount.
Clifford Reamer, of Paxson street, scald
ed his left hand badly. on Thursday even
ing, when by accident he upset a pan Of
water on the stove.
As fixed by the Interstate Milk Pro
ducers' Association, the wholesale price OF
milk for February and until further notice
will be five cents quart.
Harry Myers. leading actor of the Lu-
bin Film Company, will be at the opera
house tonight and explain how the Lubin
pictures to be shown are created.
Members of Washington Camp. No. II,
Patriotic Order Sons of America, OF
Mount Holly, will be entertained by the
hustling camp at Hainesport tonight.
The Moose home at High and Broad
streets will be scene of gaiety on Thurs
day night when the lodge will hold
a social session of vaudeville and music.
While digging through six foot cut
on the state road near Browns Mills, DR..
Daniel r. Lennon found an Indian grave.
1t contained skull, some bones and an
arrow.
The Moorestown Pursuing and Detect
i've Company has offered a reward of $25
for the arrest and conviction of any per-
son stealing from a member of the COM
pany an automobile or its equipment.
Jesse Conway. chief of the Moorestown
police for eleven years, has rendered his
RESIGNATION to take effect on February LIST
He desires larger field for display of
his ability In detective work. Mr. Con-
way has been a very successful officer.
sidewalks in violation of the law, dropped
out of sight as suddenly as If they had
fallen into hole, on Wednesday, after
the township committee started to. enforce
the ordinance bearing on the subject.
The many skaters made it unpleasant for
pedestrians.
Daniel B. Smith, ST., who for many
years has conducted a gents furnishing
store on High street, has sold the bust
ness to his two sons, Harry and Daniel,
Jr. The letter have installed visible show
cases and made other noticeable improve
ments. Mr.. Smith retired from active
duties because of impaired health
Woodmen of the World will have the
right of way in Mount Holly morrow
night, when a branch of that order, to be
known as Mount Holly Lodge, No rs,
with about one hundred members, will be
instituted in the Kelsey & Killie building
Prominent state and district officers and
visitors will be present.
A feast on cream puffs, cakes and pies
was enjoyed by boys at Burlington Oh
Wednesday afternoon. when an automo-
bile belonging to D. Porter Oliver, we'll
known baker, colided on Washington
avenue with an auto belonging to the
Burlington Garage Company. Both cars
were badly damaged and one of the driv-
ers was injured.
A consignment of three cans of black
bass and one of yellow perch were re-
ceived in Mount Holly on Wednesday
This makes 1900 bass that have been
placed In the upper creek during the past
two weeks. These fish are being netted
by the thousands In the Raritan canal.
The state commission has promised to
send a can of bass each week for dis
tribution as long as the canal remains
open.
Declaring the city and state is wasting
money to attempt to educate boys who
smoke cigarettes. Supervising Principal
Mathis, of the Florence schools, after a
consultation with County Superintendent
Herman A. Stees. has suspended several
boys who are habitual smokers That
the towns dealers have made no pretense
of obeying the law regarding the sale of
cigarettes to minors is charged and three
offending tobacco merchants are to be
dealt with.
Reeve Stewart, of Washington street,
an engineer, for twenty-four years en-
ployed by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company and who is considered one of
the best men In that branch of the ser
vice, has laid aside the throttle on a fur
rank. He began Yesterday as an active
member of the Mount Holly Garage Com
pany. During his vacation period Mr..
Stewart will decide which occupation he
will continue in the future
While at the railroad station on Tues.
day waiting to board a train for Philadel-
phia, detective Parker became suspicious
of two boys, and the facts were telephoned
to deputy sheriff Fleetwood, who got
right on the job. The lads told him they
were looking for work, and the officer en-
ployed them. After reaching the Jail
they gave their names as Philip Wine
man and Louis Greenburg, and confessed
that they had run away from their homes
In New York. The boys were handed
over to their parents on Wednesday
James M. Davis has been engaged to
represent some of the stockholders of the
Ottomobile Company. of Mount Holly,
who want to get an accounting of the
affairs of the concern, and he will attend
meeting of the creditors to be held at
the Office of the referee, S Conrad OFT. at
Camden. on February 8. Further steps
will be taken If these creditors are not
satisfied with the disposition of their
funds They also want to know what
has been done toward collecting money
due on stock subscriptions, any deficiency
being collectabe.