The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-08-17
LOCAL NEWS.

stone road on Mill street is about com
pleted.
The Woolworth five and ten cent stor
has had its appearance frightened by
coat of red paint.
Rev. Oscar W. Henderson, of Rock
vile, Md, occupied the pulpit of thu
Baptist church on Sunday.
The residence of Louis Garbarino. or
Buttonwood street. has been improved
by the erection of large porch.
David Cerlen. the Main street tailor
has installed modern steam pressing
machine, the only one in the county.
Harry v. Kester has sold his residence
at the corner Of Broad street and Mount
Holly avenue, to Frank L. Garbarino.
Mrs. Joseph b. Aaronson, of Ridge
avenue, is a patient in the Burlington
county hospital suffering from 5nervous-
ness. Her condition is improving rapid
ly.
THE NEWS stated last week that
bushei of wheat under the new weight
standard is to be 40 pounds, which is in
correct, that weight applying to buck
wheat.
Walter Wright. of Hainesport, has
bought the Bussom dry goods store on
Main street, and took possession yester-
day. Mrs. Wright was formerly sales
lady in the store.
A two days carnival will be held at
New Egypt on Thursday and Friday
The programme includes street parade,
vaudeville, base ball games, baby parade
and lake carnival.
Company E went to Sea Girt on Sum
day for two days rifle practice. The
state cannot expend its money in bet
ter way than in educating the young
men to be good soldiers.
A movement has been started to have
bath houses erected at the mill dam be-
fore the opening of the next season. Ed
ward B. Jones has announced that he
will contribute $25 toward their erection.
Unclaimed mail for the following per
sons remains in the post Office for the
week ending August IA: Mr. McLani,
Mrs. @. L. Fleming, Miss Lizzie Clauer,
G. A. Caldwell. M. A. Holly. Madeline
Hendrickson. A. N. Rose.
The pedestal ON which the revolution
ary cannon is to be mounted has been
erected in the court house yard by the /
local ?. 0. s. of A. But the cannon is
where it has been for the past year, living
along the curb on Washington street.
There will be harvest home in the
pavilion woods. New Lisbon, on Thurs
day. August IS. under the auspices Of
the M. E. Church of that place. There
will be speaking by prominent men,
base ball game. and chicken supper.
Frank A. Hendrickson, who was seized !
with paralysis of the legs short time
ago, has not improved during the past
week. Several specialists have been
called in consultation on this case and
every effort is being exerted to better his
condition.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Metho-
dist church will hold a block social and
supper on September is, on Mill street,
between Mount Holly avenue and Green
fstreet. The bill of fare will be served
Iseriatum at various houses along the
jblock above named.
Pocahontas Tribe No. IS, Improved
Order Of Red Men, will celebrate its 45th
anniversary next Monday evening. The
members and their families have been
invited, and an interesting programme
arranged. One feature of the exercises
will be roll call of every member of the
order since its organization.
" The men who keep an eyeon the cram
berry crop estimate at the present time,
three weeks before the picking begins,
that the yield viii be the country over,
about two-thirds Of what it was last
year. The figures they submit for 1915
are 400 900 barrels as compared with the
harvest last year of $40. 900 barrels.
Judge Kalisch has named Drs. Chas.
X. Mills and Charles w. Burr, both of
Philadelphia. to make an examination
relative to the sanity of Edgar C.
Murphy. under sentence Of death for
murder. Application has been made to
the court Of pardons for Communication
Of sentence ON the ground that he is i'm
sane.
The annual picnic of Pomona Grange
opens to-day at Rancocas Park and will l.
continue tomorrow. There will be ex- :
hibits of farm products on quite large
scale, for which prizes amounting to
approximately $1,000 will be awarded. Ii
The judging will be done by men from
the New Brunswick Agricultural station.
National and state grange officers will
deliver addresses.
Rev. William r. A. Palmer, of ST.
Paul's M. y. church. by request will re-
peat his famous lecture, 1.-THE Wiles of Ii
the Devil Thursday, August IS, at
$50 p M. The lecture will be introduced /,
with round table and followed by a
unique Japanese refreshment sale. The
committee, Mrs. Maria Cotton, Emma
Pierce, Ida Hollingsworth and Hansen
Still extend hearty welcome to all.
A team of horses attached to one of
Harry B. Gales Moorestown laundry
wagons. became frightened at something
On Main street Friday afternoon, and
ran away. When they reached the Ar
eade Hotel trolley car came round the
corner, and the horses swerved toward
the curb, plunging> into the rear of an
automobile standing in front of the |
hotel. Both horses fell and the wagon
was overturned. but all escaped any in |
jury. The mud guard of the car was |
slightly damaged.
There was an amusing automobile in |
cident one day last week, but it cannot
be included in the numerous jokes that
are put out about the Ford, for the ma
chine in question was a Winton. 1t
stood in front of Aliens drug store and
the iceman had just put 100 lbs. of ice in
front of it. The driver of the auto, with
out noticing the ice, started the engine,
the front wheels of the machine jumped
the ice, and away the whole outfit went
up High street. When opposite the
post Office some one called Ito the driver
and asked him if he was running on
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