The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-06-15
LOCAL NEWS.
Chautauous week.

Chautauqua week.
Mn. Melyina Nippins has sold pro
city on Church street to Mrs. Mart
Quigley.
Operations have begun for the erecti,
Of new house on Madison Terrace I
George Karg.
The local w. C. T. U. made their a
nual visit to the Old Ladies' Home
Burlington on Friday.
DR.. H. e. Longsdorf has been elects
medical inspector for the public schoo
OF Eastampton township.
Miss Lidie A. Worrell has returned
Mount Holly after serving two weeks
the Bell Telephone exchange at Haze
ton, Pa.
The following mail remains in the DO
ofnce for the week ending June II; "
Armstrong. George Garten, Mrs. Carr
Ouldry, Mrs. L, Borton.
Union Fire Company expects to hous
It's new auto chemical engine on Jun
", and the occasion will be observe,
with parade and other exercises.
Harry M. Abdill is somewhat improve,
nom the attack Of hemorrhages of tn
nose. He is able to be out, but occas
sionally he has slight hemorrhage.
Edward Hack has begun work on
lioat to be attached to his wharf on Mil
street, and expects to have it completes
this week. 1t will be great convenienc,
to canoeists.
A delegation from the local P. o. s. o
A. will go to Tabernacle tonight to at
tend the anniversary celebration of the
camp at that place. The trip will b.
made in auto-buses.
Title for the West End hotel property
Moorestown, has been transferred te
Blanchard II. White by the owner,
Henry Barry. Mr.. White is represent.
Ing the creditors Of Barry.
A. Chautauqua festival, under the
management of the Scorer Lyceum
Bureau. Of Philadelphia, will be held Al
Pemberton, three days, afternoon and
evenings of June "a, rs and %.
The six weeks membership campaign
conducted by Washington Camp No. II
r. 0. 3. Of A., which came to q close on
Thursday night, has resulted in adding
l26 new members to the order.
frightened by an automobile. ahorse
recently purchased by Rufus Potts. OF
Columbus. ran away last week, and be-
coming entangled in barbed wire fence
was 50 badly injured that the owner had
to shoot it.
A young man named George Hyland.
OF Atsion. was given hearing and
placed under $500 bail, on Saturday. on
charge of stealing bicycle from Will
liam Hess son, at Bakers corner, near
Indian Mills.
Thomas X. Elbertson had finger on
his left hand mashed on Friday by hav-
ing it caught between flag stones that
ne was assisting in loading on wagon
The injury prevented him from PLAYING
base ball on Saturday.
A. A. Anderson reports the sale Of a
small farm in Pemberton township. viii.
liam H. Heayne to George b. Palmer.
OF Philadelphia. Also house and small
farm, near Hainesport. John r. Neal to
Harry E. Sutton, OF Hainesport.
The Fingler Cut Glass Company. OF
Vineland, has removed its plant to
Mount Holly, to building owned by
Walter Allen, on the former Anderson
canning factory lot on Water street. The
concern employs about twelve workmen
E. Edwin scheetz. Of Doylestown, Pa.
brother of the late Reuben H. scheetz.
OF Mount Holly, was killed on Market
street, Philadelphia. in front of the
Reading terminal, Tuesday, by being
struck by an automobile, which frac.
tured his skull.
At the Methodist parsonage on Sunday
occurred the marriage of Otis ]. Buck, of
Mount Holly, and Martha M. Peters, OF
Bristol, Pa. The ceremony was per
formed by Rev. Joseph L. Surtees. Mrs.
Rena jerks, of Bristol, sister of the.l
groom. was the witness.
One Of the team of horses attached to
the Crew-Levick oil wagon, of Mount
Holly, was killed at Burlington. ON
Thursday, by a falling telephone pole
striking 1t. The pole belonged to the
Independent Telephone Company, whose
system in Burlington is being dis
mantled.
There was fire at the sand plant of
Norcross & Edmunds, at Birmingham
on Friday, causing loss OF over So, 600
The hre started on the roof of the driving
room, supposedly from sparks, and de-
utroyed that building and damaged the
machinery. The flames communicated
to the office building, which was also de-
stroyed.
AT the meeting of the w. C. t. U. in
g. A. r. hall Tuesday afternoon,
handsome bouquet of roses was pre-
scented to Mrs. Henry l. Budd, in appre-
citation of her faithful services as presi-
dent Of the organization for number of
years. Mrs. Budd has been in the work
for the past 81 years and the bouquet
contained a rose bud for each year.
Children's day last Sunday at st.
Paul's Methodist Episcopal church was
great success from every standpoint of
judgment, decorations, attendance, col
lection, order, literary and musical pro-
gram. Too much cannot be said in
praise Of Morris Gaines, the efficient CO.
workers, superintendent, and the teach
ers, parents, children and friends who
labored faithfully for results.
The state board of public utility COM
missioners on Tuesday decided what is
designated as just and reasonable rate
to be charged to customers for electricity
in New Egypt by the New Egypt Light.
Heat and Power company, the rate to be
II cents per XIV. hr. for the first 120 hours
per month Of connected lead, and cents
per XIV. hr. for all current consumed in
excess of that required for 12O hours use
of the connected lead.
3 Vice Chancellor Backes on Tuesday
allowed an order for the preparing Of
plans for the sale of the assets of the
Interstate Telephone company by the
receiver, James Kerney, of Trenton, fol
lowing the return of q rule to show