The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-07-17

The annual picnic of the Baptil
Sunday school will be held at Rancoca
Park on Thursday.
The postponed meeting of Armou
Union will be held at the home of Mr.
: Carrie Engle, Garden street, mex
I Tuesday evening.
Thomas l.. Quigley swan from tn
mill dam to the King street bridge,
distance of about two miles, in fifty
six minutes, on Thursday afternoon.
Miss Emily Streaker, who has live,
; at Buddtown with Mrs. Rhoda Cham
: bers for number of years, has com
to Mount Holly to make her hom
with her mother.
William Atkinson, OF Mount Holly
was seriously injured on Saturday
when his left hand was caught in
lathe and was seriously cut, but it i
hoped amputation will not be neces
sary.
The maximum penalty for despoil
ing flower or vegetable garden in thi
state is seven years in prison with {
fine of $4,000. if found guilty. Who
wants to run that risk for rose or 6
potato?
u A large motor truck with several toni
Of copper wire had a rear axle badly
twisted while getting out of the trolley
track on Washington street Saturday
afternoon. The machine was sent tt
q garage for repairs.
The physicians of Riverton and Pal
myra have increased their fees for both
Office visits and outside calls. The
doctors say the high cost of drugs and
the increased cost Of their own living
Expenses make it necessary to boost
professional charges.
The annual picnic Of the Loyal
Sisters Bible class Of the M. E. Sunday
school will be held on the farm of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles H. Crammer, on
Thursday, July 26. Mrs. Crammer is
teacher of that class and they have
an outing on her farm every year.
st. Swithin's day, which is always
followed by forty days Of rain, accord
ling to tradition, was ushered in on
Sunday with q rain storm. Many
times the prophecy about st. Swithin's
day proves true, and rains, light and
heavy, have followed for more than a
month.
Announcement has been made of the
marriage of John r. Grigg, Of Joplin,
Mo-, son Of the late Jerome B. Grigg,
formerly of Mount Holly, and Miss
Alice F. Davis, of Alameda, CAL,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel H.
Davis, formerly Of Pemberton. The
ceremony took place on June q.
Mrs. William H. Reeves, OF Cherry
street, who has been confined to her
bed for several weeks, suffering from
Bright's disease, died early Sunday
morning. The remains will be inferred
in st. Mary's cemetery on Wednesday
morning. Solemn requiem mass will
be held in the Sacred Heart Church.
P. Joseph Perinchief, Of Mount
Holly, and Miss Marian NJ. Cook, of
Irvington, were quietly married at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. William C.
Wetherill. on Union street, at 1870
o'clock on Wednesday. Miss Edith B.
Cook and G. Harold Bovine attended
the bride and groom. Rev. Ernest
Thompson, of Ardena, performed the
ceremony, after which q wedding
breakfast was served.
Part Of the commercial electric light
ing system was out Of service on Sat-
urday night for about two hours, caus-
ing much inconvenience to merchants
and others. Lamps and candles were
brought into service, but the make
shift lights were of small value, and in
some stores business practically was
The trouble occurred dur
ing the busiest shopping period. 1t
was caused by the limb of tree, at
the corner of High and Broad streets,
falling across the feed wires and caus-
ing short circuit.
Large motor trucks, heavily loaded
with construction material for the
Wrightstown cantonment, pass
through Mount Holly daily. Last
week, wheRla truck was turned into
Bispham street TO haye a part of its |
overload removed at Mullins stable, |
the rear wheels broke through the
planking of the bridge onthat thorough
fare, and there was considerable diff
Guilty in extricating the car. After
reaching the stables it was partly un-
loaded and it again became stalled
when an attempt was made to con-
tinue through Charles street to White
street. 1t was towed out OF the mud
and proceeded on its journey. The
planking on the bridge has been re-
paired.
John Rigby. of Cornwell Heights,
Pa, has brought suit, under the en-
ployers' liability act, for compensation
for injuries received while in the en-
ploy of Robert l.. Latimer & Co., of
Philadelphia. Rigby wasin the auto
mobile Of Andrew ]. Rider when way
laid near Atsion, and when Henry
Rider was murdered and others were
wounded. Rigby was shot a number
Of times. He claims that on the day
OF the tragedy he was sent to Ham,.
monitor by his employers to repair
machinery for Mr.. Rider and that
therefore his injuries we're received dur
ing the course OF his employment. His
wages were $3.50 week. Part of the
time after the accident he received
$3.50, but this ceased after awhile
He asks adequate continued compen-
sation. The case will be tried in Bur
lington county.
There is one man who earns all of
the salary he gets, and he is John
Wolfsburg, who is Waterman at the
Pine street crossing of the Pennsyl-
yania railroad. John goes on duty at
$50 in the morning, and he stops
work when the last train to Philadel-
phis gets ready to come along. Since
the new time table went into effect
this train has been habitually late and
one evening last week it did not get
along until nearly IL o'clock at night,
when it was due to be at the crossing
about $50. During the week John has