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

Several members of the local Knigh
OF Pythias lodge took a trip to Asbu
Park on Wednesday in auto-busses.
Four letters remain unclaimed at til
post office as follows: Mrs. Della Brow
Miss Viola Blensinger. George Stree
and Mrs. John SmalIy.
Lightning struck chimney on the re
idence of Restore b. Lamb, on Unio
street, on Tuesday night, knocking
of as far down as the roof.
The Jacksonville w. C. t. u. wi
hold a flower mission social at the HON
OF Mrs. Bozarth, at Jacksonville, O
Thursday evening. July I'D.
Mount Holly Lodge of Moose ha
vacated the former Lee residence, Broa
and High streets. and occupying its ne,
quarters in the Slack building.
A. A. Anderson, real estate dealer. re
ports the sale of bungalow, recent,
erected at Oakdale by Mrs. Mary Z
Johnson, to Frank Curran, of Philadel
phia.
During thunder shower on Tuesda,
night lighting struck and burned two
story building owned by George Black
at Columbus. which was used as {
garage.
The members of the Brotherhood Bible
class of the Methodist Sunday school
are going on fishing trip to Barnegat
pier. ON Thursday. where they will take
boats and 60 down the bay.
The seventh annual reunion of the
iodine family will be held at Island
Park, Easton, Pa, on August 5th. If
the weather is stormy the reunion will
be held in ortygia hall, Phillipsburg.
Charles Held, who conducted an
amusement stand at Rancocas Park
was sticken with apoplexy there on
wednesday and died short time after
ward at the Burlington county hospital.
Rev. James FL. Terry, pastor of the
bsptlst Church, left yesterday for his
summer vacation. to he gone five Sum-
days. His pulpit next Sunday will be
occupied by Rev. DIR. r. f. Y. Pierce. a
former pastor.
Automobiles belonging to the Inter.
State Telephone Company and Bert
Matthias collided on Madison avenue
during the thunder shower on Friday
night. Both cars were somewhat
damaged.
All the franchises. assets property and
enects OF the Interstate Telephone
Company will be sold at public sale bv
Receiver James Kerney, at Trenton. on
August 9th. The company operates
INES in Mercer. Burlington. Atlantic,
Salem and Cumberland counties.
Large orders for war munitions. princi-
paliy shrapnel, have been received bv
the Keystone Watch Case Companv
This will give employment to a large
number OF workmen at Riverside. who
have been idle or working on part time
on account of the general depression in
business outside Of the munition in
dustry.
upon the suggestion of Mrs. Florence
Crimson. q number of the members of |
st. PauPs Nj. e. church, accompanied
by the minister, Rev. William r. a
Palmer. held an informal literary and
musical meeting in the Buctoo A. Me.
Zion church and then agreeably sur |
prised the family of Mr.. and Mrs.
Theophilus Truit with small purse
songs and addresses. last Thursday even |
ing.
A number of Mount Holly people at |
tended the annual Italian celebration at |
Hammonton. on Friday. in honor of the |
Feast OF My Lady at Mount Carmel,
The exercises consisted of masses in the
Catholic church and parade in the
morning, musical concert in the after |
noon, and very fine display Of fire.
works at night. No rain marred any of |
the programme. the showers missing
that community entirely.
sixty-two persons were in the party |
that accompanied the members of the
Grand Army Post to the pines. Thurs
DAY, on their annual huckleberry picnic.
1t was the opinion of those who went in |
to the swamps that it was about a week
TOO early to gather huckleberries as a |
large quantity were quite green, although
they gathered about seventy quarts of
large ripe berries. The trip was greatly en-
loyed by all who went and they expressed |
their desire to go again next year.
Beginning Thursday, August 5, and
continuing for four days, Medford will
have big time The event has been
named ''Old Home Days. and there will
ne events that will interest ALL The
baby parade will be one of the finest
that has ever been seen-at Asbury
Park, where they think they have the
best, or any other place. The committee
OF citizens in charge are exerting every
effort to make the week success and if
the weather is all right big time may
be expected as all parts of the county
will lend aid to the event.
Stockholders of the Burlington County
Safe Deposit and Trust Company,
Moorestown, at special meeting, on
Friday, unanimously voted to change
the corporate name of the company to
the burlington County Trust Com
pany." and hereafter the company will
be known by that title. More than rs
per cent. of the stock, represented in per-
son or by proxy, voted in favor of the
change. The shortening OF the COM
panys title will crafty financial para
graphers and will also, no doubt, be
convenience to the officers and clerical
force of the institution. 4
Joseph Salkowski, of near Riyerton,
who. it is alleged. was shot in the head
with murderous intent by his friend,
Frank Wasniewski, who was infatuated
with Sallxowski's wife, was able to leave
the Zurbrugg Memorial Hospital, at
Riverside, on Friday. Mrs. Salkowslxi
and Wasniswski are now in the jail here
awaiting the action Of the Grand Jury.
The authorities are now inclined to be-
lieve that the wife, who was arrested for
completely in the crime, is innocent;
that she was not in collision with Was
..niewski, as told by him, and that she
was not in love with the perpretrator oil
the crime but on the contrary was true
to her husband.
The work of paving Mount Holly's
streets has advanced somewhat during