The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-03-16
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
LOCAL NEWS.


moved to Philadelphia.
Maurice Platt and Miss Marie Decor
both of Pemberton, were married o
Wednesday.
Charles E. Hansbury was confined !
the house several days last week by q
attack of tonsilitis.
Harry w. Quicksall died at his HON
on Madison avenue on Wednesday,
victim of typhoid and meningitis.
Jesse Wells has sold the property O
Water street, formerly occupied by job
Forbes, to Frank Cohen, junk dealer.
The residence Of John Brodix, on tn
former Newbold farm near Jobstowr
was robbed Of $40 worth Of wine on Wed
nesday.
The annual school meeting will b
held at the court house tonight. Fou
members Of the Board Of Education ar
to be elected.
A. A. Anderson, real estate dealer, re
ports the sale of the farm Of Cyrus J
Bradley. 81 acres, on the Woodland road
to Hannah ]. Warren.
Rev. Charles 8. Lewis, rector of st
Mary's church, Burlington, will be tbs
preacher at the special Lenten service il
st. Andrews church on Friday evening
Announcement is made of the en-
gagement Of Miss Olethia West, one o
the staff Of nurses ut the Burlington
County Hospital, and Logan B. Morris
Of Mount Holly.
The property Of Henry ]. Hiles, on
Mill street, between Cherry street and
Mount Holly avenue, was sold by Sher'
i'll Stecher, on Thursday, to Sarah b.
Citizens, the complainant, for $3.50.
A $500 diamond ring, q chance on
which was given to each purchaser Of q
lot ON the Tomlinson tract on Madison
avenue, has been won by Frank ].
Painter, who is employed at the Madison
hotel.
The ferryboat civilian E. Doron, y
which plies between Burlington and
Bristol, was withdrawn ON Tuesday for
repairs and inspection. 1t is expected
the boat will be ready for service next
Tuesday.
The remains of Mrs. Paulina Dries,
who died at her home on Water street
last Wednesday, were inferred in St.
Mary's cemetery on Saturday. Rev. P.
]. Hart. formerly of Mount Holly, was
in charge OF the services.
A public reception will be rendered
Rev. Joseph l.. Surtees. the newly ap-
pointed pastor Of the Methodist church,
and his family, at the church on Tues
day evening, March %, under the
auspices Of the Ushers' Union.
Word has been received here Of the
marriage of Mrs. George A. Bullock,
who formerly lived ON Union street. and
Mr.. McDevitt, of Philadelphia. Mrs.
Bullock sold her home here and removed
to Philadelphia shortly after Mr.. Bull
locks death.
Joseph A. Sharp. living on the South
Pemberton road, died of pneumonia last
Tuesday. He was AZ years Of age. The
funeral took place on Friday, from the
residence Of his brother. Clarence Sharp,
on Shreve street. Interment Brother
hood cemetery.
AS Ashby Lippincott, the Buttonwood
street milkman, was coming in from the
farm with q load of milk one night last
week, the horse became frightened at an
object by the roadside. The horse gave
. quick lunge and every milk can went
out the back Of the wagon. Mr.. Lippin-
colt lost about go quarts OF milk.
Burlington is to have a union evan
gelistic campaign and tabernacle will
be built for that purpose. The Federation
Of Churches of that city has passed reso-
buttons to that effect. and four of the
churches are in the campaign. The
evangelist will be the Rev. David
Hughes. 1t is expected that the meet
ings will start about the 18th of April.
Edwin A. Hambright, who some years
ago lived with his parents in the resi-
dence adjoining the Presbyterian church,
in Mount Holly, is operating the first
''jitney" bus in Philadelphia. A '.jitney"
may be described as a automobile run
ming over an arranged route, which will
take up passengers at the curb and dis.
charge them at their destination for a
five cent fare. The method and name
are well known in western cities, but
are comparatively new in the east.
Governor Fielder has signed the
Thompson bill, which allows the distri-
button of automobile licenses on Deem
Der l, so that motorists can have them
on their machines by the first OF the
year. Previously. motorists were allowed
thirty days after January of each year
to place licenses on their cars. The law
also gives permission to transfer license
numbers from one machine to another
after notice has been served on the Motor
Vehicle Commissioner and fee of 81
paid.
The troubles Of Reuben Spindle did
not cease when he was admitted to bal
last week on q charge of assaulting his
wife. After being allowed to go home he
proceeded to his residence and began tt
threaten his wife. She took refuge ir
the house of her brother and Reuben fol
lowed her and concluded he would ssdt
up" the entire business. But that il
where he made q mistake. The brothe
was a husky lad, and in few minute
Reuben was battered Spindle will
many marks OF conflict ON his face
Officers in Mount Holly were summoned
and went to Rancocas after Reuben
They did not know of his condition, AM
when they started in the house will
handouts prepared for him they me
the brother, who said: you'll find hin
in there, but you won't need the brace
let's" This proved to be the case. In
stead of handouts Reuben seemed t
need s'bracer, but he declined an in
vitation to take drink to sustain hin
until he reached Mount Holly, remark
ing that he Guessed he had enoug
whislxey and other stimulants to la,
him awhile" He was locked up in jai
and has, by this time, probably reache
the conclusion that there are others b
sides himself.
While there had been rumors TIL
Rev. Thomas ]. J. Wright, pastor of Il
Mount Holly M. E. church. was to
transferred to Burlington, nothir
definite was known until the appoin
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