The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-07-28
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
LOCAL NEWS.

The Onionville Sunday school wi
hold its annual picnic at Rancocas Par
on August 18th.
Jipriotig Brothers, who recently pu
chased the fruit business of Louis Ga
barino, have remodeled the front OF the
store.
Owing to increasing business Pnili
S. Irons, furniture dealer, has purchase
delivery wagon and horse and put l
service.
Howard E. Alcott is securing estimate
for residence to be erected on Broa
street, adjoining the properties of Harr
V. Kester.
Edward Hack has had cement side
walk laid in front of his properties O
Mill street. 1t is a great improvement
to that side of the street.
Mrs. Edward L. Berry, of Merchant
vile, is making speedy recovery from
the serious illness which has kept he
belfast for the last five weeks.
"A
street, Philadelphia, belonging to tn
Frances +. b. Chambers estate, was sol'
at public sale, ON Wednesday, for $1,000
While unloading hay last week at tn
b. f. Haywood Shreve farm, Watson
Fort nearly severed the thumb from hi
left hand by getting it caught in thu
tackling.
Peter Davis, colored, was taken to thu
Burlington county hospital, on Sunday,
suffering with dislocated jaw and cut'
about the face. 1t is supposed he sus
tanned these injuries in fight during 9
gambling game on the sand hill on Sat
urday night.
Mrs. Mary r. Thorn, aged So years, q
resident of Moorestown, was declared te
be insane by three commissioners and q
jury at the court house on Wednesday
The proceedings were taken in order that
guardian could be appointed to take
charge of her property.
Hon. Thomas j. Alcott paid THE
News Office visit Friday. He looks
very we'll considering the serious illness
he has passed through. few days
since he took an automobile ride around
town and was much pleased at the i'm
provements which have taken place in
the eight months that he has been con-
fined to the house.
The Court of Pardons released on
parole number of inmates of the state
oners from this county were among
those paroled: Thomas Blair, breaking,
entering, larceny and forgery; John
Cavanaugh, arson; Edward Corbett, lar
ceny; Stacy Lippincott, larceny and re-
ceiving stolen goods.
Ernest Widmaier, lineman, is in the
Burlington County Hospital, suffering
from broken ankle. While working at
the top of an electric light pole at the
corner of Union and Cherry streets, on
Thursday, the pole, which was badly
decayed at the base, fell over. Besides
breaking his ankle, he was considerably
bruised ABOUT the BODY.
The Shade Tree Commission met at
America Fire Company's house on Fri
day night and passed an ordinance plac-
ing under their supervision all trees
along the highways of the town. Copies
OF the ordinance will be distributed to
the public. 1t was decided to ask for an
appropriation of 500 to do the work of
the commission next year.
During the past week the Pennsyl-
yania Railroad Company has had man
stationed at the Grant street crossing to
count the number of vehicles that pass
over the tracks, to ascertain if some
signaling device shall be placed there to
give notice of approaching trains. The
travel at that point is considerably
greater than at the Water street crossing.
Experimenting for the purpose of de-
termining the best way to aid the
smaller towns and cities of the State to
meet the problem of pure milk, the
State Board of Health has been col
lecting samples and making investiga-
tions of the conditions which surround
the handling and sale of milk in Burling-
ton and Bordentown. These two places
have been selected for the investigation
because of their nearness to the State
laboratories. The health authorities OF
the State hope to arouse interest among
the towns and to stimulate them to es
tablish local plans of milk supply super.
vision.
Christopher Stemmer, SO years of age
committed suicide by drowning in the
Rancocas creek, at Centreton, Saturday
morning. For some time Mr.. Stemmel
had been suffering with a cancer
on his face and had frequently
threatened to end his life. To make
sure that his body would be re
covered, he drove stake in the shallow
water near the shore, tied one end of (,
rope around the stake, and the other enc
he attached to his leg and then calmly
walked out TO deep water. The body
was recovered shortly after the drown
ing. Coroner Worrell was called ant
after inquiring into the circumstance
issued burial certificate.
Frank Fenimore, 46 years of age.
machinist employed by the H. B. Smitl
Machine Company, was drowned in tn
pond at Smithville, on Friday evening
He and William Middleton, of Noun
Holly, had been fishing from a boat
During the afternoon Fenimore twic
fell from the boat and was pulled in b
his companion. Toward evening Mid
dleton left after an unsuccessful attemp
to have Fenimore also go home. Fen
more was asleep in the boat at that tim
and is supposed to have fallen or role
overheard. The body was recovered O
Sunday. After an investigation
Coroner Worrell deemed an inquest III
necessary, and issued burial permit.
Shipments of farm products by aut
trucks to New York were given tria
last week, to decide if time could
saved in comparison with express train
Huge trucks with capacity for q
sacks of sugar corn were loaded at Il
farm of Joseph Simpkins, near Florenc
for the experimental trips. The cars lie
the farms in the afternoons and deliver'
their loads safely in New York at mi
night a few minutes before train shi
mentS were deIiveted The product 8