The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-08-31
willett D. shinn has purchased a
Chalmers automobile.

mills, Riverside.
William Shinn and Miss Alta Leonard
both of Mount Holly, were married q
+. Elkton, Nd, on Thursday.
Don't forget the picnic and dance 70
the benefit OF. the Burlington Count
Hospital, to be held at Rancocas Par
on Thursday.
The remains of Mrs. Catherine Blan
kenhime, of Broad street, were interre
in the Lutheran cemetery, near Haines
port, Thursday.
William Wright. of Grant street, ha
purchased an Overland automobile, an,
will erect a concrete garage in the rea
OF his residence.
"Babs,'' the thoroughbred bulldoI
owned by William P. Randall, died OIL
Friday. She was well trained and yer,
gentle, and general favorite.
Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr., preached
in the Methodist church on Sunday
morning, and s. Lawrence Bullock oc
cupied the pulpit in the evening.
The annual pre-primary election ban
danna supper will be given by Sain'
Paul's M. E. church on Monday even
ing, September 27, in that church.
Mrs. Howard Thomas, of Moorestown
announces the engagement Of heI
daughter, Elsie Margaret Thomas, to
William s. Kelley, Jr., of Mount Holly.
The Loyal Sisters Bible class of the
M. E. Sunday school will hold picnic
on the farm of Mrs. Charles H. Cram
mer, the teacher Of the class, on Thurs
day.
Uriah Bowker, of Browns Mills, who
is employed at the powder works at
Pennsgrove, has been laid off for three
weeks for carrying box of matches in
his pocket.
While attending a convention of
Chalmers automobile agents at Detroit
last week, Daniel Suffer was presented
with handsome gun as prize in a
sales contest conducted bytne company.
The picnic of the Laules Aid of the
q. A. r. was held at Rancocas Park on
Friday. Although the weather was
and cool. large number of
The members attended and enjoyed the
putting.
Miss Virginia Crammer entertained a
arge number of friends at an evening
company at her home on east Mill street
IN Thursday evening. Various games
we're played, refreshments served, and
he party dispersed at late hour.
The Bedford School of Telegraphy,
Bedford. Pa, Pennsylvania railroad
affords young men who de-
ire to take up railroad work, an excel
emit opportunity to enter that field. In
crested persons can obtain any informa-
ion from Thomas Saddington. manager
# the school, who will gladly furnish
ii details.
William j. McCahan and Charles T.
1IQWna vi 4NAOOACouOWhs A1afC tCdcC0 a
ract of land along the upper creek at
he ''sheep pens, 125 yards square. to-
,ether with a 12-foot right of way to the
road, and will erect bunga-
ow there. E. w. Esham has the con-
ract, and work will begin at once. The
Gentlemen named are enthusiastic
anoeisfs
A New Hampshire newspaper pub
ished the following in recent issue:
"A party of two ladies and 6-year-old
hid made the ascent Of Mount Wash
ngton by automobile the first of the
week. They were the first lades ever to
rive car to the Summit. THE party
included Mrs. Alfred w. Hunt and Mas
er Robert Hunt, of Moorestown, N. j.,
nd Miss Rachel W. Evans. of Medford,
7. j. On the last mile of the trip they
ncountered very heavy shower"
Judge Lippincott and the county
'oard of election held session on Tues
lay for the purpose of making up the
list of district election officers. The fol- |
owing will serve in Northampton: LIST
district, q. M. Sleeper, ]. Frank Scatter
God, Rep; w. A. Slaughter, John d. |
Rock, Dem. I'd dis. Herbert s. Killie,
}. Shreve Armstrong, Rep; Edward Y.
iunshe, J. F. r. Long, Dem. Sd dis, |
francis o. Durand, Henry C.. Shinn,
sep.; Harry c. Paul, Francis ]. Shannon,
DEM. 4th dis, w. B. Pearson, Richard
,. Brown, Rep; Thos. A. Mulraney, w.
1. Dobbins, Dem. 9Th dis, Joseph w.
,olkitt. John ID. Mason, Rep; Carlton
Dalton, Maurice Rowan, Dem. Harry
J. Paul having moved from the district
here is a vacancy in Northampton
bird, which will be filed by-appoint- |
nent.
The woman's branch of the New Jer-
ey Historical Society recently organized
he Maternity Relief Association, the
biect of which is to provide outfits of
lothing for mother and child in the
european war zone. Very gratifying re-
'orts are received from the different dis
riots of the association. In the Mount
Holly district, which includes Pember-
on, Lumberton, Rancocas and Vincen-
own, Mrs. Alice o. Paul being chair
nan, $500 has been subscribed. This
district has also made and sent to the
Red Cross Office, fifteen complete outfits
or mother and baby, embracing over
our hundred pieces. They were valued
It SIS an outfit. A quantity of material
or garments was also included. The
Moorestown district subscribed $126.25,
md finished 81 swaddling clothes and 5
outfits of clothing.
Harry E. Horner, former assessor of
Pensauken township, Camden county,
was instantly killed, and Mrs. Elwood
Scott, of Merchantville, fatally injured,
when an automobile in which they were
riding was struck by a freight train near
Palmyra on Friday night. Mrs. Scott's
skull was crushed and she was injured
She died the next day.
Mrs. Scott formerly owned the Mer-
Inn, and some months ago
sold the property and furnishings. Hor-
ner acted as auctioneer at the sale, and
many of the purchases. of furnishings
were paid with promissory notes. A
number of these became due on Friday,
and Horner and Mrs. Scott went to West
Palmyra to collect on them. They were
returning to Merchantville. The cross
ing ut which they were struck has bell
signals. The crew of the freight train
cannot account for the accident,
the engineer declaring he was blowing