The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-06-16

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MI. Holly Safe Deposit Trust Co
A. Saltzman dry goods and clothing
Burlip gton County Safe Deposit 4 Trust
LOCAL NEWS.
County Auditor John b. Tilton an
family haye removed from Mount Holl
to his farm near Wrightstown.
~. Fenstermacher has sold to Reb
s. Williamson the properties Nos.
Green street and 80 Monroe street.
The Spare Minute Circle will give ;
light tea on the lawn of the M. f. church
on Thursday evening of next week.
Owing to lack of business most of ths
employees of the Royle & Pilkingtor
mill are working three days week.
The stork visited the residence of Mr.
and Mrs. Daniel Sutter, Jr., on Broad
street, on Sunday night It's boy.
Owing to the drought the strawberry
crop in this section has been only about
one-third of what was expected from the
prospect earlier in the season.
As delegate for the Burlington county
branch of the Birth Sholom order, H
Krupnick has gone to Atlantic City to
attend the convention of that order.
The shad season closed last week. IT
has been one of the poorest that has been
experienced on the Delaware river fol
years. At no time was the market
plentifully supplied.
The season for catching black bass
opened Yesterday. Catches of these fish
during the past month, while fishermen
were angling for pike, indicate that the
creek is well stocked with bass.
Crozier Il Hulse have sold their cigar,
billiard and bowling business at Bridge
ton to Thomas l.. Quigley, of Mount
Holly, who will conduct both that place
and his present business ON Mill street,
Mount Holly.
The engagement has been announced
or Miss M. Regis Smith, daughter of
Captain and Mrs. Elton A. Smith, of
Smithville, to Theodore Hetzler, vice
president of the Fifth Avenue National
Bank, New York.
John w. c. Price, son of Thomas E.
Price, steward of the hospital, has &C
cepted position in the Cleveland Office
of the General Electric Co. He has been
in the employ of the Welsbach Co., in
their Office in the same city.
Emlen and Joseph Stokes, of Moores-
town, sailed from New York for Eng
land, on Saturday. They are members
of the Haverford College cricket team
that is scheduled to play series of IL
games with English teams.
Mrs. Samuel A. Atkinson went around
with her left eye bandaged on Friday.
She attended the school commencement
Thursday evening and some one acct
dentally hit her in the eye with fan,
infiicting painful but not permanent
injury.
Thursday was the twelfth anniversary
of the wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. w. Ro-
land Warrick The eventful occasion
was remembered by many of their
friends, who rendered them surprise
party that night at their home on High
street.
A surprise party was given at the resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. William c. Weth-
erill, on Union street, on Tuesday night,
in honor of Mrs. Mary B. Borden, who
had been invited to call and make up a
table at cards. The surprise was COM
plete, and the party was great success.
During the week beginning to-mor-
row the residents of Mount Holly and
vicinity will be kept busy attending the
Chautauqua exercises to he held under a
large tent on the lot back of the Jail.
There will be 81 numbers on the weeks
program, to be rendered every afternoon
and night.
The funeral of William Evans took
place on Tuesday from the residence of
his brother, Joseph Evans, at Fellow
ship. Mr.. Evans died on June 2, on his
300 acre tract in New Mexico. He was
digging a we'll, which suddenly caved
and smothered him. Interment was
made at Colestown.
One of the greatest patriotic demon
STATIONS ever held in the state is to take
place at Trenton next Saturday after
noon, under the direction of the
churches aud Mercer county Federation
of Patriotic Fraternities. The object of
the parade is to celebrate flag day and
to show the interest of the participants
in the public school system. Many
representatives of patriotic societies of
this county will participate.
The formal opening of the state road
and automobile bridge between Mana
hawkin and Long Beach will take place
next Saturday afternoon and night. The
programme will consist of an automobile
parade from Manahawkin to Beach
Haven; address of welcome by the mayor
of Beach Haven; luncheon at the Engle
side hotel; base ball game; band concert
dinner at the Baldwin hotel; awarding
of prizes for best decorated residence ano
automobile; fireworks. The parade il
scheduled to leave Manahawkin at 11.3t
q. m.
In the Mirror, last week, is the follow
ing: Harry Matlack, of Mount Holly
and Theodore Wells, of Red Lion, hav,
not embarked in the farm truck anG
fruit business as was reported in a loca
paper last week." The local paper wa
THE News, and the statement it pub
lished was founded on some cards tina
were printed at this Office, giving motto
that market had been opened at Nc
10 Mill street, with Theodore Wells, pre-
prietor, and Harry H. Matlack, manager
Both gentlemen were present when tn
order was given, and Mr. Wells paid tn
bill. Mr.. Matlack was very enthusiast
and asked two or three gentlemen VIII
were in The News Office at the time
give the new firm some of their trad,
Evidently there was a change in the pre-
ceedings as the cards still lie on the des
at this Office. That is all we kno
about it.
The Ankokas Canoe Club has entere
into an agreement to lease from I'll
Mount Holly Water Company for clu
house purposes, the Office building O