The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-08-15

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church will hold block party on Mil
street on September IA.
The August meeting of the BurIing
ton County Firemen's Association will
be held at Masonville tomorrow night
The Methodist Sunday school will
continue holding its sessions Sunday
mornings for all scholars over Is years o.
age.
Mrs. Charles III. Engle, of Garden
street, was successfully operated on for
appendicitis at the Burlington county
hospital on Thursday.
The annual outing OF the Burlington
County Liquor Dealers Association is
being held at Hunters Lodge, near
Browns Mills, today.
Norman w. Gale has rented his hotel
at Atlantic City for the remainder of the
season. and will spend the next two
months in Mount Holly.
While coming out of the New Wash
ington House, on Tuesday, Miss Eliza
McHenry tripped and fell, sustaining a
fracture Of the hip. She is receiving
treatment at the Burlington county hos
pital.
Augustus Vanforienger was arrested
on Tuesday and given hearing before
justice of the peace Throckmorton, on
charge of indecent assault on Joseph
Christie. boy IL years of age. He was
held under $500 bail for his appearance
at court.
During the storm last Tuesday, ligh t.
ming killed dog that had been chained
to a tree on the farm OF George w.
Heisserman, near Jacksonville. Another
dog, tied to the same tree with a rope.
escaped serious injury. The tree We
badly damaged by the bolt.
The annual picnic Of Pomona Grange
will be held at Rancocas Park to-day
and tomorrow. There will be many ex-
hibits of farm products, art. needlework,
farm machinery, etc. A game Of base
ball each day will furnish amusement
to the crowd, in addition to other attrac-
tions on the programme.
Il
nected with the Victor Talking Machine
Company, of Camden, for a number of
years, has resigned his position there
and become the general manager Of the
Ormes Company, of New York, con-
Germ doing jobbing business in talking
machines, as well as conducting several
retail stores.
During the storm OF Tuesday after
noon lightning struck the barn on the
old Joseph Platt farm at Sykesville,
operated by Daniel Challender, and
destroyed it, together with most of the
outbuildings and their contents. includ-
ing 200 bushels OF rye, 1886 bushels OF
wheat. and 80 tons of hay. The farm is
owned by William Rahilly. The loss is
partly covered by insurance.
While young lady from Mount Holly
was bathing with number of other
people at Barnegat City, one day last
week, a crab grabbed one of her toes
The lady let out an awful howl, and
there was instantly a great scramble
among all the other bathers to get out
of the water. They thought a shark
had paid them visit, and several cases
of near nervous prostration were the re-
suit Of the innocent crabs pranks.
Four shrapnel shells, each three inches
in diameter, are being exhibited in THE
News Office window. They were picked
up at Jersey City after the recent explo
sion there, and were brought to Mount
Holly by Samuel r. Gaskill. The nose
of each shell is of brass, arranged with
dial marked with numerals, by which
the time Of explosion can be regulated
The balance of the shell is Steel The
shrapnel consists of round lead bullets
about the size OF common marbles.
The wedding of Irving S. Warner, one
OF the secretaries of the Burlington
County Y. M. c A., and Miss Irene AL
bertson Tuthill, daughter of Frederick
fl. Tuthill, of Jamesport, Long Island,
took place at the home of the bride on
Wednesday evening. The Rev. Frank
Voorhees,, the BRIDES pastor, officiated.
Kenneth f. Terry, of Baltimore, acted
as best man, and Miss Mildred Hallett,
. of Riverhead, l.. T., was maid OF honor
The couple will be at home ITO Garden
street, Mount Holly, after Septembe
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Two tramps were arrested on Main
street. Thursday, by constable Edgar
Armstrong for begging and making
themselves a general nuisance to the
public. Justice of the peace Throck-
morton sent them to Jail for ten days
One Of the fellows had considerable
money in his pocket. Armstrong was
walking up Main street when one of the
fellows stopped him and asked for some
money, and the constable Immediately
arrested him and left him in the custody
ther up the street and got the other
fellow.
In order to prevent, if possible, an
outbreak of infantile paralysis in Mount
Holly. the Board of Health, at meet
ing on Wednesday night. gave notice
that children under Is years of age
shall not be allowed to congregate in
churches, Sunday schools, moving pic
ture theatre, playground. swimming
pool, etc., until further notice. A later
edict also prohibits children from
riding on trolley cars. Thus far
no case of the paralysis has been re-
ported in Northampton township. AS
result of the health boards order. all
Sunday schools were closed ON Sunday
except the Methodist, where scholars
over is years Of age held session.
Clement Nerz, who gives his place OF
residence as Philadelphia, was arrested
at Cape May, last week and brought to
the Jail in Mount Holly to await the
action of the next grand jury. He had
been exploiting building lot scheme
near Lumberton, on a plot OF ground
that he said had been bought from Post
master Hurff, of Bridgeton. His only
victim WAS Edward B. Hulse, OF Mount
Holly, who bought two of the lots for
500. Detective Parker learned that
Hurff had not sold the land and that
the scheme was q fake. Nerz was located
at Cape May and arrested by the police
there at the request of the detective. He
was locked up in default of $500 bail
On Thursday some of his relatives fur