The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-03-04

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Rev. Frank Wilcox, of Sacket's Han
Dor, N. T., will preach in the Presbyte
rian Church next Sunday
While in Florida. last week, Edward B
Jones. of Mount Holly, sent larg
cocoanut. by parcel post, to Oliver g
Billings.
| The Interstate Milk Producers Asso
citation announces that until further notic'
the wholesale price of milk will be A
cents quart
There will be vaudeville act and moY
ing pictures at the opera house tonight
The Mexican Spy will be shown Thurs
day evening.
| There is a marked improvement In the
condition Of Chester A. Appleton, Of
Union street, who has been seriously III
with ptomaine poisoning.
A number of pleasure seekers are now
engaging in another bowling tournament
which is being conducted at the alleys Of
A. Kropp, on Mill street.
William Fl. Huff, of Beverly, who was
taken quite i'll while returning from a
business trip to San Francisco, is reported
to be much improved.
The meeting of the Senior Y. M. @. A.
group, of Marlton, has been postponed
until Monday evening, March 10th, on &C.
count of the grange entertainment.
The great council of Red Men of New
Jersey will meet at Atlantic City on
Thursday. A number of members from
the local tribe will be In attendance.
On the evening of March 18th, degree
team from Trenton will come to Mount
Holly and confer the whole initiation on a
class of candidates who will join the
Woodmen of the World at that time.
Following is the list of unclaimed let
tiers at the post Office: Mrs. A Farr,
Mr.. Golathorp. Mrs. John Grant, Mrs. 4.
Haines, Mrs Irwin Moore, Jacob D. Luz
ceY, Box 1856. Mrs. Julia Shinn, Mrs. B.
Shinn.
A large boiler which they recently
purchased has been removed from the
Jones canning factory on King street and
installed at the factory of the Royle-Pilk
ington Company, manufacturers of tapes
try on Railroad avenue.
The contract for building the Ice plant
has been awarded to Stewart L. Names.
of Moorestown, and the work Of con-
was begun yesterday. The plant
will be located on the lot adjoining Feni-
more Brothers hay press.
Wilbur H. FISHER, who formerly con-
Quoted store on Washington street, has
asked to be discharged from bankruptcy,
through petition presented to the United
States court by Herbert s. Killie, attorney
The matter will be heard at Trenton on
April 14th.
Robert Howell died at the Burlington
County Hospital, on Friday afternoon,
from lockjaw. The disease developed as
the result of cutting his thumb with an
axe. He had been patient in the insti-
tuition for nine days. and every effort was
made to save his life.
j. Aquila Jones, of Lumberton town
ship, had his arm broken yesterday morn
Dg. He was cranking his automobile
when the crank few back with the re-
'ult noted. Mr.. Jones was getting ready
70 attend the funeral of George w. s
Oliver, where he was to act as pallbearer.
While attempting to tighten bolt on
circular saw he was using. George E.
Lippincott, of Evesboro, had his middle
niger cut off and his third finger was
Iawed through the bone. His thumb was
llso severely lacerated The accident &C.
cured on the Herbert Alcott farm.
A. A. Anderson, real estate dealer, re-
ports the sale of "a acres of land along
he Pennsylvania railroad, east of Pine |
treet, from Emeline s. Nippins to Will |
lam Schilling, of Albany, N. Y. Also
he land and buildings of Sword Bros |
20. to Royle & Pilkington Company.
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'ver you have people visiting you or are
,oing away on trip or visit, phone to |
his Office by Interstate. Items are al |
Ways welcomed and we have place in |
'ur columns for everything of interest |
concerning Mount Holly and her people. |
Weather report for the month of Feb
uary, as returned by Charles H. Estill. |
II Church street: Clear days, 10; rain and |
now, 3; snow, 8; cloudy, /; clear all |
lay. cloudy in the evening, 1; heavy frost,
clear all day. 3; rainy days, 8; clear and
cloudy, with rain, hail, lightning and |
hunder, 1.
At fire on the farm of Richard 81. |
leeds, near Marlton, on Wednesday, the !
'rops, implements, two barns, two horses,
hree cows, one mule and calf were
Another horse was so badly |
burned that it had to be killed. The fire |
8 thought to have been the work of an |
ncendiary.
The members and friends of the Armour
W. G. T. U. are invited to attend social
1t the home of Miss Julia Lippincott, cor
,er of Mount Holly avenue and Union
street, on Tuesday evening, March II, at
, o'clock Miss Lillian Page, the state
treasurer. will be present and a very nice
pro gram has been arranged
On Saturday evening, at the fountain,
while attempting to board moving troll
eY car, middle aged lady was thrown
rom the car on to the brick highway
It was found she had not received any
'erious injury other than a bad shake up
After being assisted to her feet she boarded
,he car which had stopped after the con-
iuctor saw the accident.
The ferryboat William E. Doron, plying
between Burlington and Bristol. has been
taken of the route and sent to
where the little craft will remain
two weeks undergoing repairs. The
Emily r., of Peter Richards, of Bur
Iington, will be launched and take the
place of the Doron. Commodore Jack
Leatherbury, Engineer George Somers
and Pilot Bill Haines will make up the
crew of the Emily r.
On Friday night fire destroyed the
house In which school has been held at
Golfers Mills for the past month. Only
four weeks ago the regular school build
ing was DESTROYED by fire. and through