The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-07-06
LOCAL NEWS.

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Howard Gilbert Is now employed Q
Toms River as telegraph operator for th
Pennsylvania railroad.
A change in the schedule Of the Noun
Holly and Lumberton auto-bus line wen
into effect on Thursday.
Clifford Danley, of Branch street, VIII
has been i'll with throat consumption
died Wednesday evening.
The Seneca Sinnickson farm in Spring
Held township has been sold by the heir
Of Richard Sinnickson to Floyd Han
cock for "a, 500.
Misses Inez Mayer and Julia Lippin
colt attended the state convention of tn,
Baptist Young Peoples Union at flights
town last week.
Governor Fielder on Thursday reap
pointed William Fl. Reeves and Henry
II. Savage as members of the county
board Of elections.
The employees of the Victor Talking
Machine plant at Camden, who reside
In Mount Holly, enjoyed few days
vacation last week.
The Barclay Nippins property, on the
Jobstown road, has been bought by AL
bert Van Hall, of Philadelphia, who will
build bungalow there.
Mrs. Ella Fl. Scheetz has been elected
librarian OF the public library, to succeed
Miss Anna H. Deacon, resigned Miss
Ellen C. Curtis was elected treasurer.
Frank Loveland, Of Willingboro town.
ship, was committed to Jail, on Thurs
day night, charged with cruelty to his
horse and for stealing money from
Frank Austin.
Judge Kalisch has fixed the week be-
ginning August 9th for the electrocution
OF Edgar c. Murphy, who was convicted
OF numbering Herman Fisher, near
Riverside, last summer.
On Tuesday night, Recorder Herbert
imposed fine of S. and costs on Will
liam Hollingsworth and Charles Butler,
Jr., both colored. OF Mount Holly, for dis
orderly conduct on trolley car
Miss Lottie Throckmorton, who was
operated on for appendicitis at the Bur
ington county hospital two weeks ago,
has recovered sufficiently to be able to
return TO her home on Church street.
Mail for the following persons remains
In the post Office unclaimed: John Nor
gan, Mrs. r. Fowler. Dave Schafer, Miss
Esther Matchett, Mrs. Cash, Miss |
Dorthy Born, Miss NJ. E. siepath, Mar
tin Murphy, Joseph Herbert.
A. B. Duckett, of the Bureau OF Ento- |
mology of the U. s.. Agricultural De-
partment, has been making a study and |
Investigation of various insect pests in |
this county. He took copious notes and |
many photographs which will be sent to |
headquarters.
At the Methodist parsonage on We'd |
nesday evening occurred the marriage of |
Harold E. Wright. of Mount Holly, and
Miss Vina L. Pine, of Lumberton. The /
ceremony was performed by Rev. Joseph |
l.. Surtees. The attendants were Miss /
Gertrude Pine and Alfred Devinney.
Under the terms of law which went
into effect on Sunday. parents or guar
dams who fail to send their children to |
school, hereafter, will be liable to be ad- |
judged "disorderly persons. This SIM
plifies the procedure against such often
ders and enables summary proceedings
In any court.
All persons having cards for the rally |
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of Mt. Moriah A. M. E. church will
please return them on Sunday, the 18th |
instant. as there are very urgent obliga- !,
tons to meet Any contributions will |
be thankfully received by the pastor,
Rev. HI. Willis.
The funeral of Mrs. w. Scott Cameron |
took place from her late residence on |
Paxson street, Wednesday afternoon.
The services were conducted by Rev.
Joseph L. Surtees, assisted by Rev. T. |
]. ]. Wright, of Burlington. Her re-
mains were inferred in the Colestown
cemetery, the journey being made by
automobiles.
According to figures just compiled by |
the State Bureau of Industrial Statistics |
the cost of living in New Jersey has in
creased, and figures show that bill of
goods purchased in the last fiscal year
would cost $14.6O, while the same goods
in the previous year cost 1888 or 81 cents
less. The conclusion was reached after
articles had been purchased from Sc
cities, towns and villages.
Fire of unknown origin that broke out
Saturday during the absence of the
family entirely destroyed the residence
of John Alloway on farm near Jackson
vile, and most all of the contents of the
place were consumed. Firemen of
Mount Holly and Columbus responded
with their auto chemical trucks, but the
place was SO far gone by the time of their
arrival that effective work was impossi-
BILE.
At the regular monthly business meet
ing of the Ushers' Union of the Metho-
dist church, held at the home of s. Law
renee Bullock, on Union street, last Tues.
day evening, the following officers were
elected: President, Isaac H. Lippin-
colt; vice president, Harvey F. Murdoch;
secretary, Harold C. Lippincott; treas
urer, Willard F. Lippincott; executive
committee. Philip s. Irons. ST., L. S.
Boyce.
As q result of the recent meeting held
here, which was addressed by Miss
Leech, of Montana. an Equal Suffrage
League was formed. The following are
the officers: President, Mrs. A. s. l..
Doughty; vice president, Mrs. V. Claude
Palmer; secretary, Miss Virginia Cram
mer; treasurer, Miss Catherine Gillian.
Meetings are held Thursday afternoons
in the old school house on Brainard
street.
Wednesday, July IA, at Hammonton
will be very profitable day to persons
interested in fruit growing, when the
New Jersey State horticultural Society
will hold its second summer meeting a.
Riders Grove. Those attending viii
have an opportunity to visit section o
the State not now appreciated as it viii
be after they have made the tour of in
spection through miles of berry fields
vineyards and peach orchards, whicl
has been arranged by the Hammontol
Board of Trade.
The annual huckleberry trip to tn
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