The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-06-10
LOCAL NEWS.

Extensive alterations to the front Of tn
Arcade hotel were begun yesterday.
A concrete block garage is being erecte'
IN the rear Of the residence of Prosecute
Atkinson.
Charles 81. Folwell, Jr., of Mount Holly
Is member Of the graduating class o
Lawrenceville Academy.
Unclaimed mail remains In the pos
Office for Mrs. Sarah Ralston, Geo. 81
VanRiper, and Josephine Sweet.
The Board of Managers of the Children
Home will hold their June meeting OF
Thursday of next week, at $50 a. m.
Washington Camp, No. II, P. o. 8. o.
A., will hold smoker and vaudeville en-
tertainment on Thursday evening. June 10
Rancocas Grange will have box socia
st its regular meeting on June 18th, a
7.30 P. M. All grangers are cordially in
vited.
Alexander Dubell and wife leave fol
Allenhurst to-day to attend the annual
COuEeHbiOu VI Tue DbabU Aoh muCSubiCal
Society.
Robert Rogers and Miss violette Tan
tum, both of New Egypt, were married
at that place on Thursday afternoon by
Rev. N. Palmer Stanton.
The Hollyford Ice Company. of Mount
Holly. turned out its first lot of manu-
featured Ice on Friday. and is now max.
ing the product daily.
Mrs. Z. F. Feichert. state president. will
address suffrage meeting in the court
house, tomorrow evening, to which the
general public Is invited.
w. 8. Gale has men at work laying a
concrete walk along the east side of the
property OF George D. Worrell, corner of
Broad and cottonwood streets.
The Columbus postoff1ee was broken in
to on Wednesday night and robbed of
about $50 in stamps and cash. The safe
was blown open with explosives.
The officers school of the National
Guard, held at Sea Girt last week, was
attended by Captain ]. F. r. Long and
Earl e. Everline, OF Company E.
George o. Morris team and trolley
car came together on High street Satur-
day morning and the horse ran away. 1t
was caught on Mill street and no damage
was done.
Tickets for the operetta "Everysoul, I"
given for the benefit of Sacred Heart
church, on Tuesday evening, June II, al
the opera house, can be secured at ].
Harry Halt's store, 25 and 80 cents each
Mrs. George F. Harbert. of Vincentown,
IL very successful chicken raiser. In q
short time her total of chicks will number
1000 for the season, without the aid of an
Incubator. She makes her home with her
daughter. Mrs. Blanche 81. Allen.
Two colored men known as BLOW" and
"Huck. the former being q son Of Mrs
Mark Harmon, and the latter Clarence
Huckster, were committed to Jail last
week on the charge Of stealing bags from
the storehouse of the Farmers Exchange.
Joseph Johnson, of Shreve street, was
hit over the left eye by crank of
machine at the Smithville machine shops
yesterday morning and knocked uncon-
cious. He was revived and brought to
his home In Mount Holly. where 1t was
found that the wound was quite serious.
The entire eighth grade class of the
Smithville public school have successfully
passed the state examinations. News has
also been received that one of the class,
Grace Tallaksen, has been awarded first
prize for the best essay, on THE effect of
tobacco" written by girl In Burlington
county.
The commencement exercises of the
Pemberton high school were held on Fri
day night and the event was witnessed
by large assemblage. Not only the au-
dience but the fourteen graduates became
very much disappointed when the gas
went out. the supply having failed. ].
Howard Burr held lamp while the grad
yates read their essays and lantern that
was brought In later furnished a trifle
more illumination.
At the meeting of the Epworth League
held in the Methodist church on Friday
evening. the following officers were elected:
President, Norman W. Harker; LIST vice
president, Fred A. Tracey; I'd vice, Miss
Myrtle Smith; Sd vice, Miss Aletha Kemp.
ton; 4th vice, Mrs. Frank Garbarino; secre-
tary. Willard F. Lippincott; financial
secretary, Miss Madge Huff; treasurer
Mrs Harry w. Phares.
David Martin Rodesky. better known
as David Martin, who was convicted oil
assault and battery on June Goth, year
ago, while a resident of Burlington, and
sentenced to not less than one and not
more than three years In state prison, Il
disappointed because his sentence has
been upheld. Assemblyman Robert Pea
cock and James Mercer DaYis. counsel
for the defendant, will carry the matter
to the court of Errors and Appeals.
One of the best improvements In towr
Is the laying of concrete sidewalks or
Grant street. Beginning In front Of the
residence of George G.. Heisler the new
walks extend to the railroad. In addition
to the front walks nearly every property
owner had concrete pavements laid In the
yards around their homes. There is quit,
stretch of brick sidewalk running from
the improved portion to High street, Blu
that will probably be replaced with con
crete before long.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. 8. Troth, Of Scran
ton, Pa, announce the marriage Of thei
daughter, Edna A., to Frank d. Wills
son of the late Rev. John Willis. Tn
ceremony was performed at Olark's Sum
NIT, Pa, May 81. by Rev. g. A. Lampher
of the Methodist church. Miss Troth 1
well and faYorably known here, wher
abe was born and spent her childhoo
days. The groom is graduate of Wyom
ing Seminary, Muhlenburg Academy an
Pennsylvania University, and holds
lucrative position in the coal department
Of the Erie railroad.
Never having been to Lakewood, Geo
G. Heisler accepted an Invitation extend
ed by Ezekias W. Esham to take an auto
mobile ride to that pleasant town. Nj
Heisler was delighted with the new roa
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