The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-02-10

Colder from her husband, Fred.
Colder, on the ground of desertion.
A. A. Johnson is getting estimates fC
: the erection of double residence, tw
and half stories, SO ~ feet, on his Ii
corner of Ridgway and Cherry streets.
Oscar H. Van Solver, of Beverly, an
Miss Emily B. Snyder, of Mount Holly
were married at Mount Holly on Wee
u nesday, February 4, by Rev. T. J. J
u Wright.
Governor Fielder, last evening, nomin
ated William ID. Lippincott, of Moores
town, Judge of the Court of Common
> Pleas of Burlington county, to succee
: Judge John q. Homer.
1t is reported that the new road from
l Browns Mills to Lakehurst is in fai
condition, considering the frosts. A few
days ago an automobile went over tn
road without much difficulty.
Frank l.. Garbarino and family hav
removed to the Zelley property, corne
Union and Cherry streets. The hous
vacated by the Garbarinos will be oc
| cupied by Joseph NJ. Haines, who pur
chased it recently.
Richard B. Eckman, Esq, who travel
ed through Ireland and Scotland las
summer, has prepared very interesting
} lecture which he illustrates with stere
optican views. He will deliver this lect
ure in the Baptist church, Mount Holly
on Thursday evening of next week.
The rural mail carriers of Burlington
county have organized by electing
Thomas Evans, of Moorestown, presi
dent; Carlton Gardiner, of Moorestown
secretary, and Frank Branson, of Med
ford, treasurer. The association held q
meeting in Mount Holly last Wednesday
The new Knights of Pythias Lodge
recently instituted at Palmyra wants to
become part of District No. l, which
means that Medford, which has always
been more or less inaccessible to other
parts of the county because of inadequate
facilities in reaching that place, may be
transferred to the Camden district
A stalk rick on the farm of A. H.
Kelvey, on the Mount Holly and Jobs
town road, caught fire on Sunday after
noon from some cause not known. The
| fire communicated to the roof of build
ing near by, and for a time things looked
quite serious. A telephone message for
aid was sent to l.. l.. Sapp, chief of the
Mount Holly fire department, but the
flames were extinguished by prompt
action on the part of farmers in the
neighborhood, and no help was required
from Mount Holly.
Tomorrow evening at 7.45, Miss Ethel
Delong, of Pine Mountain, Kentucky,
will speak in the chapel of the Presby-
terrain church. This meeting will take
the place of the regular prayer and praise
service. Miss belongs subject will be,
| 1.-THE Betterment of the Mountain
Whites According to those who have
heard Miss belong she proves to be a
most interesting and helpful speaker. 1t
is most earnestly hoped that large au-
dience will greet her upon this occasion.
A very cordial invitation is extended to
every one interested to be present.
The Signor Cafarelli Concert Party,
which will appear at the Methodist
church next Tuesday night, promises to
be one of the best of the Lyceum course
of entertainments. 1t is said that an
evening with them fingers in the memory
like a dream. Signor Cafarelli and his
two daughters have been public enter
tanners for many years and have never
failed to delight their audiences. The
harp, violin, piano and bells, also songs
and readings, and so skillfully is the
classical and popular blended, that the
tastes of all are suited. An exceptionally
fine musical equipment, including a
beautiful $1,000 harp, a 40 year old
violin and most melodious bells, material
| ly aid these artists to do the best of
which they are capable.
| The New Jersey Mounted Police Sys-
tenn has been incorporated with offices
at Camden. The object of the organiza-
ton is to afford protection to residents
of suburban towns. 1t is proposed to
place mounted police to patrol lonely
sections of the state by day and night.
The salaries of the police will be paid by
subscription, the plan being to visit
every available town and obtain num-
Der of subscribers who will pay one dol
lar per month. Roads throughout the
state will be patrolled and every effort
will be made to eliminate holdups and
other disturbances that have annoyed
travellers, especially motorists So fal
: fifty ex-cavalrymen have been enlisted
and fifty horses have been brought in
from the west and the men are being in
! structed and the horses broken in at the
squad barracks in Berlin.
The body of Levi Fox, farm hanG
employed by Frank Haywood, nea
Lewistown, was found on Sunday morn
ing, on the road from Lewistown tt
: Browns Mills, near the farm of Lewis
Yerkes. The top of the mans head hat
been blown off and parts of the skull
were found within radius of 35 feet
Beside the body was a shotgun contain
ing a discharged shell. The theory il
that Fox placed the gun on the ground
with the muzzle against his forehead
and then pulled the trigger. The MAJ
1 spent Saturday night with Joshua Hor
ner, farmer near Lemontown, from
whom Fox bought the gun. He lief
Horner's house about $50 Sunday morn
d ing. Coroner Worrell Investigated TIL
t case and decided that the man ha,
: committed suicide. Fox is the sam
y man who was assaulted by three mel
o who were indicted by the last grand jur
O and were recently sentenced for thei
n misdoings.
/ Eayre 0. Bartlett, former resident {
e this county, died at Joplin, Missouri
Y Saturday. Mr.. Bartlett went West dul
e ing the 70's and was engaged by fir
+ to put up plant for the manufacture c
y lead. After doing this work Mr.. Bar
lie lett went to England where he put up
II similar plant for the same firm. Whe
A. he returned to this country he went {
Joplin and looked after the plant. e
Sc noticed that the fumes that arose frol
is the smelling of lead settled in warrior
os places and were deadly to anything
OF which they alighted. Mr.. Bartle
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