The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-07-18
LOCAL NEWS.

Mount Holly Lodge of Moose held a
enjoyable social session on Thursda
evening.
Isaac King, of Jacksonville, fell off
load of hay, on Wednesday and brok
his collarbone.
The annual picnic Of the Methods
Sunday school will be held at Rancoca
Park on Thursday.
Hiram 1. Nixon has purchased a res
dence property ON Hume street fror
Mrs. Wilhelmina Snyder.
A meeting of the Burlington Count
Game Protective League will be held q
the court house next Saturday afternoon
The Woman's Aid of the Unite
Brethren church will have bread, cak
and pie sale at 33 Washington street, o.
Saturday, July 22d.
Rev. Frank Wilcox, former minis
ter of the Mount Holly Presbyterian
church, is dangerously i'll at the Presby
terrain hospital, Philadelphia, sufferin
with acute Bright's disease.
Rev. J. M. s. Van Bunk, a lecture
and traveller, will deliver an illustrates
lecture on his travels among the native
of Africa, in the Presbyterian church
on Sunday evening. A large collection
Of colored slides will be shown. A silve
offering will be taken and all are wei
come.
The tees on the right foot of Ezekie
Mount, son of Howard Mount, nea
Juliustown, were cut off by a mowin,
machine when he accidentally got il
front of the blades. He was playin,
sbarefooted near the machine, when tn,
horses suddenly started forward, setting
the blades in motion.
BY a decision of Judge Marshall in
the Mercer county courts Barclay w
Shinn, of Mount Holly, has lost his sui
against the Chandler Oil Cloth Com
pany, to recover damages under the EN-
sployers' liability act for the death of hi
son, who was killed by an explosion in
the company's plant. 1t was shown
that the father was not dependent upon
financial assistance from his son for sup
port.
1t has been decided to hold the mer.
chants annual picnic at the Mount
Holly fair ground. The date OF the event
is August 10. The programme will in
clude horse racing, athletic events, base
ball, etc. 1t has been proposed that
there be dancing in the evening, eithel
in the court house yard or on Mill street
between the fountain and Paxson street
II Mill street is decided upon, the stree
will be cleaned and roped off, to prevent
any vehicles from passing through.
Life guard Thomas L. Quigley reports
That the Timber and erection of the new
bath house at the mill dam cost $165
and painting and other outside work $26
making the total cost $l9l. Thus fal
$l62.50 has been collected, leaving def
cit of $3.50 In order 10 meet this, two
benefit performances have been arranged
for tonight and tomorrow night at the
Mount Holly theatre, and it is hoped
they will result in the indebtedness being
cancelled. A sliding board and new div
ing board have been putin place. and tks
profitr from the sale of refreshments ant
the checking of valuables at the bail
house will be devoted to further improve
ments at the bathing ground.
The summer field meeting of the Bur
hngton County Board Of Agriculture
will be held tomorrow at the home o
Herbert l.. Cochley, one-half mile wes
of Medford. In the morning there will
be demonstration of tractors working
and after luncheon addresses will bt
made by President c.. Craig Tallman
and Herbert L. Cochley. Prof. AIvs
Agee will tell Of the work of the new
state board, IL. w. Jeffers will talk on
alfalfa, Horace Roberts will tell of mar
keting in New York by motor truck
and Ii. F. Hall will speak of the pros
poets of the tomato crop. First and
second premiums will be awarded for th,
best H basket of each of the following
Irish Cobbler potatoes, American Clan
potatoes. Bonnie Best tomatoes, Yellow
Transparent apples.
An exciting time occurred ON Kinl
street Friday afternoon after the employe'
OF the hosiery mill had left the factory,
when the brokers and bankers charged
each other in fierce battle. The par
Elephants in the affair were Hattie King
of Wall street, and Lydia Myers, O
Water street, who are employed at the
factory. The cause of the scrap between
the two women is supposed to have beer
the result of an argument that had oc
CURED before leaving the mill. The,
waited until after the working houl
selected the ring on King street an
made things quite lively for awhile. 1
large crowd was attracted by the femal
bout, which lasted several minutes. On
onlooker said that the two women di
not say word when they reached th
street. they simply looked at each oths
and got busy. There was hair pullin
in great style and each of the women
waists was almost torn from their back
One of the women went home withou
her waist, and the other one waited in
building nearby until someone brougl
her q new one to wear home. Lyd
Myers received quite cut on the hes
as the result oil being struck with
handbag by the King woman, the &c
mer having on glasses, which were 8
broken up; this act being a Grimm
offense. AT one time during the stru
gle one of the women got the other
the throat and had her down on the sid
walk choking her, when by a lea
that would make professional fight
take notice, threw her assailant off al
got up and the two came together aga
quite sayagely. There was no one w
wanted the job of referee, but each of t
women knew when to stop. They b
quite job gathering up their combsa
hair-pins that had been scattered in
directions. Friday evening Hattie Hi
appeared before Justice Of the Pei
John Throckmorton and had warrs
issued for the arrest of Lydia My
charging her with assault and bate
and later the Myers woman had
other one arrested. Justice Throckm
ton released them under. $50 bail for th
appearance at court. The Justice |
the waist of one of the women in
possession and it would require an