The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-10-13

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Buick automobile.
Rufus Kumpf is i'll with la grippe a
his home in Vincentown.
A horse belonging to the Childs gro
Gerry store, Mount Holly, died on Satur
day night.
4 The ladies of the Methodist church will
serve an oyster snpper in the Masonic
Temple on Thursday.
There will be big patriotic parade in
/ Philadelphia on Saturday evening, Octo
Der "A. The local patriotic orders are
I laying plans to have large delegation
in line.
There will be bowling contest be
tween two teams of five ladies each on
. Kropp's alleys tonight and on every
Tuesday night during the next few
weeks.
The next regular meeting of the w. C.
7. U. will be held on Tuesday afternoon,
October Goth, at three O'Clock, at the
home of Mrs. George Moore, on Branch
street.
Wednesday, November 4, will be do
nation day at the Burlington county
hospital. Notice is given thus early
that everybody may be ready with their
donations.
There will be cake sale and bazaar at
the High School building on Saturday
afternoon and evening, October 18th.
for the benefit of the athletic associa-
ton of the school.
On Thursday night there will be tenn
perance discussion at the Smithville M.
E. church. Rev. w. E. Zimmerman,
the pastor, will present $3.50 gold piece
to the person who has the best essay or
makes the best address on temperance.
Assistant state commissioner of educa-
ton Lewis Carts has been secured by
Rev. T. ]. j. Wright to deliver an adj
dress at public meeting of the Brother
hood Bible class in the Methodist church
on Thursday evening, November 5.
The base ball scores were displayed
from the window Of THE NEWS office
Friday, Saturday and yesterday and
will again be shown this afternoon. They
were watched with great interest. The
scores were furnished by the Interstate
and Bell telephone companies.
There is candidate for auditor named
Aquila J. Jones, on the Socialist ticket |
He lives on Washington street, Mount
Holly. ]. Aquila Jones, the well known |
farmer, is kept busy explaining that he |
is not the candidate and that he has not |
become member of the Socialist party. |
The police force was asked to locate a
girl named Streeker, who lives in Mount |
Holly and who had gone away with |
some of the fellows who were following
the Fair. The girl was discovered Thurs
day and returned to her parents, but the
next morning she again went with some
men and once more she was apprehended
and this time she went home.
Word has been received in Mount
Holly of the death of HI. l. Bride, of |
Philadelphia, which occurred at his
home in that city the latter part of
August. Mr.. Bride was well known
here. He was an ardent canoeist and,
with his wife, were familiar figures on
the upper creek. For several years Mr..
Bride used the only sponsor canoe on
the stream.
The Burlington County Colony for
Feeble Minded is in crest need of funds
to complete the buildings now being
erected at Four Mile. Two structures
are finished and paid for and about
twenty inmates are being cared for.
Cash is needed at once to finish the
third building. George w. Heyer, the
treasurer of the Mount Holly committee,
reports having received SIS during the
past week. Contributions may be made
to him or to the chairman, DIR. w. P.
Melcher. The total collections In the
county to date amount to over $1,000;
still needed over $1,000.
There was a fight on the open lot on
High street where two gypsy camps
were located, Friday afternoon. There
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and the leaders became involved in a
quarrel which they finally decided to set
tie with fight. They went at it in
and soon drew crowd which
blocked the street. The women took
part in the affair and threw bricks at
random. Officers finally got in and ar
rested the combatantS who were taken
to jail. In the evening they were given
a hearing by Squire Heilbron, who de-
cided that charge of disorderly condIt
was about all that would stand ND
he fined the men ten dollars each1
Why were the men not held for court ON
charge of fighting? The conditions of
this occurrence were exactly the same an
those which recent grand jury took
notice of and indicted the contestants.