The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-08-14

DAY.
d During the absence of Superinten
g dent Price and his wife the Burlington
County Hospital will be in charge o
Miss Bradley.
: Announcement is made of the en-
gagement of Harvey F. Murdoch, o
Mount Holly, and Miss Ruth MAY
Stout, of Camden.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Fillius, of Madi
son avenue, are being congratulated
: on the birth of little girl who came t.
: town on Saturday.
The concert at Rancocas Park, Tues
!. day evening, was highly enjoyed by
the large number who attended the en-
tertainment. One hundred dollars
was realized for the benefit of the Red
Cross Association.
Yesterday afternoon, before Squire
Slack and jury, the case of Edward
Warrick against Thomas Plaskett was
heard. The claim was that Plaskett's
dog had killed about 100 of Warrick s
ducks. The jury returned verdict in
favor of the latter for $75.
One of the busiest telephones on the
local line is that connecting the Bur-
lington County Hospital. The Wrights-
town camp is giving the institution all
it can attend to and as natural result
the telephone is constantly working,
SO this is case where, when central
says cline busy" you must not get
out of humor, but patiently wait your
turn, which is given you as soon as
the chance comes.
The annual picnic of Pomona Grange
is being held at Rancocas Park to-day
and tomorrow. Numerous exhibits of
machinery, farm products, canned
| goods, needle-work, ETC., are being
made, so that the affair is q good imi-
tation of county fair. There will be
speaking by noted authorities on agri-
cultural matters, and demonstrations
of canning and drying of fruits and
vegetables.
Justice of the peace Throckmorton
held midnight court on Friday night,
when he heard the case of George w.
Meisnel, charged with the larceny Of
chickens from Richard Harker ut
Pointville. Meisnel stated that his
home was in Philadelphia and that he
was employed at the Wrightstown can
Torment. Special officer George G..
Swain captured him Friday night with
the chickens in his possession. Meisnel
was committed to Jail in default of
bail.
Leo Wolfsburg, son of the f1agman
at the Pine street railroad crossing, is
home on visit. Leo and his brother
went to Montana ten years ago. Their
father accompanied them to the rail-
road station, paid for their tickets to
the west and gave them money which
they were told to save in case they
wished to return home. After an alb |
sence of ten years Leo decided he |
would like to see his parents and came
back. The brother decided to remain |
in the west, but will probably come on |
later.
Thomas Carney, of Philadelphia,
and Henry Devling, of Riverside, with |
William Reese, of Jersey City, |
had party and drank more liquor than |
was good for them yesterday afternoon,
and they went out Shreve street in the |
little woods. Carney and Devling
evidently thought the other fellow |
needed warming up and while he was
sleeping they piled paper and leaves
around him and set fire to the latter. |
The man soorNcame to, and the result |
was that Carney and Devling are in |
Jail and their victim is in the hospital. |
Reese was badly burned about the |
legs and had bruises on his head. |
Carney and Devling were held for a |
further hearing.
Several persons saw Edward Engle, |
the 11-year-old son of Louis Engle,
of Roebling, drown in the Delaware
river near the Roebling boathouse on
Friday. The lad with several COM
panions was bathing in the stream,
when he was seen to throw up his |
hands. He did not utter a cry, but
sank from view. Later Richard Mat |
thews, who was on the bank, plunged |
into the water but was unable to locate
the body. After a long time Adam |
Hay, who went to the aid of Mat
thews in the search, located the body,
but life was extinct. DIR. Lowe used
the pulmotor without effect. The
father of the boy is manager of the
Roebling theatre, which has been
closed temporarily.
Two suits we're begun in the Supreme
Court in Camden, Saturday, as a re-
suit of the accident of July 28 when a.
Pennsylvania Railroad train crashed
into gasoline tank wagon at Edge
water Park, killing one and injuring a
dozen persons. Frank Waters and Ed
ward X. Marter, both of Burlington,
ask $685. 900 each for serious burns.
When the crash came the gasoline ex-
ploded and caused fire. The plain
tiffs were two who volunteered their
services to act as firemen and thus met
with their injuries. This makes
total of $125,OO in damages in suits
begun last week against the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad as result of this acct
dent, James Seaman, the driver of
the wagon, having already demanded
$25, 600 for injuries received.
Wednesday, August %, will be
Brotherhood day at Rancocas Park
under the auspices of the circles and
home communions of Burlington
county, assisted by members OF the
order from Camden, who expect to be
on hand with large following and
their sbrass band. The committee is
now arranging very excellent pro-
gram of athletic events, including base
ball and races, and all attending are
assured of an enjoyable time during
the afternoon and evening. In the
evening there will be band concert
followed by dancing with music by the
Peerless orchestra. The usual park
amusements will operate all afternoon
and evening, and open air moving pic
, lures as usual will be shown on the
|, screen in the open park. The commit
tee has had great experience in con
Quoting picnics and no doubt viii