The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-08-29


: TENDER has been fixed at cents qua
by the Interstate Milk Producers ASS
citation.
We George Reid and Rev. L. NJ. Bickne
es drove to Old Tennent church Sunda
morning, where Mr.. Bicl<nell preache
TX for Rev. Frank Symmes.
d. A Pittsburgh automobilist was fine
$40 by Recorder Herbert, on Wednesda,
ID evening, for exceeding the speed limi
st while driving on the Jobstown road.
Letters for Morris B. Wickersham
Mrs. Alice Shinn, Mrs. May Shinn
Charles Oliver, and MrsS Elizabeth A
r Sharp remain unclaimed in the pos
Office.
A beautiful meteor flashed across tn
4 southern sky about half-past seven OF
Thursday evening and was seen by
> numbers of people. 1t had a clearly de
fined tail, like comet, and was visibI,
7 some seconds.
l Anna H., widow of George Collins
: died at the residence of her daughter, in
Newark, on Sunday morning. She lived
in Mount Holly for many years, and heI
; occupation was that OF nurse. She
was 70 years Of age.
Miss Catharine Flynn, of Mount Holly,
: who is stenographer in the Fl. B. Smith
| Office, at Smithville, went away for her
vacation, last week. She got as far as
Buffalo when she was stricken with ty-
Iphoid fever and is now in hospital in
that city.
John Throckmorton, ST., and entire
family desire to express their sincere
thanks and appreciation for the many
kind acts, especially those who furnished
automobiles, and to all who in any way
rendered assistance during their recent
bereavement.
Another death from infantile paralysis
occurred at the Four Mile Colony Sun
day evening, making the second within
a month. There was another death from
the same disease near the Colony short
time ago, but there have been but two
cases right at the Colony.
Johnson Oatman, of SmithvilIe, clerk
of Eastampton township, and Miss Mary
Stills, of Ewanville, daughter of Charles
Stilts were married at the residence of
Montgomery Bishop, near Moorestown,
on Saturday evening at six o'clock by
Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr., of Mount
Holly.
Two cars for the Burlington County
Transit Company are being built by the
Brill Company, of Philadelphia, to be
delivered in October or November. 1t is
expected than the plan of running
cars from Mount Holly to Camden,
without change, will be inaugurated in
the autumn.
Clifford Oliver, of Burlington town
ship, killed great blue heron, bird o.
great beauty, for which he was arrested
on Friday on complaint made by game
warden Charles c. Morton. hearing
took place before justice of the peace
John Throckmorton, at which Oliver
pleaded guilty and Immediately paid
his fine and costs.
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Roebling plant is now well under way
and operations have also been started on
a number of houses to be erected on the
site Of the old Knickerpocker Row. All
departments Of the plant are rushed,
many working overtime to keep up with
the orders in sight. The machine shop
is working three nights week.
1t isn't very often that a man over
but such is the case with a prominent
member of America fire company, who
had two front teeth pulled recently and
is now cutting his third set. He is
very proud of this peculiar fact and is
walking unusually fast, both day and
night, in an effort to get those valuable
teeth through, which he thinks will
arrive soon.
Emma Gould, % years of age, resid-
ing at 223 Race street, Philadelphia, was
drowned in the creek between Eayres-
town and Lumberton, on Sunday after
noon. While bathing she stepped into
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Of young man named Massey to rescue
her were unavailing, as she struggled
violently. The young lady had gradu-
ated, last Tuesday, as nurse, and she
and her sister had been visiting her
aunt, Mrs. Leslie, near Lumberton. A
pulmotor was sent from Mount Holly to
resuscitate the girl, but it was too late.
Coroner Gaskill issued a certificate of
accidental death.
| Morris l.. Throckmorton died at the
Burlington county hospital on Wednes-
day after being i'll about week, although
he had been in poor health for some
time. He was taken to the hospital at
three o'clock Wednesday afternoon and
died at five o'clock. He was in the 10th
year of his age. The funeral took place
Sunday afternoon from the residence of
his brother-in-law, Charles H. Warner,
on Paxson street. The services we're
conducted by, Rev. I. s. Hammond.
The floral tokens were numerous and
beautiful. Automobiles conveyed the
family to the Brotherhood cemetery,
where his remains were inferred. De-
ceased leaves widow and four children
The difficulty in getting paper is caus-
ing newspaper publishers to use all
means to cut dow a the size of their
papers and to discontinue sending COM
Iplimentary and exchange copies. If the
Sunday papers would cutout their comic
and other useless sections they could
save much, as that would leave a great
deal to be printed. 1t takes very short
time to read the strictly valuable parts
of Sunday paper. The NEWS will
curtail where 1t is absolutely necessary,
but will try to keep up the size and
contents of thepaper. There are several
on our books who possibly want the
paper. but seem to think that money is
no object. They must not be surprised
I If they fail to get the weekly visitor.
George w. A. French, chief of the
Mount Holly Fire department. called a
meeting for last Tuesday evening, at
(which three representatives from each
company, selected by the chief, were
present, and the subject of division Of
the annual appropriation for fire pur
I poses was discussed. Heretofore the en-
i CINE companies received more than the
/: others, but since the chemical apparatus
I has been installed, the cost of running