The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-03-09

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membership. AT the evening servic
, there were two baptisms.
4 The house of America Fire Compan,
is draped in mourning because of th
death of Walter Bryant, of Spout Sprin
avenue, which occurred on Saturday.
The nominations for postmasters a
Mount Holly, Burlington and Borden
town have been confirmed by the Sen
ate and the nominees are now simpl.
awaiting the completion of the detail
which will put them in charge of tn
Offices.
William King of Pemberton, commit
ted suicide, at that place, Wednesday
He made short moose, which he slip
lped over chair, and strangled himself
King was addicted to the use of drugs
and when the new law went into effec
on Monday of last week he was unable
to purchase any of those he had been in
the habit of taking. This made him
despondent.
The American Institute of Bank
Clerks met in Philadelphia, Saturday
and had the annual banquet in the
Bellevue-Stratford Among those pre-
sent we're Walter /. Dill, Harry W
Phares and Nelson d. w. Pumyea, Of
the Union National Bank; A. B. Wal.
tiers and Ole Moen, of the Mount Holly
National Bank, and Raymond E. Thorn
son, of the Mechanics Bank, Burlington.
Officers elected last night by Mount
Holly Building and Loan Association:
President, DR.. Richard H. Parsons; vice
president, George d. Worrell; treasurer,
Edward B. Jones; directors, Maurice
Rowan, Edmund S. Eddy, Joseph Huff,
Francis H. Reed. Harry w. Phares,
Oliver G.. Billings, Frank I. Morton;
auditors, Walter l. Dill, Nelson d. w.
Pumyea, Charles A. King.
Although the will of Edward Kimble,
of Coopertown, cuts off his grandson,
George Edward Bassett, Is years old,
with 500, the youth, as the sole surviv-
ing heir of the wealthy farmer, will get
practically the entire estate, estimated
at from $40, 900 to SIS, 900. The death of
Kimble's aged wife, Josephine Kimble,
the residuary legatee under the will, who
passed away few hours before her hus-
bands demise, left young Bassett, son
of deceased daughter of the aged pair
upon whose marriage they had frowned,
as the nearest of kin surviving.
Constable Gaslzill went to Rancocas
yesterday to get Reuben Spindle, col
ored resident of the town, who was want
ed on charge of throwing a chair at
his wife as well as brandishing an axe
with the idea of frightening the woman.
The man was found at the Centreton
hotel and the constable was told that he
was "a bad man. and was warned to
look out for him. The constable follow
ed the advice but found the fellow very
peaceful and did not make any objection
to coming to Mount Holly where he
entered bail for his appearance at court
Helen Agnes Croker, years old, of
Moorestown, was probably fatally burned
on Friday while playing around bon
fire. The child's mother heard her
screams, and with rug beat out the
flames which had almost burned the
off the child's body. A physi-
clan was summoned, and seeing that the
child was in a serious condition sum-
noned an automobile and she was taken
10 Cooper Hospital. The baby straved
rom the house while her mother was
busy, and in her playful glee got too
lose to the flames and her clothing was
gnited.
At recent term of court Roland
Erickson was brought before the Judge
Who was told that the lad would not go |
20 school or work. He had been under
he supervision of the probation officer
out was not living up to the terms of |
he probation. The father of the bow
vas in court and when he left the part
ng between he and his son was quite |
affecting. Judge Lippincott decided to
,ive the boy another chance and sent
him home with some good advice to
yuide him. Word was received by pro-
,ation officer Slaughter, last week, that
he lad had joined the United States
lavy, and there is every prospect that |
he will, under the discipline of that
organization, make something of him.
elf.
No more impressive lesson on the I
necessity of enforcing the law prohibits
ng the use of air rifles can be given
han is shown by the following item
AIKEN from Camden paper of Satur-
lay. 1t says: ''Fifteen-year-old William
WEIGH, of Ashland, accidentally killed
himself to-day with an air rifle. The |
iny leaden ball entered his right temple. /
,ausing an injury that resulted in death
IN hour later. The boy was cleaning
he rifle at the time of the fatality. He
did not know it was loaded
ind is thought to have struck the trig-
,er while polishing the stock. His
mother heard him scream and running
% his room found him on the floor with |
blood streaming from a tiny wound in
he temple. DR.. Howard was sent for.
he responded quickly, but the boy was
H..
The New Jersey Agricultural Experi-l
nent station has received the following |
notice from the U. S. Department Of |
A Agriculture: 1.-The rapid spread of pow
iery scab disease in Aroostook county. |
Maine, and the difficulty which has
developed in detecting by any practical |
ole inspection the presence of slight in
lection with this disease has led the de- |
partment to discontinue further certifica-
lion of seed stock from the infected dis
tricts in Maine and New York. The
public should be warned that all seed
potatoes hitherto shipped from infected
districts in Maine and New York NAV
contain powdery scab whether certified
or not. The only federal certification of
potatoes as a condition of interstate
from the infected districts
hereafter will be as table stock potatoes.
The Pennsylvania Arbitration and
Peace Society holds many views on the
present International relations and
policy of the United States. These may
all be summed up in the following reso-
luton: Resolved, that we regard the
present agitation for general increase
of the armed strength of the United
States as unnecessary, untimely, illogical
and opposed to true patriotism. That
we are fully in accord with the interna-
tional policy of the President, as ex-
pressed in his message to Congress on
December s, 1914, and urge all true citi-
zens to uphold and strengthen his hands
at this time of grave national response
bitity. SO as to further policy of peace,
justice, Cancellation and goodwill as the
truest safeguard of our national great
ness, which will rest in the future, as
ii has rested in the mast nnnra q hnris