The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-07-01
LOCAL NEWS.

Watch mount Holly on July fourth
Wetherill's store will be closed all day
on July 4th.
Arthur d. Cross and Miss Ruth Hen
Erickson are to be married to-day.
Silk dress fabrics are now being woven
at the factory of the Royle-Pilkington Co.
The Widows Pension Law passed by
the last legislature, becomes operative
next Friday.
Howard w Haines, of Vincentown, has
resigned as director of the Mount Holly
Farmers Exchange.
A new building for his marble yard
business is being erected on Washington
street by William s Fryer.
Concrete driveways have been laid on
the properties of DR.. William P. Melcher
and the Baptist church on Garden street.
A supper In celebration of the Fourth of
July has been arranged by the Ladies' Aid
Society of the Methodist church at julius
town.
The list OF mail uncalled for at the
post Office is as follows: Miss Lizzie Tay-
Tor. Samuel White. Mrs. Freddie Crosby,
Mrs. j. N. Paxton.
The wholesale price of milk for July
will be Al cents quart. This rate has
been fixed by the Interstate Milk Pro-
duceIs' Association.
1t is said that the opera house Is to be
enlarged so as to seat one thousand people
Other improvements are said TO be under
consideration by the owners of the build
ing.
The members OF st. Andrews Sunday
school enjoyed their annual picnic on
Wednesday at Rancocas Park. The
weather was delightful for the outing,
which was largely attended.
Arrested last week by game warden
Morton for cunning without license,
Lorenzo Liberator, of Magnolia, was given
a hearing before Justice Hewlings, of
Pemberton, and fined $500.
Herbert s. Killie. of the law, real estate
and insurance firm of Kelsey & KIllie, has
been elected director of the Mount Holly
National Bank to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Joseph Wills.
F. Harry Mack. former resident, was
Mount Holly visitor last week. He is a
linotype operator and has charge of the
mechanical department of The Pennsyl.
Canian, newspaper issued part of the
year by the University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia.
Complaint has been made to the State
Board of Health because the quarantine
law has not been properly observed in
case of diphtheria which exists ON Wash
ington street. 1t is alleged that because
of this fact one of the children of Horace
Groom is now III with the disease
Mount Holly will be host to the sur
rounding towns on July Fourth. Those
people who come here can expect to have
good time if they become patrons of the
regatta and carnival aud the grand dis
play of fireworks which are to be upper
creek events on that day of celebration.
The Mount Holly Water Company has
decided to put stop to bathing in the
upper creek. Sport of this character will
be confined to the pool at the mill dam
During July and August policeman will
be stationed at that point daily for the
purpose of preserving order and to assist
in saving life If necessary.
d T~oxrhrfdoa aes;a@oo&
on the New York division of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad, was on Wednesday ap-
pointed to succeed Joseph G. Quicker,
formerly of Mount Holly. as supervisor of
division E, which includes the territory
from Pavonia to Barnegat Pier. Mr.. Trow-
bridge entered upon his duties this morn
Ing.
There has been a change In the Mount
holly and Medford auto-bus time table.
The auto leaves Mount Holly, weekdays,
at 9.15 a. M, and 1881 p. NJ. Sundays,
1919 a. M, and so p. m. Returning
leaves Medford, weekdays, 10 90 a. m, and
4.05 p. m; Sundays. II 10 a. M, and z. 40
p. m. The Lumberton schedule also
changed. Cards with these changes may
be secured from William A. Jones.
At a meeting to be held tomorrow
night, Marion Circle, No. 8, Brotherhood
of America, will hold social session In
connection with the installation of the
following officers: Past Chief Washing
ton, Eugene L. Engle; Chief Washing
ton, John W. Wells; Chief Jefferson,
John A. Tice; Chief Franklin, Dallas M.
Worrell; honorable herald, Raymond Bow,
ker; trustee Samuel G. Stradling; repre-.
sentative, Eugene L. Engle; alternate,
James B. Bennett.
At the court house on Thursday there
was another hearing before Justice SlacI
In the suit of Charles B. Smith agains
William Clevenger. The case was one tt
recover damages for the alleged unlawful
cutting of timber on the property O
Smith. The seat of sction was in Taber
nacle township, to -hch place the jur,
was taken In the auto bus of w. A. Jones
On returning to Mount Holly verdict o
no cause for action was given. At tn
first trial the jury disagreed.
Afliction came upon the family o
Aaron j. Bozarth, of Monroe street. Of
Friday afternoon, when their daughter
Margaret, aged eight years, was brownies
In the creek In the rear of the child
home. Margaret and boy named Citizen
were PLAYING along the embsnkment whe
the little girl fell overheard Mrs Bozart
was Immediately notified. She summon
ed assistance, but on reaching the spo
the girl could not be seen. Grappler
Immediately went to work and recovere
the body one hundred yards from the seen
of the drowning.
John Hulse, of Carlton avenue, mt
with a serious accident on Wednesda
while working at Sand Hickney, mes
Hainesp6st He is an engineer and ope
ates the sand cars at that place. Shortl
after going to work his engine jumpe
the track Just as he applied the brak'
to prevent the cars from piling on top
him steam pipe broke and he was bad
scalded all over his body. He was r
N we'd to the Burlington county hospit