The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-07-15

rented the house of Mrs. Evans H. Tom
linson. Garden street, for the month o
August.
Farmers throughout south Jersey ar
alarmed over the extent of the potat
blight, and have requested advice from
the State Experiment Station.
There will be large gathering o
farmers at the farm of Granville W. Leeds
at Rancocas, tomorrow, where the Stat
Horticultural Society will hold Its annua
meeting.
In order to place himself ON a footin,
with his competitors In the hack business
Samuel G. Matthias has ordered Stude
baker bus for quick service to and from
the railroad station.
A horse belonging to George Crispin
of Mt. Laurel, was attacked by a swarm
of bees while hitched to sappling. Mr.
Crispin was severely stung while endeav
oring to free the animal.
Members of the Burlington County I'm
dertakers' Association will go to Tucker
ton in automobiles on Thursday for their
annual fishing trip on Barnegat bay
They will return on Friday.
The following mail remains uncallec
for at the post office: Henry Danley, Mrs
Florence King. Mrs Lizzie STEELE, Thos
Tounsley, DaYId Peacock, Frank M
Coles, Miss Lizzie Jabobs. jacob Thiel
Alfred Wills.
John Brown was paroled by the Board
of Pardons on Tuesday. He was sen.
fenced from this county to five years fol
several robberies committed at Hartford
His time would have expired next No
vember.
At his home on Water street Sunday
evening occurred the death of Henry
Hynes, for many years a trackwalker in
the employ of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company. He was past so years. but his
exact age Is said to be unknown.
Oliver q. Billings and family enjoyed a
fishing trip up the creek yesterday after
noon and established record catch. They
brought home one catfish, one large black
bass and ten calico bass. They lost four
bass and Mrs. Billings failed to land the
only pike that came their way. LIVE bait
was used.
A spark from a threshing maching is
supposed to have caused the destruction
of the outbuildings on the Magnolia farm
at New Egypt on Friday afternoon, caus-
ing loss exceeding 5000. Firemen
saved the stock and residence. The thresh-
ing outfit belonged to Harry Higgins and
was burned. There was So 500 insurance
on the barns and crops.
The airdome at the corner of Paxson
and Murrell streets has been closed owing
to lack of patronage. The situation of
the airdome, 1t being In an out-of-the way
locality, prevented many from visiting It,
Mr.. Patterson, the proprietor. did his best
to give good entertainment, and his pic
lures were of high class, but he could
not conduct show at loss each night.
Judson Gaskill has rented the first floor
of his carriage warehouse, corner Garden
and cottonwood streets, as location for
the engraving school which the Keystone
Watch case company, of Riverside, pro-
poses to establish In Mount Holly. In
order to get more light, windows are
being placed on the east side of the
building. Robert R, Roehrig. who will
be in charge, hopes to have things ready
to start the school this week.
The good feeling between the churches
of Mount Holly has been shown since the
Baptist congregation has closed its
church during the making of repairs
Special invitations were sent to members
of the Baptist ch urch to join with the
other denominations, and the Sunday
school room of st. Andrews church was
placed at the disposal OF the Baptists to
hold their Sunday school In during the
summer.
With the object of holding big two
days carnival at New Egypt this year,
twenty leading business men of that place
have organized themselves into board
of managers with guarantee fund of
$500. The dates for holding this event
have. not yet been decided upon, but there
Is no doubt what it will be a matter of
greater interest than any similar pa geant
ever witnessed on Oakford Lake.
Two Polish boys, aged 6 and years
whose father works on the
Green Hill farm near Burlington, were
brought to the Burlington County Hos
pital last evening. They had been injured
by dynamite cartridge which they had
found and which exploded while they
were playing with it. The eight year-old
boy sustained bad injury to his arm SO
that the hand had to be amputated. His
leg was also lacerated. The other lad
escaped serious injury and was later sent
home.
Election boards in Northampton and
Chester townships and Burlington city,
will sit at their respective polling places
today from l until p M, for the pur-
pose of making up the registry list for
the special election on August H. These
lists will be posted tomorrow. If your
name does not appear thereon, you should
go before the board at its next sitting, on
July 90, and see that you are registered.
After that date names can only be added
to the register ON order of the county
board of elections or judge. This only
applies to municipalities of over 5000
inhabitants In other townships the
boards will make up their lists on August
5, which will be the last day when names
can be added without an order.
Eastman Kodaks and supplies. L. s.
Boyce, statfoner. adv.
Advertisements.
Having sold his land, Charles B. Horn
or offers for sale his valuable Guernsey
COW.
Wanted.-W White woman to do general