The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-06-10
LOCAL NEWS.

Letters for Robert Larkins, Lawrence
Legg and William Harker remain un-
claimed in the post Office.
The Saturday afternoon matinees at
the Mount Holly theatre have been
discontinued for the summer.
The Caleb Lamb property in Ander
sonville has been purchased by Mark
Reynolds, who will occupy it.
Captain J. F. r. Long has returned
to his pre-war position with the Curtis
Publishing Company of Philadelphia.
Because of the excessive heat the
pupils of the public school were dis
missed at noon for the day on Tues
day
Mrs. Harry H. Rossell purchased the
Michael H. Johnson property on Pine
street, at public sale, last week for
$1,000.
Prosecutor J. H. Kelsey has bought
the Candy cottage at Seaside Park
and will occupy it with his family this
summer.
A. Thomas Atkinson, who recently
returned from overseas, has begun the
study of law in the Office of his father,
Samuel A. Atkinson.
A gold inlaid pin of the British I'M
perial Relief Fund.- was found in the
Methodist church, and the loser can
receive it by calling at the parsonage.
Tabernacle Camp OF the P. o. S. of
A. will celebrate its fifth anniversary
tonight. A delegation from the Mount
Holly Camp will assist in the celebra-
ton.
The marriage of Charles M. Harker,
formerly of Mount Holly, and Miss
Lillian C. Conway, of Philadelphia,
took place in the latter city on Wed
nesday.
Taxpayers of Northampton town
ship are advised that after July Is in
terest will be added to the first Install
ment of their 1919 taxes, which be-
came due June LIST.
John E. Harker, of Roebling, and
Miss Beatrice /. Griffith, of Smithvilles
were united in marriage at the Metho-
dist parsonage, on Saturday evening,
by Rev. Curwen b. Fisher.
Miss Theodore Melcher has accepted
o position as teacher in a Friends
private school at Germantown and will
resign her position in the Mount Holly
school at the close of the present term.
Commencing next Sunday the Sun
day school services of the Methodist
church will be held in. the morning,
from 9.45 to IL, and the morning
church service will begin at II o'clock,
and last one hour.
Assistant State Commissioner of
Education Zenos E. Scott has been |
elected superintendent of the public |
school system of Trenton, at an annual
salary OF $6,500 Mr.. Scott was one of |
the officials who conducted the survey |
Of the Mount Holly school last year,
and he has many friends in this neigh |
borhood who congratulate him upon
his election to such an important po-
sition.
New Jerseys fishing season will be
in full swing after June Is, after which |
date the catching of all varieties OF |
fresh water bass will be legal. The
trout, salmon, pike and pickerel seasons
are now open and the sportsman will
soon be able to take his pick Of any of |
the gamey members of the finny tribe
that he can lure out OF the lakes and
streams. The bag-limit for black bass
is ten day and the fish under nine
inches in length must be returned to
the water.
A telephone message to the office of |
county detective Parker on Wednes
day morning brought the startling in
form alton that man living near the |
State Colony for Feeble Minded at |
Four Mile had shot one inmate, made |
an attempt to shoot another and then
escaped. Detectives Parker and Dodd |
were ready to go to the scene when |
the superintendent of the colony mott
fed them that the message was sent
by the wife of the man said to have
done the shooting and that she had
suddenly become violently insane.
A quiet wedding took place at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah H.
Mason, on Mill street, Wednesday
evening, when their daughter, Miss
Frances r. Mason, became the bride of
Floyd s. Stockton, also of Mt. Holly,
A few relatives and friends witnessed
the ceremony, which was performed at
half-past six o'clock by Rev. Oscar w.
Henderson, of the Baptist church.
The attendants were Miss Hazel E.
Mason as maid of honor, and E. New
man Assay, as best man. The bride
was given away by her father. After
q reception Mr.. and Mrs. Stockton left
on q wedding trip. Upon their return
they will reside in their recently pur-
chased home on Mill street.
There is considerable activity in
Mount Holly real estate, number OF
properties changing hands weekly at
good prices. The shortage of desirable
small houses still continues, and there
is no indication of any building opera
tions being begun to relieve this I'M
fortunate condition. There is little
doubt that the high tax rate acts as a
barrier to the erection of investment
houses in Mount Holly, although there
is constant demand for them by pro-
spective residents. Jackson L. Kelley
and Thomas w. Nippins, both deceased,
had great share in building up our
town, the latter alone erecting over 10
houses during his lifetime. There is
an opportunity here today for the same
kind of enterprise.
The hot weather of last week caused
many people to seek the milldam bath
ing grounds, and Ruth Bidwell had a
narrow escape from drowning there on
Tuesday afternoon. Ruth, who was
learning to swim, was bathing with
Grace Budd and Clara Crippen, and
became exhausted while in deep water.
She screamed for help, and Miss Grip
pen was the first to reach her, being
quickly joined hy Miss Budd. Miss
Bidwell chung SO tightly to her rescuers
that they were unable to help her and
all three girls would probably have