The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-07-13
LOCAL NEWS.

Oiiver 3. Llpplncott, who recent
opened moving picture show at Clio
kcester, has suspended operations.
Earl Powell has been transferred fro
sposition at Vincentown station to Il
ggage room at the Mount Holly st
zion.
Clarence Dunfee has given up b
position at the Mirror office and acceptt
employment with the Burlington FL
terprise
Mrs. William johnson, of Wats
street, went to Philadelphia hospita
Friday, to receive treatment for hea
trouble.
A marriage license was issued in Phi
adelphia, Wednesday, to Louisa P. Al
kinson and Mark Priclxitt, both of Vim
centown.
Winner Beaumont has received tn
contract to build school house a
Springside, Burlington township, fol
$4,000.
A little girl named Quay, living at thu
corner of White and Budd streets, wal
badly bitten about the left eye by dog
on Thursday.
Herbert L. Townsend was greeting
friends on the streets of Mount Holly,
last week, and received congratulations
upon his almost entire recovery from his
recent serious illness.
The voters of Seaside Heights have
decided to buy the plant of the water
company and will issue $35, 900 of bonds
for that purpose. An electric light plant
to cost SIS, 600 will also be purchased.
The women Of Burlington county in
terested in equal suffrage will hold an
all-day meeting at the court house on
Friday, beginning at ten o'clock in the
morning. All interested are invited to
attend. Box lunch.
The unclaimed list of mail that re-
mains at the post Office contains the fol-
lowing names: Mrs. John SmalIey,
Julius Klein, L. Whitner, VIM. VAIN
wright, John Ingram, Jr., Fred Iron,
Miss Marie Reilly, VIM. HI. Alcott.
At meeting OF the Manchester, Ocean
County, township committee, last week,
an ordinance passed first reading, giving
the Farmers Telephone Company of
Burlington county the privilege to erect
lines and operate in that township for
80 years.
Changes in salaries of postmasters, re-
Gently made by the postoffice depart
ment, affect three Offices in this county.
Medford was increased from 81, POO to
81, 500; Roebling reduced from 81, 800 to
$500; Bordentown decreased from 50, 100
to $1,000.
James w. Hazelhurst died on We'd
nesday at Clover Hill, the Ashhurst
property ON Garden street, after an illness
Of about month caused by heart and
kidney troubles. His father, Isaac
Hazelhurst, was the former owner of
Clover Hill.
Everything is completed for the an
nual picnic of General A. E. Shiras
Post No. 26, g. A. r., which will be held |
ut Lower Mills on Thursday The
Ladies' Aid of the G.. A. r. and Sons of |
Veterans will accompany the veterans.
They expect to start for the pines at six |
O'Clock that morning.
William Chambers, former postmaster
at New Egypt, and last fall prominent
for Sheriff, suffered paraly- |
tic stroke on Tuesday, while in his store, !
and has been most of the time uncon-
scious. His left side is helpless.
Physicians bled him and are now giving
. little encouragement.
Rev. William r. A. Palmer, minister |
Of st. Paul's Methodist Episcopal church, |
addressed large and enthusiastic au-
dienee on "Votes for women" on Friday
evening last at the corner of Oak and |
Washington streets. where in the future |
on Saturday evenings he will have
svangelistic preaching services.
For injuries sustained when thrown
from car from which he was alighting |
ut Moorestown, Charles R. Morrison, of |
Mount Holly, has brought suit for $4,000
damages against the Public Service Rail
way Company. He claims that the
mishap was due to the premature start
ing Of the car.
w. VanHise, of Cassville, on whose
property an attempt will again be made
to discover oil, says there is fine drill
ing outfit on his place and work of sink
well will begin as soon as the machin-
cry is set up. The Perron Gas and Oil
Company, Of New York, it is stated, is
the money for the work.
Hit by trolley car in Camden,
Wednesday afternoon, George Firth,
aged SO years, of Marlton, was tossed
from truck wagon he was driving, sus-
tanning decorations and Commissions about
the body. The wagon, belonging to
Edward Valentine, also of Marlton, was
slightly damaged. but the horses escaped
without scratch. The trolley car was
also slightly damaged.
The new trestle and railroad siding in
Stokes coal yard, on Water street, has
been completed, and is great improve
ment over the old affair. With the ex-
ception of the track ties, which are oak,
the entire structure is of reinforced con-
crete and steel. The coal bins are entire
-ly of concrete and much larger than for
merly. All the buildings in the yard
have been overhauled, the scales moved
and rebuilt, new fences erected, and the
entire place now bears the appearance of
q prosperous and efficienr plant.
The annual meeting of the Burlington
County Transit Company was held yes
terday and the following officers were
elected: President, Albert Haines; vice
president, John ID. Johnson, Jr.; sec-
rotary and treasurer. Armitt II. Coate;
directors, Albert Haines, Armitt III.
Coate, John ID. johnson, Jr., Howard M.
BOUCHER, Charles Collins, Morris b.
Comfort, William ]. Borton, Lydia
Parry. Road manager. Edwin c. Davis;
dispatcher, Clifford S. Vanzant. The
dividend periods of the company are in
June and December, and a dividend OF
two per cent. was declared last month.
The firm that has the contract to build
new roads in Mount Holly has been
awarded the work of putting in storm
sewer on Water street. II the contractors
A. not xxrorL opu faSfar tbon thau no VIZ