The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-06-19

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on Thursday night.
1t J. Richardson Gillian, who has beer
u located at Boston, in the employ of a
Is construction company, has been trans
ferred to Millvills.
Mrs. Charles H. Crammer enter.
i tanned the members of the Loyal Sis.
= ter's Bible class of the NJ. E. Sunday
school at her home last evening.
An artesian well has been sunk at
: the Royle & Pilkington mill out Wash
ington street. An excellent supply of
fine water was obtained at depth OF
$40 feet.
Lewis Townsend, ,ineman for the
Bell telephone company, has been
transferred to Bristol, Pa. A man
from Pottstown, Pa, will be brought
to Mount Holly.
The high cost of living has struck
local soda water devotees. Mount
Holly druggists are now setting out
glasses which hold about one third less
than those formerly used.
V. Claude Palmer, Samuel A. At
kinson, James M. Davis, and William
II. Heisler, attended the meeting of
the State Bar Association at Atlantic
City on Friday and Saturday.
Rev. T. S. Hammond received word
yesterday morning that his wife was
in critical condition. Mrs. Ham,
mond is with their daughter at At
lantic City. He left at once for that
place.
Mrs. Wilson, of the Public LedQer
staff, delivered one of her domestic
science lectures in the high school audi
torium yesterday afternoon, to an
audience of women. 1t was interest
ing and highly instructive.
The Fourth of July is two weeks off
but from the racket already being made
by the firing of caps and crackers, one
might we'll suppose tomorrow was the
day for celebration. If all reports are
true thetown will not have the safe and
sane day that is being advised by other
places.
The public playground on the court
house lot was opened yesterday. Miss
Fayette L. Slimm, who is in charge of
the ground, will be on duty every
morning from $50 until noon. The
amusements have been placed. There
are seesaws, sliding board, sandpile,
yolley ball and giant stride. The lawn |
tennis nets will soon be in position and |
the ground will be made ready for use. |
In a decision made yesterday the
Court OF Errors sustained judgment
for $1,000 obtained in the Burlington
circuit court by John C. Stuart against
the Burlington County farmers Ex-
change. Stuart purchased from the
exchange a quantity Of fertilizer re-
presented as being crude fish, and it was
found not to be of that material.
He used the fertilizer and his potato
crop failed to be up to the standard.
Arrangements are being made for a
game of base ball between members of
the Elks and Moose lodges, to take
place on the High street ground on
Wednesday afternoon of next week,
The entire receipts of the game will be
given to the Red Cross Society. Some
OF the merchants already have agreed
to close their stores that afternoon and
others will be requested to do the same,
that clerks and business men can
view the game.
Many people have spent an entire L
day to visit Dukes Park, in the upper {
part OF the state, to view the shrubbery
and flowers, while right within a short +,
ride OF the county seat is one Of the S
most beautiful sights to be observed. 8
In the woods in the rear of the Baptist
at Jacobstowh, is one of the
finest displaysof laurel one would want
to look at. Large trees, covered with I
beautiful bloom, stretch over acres of 1
territory. The sight is well worth the i
few hours drive it takes to get to it. !
The marriage Of Miss Mary Wales c
Chambers, daughter of Mrs. Joshua E.
Borton, of Moorestown, and John Will
liam Fawcett, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
James X. Fawcett, of Oil City, Pa,
took place quietly at noon on Saturday |
at the Bellevue Stratford, PHILADELPHIA.
DR.. james II. Durham, an uncle of the |
bride, performed the ceremony. Mr..
Borton gave Miss Chambers in mar
rage, and Miss Frances Woodward
Chambers, her sister, acted as maid of
honor. w. b. Blakley, of Wilson, N.
e., was best man. A breakfast in the
Blue Room followed the ceremony.
On Sunday evening, County secre
tary, Robert G. Shoemaker, assisted
by associate secretary Guy C. Hendry I.
took charge of the evening service in
the Wrightstown M. E. church. The
church was crowded with townpeople
and soldiers, members OF the New Jer-
sey Engineers Company now on duty
at Wrightstown. Special music was
rendered by members of the County Y.
M. c. A. orchestra. Senator Wells de-
livered a stirring address, emphasizing
the need OF sacrifice that eaah one of L
us should freely and gladly make at
this critical time in the history of our
county. Nearly two years ago the Y.
M. G. A. conducted a similar service,
both of which were duly appreciated
by the citizens of Wrightstown.
The conviction OF a man for running .
beer ark" in this county ought to
have some wholesome effect upon
others who are inclined to disregard
the law on this subject. In the case
which was before the court yesterday
the principal, the fellow who sent the
wagon out, was dismissed as not guilty
because the evidence was not sufficient
ly strong to convict him. 1t was a
pity that he could not have been made
to share for his part in the transaction,
for it was his wagon and his employe
who was adiudged guilty. This GUS
tom of selling liquor from wagons has
been one that has given the authorities
much trouble and there has been diff
Guilty in getting sufficient evidence to
convict any one. Prosecutor Kelsey
had this case well worked up and even
though the proprietor of the wagon es-
capped, the result of yesterday will be
lesson to those who have the idea they
can do as they please in this county,