The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-08-25
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
j. J. Fenstermacher has sold the prop
erty No. lac Water street, to Eveline G
Conover.
The Kit Carson wild west circus viii
show in Mount Holly on Friday, Sep
TENDER 4.
Armour Union will meet at the home
of the president, Mrs. Engle, on Tues
day afternoon of next week, at 3 o'clock
Initiation, tomorrow evening, by
Camp 50, Patriotic Order of America
All members are requested to be present
James, son of James Mercer Davis,
was operated on last week for adenoids
and enlarged tonsils at Jefferson hospital,
Philadelphia.
Announcement is made of the en-
gagement of George E. Moore, of Mount
Holly, and Miss Pauline Schaefer, of
Philadelphia.
A dance will be given at Rancocas
Park on Thursday evening, September
3, for the benefit of the Fourth of July
carnival fund.
A. A. Anderson reports the sale of the
property at No. l1S Garden street, owned
by the nj. II. Keller estate, to Henry b.
Wright and Walter Allen.
Harry M. Norcross, of Mount Holly,
and Miss Rebecca A. Petit, of Moores-
town, were married at Burlington on
Wednesday, August II. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Thomas S. Brock.
There is report that Mount Holly is
to have day electric current on and after
September 1st. The date has been fixed
so often heretofore and then postponed,
that consumers pay no more heed to
promises.
John Fields, of the Soldiers Home at
Vineland, who has been visiting his
daughter, Mrs. Joseph Britton, on Pine
street, was stricken with paralysis last
week, and has been in a serious condi-
ton since.
Robert Summers. colored, for many
years employed at the Arcade hotel, was
stricken with paralysis, at the corner of
King and Washington streets, early on
Saturday morning. He is being cared
for at the Burlington County Hospital
A public meeting in the interest of
woman suffrage, under the auspices of
the Women's Political Union of New
Jersey, will be held in the court house
on Thursday evening, at o'clock An
address will be delivered by Miss Miriam
E. Oatman
Walter Lloyd, former resident of
Mount Holly, came here on a visit last
week and is likely to remain for some
time He was arrested by policeman
Myers, on Wednesday, for stealing a
bicycle from Arthur johnson, and was
committed to Jail.
COMMITTEES representing the four fire
companies in Mount Holly met last
week and decided to recommend that
the township committee appropriate
$4,000 next year for the maintenance of
the department, to be divided as follows:
Helief and Good Intent companies 1915
each; Union, $3.50; America, $500.
Harry Alcott, son of township COM
mltteeman Howard E. Alcott, was oper-
ateo on for the removal of adenoids and
tonslls at the Burlington County Hospi-
tai on Friday. The operation was sue
cess and Harry returned to his home on
Saturday evening, where he is rapidly
improving.
The condition of William Bridge, of
Mount Laurel road, who had his right
arm broken in three places when his
clothing caught on the set-screw of a
pulley at the Columbian Iron
Works, Hainesport, some weeks ago, is
improving rapidly and he will be able to
leave the Burlington county hospital
soon.
In another column appears the new
township ordinance relating to the care
and protection of shade trees. 1t should
be read and its provisions carefully noted
by every citizen. Among the important
clauses is that which forbids the attach
ing OF posters or any advertising matter
to trees in the township under penalty
of S. fine.
1t looks as if Joseph E. Ebert
son, corner Broad street and Noun
Holly avenue, would win the champion
ship for having grown the longest lima
bean vine this year. 1t measures over
forty-six feet in length and is still grows
ing. By time of frost it will have reached
over sixty feet. Last year Thomas
Chafey, of Cherry street, held this
honor, he having grown one nearly forty
five feet long.
Chancellor Walker on Tuesday APP
pointed Reginald Branch as receiver for
the Cramer q Rogers Company, which
operates grocery stores in Beverly, Col
umbus, Riverside, Vincentown, Mill
vile, Bridgeton, Paulsboro, Toms River
and Port Norris. The application was
made by the Enterprise Stores Com
pany, New Jersey corporation, and
Others. The assets are placed at $43, 900
and the liabilities at $4,000
John Anderson, while hauling logs
near Medford, on Tuesday, had quite an
exciting experience. He picked up a
short log, placed it on his shoulder and
started for his wagon. Imagine his sur
prise when he heard beside his ear the
noise of a rattlesnake and saw the
snakes head appearing from a hollow
place in the log. He dropped the piece
of timber without any delay and killed
the snake and nine young ones that
were also in the log.
There will be a celebration on Septem-
Der 10 in honor of Samuel Aaron, who
at one time conducted the Mount Holly
academy, now out of existence The
affair will take place at fremont semi
nary, Norristown, Pa, which was found
ed by Mr.. Aaron. There are MANY for
mer pupils of the Samuel Aaron schools
now among the successful business and
professional men throughout this section
and in many parts of this country, and
all who expect to attend this celebration
are requested to send their. addresses to
Henry J. Trick at Vincentown.
AS the result of suit and application
for n racaiyarShip hu Edward = Green