The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-08-03

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All arrangements are completed for
the annual merchants picnic at Ran
cocas park on August 18th. The pro-
gramme of sporting events is quite
attractive.
i Signs prohibiting bathing in the upper
creek have been posted along the stream.
! The practice has been general this sum-
mer, and the water company is deter
I mined to stop it.
The extremely hot and humid weather
of the past three or four days was broken
il by rain last night, much to the relief of
Everybody. The temperature dropped
lover 20 degrees, from 95 to Y.
! The most beautiful bed of gladioli in
this section may be seen on the farm Of
Fred l.. Owen. Madison avenue. He
takes great pleasure in showing the
flowers and will supply them at short
notice.
A blazing waste paper basket was dis
covered in the office of Charles e.
Rogers feed mill. on Budd street, We'd
nesday morning, by George j. Stead,
Iwho saw the flames from his home. He
ran to the mill and extinguished what
might have been Sc rious fire.
Max Wolff, who while working for
Fl. H. Iippincott, near Riverton, stole
$40 from his employers house and then
left the state, was arrested in Boston,
last week for this crime. Assistant
detective Powell was sent to bring the
prisoner to Mount Holly and is expected
to arrive here today.
| Thursday was big day at Juliustown,
the occasion being the annual home
coming celebration in that village.
There was a parade, headed by the
Fieldsboro band, athletic events, two
base ball games, speech making and a
supper at the hall. Jlliustown defeated
New Egypt in both games of base ball
During the thunder storm on Sunday
afternoon lightning struck the barns on
the farm OF John Gallagher, near Flour
town. All of the outbuildings we're de-
stroyed but the live stock was saved.
The barn was filhd with grain and
potatoes and all OF this produce was
consumed.
The Ankolxas Canoe Club has no con-
nection with the new tennis court laid
out in the court house yard, as stated
| last week. Several local enthusiasts
financed the building Of the court, and
| its use will be granted members of the
grammar school tennis club after the
fall term opens.
Walter L. Stewart is nursing sore
arm, caused by peculiar accident. On
the screen door of the Washington street
garage, there are one or two hooks, and
one of them happened to be in just the
right position to tear deep cash in Mr..
Stewards arm, requiring several stitches
to make things right.
A large barn on the Clarence Roberts
farm, between Moorestown and CHINA
minson, was struck by lightning on
Friday and totally destroyed, as were
also the outbuildings. The barns con-
tents were burned, consisting of two
mules, horse, 1900 baskets of potatoes,
hay, harness, etc. The flames spread to
the residence, but that was saved.
Sundays thunder storm went through
Rancocas something like cyclone.
Trees were twisted and limbs were blown
of. The pump shed at the public school
was completely swept away. A barn on
the outskirts Of the town was struck by
lightning, but beyond having a few
boards torn off, no damage was done
and fire did not ensue.
Owing to the overcrowded condition of
the Mount Holly schools it has become
necessary to discontinue the arrange
ment whereby pupils from Westampton
township were cared for here. In con-
sequence of this the Board of Education
of Westampton has found it necessary
to enlarge the Bunker Hill school house,
and an advertisement for bids for this
work is to be found in this week : News.
The freman's carnival for the benefit
of Relief Fire Company closed on Satur-
night, and the company will probably
net about 500. There were all sorts of
amusements and they were well
patronized, but the promoters saw that
they got full percentage. There was a
contest for prizes in which Charles Grey
won diamond ring; Miss Sarah Will
kinson got Ia gold watch, and John
Throckmorton, Sd, received diamond
valliere.
| A sudden death occurred at the home
of Charles Sharp, on Mill street, Thurs
day. Miss Mary Heard, who had been
living at Mr.. Sharp's for some time, was
seized with an attack which was pro-
nounced to be apoplexy. She was
found unconscious, with cash in her
head caused by striking the floor when
she fell. Miss Heard had not been well
for some time, but was up town the day
previous to her death. She was the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Heard, who at one time lived in a house
where the high school now stands.
The Third New Jersey Cavalry
Veterans Association will hold its 25th
annual reunion in @. H. Hall Post
room, Asbury Park, Tuesday, August
II, at IL o'clock, A. NJ. A special invi-
tation is extended to the wives and
daughters of the comrades to be present
lat this anniversary. Members are re-
Iquested to wear the General Custer red
Inecktie, which will be the association
badge for the day. Dinner will be served
near the Post room. Those who wish
further information are requested to
write to L. l.. Roray, secretary, 61O
Clinton street, Camden, N. J.
William III. Crimson, colored resi-
dent of Chestnut street, was knocked
down by an automobile on High street,
Friday morning, and had rib broken
and received bad cash in the head
He was rushed to the hospital but was
only there one day. The automobile
was coming up High street and attempt
ed to pass a load of hay going in the
same direction as the machine. Crimson
had been in store and stepped into the
D street just as the auto came along. TIL,
] driver of the machine had it under gooC
i control, but was not able to escape hit
, ting the man. The owner OF the auto
mobile went tn the hosnital tn look afte