The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-07-03
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be held at Rancocas Park on Monday
July IL.
Harry w. Phares is having altera
tions and improvements made TO TN
former DR.. Clarke property at Broa'
and Cherry streets, which he recently
purchased.
Charles Bennett, who formerly hvet
on Pine street, Mount Holly, and wa
better known as "Reddy'', died in thu
Cooper hospital, Camden, on Friday
following an operation for appendicitis
Herbert s. Killie's new residence a
Broad and High streets is nearing
completion. Mr.. ,Killie is having 1
driveway cut through the terrace on
the Broad street side of the property
The children who expect to taks
part in the flag raising exercises to
morrow morning will report at tht
court house at $50. Children who
participate will each be presented witt
flag.
The Pennsylvania railroad company
has changed its signal lights and tbs
white light has been abandoned. The
green takes the place of white to de
note clear track, yellow now indicates
caution, and red remains the danger
signal.
Tommy Nelson, a race horse owned
by Harry M. c. Fry, Of Mount Holly
dropped dead on upper High street
near the mount on Wednesday, from
acute indigestion. The horse had q
mark of 2.15, and his owner expected
great things of the animal.
William Clare, who attempted to as
sault the eight-year. daughter Of
John Kumpel, below Rancocas, on
Sunday, June "a. and then made his
escape, was caught on the farm Of
Samuel Witherow, near Deacon'a
station, on Wednesday, and placed in
Jail.
Raymond Gauntt Buckley, of Mount
Holly, was married on Saturday even
ing to Miss Marion Henrietta Jones,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. 8. Levi
Jones. of near Fostertown. The cere-
mony took place at Germantown, Pa.
The bride and groom will be at home
in Mount Holly after August Is.
William Benjamin, colored, was ar.
rested in Philadelphia, last. week, on a
charge Of being one OF the men who
committed highway robbery in Mount
Holly on June IL, when Harry EN-
mons, of Pemberton, was relieved of
$18 and watch. Requisition papers
were obtained and Benjamin is now in
Jail here.
Announcement has been made of the
marriage, at Mount Kisco. N. Y, on
May II, Of John w. c. Price, SON Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas E. Price, of the
Burlington County Hospital, and Miss
Beulah Chamberlain, of Albany, N.
Y. Mr.. and Mrs. Price have been
visiting the formers parents here dur
ing the last week.
Miss Beatrice Crawford, daughter OF
Rev. and Mrs. Angus Crawford, for
mer residents of Mount Holly, now Of
Alexandria, Va, was married on Sat
xrrdoxy ofkorn00n a. n. ATar.;fk CooIr
of Norfolk, Va. DR.. Crawford is dean
of the Theological Seminary at Alex
andria, and the ceremony was per-,
formed in the chapel of the seminary.
Miss Emma C. Kinsler and Asher
q. Marshall were united in marriage
on Saturday evening, June %. The
ceremony was performed in st. An
drew's church by Rev. Henry Teller
Cooke. The bride was attired in gray
crepe de chine gown and carried bou-
quet Of white and pink carnations and
sweet peas. The attendants were Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Kinsler and Mr.. and
Mrs. Eckard Kinsler.
Mrs. Otto Perkins, of Mount Holly,
was much gratified last week, when
she recovered gold wedding ring that
had been lost at the milldam bathing
grounds three years ago. The ring
was recently found by life guard
Thomas L. Quigley, and an item about
the find was published in THE NEWS.
This was seen by Mrs. Perkins, and as
she was able to prove beyond a doubt
that the ring was the one she had lost,
it was turned over to her.
The scholars Of the Wrightstown M.
E. Sunday school have written to Gov
ernor Edge, asking the executive to
use his influence to have the military
cantonment at that place called Camp
Edge Wood" Herman Croshaw, the
of the Sunday school,
explains that the scholars wanted to
name the President, the Governor, and
General Leonard Wood, in the title,
but could not strike q combination
that would include the formers name.
Major Kraker, Of Newark; Captain
Mcdonald, of East Orange; and Lieu
tenant Williams, of Atlantic City, ap-
peared in Mount Holly, on Thursday,
at a special meeting of the Burlington
County Medical Society. The gentle
men are all doctors, and their mission
was to acquaint the physicians with
the needs Of the army in medical di-
rections, and to take the names OF any
who desired to enlist in the service.
The only one to offer to take the
necessary examination was DR.. Lyman
Hollingshead, of Pembeiton.
The two-year-old daughter Of Harold
y. Wheeler, of BOUCHER, fell into the
creek near her home last Monday after
noon, and nearly drowned. The alarm
was given by an older child, and Mr..
Whecler's brother Harry, Of Ocean
Grove, dived into the stream and locat'
ed the body in six feet Of water. When
the child was laid on the bank hel
face was black and life apparently ex'
tinct, but Mr.. Wheeler had some first
aid experience and his efforts, aided by
those ola hastily-summoned physician,
produced signs of life. The child re-
manned in serious condition for some
time, but has since recovered from he
experience.
Washington Camp No. II, P. o. s
of A, elected the following officers Oh
Thursday evening: Past president
Raymond w. Sprow; president, DAME
G. Sauerwalt; vice president, Lewis E
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