The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-06-08

Strlcken Win nemOrrnage OF the nose
i last week, and is in serious condition
!. All efforts thus far have failed to sto]
the flow of blood.
Il While attempting to take a bath a
the home of his brother James, OF
Brainard street, last week, Frank Dollar
received severe electric shock which
: threw him out of the tub, narrowly es
: Gaping serious injury. Electricians founC
that the electric current came into thu
house from a leak in the electric wiring
along the street.
John Powell, overseer of roads, wal
considerably bruised, on Saturday, by
being caught in cave-in of the GROUND
while laying sewer pipe in trench or
Water street. Fortunately no bones
were broken. About the same time thai
the earth fell ferrule on the water main
broke, and Powell was drenched before
he was rescued by workmen.
The stockholders and creditors of the
Interstate Telephone and Telegraph
Company have been summoned to ap-
pear before Chancellor Walker, this
morning at 10 o'clock, to show cause
why the assets, property and effects of
levery kind whatsoever, including the
franchise, should not be sold at public
or private lsale, for the best price that
can be obtained therefor.
Washington Camp No.. II, P. o. S. of
A., initiated 11S candidates at meeting
on Thursday night. The affair was held
in the school auditorium in order to ac-
commodate the large number present, as
nearly every lodge of that order in the
county was represented. Palmyra and
Bordentown sent large delegations. The
initiatory work was performed in an ex-
cellent manner by the degree team of
Mount Holly lodge.
At Mobile, Ala, on Tuesday, Joel M.
Foster, of Browns Mills, through his
attorney, entered plea of guilty to
charge of having lived in hotel in that
city, in January, 1914, with Delilah
Bradley, of Pemberton, his stenographer.
The court imposed fine of $3.50 and
costs. There is another charge against
him in Alabama, of violating the Mann
white slave act, for which he is under
S., 900 bail.
In response to an invitation from Rev.
James H. Terry, the fire department of
Mount Holly will attend the Baptist
church on Sunday evening. The men,
bers of the different companies are re-
quested to meet at their fire houses at
6.45, and be ready to start for the church
at seven o'clock. Relief and Union will
join America at the house of the latterl
and go to the corner of Garden and High
streets, where Good Intent will be wait
ing, and all will proceed to the church.
There has been considerable expense
incurred in laying out and grading the
new ground, erecting the fence, moving
the grand stand, ETC., by the Mount
Holly base ball club. About half of the |
cost has been contributed by men of the |
town, and further subscriptions are being |
solicited by Samuel Fryer, the author
lied collector. A dressing room for play
ers has been built under the grand stand,
and some other work is yet to be done in
erecting the bleachers, etc. The price OF
admission for ladies has been reduced to
Is cents, including seat ON the grand
stand.
Burlington firemen paid tribute to the
of dead members at an elabor-
ate memorial service on Sunday after
noon at the Auditorium Theatre. Four,
Chiefs who have died since the depart
ment was organized, William HI. Rambo,
William M. Jeffries, William S. Abdill
and William w. Slack, were memorial
lied in an address by w. E. Schermer-
horn. Other addresses were made by
Mayor E. e. Mount, former Governor
E. C. Stokes, former Senator Griffith
w. Lewis and Major c. H. W. Van
Solver.
Recorder Herbert and policeman Curtis
made tour of the principal streets
evening and looked at the
automobiles that were lined up along
the sidewalks. The numbers of those
which were not complying with the law
facing the proper way and
we're not displaying the lights required
oy law were taken and the owners will
De notified that they must respect the
statute. The owners of number of
wagons that were without lights were
given notice of what they might expect
If they continue to evade the law. The
of several autos which went up
the street with their ''cutouts' wide open
we're taken and will be reported to the
Commissioner of Vehicles.
The annual meeting of the Woman's
Home Missionary Societyof the Method
st church was held last evening at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Philip S. Irons.
At the conclusion of the business session
a very interesting social took place. The
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President, Mrs. Laura
LIST vice president, Mrs.
Joseph L. Surtees; I'd vice president, Mrs.
S. Earl Assay; secretary, Mrs. William
c. Sullivan; treasurer, Mrs. F. H. jacket;
secretary, Mrs. Raymond
w. Sprow; superintendent of mite box,
Mrs. Philip S. Irons; literature, Mrs.
Carrie Denness; press, Miss Grace A.
Haines; evangelism, Mrs. Charles H.
Warner.
The South Jersey Commuters Asso-
citation during this week WILL through |
it's counsel, have conference with Act
ing Governor Edge and the State Board |
of Taxes to have the Attorney Generals |
office and the Tax Board represented at
the approaching hearing granted the |
Pennsylvania Railroad Company in the |
passenger fare case by the Public Utility
Commission. The association will ask
that the Tax Board be represented by a
stenographer and it's counsel to hear the
railroad officials testify under oath as to
the value of the property. Under the
laws of the State the railroads must paw
taxes on the full value of their properties,
but the commuters contend that the
property is assessed at about half its real
value.
Boys from the Presbyterian, Baptist
and Methodist Sunday schools competed
in running races, jumping and ball
throwing events at the fair ground. on