The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-05-23
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
Bert Dill has purchased E. w. Es-
hams residence on Mill street, opposite
Cherry.
The Mount Holly Fire Department
will hold memorial services on. the fourth
Of June.
William A. Jones reports having sold
thirty-seven Ford automobiles and ten
Overlands 30 far this year.
An eleven-pound boy arrived in the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ellsworth e.
Branin on Thursday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. William ;. Haines. OF
Bispham street. are being congratulated
on the birth of son. ON Wednesday.
The circulating library will open June
lst, Thursday. in the morning from nine
o'clock until noon. Closed Memorial
Day.
Charles E. Rogers will soon begin the
erection OF large storehouse, 36x64,
two stories high, with capacity of $50
tons OF feed.
William E. Berry and Miss Florence
M. Karg, both Of Mount Holly, were
married on Wednesday, May 9, by Rev.
James III. Terry.
Quite q number Of members of the
local patriotic orders participated in the
big fraternal parade in Camden on
Saturday evening.
About fifty members of the Brother
hood Bible class of the Methodist Sun
day school attended service at that
church on Sunday evening.
The annual reception given the Senior
class of the Mount Holly High school
by the Juniors, will be held in the school
auditorium on Friday evening.
While handling some heavy material
ut his plant on Washington street, Tues
day afternoon, George B. West had the
misfortune to fall and break his shoulder.
The May Day Breakfast given in
Moorestown recently for the benefit OF
the Burlington County Hospital Melted
over 1920, which is $40 more than last
year.
Edward A. Mechling. of Moorestown.
was elected one of the directors OF the
new slate department of agriculture
when it organized at Trenton on We'd
nesday, under law passed by the last
legislature.
The Harry II. Bowen property on
Main street, occupied by the Acme Tea
Company, was sold at sheriff's sale, on
Thursday, at the suit of Robert J. SUIT
ton, of Burlington, to William H. Ben
nett, of Philadelphia, for 81. 592.31.
Members OF the Young Friends Asso-
citation, of Philadelphia, will visit First
day school at Arney's Mount. near Penn
berton. next Sunday, at 1.45 p. m. A
meeting will be held at 3p. m. All
Friends, and every one interested, are
cordially invited to be present.
The Burlington County Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
has been recognized with the following
officers: President, Alonzo B. Fox, Bur
lington; vice presidents, J. Harry Car
lock, Burlington; w. Burtis Pew.
Mount Holly; secretary, G. Roland Oil
yer. Burlington; treasurer, Edward b.
Ridgway, Burlington; solicitor, Charles
A. Rigg. Burlington.
Mrs. Alice Riley, mother-in,law of
Alfred Wolfrom, died on Wednesday at
the home Of her daughter, Mrs. John r.
Reynolds, in Trenton. from a stroke of
apoplexy which rendered her uncon.
scious since the previous Sunday. Mrs.
Riley lived in Mount Holly for seventy
years prior to removing to Trenton about
Ave years ago. She had been a property
owner here for sixty seven years. The
funeral was held in Mount Holly on
Saturday morning.
Russell Ford, Of Vincentown, met
with frightful accident last week wher
he had his left ear completely torn off in
runaway. He was on his way home
from Mount Holly with load of feeC
when his horses became frightened q
an automobile and ran away. He wa!
thrown from the wagon and in som,
manner his ear was completely severed
Ford was rendered unconscious and Ia,
in the road for some time before recover
ing sufficiently to walk to Vincentown
After the injury had been dressed by
physician. Ford was removed to tn
Burlington County Hospital.
A movement has been started i
which it is expect to raise neat sum {
money for the Burlington Count
Hospital. The plan was originated b
Washington Camp No. II. P. o. 8. {
A., of Mount Holly. and is to be take
up by the Camps all over the county
The plan il to sell American flag bow
ut five cents each, beginning at tn
time and continuing until the last
June, and the net receipts will
donated to the Hospital. The loo
camp has purchased 1900 Of the boy
and sent some to all campsof the count
This campaign will be conducted al
known as q benefit for the Burlingtt
County Hospital by the Burlingt
County Patriotic Order Sons Of Americ
This is q most worthy object and shou
be taken up with enthusiasm by eve
citizen of the county, who should p,
chase at least one flag bow. When
member OF the above order in any pr
OF the county approaches you with the
flag bows don't turn him down for q
cents. Don't fail to purchase one at q
cents and help worthy cause.