The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-06-23
LOCAL NEWS.

will be held at RancOcaS L ark oo-Hloiio
A ten-pound boy arrived at the hon
of MI. land Mrs. Horace Assay, on Bispha
street, last week.
Henry C. Roydhouse last week o
tanned divorce, in Philadelphia, frol
his wife, Anna V. Roydhouse.
The Episcopal Diocese of New Jerse
will meet at Trenton on October TIN
elect successor to Bishop Scarborough
deceased.
Birmingham Inn has opened for tn
summer season. An orchestra will fu
nish music there on Wednesday andSa
urday evenings.
Harry FL. Bowen has closed his movin
picture establishment and will re-engae
in the restaurant business after the buile
ing is remodeled.
Catharine, wife of William H. Hinklt
of Monroe street, died yesterday mornln
after suffering long time with compi
cation of diseases.
Mary Louise, wife of DR.. ]. Ridgwa.
Haines, died on Saturday at her RESI-
dence on Pine street. She had been Il
for several months.
The work of remodeling the forme
feed mill office on Mill street for occu
pancy by the Ankokas Canoe CLUB wa
begun on Saturday.
The Baptist Sunday school has votet
to send to the Y. M. c. A. camp tnn
summer Gerald Austin for two weeks
and Elton Orcutt for one week.
Charles Elbertson, who had charge o.
the wagons of the Vansciver steamboat
line for long time, has given up that
business and is now engaged i'll carpen'
tering.
Armour Union will meet at the home
of Mrs. Raymond w. Sprow. Paxson
street, next Tuesday afternoon at !
o'clock. Come prepared to make COM
fort bags.
Louis Garbarino has sold his fruit
business to Jipriotig Brothers, from
Philadelphia, and has removed from
town. At present he is with his daugh-
ter in Woodbury..
The resignation of George w. Durand
as a member of the Board of Education
was accepted at meeting Of the Board,
held on Thursday night, and Ross w.
Quicksall was chosen to fill the vacancy.
A young man named Burnett Matson,
one of the attendants at the Chautauqua
tent, had one of his legs injured on Sun
day by being struck by piano which
fell because it was not properly placed
on the platform.
A. A. Anderson, real estate dealer, re-
ports the following sales: Property of
William T. Harding estate, on Union
street, to Emma and Lila Branson.
John E. Baker farm, on Jobstown road,
to jeremiah p Mccarthy, of Stewart
vile, MINI.
The Mount Holly Chautauqua for 1914
closes to-day. This afternoon the chill
dren of the Junior Chautauqua will pre-
sent play; and concert by the Adriatic
band. This evening the band will give
q concert, and the lecturer will be Sena-
tor Robert NJ LaFollette.
Bishop Gray, of Florida, was in
Mount Holly, Sunday, and in the even
ing confirmed class of four in st. An
drew's church, in the presence of a large
congregation. Owing to the death OF
Bishop Scarborough the plans for con-
firmation became somewhat disarran.
ged, hence the small class.
Robert M. Snyder, the well-known
proprietor of the Madison hotel, Mount
Holly, died suddenly on Friday even
ing. He had been in ill health for long
time, suffering from an affection of the
kidneys, but his condition was not con.
sidered so serious as to cause death al
that time. A widow and two children
survive him. His funeral will take place
this afternoon Interment will be made
at Colestown.
At the public sale of the Frances E.
b. Chambers estate, on Thursday, the
residence on Garden street, and lot in
rear extending to Cherry street, were
sold to Robert S. Gaskill for $3775. A
lot on Green street, adjoining the Mount
Holly Water Company's property, was
sold to Edward ID. Stokes for 1920.
lot on Cherry street was sold to Mrs
Mary Evans for $205. Good prices wer,
realized for the household goods an6
other personal property.
A number of automobilists from Bur
lington county attended the exercise
incident to the opening of the bridg'
across Tuckerton bay, on Saturday
About $50 cars were in the parade from
Manahawkin to Beach Haven, many G
them ,prettily decorated. Governo
Fielder and many other prominent off
Gals were present. There was banque
in the evening and the exercises close
with a display of fireworks. With tn
opening of the bridge and boulevar
thereto, all the resorts on Long Beac
are connected with the automobi
routes to New York and Philadelphia.
The various committees appointed
make the necessary arrangements Il
the carnival and regatta to be held Q
the upper creek on the afternoon an
evening of July A, are busily lookir
after the details, and indications poll
to more enjoyable celebration tha
ever before. A first class band has bee
engaged and will furnish music fro
two in the afternoon until ten in Il
evening The general public is takir
great interest in the event and the Ii
of those who have already contribut,
is quite lengthy. Persons desiring
contribute should bear in mind that bl
ter, sugar, bread, cake, and such su
plies as may be used at the lunch stan
will be gladly received.
At the meeting of the Burlingt
County Federation of Patriotic Frater
ties held in Mount Holly last Wedn
day night the following officers w
elected President, Frank Brown, V
centown; vice president, Christian
Krayer, Mount Holly; general secreta
Earl L. Everline, Mount Holly; reco
ing secretary, Hartley r. Severns, b
lington; financial secretary, Roscoe
Gale, Mount Holly; treasurer, Willis
]. Haines, Mount Holly; chaplain, Her
Herr, Moorestown; master-at-arms. AL
E. Gladfelter, Mount Holly; assists
master alarms, H. r. Nixon, Vine