The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-05-18
Elsie NJ, wife OF Harry EddIeman.
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C. Chance. Sd, of Philadelphia. on Sat
urday.
81 The Acme Tea Company's new stor
at the corner of Washington and King
a streets was opened on Friday.
The Alumni Association Of the High
a School will hold cake sale in the High
L School building Saturday afternoon
May 22nd at o'clock.
l. The next regular meeting of the w
G. T. u. will be held in the g. A. r
Post Rooms, on Tuesday afternoon,
e May 25th, at three o'clock.
The Keswick Colony of Mercy, a,
Writings, where 200 reformed drunk.
s ards are quartered, will have an ''old
p home week" beginning May %, and
former colonists from all over the coun.
, | try win gather.
II Unclaimed mail for the following per-
sons remains in the post Office for the
) week ending May 15:--Letters, James
James Jackson, John 8. Bates, VIM.
: Myers. Cards, 8. Atkinson, Mrs. H. c..
| -. OAoH3 ". L. WeDSUer.
. A meeting for divine worship is APP
pointed to be held at Arney's Mount,
next First day at three o'clock, p. m.
This meeting will be held under the care
OF committee appointed by Haddon-
field and Salem Quarterly Meeting. All
are cordially invited to attend.
At tho b;ooocf ra,,,,s<x, =. a.. h;r&<---
Washington Camp No. %, P. o. s. of A.
|of Palmyra celebrated its twenty-second
anniversary last night. Covers were
laid at banquet for 800 of the more
than 1000 members of the camp, which
the largest of the order in New Jersey.
The Mount Holly Water Company is
installing receiving we'll between its
reservoirs on the mount and the High
street sewer. In the past the capacity of
the sewer has been taxed whenever the
reservoir was cleaned and the new well
will prevent that condition in the future.
The following appeared in recent is
sue of the Hartford. Conn.,, Couyont:
"Mr. and Mrs. Charles l.. Spencer, of
Suffield, Conn.,, announce the engage
ment of their cousin, Miss Elizabeth
Rush Cox. daughter of the late Charles
Foster Cox, of Mount Holly, to ]. Will
liam Hampden Pye, of Hartford. Conn.,
The comrades of General A. E. Shiras |
Post No. 26. G. A. R., with the escort Of |
Co. e. Sd regiment N. J. National |
Guard and Gen. Hooker Camp, Sons OF
Veterans, will assemble at the Post
room on Sunday, May 80, at seven
O'Clock, for the purpose of attending ser
vice at st. Andrews church, where Rev.
DIR. James Stoddard will deliver the an
nual memorial sermon.
While driving his automobile near
Hartford, on Wednesday. Frank A. FL
berson, of Mount Holly. attempted to
pass the wagon of Herman Bouchelle,
also of Mount Holly. The latter pulled
the horse in the wrong direction, and
collision occurred in which the wagon
was badly damaged. Bouchelle was cut
about the head and both he and his son,
Earl. were severely bruised.
For few weeks past Sunday base ball
games have been played on the lot above
the railroad on Pine street. On account
of the noise and vile language used,
which could be heard blocks away, the
made complaint to the officers
and the games on Sundays have been
stopped. The residents of that neigbor-
hood. who are law abiding citizens and
believe in the observance of the Sabbath.
are determined that no more base ball L
games will be played there on Sundays,
and if there is. they say, arrests will
follow.
Agents Of John d. Rockefeller obtain
ed large box bush for the Tarrytown,
N. Y. estate, from the Rev. Mr.. Ogden,
of Garden street. This makes three box
bushes that have been sold to Mr.. Rock
efeller from this vicinity recently.
The other two sold belonged to John
Grady, Of Branch street, who owns and
the John Woolman property.
The latter two brought over o hundred
dollars. A ton or more of earth was also
taken, the roots remaining unexposed,
and SO arranged that the transplanting
would require very little aid during the
process.
At meeting of the Northampton
Board of Education, last week, all the
teachers were reelected with the excep-
ton of Miss Eleanor S. Kahn, Who tend
cred her resignation; Miss Anna Harris,
who did not apply for reappointment;l
Thomas L. Bourne, about whose appli-
cation there was a misunderstanding,
and Miss Ida Prickitt, teacher at the
Dobbins (Children's Home) school, who
did not apply. Miss Rebecca e. Bour-
geois, who was given q years leave of
was chosen to succeed Miss
Harris. The other vacancies have not
yet been filed.
Tent caterpillars have started devasta-
ton upon the foliage Of many fruit and
shade trees in the vicinity of Pemberton.
An appeal has been made for protection
and aid under New Jerseys crop pest
laws. Although the coming of the cat
erpillars was predicted month ago by
State Entomologist Thomas J. Headlee,
who found the egg clusters in great
quantities throughout this section, no
plague was anticipated. Poison sprays
and fire are weapons adopted by the
farmer against the pest and town
authorities are being forced to similar
precautions to save their shade trees.
Recorder b. o. Herbert had two cases
to hear yesterday. Russell Sharp and
William Hollingsworth, both colored,
had trouble on West Washington street.
in which Sharp got a severe beating
about the head. Sharp claimed the at
tack was entirely without provocation.
He was walking with a girl and met
Hollingsworth, who at once opened |
fight. Hollingsworth was placed under
5000 bail to appear at court. The other
case was against Tony Trio, an Italian,
who has reputation of being quarrel
some. He attacked Aaron Warner, on |
Saturday night, on Washington street.,
bit him on the cheek and otherwise as
saulted him. In default OF bail Trilo |
was sent to Jail.
To Take the Census.
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