The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-04-17
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
Three colors that won't run-red,
white and blue.
A daughter arrived in the home of
Howard Williams, of the Herald Office,
on Sunday.
DR.. Ivan N. Keim has bought the
house and lot of Hiram H. Earnest, on
Broad street.
The next regular meeting of the w.
c. T. U. will be held at g. A. r. hall,
next Tuesday afternoon at 8 o'clock.
Willard F. Tomlinson is converting
the former DR.. Branin property on
Washington street.-The double house.
The Peoples Ice Company has an
nounced that it will furnish ice free of
charge to the children home this sum-
mer.
Mrs. Lulu Long has been granted a
divorce from her husband, Carleton E.
Long, formerly of Mount Holly, on
the ground of desertion.
Everett Taylor has had an additional
room built on the second story of his
residence on Paxson street, which will
be fitted up for bath room.
The next meeting of the Burlington
County Federation of Patriotic and
Religious Fraternities will be held at
Columbus next Monday evening.
A daughter arrived at the home of
Rev. and Mrs. L. D. Gottschall, at Al
lentown, Pa, last week. Mr.. Gott
schall is former pastor of the United
Brethren church in Mount Holly.
Two properties belonging to the es-
tate of DR.. Ellsworth 8. Adams of
Beverly, were. sold at sheriff's sale on
Thursday. sThey were purchased by
the complainant, William J. White,
for $500 each.
The marriage of Harry Matlack and
Mrs. Ida M. Richmond, both of Mount
Holly, took place at the Presbyterian
manse on Wednesday evening, the
ceremony being performed by Rev.
Luther M. Bicknell.
Every person who knows anything
about gardening and has plot of
ground should plant vegetables. Pref
erence should be given to crops for
winter use. The food question is like
ly to be serious next winter.
The annual banquet of the Borden
town Female College Association will |
be held at the Military Institute in
Bordentown, on Wednesday, May 9th. |
The business meeting will take place |
at eleven o'clock and the luncheon at |
one o'clock.
In the future prospective brides and !
bridegrooms who want to be married |
in New Jersey must wait forty-eight |
hours after they apply for license be
fore they can get it. Then they must
wait an additional twenty-four hours
before they may use the license.
In another column will be found an
interesting article in THE NEWS His
toric Mount Holly" series, dealing with
the Hessian occupation of the town
and the battle fought here in Deem
Der, 1776. 1t was prepared by Henry
C. Shinn and William A. Slaughter.
The Burlington County Trust Com
pany, of Moorestown, executor, will
sell the real estate belonging to the
late William B. Wills on Thursday at
public sale. and on Saturday the per-
sonal property in the residence at Gar
den and Buttonwood streets will be
sold.
While George Steubenrow, who lives
on the Mount -Hainespsrt road,
was driving his horse and wagon in
Mount Holly, Saturday afternoon, the
outfit was struck by an automobile al
the fountain. The only damage done
was the breaking the shafts of the
wagon.
At meeting of the guarantors of
the Bordentown Chautauqua last week
it was decided to omit the festival this
year because Of lack of support. In
publishing the item, the Bordentown
Register says: "It is cause for regret
that our people prefer the dime novel
type of amusement, but the majority
rules.
Robert +. Storey is in serious con-
dition at his home on Mill street as
result of injuring his back while help
ing to move boiler at the Victor talk
ing machine plant in Camden, last
Tuesday. He was given treatment at
Cooper hospital, and then brought to
his home, where he was placed in a
plaster cast.
An original purple carnation has
been produced in the Conservatives Of
the state Agricultural college at New
Brunswick, and the first flower OF the
notable plant was received by Governor
Edge recently. The purple flower was
the result of artificial hybridization,
directed by Prof. M. A. Blake. Purple
is the color of the Northwestern Uni
versity Of Illinois. which requested the
college to try to produce purple car
nation.
At the session of the court Of par
dons at Trenton, on Wednesday, a
number OF Burlington county convicts
received consideration. Those granted |
paroles were: Frank Miller, larceny at
Palmyra; Saralno Oliver, receiving
stolen gooos at Palmyra; Thomas Blair,
breaking, entering and larceny at
Vincentown. Those ordered released |
were: Clinton Barrett, assault with in
tent to kill at Moorestown, to be re-
leased May 10; William Stevens, color
ed, selling liquor on Sunday in Mount
Holly, to be released May 20.
Miss Elizabeth Lore, of West Wash
ington street, escaped death in the ter
rible explosion at Eddystone last week,
because of premonition of coming
disaster which caused her to give up
her position there. She had been en-
ployed at Eddystone for some time,
working in the very building where |
the explosion occurred. About week
before, she became alarmed at the
thought Of what might happen should
an accident take place, and left the
shell works, securing other employ
ment in Chester. Miss Lore had not
sent word of her change to. Mount
Holly before the explosion took place,
and her relatives here were frantic.
Being unable to find her daughters