The Mount Holly news., 1914-08-04
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1914
LOCAL NEWS.

Robert Street has bought the proper
of Susan c. Peterson, West Washingte
street.
Robert Campbell has sold house c
West Washington street to John
Moses.
Union Fire Company will take part
the firemen's parade at Asbury Park O
September 3.
The Burlington County Horseshoer
Association will hold meeting in Mour
Holly tomorrow.
Roy S. Woodward, of Cookstown, wa
operated on for appendicitis at ST. Frar
els hospital last week.
The annual lawn fete of the Sacre
Heart church will be held on the churc
lawn on Saturday, August 8.
The annual harvest home of the Vim
centown Nj. Z. church will be held II
the camp woods at that place ON Thurs
day.
The Young Friends Association vii
hold its annual picnic on the meeting
house lawn, at Main and Garden streets
on Saturday.
At a meeting of the citizens OF New
Egypt held last week it was decided tt
hold the tenth annual carnival on Thurs
day, August 20.
Company E went into camp at sea
Girt ON Saturday to remain week, dur
ing which time they will receive new ex-
periences in camp life.
The Prudential Insurance Company
announces that Harvey Thomas has
been placed in charge of the publicity
department of the company.
Mrs. Georgianna Smith, widow OF
Samuel J. Smith, formerly of Mount
Holly, died at the Aged Women's Home,
Burlington, on Sunday last.
An absolute decree of divorce has been
granted to John S. Costill, of Shreve
street, from his wife, Loretta P. Costill,
on the ground of desertion.
While Professor Lawrence Elberson has
been spending his vacation at Seaside
Heights, Miss Inez Mayer has been
presiding at the organ at the Presbyter-
ian church.
Next Saturday will be the date of the
annual summer fete on the lawn OF
the Church of the Sacred Heart,
on Washington street. Supper will be
served on the lawn.
Fred Owen was in town with supply
of handsome gladioli, which flower he
is raising in large quantities on his farm
at 1876 Madison avenue. A postal card
will bring the flowers to your door.
On Wednesday occurred the marriage
of Levi Ellis, of Lumberton, and Miss
Carrie Gaunt, of Mount Holly. The
ceremony was performed at the Nj. E.
parsonage by Rev. t. J. ]. Wright
Having received treatment for an af-
lection of the eye at jefferson hospital,
Philadelphia, Mary, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. George Carroll, of Church
street, has returned home much inn
proved.
Judge Lippincott will be at the Court
House, on August "a, to attend to busi-
ness connected with the appointment of
members of election boards and on
August 27 he will resume the regular
court business.
The fire department responded to an
alarm, Wednesday afternoon, which
came from Oak street, and upon investi-
cation it was learned that some trash
was being burned, and some one had
turned in false alarm.
The dance scheduled to be held at
Rancocas Park last Tuesday night for
the benefit of the Fourth of July Carni-
val Association, was postponed on ac-
count of the unfavorable weather. 1t
will be held on Tuesday evening, Aug
ust IL.
Miss Miriam E. Oatman, daughter of
Rev. johnson Oatman, Jr., will take an
active part in the woman's suffrage
campaign and has accepted position
with the Women's Political Union of
New Jersey, with headquarters at
Newark.
Edwin r. Smythe, recently resigned as
organist and choir leader of st. Andrews
church, has accepted similar position
at ST. Joseph's p. f. Church, Detroit,
and will take charge there some time
this month. His successor here has not
yet been elected.
A large dance pavilion, refreshment
stand, lunch building and about 25 bath
houses have been erected at Silver lakes,
near Burlington, by contractor Walter
Allen. Dancing is held there every Sat
urday afternoon and band concerts on
Sunday afternoons.
While driving his automobile to the
Mount Holly station, on Friday, George
NJ Kimble, of Jacksonville, collided
with horse and carriage belonging to
William A. Jones. The horse was pain
fully injured and a wheel broken and
other damage done to the carriage.
There has been considerable conjecture
on the part of his friends as to the safety
of John Nj. Smith, who recently went to
the Panama Canal TO install some
electrical machinery, but it is now as
sumed that the John Smith reported
killed in an explosion recently is another
person.
Rev. Frank Willcock sails from New
York this afternoon for the east to enter
upon his vacation in the city of Port
land, Maine, and vicinity where he was
formerly minister of the First Presby-
terian church. Mr.. Willcock has been
requested to supply several pulpits in
Portland and vicinity during his alb
sence He will return to Mount Holly
time to occupy his pulpit the first
Sunday in September.
LEROY Holmes, aged II, of West Wash
ington street, and Harry Jones, aged Is
of Monroe street, were arrested by con
stable Gaskill and policeman Myers, Oh
Saturday, for breaking into and stealing
a bicycle tire, pump, ETC., from William
Wilkinson's cycle supply store on Pin
street. Some of the stolen goods were re
covered. The boys are supposed to hay
been implicated in other petty robberie
that have occurred recently. Jones ha
been under arrest before for similar {
fences. The boys were placed in Jail t
await the action of the grand jury.
What could be called narrow escap
from death was experienced by Williar