The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-08-24
LOCAL NEWS.

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Sheriff Stecher has purchased Pal
automobile.
A baby boy arrived at the home
Mr.. and Mrs. Loring Osgood on Friday
A son arrived in the family of Rose
G. Gale. of Broad street. Tuesday NOR
ing.
Ross w. Quicksall's new cottage
Seaside Heights is about ready for occ
pancy.
America Fire Company has sold
old hose carriage to the FIRE departmel
of Collingdale, Pa.
Rev. Joseph L. Surtees will be hon
and have charge of the prayer meetin
at the M. E. church tomorrow night.
Suit for divorce has been filed in
Philadelphia court by Mildred E. Culir
Of Moorestown, from Joseph III. CuIin.
Mrs. Ann Eliza Tuttle, of Ridgwa
street, was knocked down by bicyclis
at Ocean Grove last week, and painful.
injured.
One hundred and forty tickets wer
sold at the Mount Holly station, OF
Sunday, for the $3.50 excursion to At
lantic City.
Circuit Court Judge Howard Carroy
will sit at Mount Holly November Is h
"a for the fall term Of the Burlington
county courts.
Rev. johnson Oatman, Jr., will preach
in the Methodist church on Sunda,
morning. Lawrence Bullock will speal
at the evening service.
Judge Lippincott and the county
board Of elections sit today to appoint
members of the boards of registry and
election to serve this year.
Alterations have been begun to the
property at the corner of Main and
Water streets, recently purchased by the
South Jersey Tobacco Company.
Unclaimed mail remains at the post
Office for: Mrs. Edward Braislin, Miss
Elmira Allen, Miss Mary Ferwalt, Miss
Mary Pickett. and Miss Lillian Mintzer.
The Ladies' Aid Society OF st. Paul's
M. E. church will give block party on
Chestnut street. Thursday evening. A
feature will be moonlight automobile
joy ride.
The personal property belonging to the
estate Of DIR. John w. Branin, deceased,
will be sold at public sale next Saturday
afternoon, at his late residence ON Wash
ington street.
The Young Friends Association will
meet at the home Of D. Budd Jones,
near Eayrestown, on Thursday evening,
September O. Members and others are
cordially invited.
Floyd Z. Scattergood, of Grant street,
Is now employed in the Pennsylvania
railroad freight department Office in
Philadelphia, having resigned his posi-
ton with the Public Service Corporation
Henry Bozarth, an old soldier, was
struck by an automobile at the Arcade
driveway on Saturday, but was not bad
ly injured. He escaped with a few
bruises.
Cedar Cabin, on the upper creek, has
been torn down by its owner, Ludwig p.
Vollers, Of Philadelphia. Work will be
begun at once on the erection of a larger
and more substantial bungalow for win
ter use, on the same site.
The township committee, at its meet
ing on Tuesday night, placed an order
for 1900 feet Of fire hose, which will be
distributed among the four fire com
panies, and will make the total service
able supply about 1000 feet.
Pemberton is making preparations for
big celebration of Labor day. There
will be two games of base ball. and the
Grange fair and harvest home in the
afternoon and evening. jennings Sixth
Regiment band will furnish music all
day.
There were two weddings at the Pres
byterian manse, on Wednesday, by
Rev. Frank Wilcox: Frank Lucas
and Mary M. Harris, both of Vincen-
town; and A. Garfield Brown, OF Mount
Holly, and Annie E. Harris, of Vincen-
town.
The. Burlington County Fair Associa-
ton will give 500 in gold to the owner
of the horse breaking the track record
during the races at the coming fair
Silver cups win be awarded TO the horses
making the fastest heats in any trotting
or pacing race.
The narrow portions OF the upper
creek, near Smithville, are becoming al
most impossible for canoeists by reason
of fallen trees and other debris. At one
point the entire width of the stream is
blocked, and it is necessary to lift the
canoes over the obstruction.
1t was reported on hestreet, last week,
that the Risdon-Alcott foundry, on
Church street, had been sold to CON-
pany that would operate the plant and
manufacture war munitions. The re-
port was incorrect, although negotiations
for the purchase of the plant have been
made recently.
A. A. Anderson, real estate dealer, re.
ports the sale of the farm buildings and
80 acres of the Eliza C.. McHenry farm
on the east side of Mount Holly, to
Avery L. Bennett, who at present is
farming the Mathers place on the Ran.
cocas road. Also the country estate o.
Mrs. Martha Bloom, at Juliustown, com
prising mansion and chicken farm oil
IA acres, to j. b. LANCE, of New Yorl
city.
Rev. w. E. Zimmerman. Samuel E
colder. WILLIAM H. Stillwell, DAME
Wells, Samuel c. Stanton and William
J. Haines represented Washington
Camp No. II, of Mount Holly at tn
session of the state camp, Patriotic Orde
Sons of America, at Elizabeth, las
week. The local camp received hand
some flag for making the largest gain il
membership during the year, the mum
Der being 120.
The 46th annual midsummer meetin
of the American Cranberry Growers Al
ISOLATION will be held at the Inn 9
Browns Mills, ON Saturday. The NEE
ing will be opened st 1890 a. m,
Prof A. J. Rider. who has been secretar
and treasurer of the association for 4