The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-03-16
Bordentown.

Charles ii. drlScom has sold lot OF
land on Pine street to William Warrack.
MIR. and Mrs. John p Hutchinson
have gone to Florida to join their son
and daughter and to spend the remain
der of the winter there.
Stanley Bozarth, who was accidentally
run down by an automobile on Farms
worth avenue, Thursday afternoon, is
rapidly recovering from the effects of the
injuries.
The Rev. James Burns, who has been
returned to Trinity M. <. church for an
other year by the M. E. Conference, was
rendered reception on Friday evening
by the members of the Ladies' Aid
Society.
The Eagle Shirt Factory, which has
been closed for several weeks owing to a
lack OF orders, due to the general de-
preston in business, resumed on We'd
nesday with reduced number OF hands.
1t was rumored that the local factory
was to be abandoned, but this report was
denied by the firm.
Miss Mary Donnelly and Miss Aliad
Dougherty, of this city, and Miss M
Let's, of Roebling, members of the grad
uating class of the State Normal School,
have been assigned to the local public
school for practice teaching. Paul
Swain, after several weeks of practice
work here, has resumed his studies at
the Normal.
| William III. Strang, well known cit.
izen, died at his home on Elizabeth
street on Tuesday afternoon after an ILL
ness of three months. He came to this
city % years ago and for the last 20 years
was travelling salesman. His kindly
disposition made him many friends
Mr.. Strang was member of Trinity M
E. Church, charter member of Bona
parte Castle No. 10, knights of the
Golden Eagle. and the National Pro
tective Legion.
Edward Palmer, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Palmer, was drowned in the
Delaware here on Sunday. He was 81
years old and single. Palmer and hi
Younger brother Frank had gone out t.
try their speed boat for the first time
and in making a short and quick turr
both were thrown into the river. Tn,
boat was not overturned. The acciden
was witnessed by Ralph Reeder, wh'
put off to their assistance in his steam
launch, but was few minutes too lat
to save the elder man. The brother wa
rescued.
| Earnest Nixon, aged 20 years, AM
James Whiting, aged q years, were al
rested in Trenton and brought to Boz
dentown ON Thursday by Constable B
Fl. Newell They were locked up in tn
city hall Jail on warrants issued b.
Justice of Peace Isaac d. Gabel. The,
are charged with holding up with inten
to rob, Philip Meredith, a fish peddler
of Burlington, on the highway som
three miles from Bordentown, on Thurs
day, the 4th instant. 1t is said the,
mutilated his curtains and place
distractions in the wheels of his wagol
in the endeavor to get Meredith out G
the vehicle. He kept them at bay witt
a big fish knife. There was third maj
in the party, but so far he has not BEEF
arrested. Justice Gabel held the mel
for court.
After three public hearings on the ad
visibility of installing water meter
throughout the city, given by the Boar
: of Commissioners, the question was de
cided at an adjourned meeting on Frida'
afternoon. The original resolution whicl
was introduced required that every SCI
vice must be metered with minimum
rate of So per annum but before it
adoption it was modified to such al
extent that the installation of meter
will be optional with the present con
sumers, but all new services will b
equipped with meters hereafter. Con
siderable agitation has been aroused owe
the proposed new method of sellin,
water and every public hearing on tn
matter has been we'll attended, with tn
result that those who gave expression t
their views were about evenly divide,
on the plan to meter generally. TIL
object sought to be attained by the
governing board was not to increase tn
revenue, but to conserve the present sup
ply and prevent wilful waste of an ex
cellent quality OF water. However, by
resolution passed the city engineer ha,
been directed to make thorough ex
animation of the city's water plant ant
water supply, and to investigate int
and recommend the best method of de
veloping larger water supply, and te
submit an approximate cost of the worl
recommended.