The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-03-24
New Advertisements.
LOCAL NEWS.
he Delaware and Raritan Canal

The Delaware and Raritan Cana
opened to navigation on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank A. Elberson, c
Union street, are receiving congratula
tions. It's boy.
Samuel J. Taylor has received tn
contract to sink an arteslan well on tn
farm of Clayton Hancock.
Miss Marguerite Taylor, of Risdoi
street, is patient at the hospital, sui
fering with typhoid-pneumonia.
The Burlington County Federation o
Patriotic Societies will hold a meetin.
in Dill's hall, Mount Holly, tomorrow
night.
Joseph S. Shreve, who was indisposet
few days last week, is all right. Tit
report that he had typhoid fever wal
not correct.
Burlington has been included in tn,
spring circuit OF Chautauqua entertain
ments, which will be held in the Audi
forum, that city, for six days, beginning
April "a,
Dr. Eugenia Whitehead has sold hel
property next to the Washington street
bridge to DIR. c. B. Sitgreaves, of Penn.
berton, who will practice medicine in
Mount Holly.
Clifton r. Appleton, carpenter and
builder, has resigned from his position
with the Smith Machine Co., Smith
vile, and will devote his attention to the
contracting business.
1t is said that Rev. Edward S. Travers,
rector of Trinity church, Pittsburgh
will be selected to succeed the late Rt.
Rev. John Scarborough as Bishop of the
Diocese of New Jersey.
Budd and bride at the residence of his
father, Clifford e. Budd, Pemberton, on
Wednesday night. There was large
attendance at this event.
A mems mass meeting will be held in
the Methodist church Sunday afternoon
at 3.45 o'clock. John G. Scorer, Phila
delphia, will lecture on the subject 1.-THE
Man Who Sold His Shadow"
George d. Worrell, who has more room
is his large building on Mill street than
is needed for his own use, is contemplate
ing dividing the property by partition
and renting the Pine street end as a
store.
The property of James P. Bryan, in
Beverly township, was sold at Sheriff's
sale, on Thursday, to Howard Eastwood,
for $1,040. Also the property of Leonard
Sadler, at Florence, which was bought
by the complainant, John Foley, for
$23S.
The members of the Ankokas Canoe
Club will hold an important meeting in
the Y. M. G. A. building on Button
wood street tonight. All members are
urged to be present, as the meeting is
called to decide on the disposal of funds
now on hand and the ACCESSIBILITY of dis
banding the organization.
The funeral of Charles H. Estill took
place from his late residence on Church
street, Wednesday afternoon. The ser
vices were conducted by Rev. James H.
Terry. Delegations from the Grand
Army Post, Company Z, and Relief
Fire Company attended the funeral, the
pallbearers being taken from the Grand
Army and the fire company. The family
of Mr.. Estill wish to thank all who aided
them in their bereavement.
A decision was handed down on We'd
nesday by Justice Kalisch in the Court
of Errors and Appeals, affirming the judg-
ment secured in the Burlington Circuit
court by Isaac Miller, huckster, of Bur-
lington, against the Delaware River
Transportation Company. Miller fell
through hole in wharf owned by the
defendant, while walking about land
ing while one of the company's boats
was bringing in consignment of fruits
for him.
The Court of Errors and Appeals has
affirmed the action of the Burlington
County Circuit Court in refusing to nom
suit the proceedings instituted by Joseph
w. Garlanger and others against the
Burlington County Transit Company.
The proceedings were started by the
plaintiff to recover damages as result
of collision at the bridge crossing the
Rancocas creek in which his wife was
injured. 1t was contended in the trial
court that the woman was guilty of con-
tributory negligence.
The Friends Inteitigencer, of Phila
delphia, the official organ of the Society
of Friends in the east, publishes in a
of the Moorestown retail liquor licenses
and severely criticises Attorney Genera
Wescott for accepting retainer from thu
liquor men. The article further states
that temperance house will probably
be opened in Moorestown soon, and will
such place in successful operation it il
hoped that future county judges will
recognize the sentiment of that com
munity and refuse all applications TO
licenses at, Moorestown.
The annual conference of the Methods
Episcopal church held its concluding
session at Asbury Park on Tuesday
when the appointments of pastors +
churches were made. The following
Burlington county assignments wer
made: Bordentown, Rev. James Burns
Bridgeboro, Rev. J. II. Payran; Burline
ton, Broad street, Rev. T. $. Brock; Blu
lington, Union, Rev. A. ID. Woo
Columbus, Rev. H. S. Gascoyne; ID,
lance, Rev. H. l.. Burkett; Florence an
Roebling, Rev. p w. Bilderbeck; Lun
berton, Rev. w. f. Zimmerman; Mar
ton and Kresson, Rev. j. w. Morri
Medford, Rev. J. +. Simpson; Moore
town, Rev. C. s. Lawrence; Mour
Holly, Rev. T. J. J. Wright; Ne
= Gretna, Rev. c. r. Craig; Palmyr
Rev. J. G. Cornwell; Pemberton, Re
A. b. Carlin; Pointville and Wright
town, Rev. NJ. S. Messler; Riversid
Rev. ]. NJ. Hunt; Vincentown al
Buddtown, Rev. w. A. Boyd.
The Burlington County Traction Cor
pany is receiving great deal of adver
criticism because of the way in which
recently enacted pay as-you-enter" IT
is enforced. 1t really seems that the CO
venience of the travelling public is t
last thing considered by the manal