The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-07-20

resignation as member of the NORTH
ampton Board of Education.
- Judge Lippincott will leave this wee
for his summer vacation which will
enjoyed at Mingo Springs, Maine.
. A lawn fete will be given on the Sacre
Heart church grounds on Washington
street on Saturday evening, July 81.
{ The stork visited the home of Charlie
: LaTour. on Union street, yesterda,
= morning, and added girl to the family
An automobile ran over and killed
: dog belonging to II. M. C. Fry, in from
2 of the Imperial hotel, on Sunday even
ing.
Sheriff Stecher, on Thursday, sold ths
Red Lion hotel property to Sarah Jones
of Baltimore, who held the first mort
lgage, for 81, 500.
Richard B.Dickerson, wife and daugh.
ter, left last week on trip to Scranton,
Pa. Mr.. Dickerson returned yesterday;
the remainder of the family is to return
later.
hlchard Gillian is experimenting, for
q Philadelphia firm of contractors, the
erection of a stone retaining wall, of
considerable dimensions, at Wistar, Pa,
for the United Gas Improvement
Company.
On account of the recent change in
the railroad time table, the last mail
leaves the post-office at 6.15 p. m. in
stead of 6.25 p. m. The mails to Phila-
delphia now close at Z, and IL. 15 a. M,
2.40 and 6.15 p. m.
Henry c. Reeve, at one time tollgate
keeper on the Lumberton turnpike, who
some months ago made an unsuccessful
attempt to commit suicide, died, on
Saturday, at the Burlington county
asylum. He was veteran of the civil
war
The Tall Cedars of New Jersey, Penn
sylvania and Delaware are to have an
outing at Wildwood on July oath. There
will be a parade in the morning and
lodge meeting in Bakers theatre in the
afternoon, when number of candidates
will be initiated.
A new chemical engine and hose auto
truck belonging to Hope Fire Company,
Of Burlington, passed through Mount
Holly on Wednesday, enroute to Wild
wood, where there was a firemen's
parade on Thursday. The Burlington
iremen took four prizes home.
The price of potatoes is SO low that
many farmers have not started to dig
the crop. The market price has gone as
low as 25c bushel, which is the bottom
mark for many years. Many farmers
hope that better prices will prevail after
the market is cleared of the big crop
from the eastern shore of Maryland and
Virginia.
The Ocean County Kennel Club will
hold its first annual dog show for all
breeds on July 81st, on the grounds of
the Kenwyn Kennels at Point Pleasant,
Ocean county. There will be full CLASH
fications for all breeds and special prizes
in each breed that will be worth winning
and no pedigree will be required to.show
your dog.
Il is expected that the work of drill
ing for oil on the land of w. C. Van
Hise, at Cassville, will begin this week.
The machinery is nearly all in position
and ready to operate. The Perron Oil
and Gas Company, of New York city, is
doing the work. G.. L. Damn, of the
same city, is financing the project, and
experts employed by him are sanguine
Of striking oil or gas.
The Burlington County Board of Agri-
culture will meet on the farm OF C.
Craig Tallman, tomorrow. Prof. 0. HI.
Benson, of the United States depart
ment of agriculture, will give demon
stration of the home canning of fruits
and vegetables; George T. Read, oil
will give talk on dairy
ing. John H. Hanldnson. a farm
demonstration from Mercer county, will
give talk on farming in general.
Daniel Carberry and his sister-in-law,
Mrs. William Carberry, who were ar
rested for the murder of Mrs. Celestine
Dorou, at Palmyra, on July 4th, were
released from jail, Wednesday, for lack
IF evidence to connect them with the
crime. Justice Hires, of Palmyra,
visited the Jail and gave the prisoners a
further nearing. Detective Parker and
Deputy Sheriff Fleetwood testified that
there was scant evidence against the two,
and, with the consent of Prosecutor Kel-
sey, the Carberrys were discharged from
custody. No new arrests have been +,
made in the case.
On Friday boy, possibly twelve years
Of age, was taken to the Office of Prose.
cutor Kelsey. He had been living with
Mrs. Alice Hall, between Burlington
and Jacksonville, and said he had been
there for two years. He was miserably
dressed and in reply to question by Mr..
Kelsey said those were all the clothes he
had. His body was covered with welts
and black and blue marks. He had not
been to school during the time he had
been living with the woman. He said
he was taken to the farm from Home
in Philadelphia. The officers OF the
Institution were at once notified of the
situation.
A campaign has been inaugurated by
Co. E torecruit its strength up to the
minimum required by the War Depart
ment which is officers and IS enlisted |
men. Owning to the failure of the Leg
islature to provide for camp this sum-
mer, there have been few enlistments,
but it is hoped that the required number
may be secured during the next month. |
The company will go to Sea Girt for rifle |
practice next month, remaining days. |
An effort will be made this year to win |
the LIST National Defense Trophy. There |
are three trophies in the state and Co. e |
won the second in 1918 and 1914. This
Company has made splendid record
in rifle practice during the past ten
years, and during the recent matches
held at Sea Girt three of its members
shot on the Regimental team.
Under the direction of DIR. Henry BI
Kummel. the State Geologist, a soil
survey has just been completed of Sec
ton of South Sersey, embracing 400
square miles, from Camden to Mount
Holly, Hammonton, Swedesboro, and
along the Delaware river. This survey
was taken by the Division OF Geology.