The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-07-15
TUESDAY, JULY Is, 1918
New Advertisements.
LOCAL NEWS.

The annual picnic of the Baptist Sun
day school is being held at Rancocas Par
to-day.
The store and dwelling No. "a Churcl
street has been sold by ] j. Fenstermache
to Mrs. M. E. Bouchelle.
Edwin o. Tice, of Ocean Grove, former
ly of Mount Holly, has bought home OIL
Brinley avenue, Bradley Beach.
Harry v. Hester is now driving a Hupl
touring car which he recently purchases
through the Mount Holly Garage.
Mrs. Charles Taubel, of Delanco. is sui
fering from broken arm. She sustained
her injury by falling from the porch step
of her home.
Xavier Walter, of Riverside, In his 7stl
year. died on Friday morning. He wa
stricken few days before while In tn,
Riverside bank.
Edward Powell, son of John Powell
road overseer, has been compelled to US,
crutches for a week because of an attach
of rheumatism.
A concrete sidewalk has been laid IL
front of the Arcade hotel. w. s. Gale, tn,
contractor, used his mixing machine anC
made quick job of the work.
1t is said that John. son of Prof. Law
renee Elbertson. intends to erect dwell
ing house on portion of the H. v Kes
ter tract, formerly the academy property
BY the will Of Francis Way Smith, Of
Philadelphia, Grace Episcopal church. OF
Crosswicks, receives a legacy of $12, 900.
This church was founded by Mr.. Smiths
father.
Deputy Grand Master Harry Hawkins,
Jr.. accompanied by George W. A. French.
Of Mount Holly, went to Medford on Wed
nesday night and installed the Knights OF
Pythias officers of that place.
Some persons thought there might have
been mystery connected with a straw
hat that was found floating In the upper
creek on Thursday afternoon, but fortu.
natelY nothing of this kind developed.
The Knights of Pythias OF the county
will hold their annual picnic at Burling-
ton Island Park next Saturday. The Met
ropolitan Band will furnish music. There
will be programme of athletic sports
and other features to make the gathering
a pleasant one.
A Mississippi judge has decided that a
razor carried In negro's pocket is not a
weapon. but toilet article, even though
intended for the facial decoration of other
negroes. Under this decision a wagon
spoke carried as club would still be q
harmless agricultural implement attach
ment.
Harry Bowen, the Hilh street restaur-
ant man, had family relnion on Sunday,
when he had all the brothers and sisters
and their children at his home The &C.
casion was one of great pleasure as among
the number was Benjamin Bowen, of San
Antonio, Texas, who saw his brother
Harry for the first time in 80 years.
Harry Hutchinson. who has resided at
several places in South Jersey, hired q
horse and buggy from Samuel Matthias, on
Wednesday. which he failed to return.
Detective Parker got busy on the case and
brought the fugitive back to Mount Holly
on Friday after he had been arrested In a
town near Bridgeton. The team was re-
covered.
While In an intoxicated condition on
Wednesday, Frank Lynch, of Jobstown
secured stalk knife from q store and
then took possession of the barroom at
that place. He is alleged to have made
an attack upon Pierson Budd, but before
doing any serious damage with the danger
GUS implement. the fellow was overpower-
ed and committed for court.
The small railroad time cards issued by
The Farmers Trust Company are greatly
appreciated by the travelling public
Every time a new lot of these cards is
printed supply is sent to the ticket Of
fee of the Pennsylvania Railroad station
and passengers ask for them in preference
to those issued by the company. The
latter got out small card which gave the
time of trains at certain stations between
Mount Holly and Philadelphia, but the
passengers did not take to them and The
Farmers Trust Company time tables con-
tinue to be the favorites
In THE News last week there was an
advertisement of lost necktie, with q
pin In 1t. Before six o'clock that evening
tie was brought to this Office, but 1t was
not that which had been advertised, show
ing that more than one necktie was lost
on the night mentioned. The next day
the right tie and pin were returned to the
owner. In the same issue of THE News
there was advertised as found" pair OF
eyeglasses. By Wednesday evening there
were three applicants for this property
but the rightful owner has not yet ap.
peared
Mrs. Parker, better known as "the old
fortune teller, who lives on Risdon street
and is known about town, together with
q titan haired friend of the same sex, were
Thursday, where they will labor for the
county without pay for ninety days. 1t ap-
pears that on Wednesday morning, the
titan hair friend dropped In to see Mrs
Parker, and as they had not seen each other
for long time they started In to celebrate
the reunion. Mrs. Parker purchased a
quart of laughing water" and together
with her friend went to her home. Later
In the afternoon they became so Joyful
that the entire neighborhood was aroused
Information was sent to police headquar
tiers that the two were making 80 much
noise that 1t was impossible to endure IL
any longer. Two policemen were sent tc
the scene, and the blonde friend was
led to the lookup. Mrs. Parker had evil
IDENTIFY drunk more of the Laughing
water" than her friend, so the police were
obliged to press an automobile into servic,
and take her to the lookup in style
The Public Utilities Commission held ,
meeting In Camden, last week, at which
there were several complaints against thu
Public Service Corporation on account o
the service In its trolley car system, tn,
objections being to the dirty cars, allowing
Objectionable passengers to ride and othe
similar complaints. The residents o
Moorestown were out In large mum
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