The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-07-04
LOCAL NEWS

LOCAL NEWS.
The Saltzman store will close at moo
on July 4.
Former prosecutor Samuel A. Akin
SON has purchased Cadillac eight auto
mobile.
The annual picnic of the Baptist Sun
day school will be held at Rancocas Parl
on July IA.
Mrs. Martin Grady. of Mount Holly
has purchased house ON Church stree
from Thomas Ellis, Of Trenton.
Henry Barry, formerly of the West
End hotel, Moorestown, has purchased
the Sea Bright Inn at Sea Bright.
The wholesale price of milk for July
has been fixed at cents a quart by the
Interstate Milk Producers Association
Having been elected to the staff Of
teachers in the Beverly school, Miss
Theodore G.. Melcher has resigned heI
position in the local school.
Philip s. Irons, Jr., has been trans
ferred to the north Jersey district of the
Burroughs Adding Machine Company,
with headquarters at Newark.
A very beautiful display Of jack roses
causes many flower lovers who pass
to stop and look with envy at the
bush which grows in the yard of Samuel
Shinn, on Mount Holly avenue.
One hundred and thirty-five canoes
are now stored at Edward Hacks. 1t is
probable that nearly all of them will be
in use on July A, which is generally the
big holiday of the canoeing season.
Very attractive booklets have been
sent out advertising Birmingham Inn as
> summer resort. The management in
tends to leave nothing undone that will
make the place popular or attractive.
The marriage of Norman F. Lynn. of
Mount Holly. and Miss Mary Emma
Mauger, of Camden, took place at st.
Paul's Episcopal church. in the latter
city, on Wednesday. They will reside
in Merchantville.
Announcement is made of the mar
riage of Miss Gertrude H. Tomlinson, of
Mount Holly, and Earl C. Page. of Bur
iington. The ceremony was performed
on June 10, at st. Rarnabas' rectory,
Burlington, by Rev. Philip s. Smith.
Walter Renewal, superintendent of the
distiiiing plant on east Pearl street, Bur-
hngton. died at the Burlington County
Hospital Wednesday. Renewal had been
patient at the institution since June
10, when he was badly burned while at
work in the distillery.
Members OF the Mount Holly orders of
the Junior Mechanics and P. o. s. OF A.,
who may be called upon for military
service during the present Mexican trou-
bic, will not be required to pay any dues
during their absence from home. Similar
action has been taken by the Brother
hood Of America.
John Lillis, a middle-aged resident of
Burlington, was painfully injured while
working in trench on Madison avenue.
Mount Holly, Wednesday afternoon.
The trench caved in, Lillis sustaining a
broken collar bone in addition to num-
Der Of bruises about the body. He was
removedtto the Burlington county hos
pital.
A record seldom passed in frater-
nal orders was made by Charles b..
Heller, while going through the chairs
of the local Junior Mechanics, who
has missed but one session Of the order
during the past eighteen months. He
was well remembered for his faithful
services at the meeting last Tuesday
evening.
Oscar Evan, who has been connected
with the Bell Telephone Company at
Mount Holly for about ten years, has
resigned that position and accepted an
offer from the Crew-Levick Company to
take charge of its gasoline and grease
business i'm the district including the
stations at Mount Holly, Burlington and
New Egypt.
At q meeting of the Ushers' Union of
the M. E. church, held at the home of
Samuel E. Colder last Tuesday evening,
the following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, Raymond w. Sprow; vice presi-
dent, Reeve Stewart; secretary, Nathan
Miller; treasurer, J. Frank Scattergood;
executive committee, Samuel E. Colder
and Willard F. Lippincott.
Henry Kiehle, of New Egypt, was
committed to the county Jail by justice
Gabel, Of Bordentown, on Monday night
of last week. charged with the theft of
. gold watch belonging to William Mat
Mack. Both men boarded at the same
house in Bordentown. Kiehle, before
his arrest, had arranged to enlist in the
navy, and after Prosecutor Kelsey had
heard his story, he ordered his release
from Jail. The young man reported to
the recruiting officer at Trenton on Wed
nesday.
To convey persons to the county pic
mic at Green Hill farm on July 4, auto
mobiles will meet the trolleys at Deacon
station, running between Mount Holly
and Burlington, during the day. No
matter how hot the weather, the ample
shade on the spacious lawn will be found
MS cool spot as any in the county and
an ideal place for picnic dinner. Ice
cream and lemonade will assist in keep
ing down the temperature. A Pageant
of Peace in the morning, addresses,
track meet and base ball game between
Medford and Burlington in the after
noon, will be features of the day.
1t was expect ed decision would have
been rendered on the motion to have the
proceedings reviewed whereby Charles
E. Joyce, of Vincentown, was sentenced
to imprisonment by recorder Herbert
Judge Lippincott had ordered ithat the
lawyers in the case prepare briefs to bs
presented to him so that he might dis
pose of the case on Tuesday, but james
Mercer Davis, who represents Joyce. un
derstood that he had until Tuesday to
prepare the brief and serve copy upon
V. Claude Palmer, the township lawyer
and Mr.. Davis did not send in his pape
until that day. Mr.. Palmer has pre-
pared his answer and decision vii
probably be rendered this week.
Washington Council, No. s, Jr. o. U
A. H., elected the following officers o.