The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-10-17
The MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY, OCTOBER II, 1916
LOCAL NEWS.


Miss Hannah A. Moore has resigned
her position in the law Office of Georg,
M. Hillman.
Charles Carlson, of Clifton avenue
will shortly remove to Philadelphia
where he is employed.
The Unionville Sunday school will
hold rally day exercises next Sunday
afternoon at two o'clock.
William Karg, of the class of 1916
of the Mount Holly High school, has
entered Cornell University.
The Halloween decorations in the
window of T. Walter Borton's store on
Main street are attracting considerable
attention.
The thirty-ninth annual convention
of the Burlington County Sunday.
School Association will be held in the
First Baptist Church, Burlington, on
Thursday.
Letters for Thomas Audley, Mark
Valentine, Andrew b. Loveland and
Miss Sallie Thomas remain unclaimed
in the post office for the week ending
October a.
Following the advice of his physician,
Rudolph P. Kumpf is taking an ex-
tended vacation for the benefit of his
health. He will spend some time in
the mountains.
The administrators of the estate of
Bloomfield b. Pew will hold public
sale of the personal property of the de-
ceased on Thursday, October rs, at the
farm on Wood lane.
Last Wednesday was the first day
for killing deer in the state. About
half dozen were shot in Burlington
county. The open season is continued
for three more Wednesdays.
Harry Hawkins, ST., moved last
week to the Frank Wright property on
Garden street, which he recently pur-
chased. Mr.. and Mrs. Wright will re-
move to Florida next month.
A group meeting of the conference
claims campaign of the New Jersey
Methodist Episcopal conference is be-
ing held in the Mount Holly Nj. +.
church to-day by Rev. Marshall Owens.
The regular quarterly meeting of the
Burlington County Medical Society
was held at the Metropolitan Inn,
Burlington. on Wednesday. DR.. ]. t.
Hugh, of Philadelphia, delivered an
address on 'Infantile Paralysis. J"
The Womans League has secured
DIR. George Earl Raiguel to deliver
series of ten lectures in Mount Holly |
this winter, beginning on November |
10. Six lectures will be given in the /
afternoons and four in the evenings.
DR.. J. Hume Carter has begun the |
erection of public garage, 50-65 feet,
on his property in the rear OF America
fire house. The building will be of
brick, with asbestos roof and able to
accommodate large number of cars.
A 14-foot birch bark canoe, made IN |
the Adirondacks, whereit was used all /
summer, has arrived at Hacks wharf. |
The bark has been left it's natural color |
and the canoe is very light and attract
i've. 1t is the property of resident OF
Merchantville.
In the report of the Fair, last week,
THE News stated that the handsome
cup given for the best herd of cattle |
was presented by the FAR Association.
This was not correct. The cup was the
gift Of Edward b. Jones. president of
the Fair Association.
A tract of 40 acres of timber on the
DsCamp farm between Georgetown
and Bordentown has been sold to Kali |
bach brothers by Brose E. Smith, of |
Wrightstown, and the lumber dealers |
are now preparing to handle the tim
Der for the market.
Theodore B. Townley, grand secre- |
tary of the Masons of New Jersey, died
at his home in Elizabeth, last week, |
following an operation for appendicitis.
Mr.. Townley had attended lodge
meeting in Mount Holly only few
days before his death, and was well
known in Burlington county.
A goodly number of members of the
Grand Army Post, Ladies' Aid of the
q. A. r., w. G. L. u, Sons of
Veterans and Uniform Rank of the
Junior Mechanics, attended service at
the Methodist church on Sunday even
ing, at which time Rev. I. s. Ham
mond preached an interesting sermon,
William d. Marren was seriously in
jured at the Arcade hotel on Thursday
night when he fell from a chair on
which he was standing while examin-
ing some defective plumbing. In fall
ing he struck sharp projection of the
chair, which penetrated his body near
the hip to the depth of al inch and
half, causing considerable bleeding.
Less money has been paid by the
state to the various school districts in
Burlington county than was expected
would be available when the apportion-
ment was made in April. There is q
loss to the county of $453.77, the differ
snce between the amount expected
and the sum actually received. This
loss has been divided between the diff
fsrent districts by County Superinten-
dent Kayser, and Northampton's share
of it is $45.10, the township actually
receiving 81, 536.72, instead of 81 ,5S1. 80,
as apportioned to it in April.
Fire swept the cranberry boys of S.
F. Garrison, at New Lisbon, on Tues
day, burning off about rs acres Of
woodland. For time the boys owned
by James O'Kane, of Bordentown, 6
few miles distant, were also threatened
1t is supposed that the fire started from
a spark from locomotive at the New
Lisbon station. The flames were sub
dued only after hard fight by gam
OF railroad employees, assisted by mer
from the boys. Mr.. Garrison was for
tunate in that the fire kept away from
his buildings and the portion of tn
boys under cultivation.
The twenty-eighth annual .eonven
ton of the Trenton District Epwort
was held in the Broad street Methods
Episcopal church, Burlington, o
Thursday. Large attendances wei
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