The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-11-02
The MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 2, 1916
LOCAL NEWS.

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ket in his store on Main street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward d. Stokes hay
returned from trip to Old Point Con
fort.
Rancocas Grange has postponed il
Halloween dance to November 20. A
welcome.
Mrs. Maria H. Lewis, of Washingto
street, celebrated her 1O1st birthday o.
October %.
Little Beverley Kingdom entertained
number of his friends at Halloween
party on Saturday.
Harry Shinn, of Mount Holly, shot
16O-lb deer on Wednesday, between Pasa
dena and Mount Misery
Harry N. Smith has moved into thu
b. Henry Jones property on Mill street
which he recently purchased
The engagement of August Kropp, O.
MountHolly, and Miss Ellen Holland
of Philadelphia, is announced.
Mr.. and Mrs. William B. Noblette, Of
Philadelphia, were weekend guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred M. Anderson.
The Interstate Milk Producers Asso-
citation has fixed the wholesale price OF
milk for November at five cents quart.
Noticeable improvement has recently
been made to the exterior of the resi-
dence of John w. Iippincott, on Mill
street.
Rev. Frank Wilcox and family have
removed to Philadelphia. where they
are temporarily occupying apartments
on South Fifteenth street.
Miss Marian Townsend, of last years
graduating class at the Mount Holly
high school, has been elected a teacher
in the public school at Lumberton.
George b. West has completed the
work Of repairing the old revolutionary
cannon. and it will shortly be mounted
on its pedestal in the court house yard.
Announcement is made of the en-
gagement of Edwin r. Semple, for
mer Mount Holly resident. now practic-
ing law in Newark, and Miss Anna w.
Murphy, of Bordentown.
Charles r. Morrison & Son will sell at
public sale, ON Saturday afternoon, two
bungalows belonging to Harry v. Kes-
ter, erected on the old academy tract at
Ridgway street and Mount Holly avenue.
The annual teachers institute for Bur-
lington county will be held in the audi
torium of the Mount Holly high school.
commencing Monday, November 10,
and closing Wednesday, November II.
Eugene F. Bowker, of Tabernacle,
who has been receiving treatment in the
Burlington county hospital for gun shot
wounds received on the opening day of
the deer hunting season, is rapidly re-
covering
The barns and outbuildings on the
farm of Thomas p Miller at Fieldsboro,
were destroyed by fire yesterday after
noon. Fortunately there was no live
stock in the buildings. The origin OF
the fire Is mystery.
A meeting of the creditors Of George
w. Durand, who was adjudged bank
rupt on October 16, will be held at the !
Office of s. A. Atkinson on Thursday.
The liabilities are said to be s., 230, 90
and the assets 81, 407.74.
Miss Susan McSorley, well known as
nurse, died suddenly at her home on
Mount Holly avenue, Wednesday. She
ate hearty supper and was seized with |
acute indigestion, death ensuing within
ten minutes after she was affected.
A quantity of underbrush, dead trees,
ETC., has been removed from the front of
the lots on High street, above the mount.
owned by by DR.. r. s. Clarke, Henry G.
Shinn and s. Thackara Haines, greatly
improving the appearance of that part
of the street.
State Superintendent Waldron and
County Supervisor Haines are making
tests OF druggists scales and weights
throughout the county. 1t was found,
in some cases, that acids used to cean
the weights had affected them and made
them light without the druggists know
ledge.
So many of the players on the Mount
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juries in recent games which prevent
their playing again for some time, that
the management has been compelled to
cancel all games scheduled until Thanks
giving. On that day the opposing team
will be Melrose, of Atlantic City.
The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea
Company, which operates 1400 stores
throughout the country, opened its new
store at Al High street, Mount Holly
formerly the South Jersey Tobacco Com
pany-on Saturday. and did quito fair
business when it is taken into account
that they had not given very much
publicity to their business.
Howard Nippins, employed at the H.
b. Smith Machine Company works, had
his right arm caught in cog wheels, on
Thursday, while oiling shafting The
arm was so badly mangled that it had
to be amputated at the shoulder. The
operation was performed at the Burling-
ton county hospital. He is recovering
as we'll as could be expected.
Has the township committee or any
one else inspected the many poles
planted around town? One day last
week telephone or trolley pole fell in
Camden and struck an automobile that |
happened to be passing at that moment,
and woman was killed. Who knows
whether the poles in Mount Holly are
absolutely safe or whether severe wind
storm may not blow some of them over
and cause result similar to that noted
in Camden?
Professor George Parker, brother-in-
law of DR.. A.. r. w. Atwood, died sud-
denly at his home at Jamaica, l.. l., on
Tuesday night. He was stricken with
acute Bright's disease on the previous
Friday, but his condition was not alarm
ing until short time before his death.
Professor Parker was well known in
Mount Holly. having been frequent
visitor here. The funeral took place
Saturday afternoon from the residence
of DIR. Atwood. .Interment was made
in Mount Holly cemetery.
The marriage of Miss Mabel E. Kel-
lev, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William