The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-08-07
Today is Red Cross day at Ranoocas

Wilson Matlack, who is employed at
the Birmingham sand plant, was over
come by the heat, on Thursday, and
brought to his home here. He has
since recovered.
Yesterday was the date for the cleo
trocution of Giuseppe Iraco, convicted
of murder in the Rider case, but Judge
Kalisch, on Saturday, signed new
death warrant for the man and fixed
the date for Monday, September "a.
Miss Lucy E. Cramer, aged 9, years,
of Cherry street, died at the Burlington
county hospital, on Wednesday, fol-
lowing an operation for appendicitis.
The funeral took place Saturday after
noon. Her remains were inferred at
Vincentown.
! During the storm in Mount Holly on
Thursday afternoon hail stones as
large as marbles fell. Lightning struck
a buttonwood tree in the rear of Harry
Frake's home on Bispham street and
at the same time several ornaments
were knocked off the piano in the front
room of the house.
Henry II. Cross, of Mount Holly,
who is in the military officers training
camp at Fort Myer, Va, has been
selected for commission as captain OF
ordnance, which is a position in the
quartermaster's department. Late this
month he will go to another camp to
be instructed especially for this work.
The gates at the Pine street railroad
crossing were out of commission Sun
day, and John Wolfsburg was compell-
ed to use the small stop signal, but
he was right on the job and did not
have any trouble. An auto delivery
truck could not be stopped in time,
Saturday afternoon, to avoid hitting
j the gates which were lowered to allow
train to pass, and the result was that
the gates were badly damaged.
Francis Hoffman, Is years old, who
! was arrested by Chief of Police Cars
lake, of Columbus, on July %, and
brought to the Mount Holly jail on a
charge of failing to register for the
military draft, was taken to Camden,
on Friday, and held by the federal au-
thoritiss in default of 81, 900 bail. He
resides on a farm near Columbus.
There is doubt as to the young mans
mental balance.
The marriage Of Miss Myrtle Eliza
beth Bell, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Bell, to Earl Lawson Harri-l
son, both of Rancocas, occurred at that
place on Wednesday afternoon. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. John
Broadway. The happy couple came to
Mount Holly that afternoon, took a |
train for Medford, where they spent a
few days, and then went to Atlantic
City, where they are spending their |
honeymoon. They will be at home at
Charleston after the first of September.
In response to a call, the America |
chemical truck was taken to Jackson
vile, Thursday afternoon, where |
lightning struck and set fire to Mrs. |
Annie Harding's barn, near the Jack |
sonville hotel property. The barn was |
burned to the ground. The crew of |
the chemical did good work in prevent |
ing spread Of the flames to adjoining
property. A number of men in that |
locality formedla bucket brigade and |
worked hard to keep the flames from
spreading to the residence and barn adj |
joining until the chemical arrived.
Miss Elsie Branin, daughter of the |
late DR.. John w. Branin, was badly |
injured, on Friday evening, at the
farm of d. Budd Jones. her uncle,
near Vincentown, where she has been
residing. She stepped from the rum
ming board of an automobile before the |
car had stopped and was thrown to the
ground, striking her head. She was
rendered unconscious and remained in
that condition over a day, caused by
conclusion of the brain. She was
taken to the Burlington County Hospi-
tai, where she is reported to be some
what improved.
The Central Record, which has been
published by Charles E. Holmes, Med
ford, has been merged into a company,
the incorporators being Harry L.
Knight, Lawrence G. Mingin, Charles
E. Holmes and Charles Clymsr. The
paper will continue to be published at
Medford, Mr.. Holmes to be in charge
of the editorial and business depart
ments until he shall make a change
that he contemplatesi in his occupation.
He has been wanting to get out of the
paper business for some time and it is
said that a Mount Holly man was
quite anxious to secure the paper but
the syndicate referred to preferred to
keep control of the concern in their
own town.
The justices of the peace do not have
an opportunity to make great deal Of
money on drunken or disorderly cases.
One night last week justice Of Mount
Holly was called to Pemberton to hear
case of drunken and disorderly
person. He was required to make out
a complaint, issue warrant, fill out
commitment, conviction and bill of
costs, give the man a hearing and file
the papers with the County Clerk.
All that the law allowed the Squire
was % cents for the entire proceedings.
The latter is also required to furnish all
the papers in this connection. 1t ap-
pears that the law should allow the
justices of the peace more reasonable
compensation for this work.
Miss Maude Halcyon Mann. Of
Mount Holly, and Clayton Stokes
Sharp, of Burlington, were quietly
married in st. Andrew s church, Satur
day afternoon, at four o'clock. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. Her
bert j. Cook, of Beverly. The bride
was attired in an afternoon costume OF
purple silk poplin, beaded and trimmed
with white. She wore high white
shoes and large hat of white satin.
The bride was given away by her
brother. w. Hamilton Mann, Jr. Wal
ter Sharp, Of Burlington, a brother of
the groom, was best man, and the
matrcn Of honor was Mrs. Robert c..
Chance, Sd, sister of the bride. Rob-