The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-08-19

2 excursion at reasonable rate, Fol
time of leaving, price of tickets, etc.,
Z see the advertisement in this weeks
News.
IL While many boards of education are
I disturbed by the resignation of teach.
ers others are as much embarrassed
by the number of applicants for posi-
tons. Collingswood is in the latter
class. 1t has $50 applicants on file for
the vacant Office of supervising prin-
cipal in that town.
Two Ford cars collided on Garden
street during the storm on Friday
evening, and in the mix-up the fire
hydrant at the corner of Buttonwood
street was demolished. Notwith-
standing the force of the double occur
renee, neither car was put out of bus
mess but proceeded on their journeys.
Owing to the rainy weather, last
Thursday, the merchants picnic was
postponed until today, when the
original programme will be carried out
if the weather permits. The band
concert and historical pageant will be
conducted at the fountain instead OF
the court house plaza, on account Of
the wet ground there.
i A trial Of new tractor for towing
barges on the Delaware and Raritan
canal x,,aO v,.ado Loot xuaolr The Nau,
York and Baltimore Inland Transpor-
tation Company started trial trip
from the entrance of the canal at Bor-
dentown with a number OF barges
loaded with merchandise for New
York. Previous attempts to supplant
mule power with machines on the
canal have been failures, but it is
thought the present type of tractor
will be success.
Governor Runyon yesterday issued a
proclamation, directing that state
senator be elected this fall for the I'M
expired term of Harold B. Wells, who
resigned to accept the iudgeship in
would have expired on the second day
of January, 1922. A similar situation
exists in Monmouth county where
Senator Harry E. Ackerson resigned
to become a judge Of the Court of
Errors and Appeals.
James Hendrickson, SON of the late
Judge Hendrickson, and a former resi-
dent of Mount Holly, has brought suit
for damages against his brother
Charles, and:two doctors who he claims |
had him illegally committed to an
insane asylum. James remained in
the institution for some time but in |
some way gained his freedom and has
been living at the Continental hotel in |
Philadelphia. He brought his suit in |
the Federal court and places the dam
age done to him at 100000.
John H. Reese, of Riverton, was
operated on for appendicitis in the
Pennsylvania hospital, Philadelphia,
Sunday week. He had not been we'll |
for some time and DR.. Rogers was sum-
moned and diagnosed his trouble as
appendicitis. After a consultation
with DR.. Joseph Stokes. of Moores-
town, it was decided to have an imme-
diate operation. Mr.. Reese was taken
to Philadelphia, and the operation was
performed at 1.s0 in the morning. He
failed to rally and died on Sunday, one
week after he entered the hospital.
President Sapp, of the Business
Mems Association, has appointed the
following committee to arrange for the
banquet and reception to be given to
soldiers and sailors of Mount Holly
who were in the recent war service:
Charles C. Cowperthwait, James T.
Royle, William d. Marren, William s.
Fryer, William A. Jones and Harry
L. Walters. The affair will be held in
the large factory building being erected
on King street by the Keesey Hosiery
Company. The date will be an
nounced later, depending upon the
Much damage was done by terrific
northeast storm which visited New
Jersey on Thursday. Fruit, corn,
vegetables, trees, electric wires, besides
fences and buildings were considerably
damaged in every direction by the high
gales and downpour Of rain. Along
the shore the storm was particularly
violent. About all the pleasure boats
on Barnegat bay were torn from their
anchorages and many of them swamp
ed or otherwise damaged by being
blown against bridges or land. At Sea
Girt all the soldiers tents, kitchens
and mess buildings were leveled to the
ground. many of them damaged be-
yond repair. On Friday, severe
thunder shower, accompanied by
heavy hail, added to the damage pre-
viously done in Mount Holly and
immediate vicinity, to which this
storm was confined.
There were several blockades on
High street. Saturday evening, and
travel was seriously interfered with.
More than once the trolley cars were
compelled to stop to allow automobiles
to get out of the way. 1t was fire.
quent occurrence for half dozen autos
to meet an equal number with trolley
car between. Both sides of High street
uarc Iiuad with cars that Uara no rlrad
there for the evening. No relief from
this congestion will be afforded until
there is some regulation prohibiting
autos from parking on both sides Of
High street. Such a rule will not work
hardship to any one as there is plenty
Of room on the other streets which are
wider High street is about 80 feet
wide The width of autos is six feet
and as they do not always get close to
the curb they extend at least foot |
outside. This happening on each side /
of the street leaves narrow space for
two autos to pass, and when a trolley |
comes along that settles it.
Eastman's kodaks, cameras, films, |
film packs, and other supplies. L. S. |
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