The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-06-02
LOCAL NEWS.


property, on Brainard street, vacated b
Lloyd G. Stewart, who has removed
Trenton.
Morris Anderson had the second fing'
of his left hand cut off, last week, by
circular saw in Kirby Brothers mil
near Medford.
Shreve have bought lot of ground TO
merly owned by DIR. H. b. Young, o
Rutland avenue.
The Relief Fire Company has place
a flag pole along side of its house o
Pine street, and on Memorial day morr
ing they had fiag-raising.
Nearly sixty people from this tow
went on the excursion to Washing
ton, d. c., on Sunday, which was ru
by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Joseph Johnson, employed by Edwar
Nippins, had his jaw broken, on Thurs
day, by being kicked by horse. Hi
injuries were attended to at the hospits
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles Liz
pincott has revoked the automobil
license of r. M. Hollingshead, of River
ton, who was found guilty of allowing al
unlicensed driver to operate his car.
Dr. Elmer ID. Priclxitt and Hannah
Engle have been elected president ant
secretary of the Young Friends Associa
ton, succeeding Henry C. Shinn and
Miss Adelaide Gemberling, who recently
resigned those offices.
DIR. George ID. Mutt died at Williams
port, Pa, Saturday, after a long illness
DR.. Mutt was the founder of the Williams
port private hospital and was widely
known surgeon. He was brother o.
John b. Mutt, of Pemberton.
The engagement has been announced
of Miss Marion G. Warner, of Brooklyn,
to the Rev. John Snyder Carlisle, re-
cent graduate of Princeton Theological
Seminary, and now pastor of the Pres
byterian Church, at Moorestown.
DIR. w. S. Bovard, of New York,
general secretary of the Methodist
Brotherhood, gave an inspiring and in
teresting address before the members
and friends of the Brotherhood Bible
class at the Methodist church on Thurs
day evening.
Rev. d. J. Duggan, for sixteen years
rector of st. Mary church, Bordentown,
has been transferred to the church at
Red Bank, to succeed Rev. James A.
Reynolds, whose funeral took place last
week. Rev. Father Sweeney, of Ocean
City, has been assigned to Bordentown.
William A. Donaghy was considerably
bruised and his automobile badly
damaged, on Wednesday, by the upset
ting of his car while he was coming
from his home in Palmyra to his place
of business in Mount Holly. He ran
onto sandy piece of road, causing the
steering wheel to slip out of his hands
and the car to upset.
Christian West and Harry Joy, two
Bordentown lads, were arrested by
Policeman Myers, on Wednesday, for
stealing bicycle. The boys approached
Myers and offered to sell him the bicycle
The officer became suspicious, telephoned
to the police at Bordentown, and learned
that bicycle had been stolen from the
public school there that day.
A severe thunder shower visited this
section on Wednesday afternoon. Light
ming put thirty street lights out of COM
mission in the first ward, which the
Electric Light Company did not attempt
to replace until the next day, although
it had sufficient time to do some OF
them at least that day. The house oc-
cupied by Floyd E. Embree, on Ridg-
way street, had some of the weather
boards scorched by lightning that fol
lowed a telephone wire to the building.
Samuel Garon was slightly stunned
while walking on Washington street.
The six-cylinder Mitchell automobile
belonging. to Mrs. Julia Hume and
Rancocas road, were destroyed by fire on
Wednesday. The fire was caused by
back-fire, which ignited some gasoline
in the car. The chauffeur, John B.
Dolan, was overhauling the mechanism,
preparatory to taking a long trip. A
shed containing some farm machinery
was also destroyed. Neighbors and the
chemical engine of the Union Company
prevented the destruction of the large
barn near by. The loss is partly cover
ed by insurance.
The Bickford building that is nearing
completion on Nassau street, Princeton,
is quite an acquisition TO that town. II
contains four large storerooms, nine
residential apartments of six rooms each
and a lodge hall and banquet room
The facilities embrace every convenience
found in model apartment house The
electric lights and electric appliance.
used in the building will be operated by
current generated in the basement
Three of the stores and the lodge room
have already been leased. The buildin.
is owned by Jesse V. Bickford, formerl,
of Mount Holly.
A public sale of county Az twenty
year bonds to the amount of 81, 500 wa
held at Collector Pines office on Wed
nesday. The money is to be used +
pay for new bridge at Pearl street, Bul
hngton, and one at Smithville. r. NJ
Grant, of New York, offered SIS 70
the entire issue. The finance committe
had received applications for some of tn
bonds from residents of the county, so
was decided to supply these requests if
premium of So per 81 600 was paid. Thi
was agreed to, and $4,000 disposed of i
that manner to residents. Mr.. Gran
took the balance at par.
Just word or two with you. 1t ma
be that you are not a Bible SUDDEN
Possibly you don't even read the Bibl,
1t may be that you have very little
any respect for its teachings But n
matter; none of us should pass criticism
upon or ignore that which may |
recommended until we have seriousl
and honestly tested its merits for GU
selves. If you will go to the Presbyte
ian church at the hour for Sunday eve
ing worship through June and part
July you may be interested vitality
this great book. These services will b
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