The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-07-15
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY. JULY 15, 1919
LOCAL NEWS.

James Anderson, of Church street,
now employed in Philadelphia prin
ing Office.
A regular meeting of the Board
Education will be held in the hig
school building tonight.
Northampton township is now will
out recorder, Squire b. o. Herbel
having resigned that position.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Gauntt,
Burlington, spent last week at the
bungalow on the upper Rancoca
creek.
Louis ]. Kaser has been re-appointe
county superintendent of the school
of Burlington county for term of fiv
years.
Mrs. Anna B. Pumyea and daugh
tiers are occupying the Joseph eros
residence on High street for the sum
mer.
The Past Masters Association @
Mount Holly Lodge of Masons is con
templating holding banquet in thu
near future.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Coate, of nea
Lumberton. announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Alice, to 10
seph w. Jones.
A large number of field clerks wer,
sent from Camp Dix to various mill
tary posts throughout the United
States last week.
The condition of court crier Harry
Hawkins, ST., who has been ill fo
several weeks, is much improved, at
though he is still confined to his bed
Frank Foulks, one of undertaken
Perinchiet's assistants. was successful
iy operated upon for appendicitis al
the Lakenau hospital, Philadelphia,
on Tuesday.
The Burlington County Shoe Com
pany closed shop last week, SO as to
take inventory of stock and also to
give the building a thorough cleaning
and coat of whitewash which has in
creased the light to considerable de-
gree.
Joseph E. Elbertson has returned
to his home from the Hahnemann hos
pital, Philadelphia. where he under
went an examination to determine
the nature of internal trouble from
which he has been suffering for several
months.
The annual picnic of Burlington
County Pomona Grange will be held
at the fair ground on Thursday, July
81. There will be speaking, base ball
games, athletic sports, ETC., and dane
ing. Vaudeville acts will be an added
attraction.
While harvesting one day last week,
Job Fish lost $23 out of his pocket
A thorough search was made but to no
avail. Job says he is sure his money
LIS under five or six tons of hay and he
will hayento keep his eyes on that
when it is removed.
So many requests have been received
for copies of THE News containing
the articles on Historic Mount Holly"
that our supply Of back numbers has
become practically exhausted. The
authors are considering reprinting the
series in pamphlet form, if sufficient
number OF subscribers can be obtained.
Harry Prickitt, of Medford, recently
sold bay mare, seven years old, to a
Mr.. Hartman, Of Trenton, for 800.
This horse was entered in the 2.19 pace
at the fair ground on July under the
name of Loretie, and finished second |
in two heats and third in two heats. |
Mr.. Hartman has refused an offer of |
$500 for the mare.
At meeting of the Ushers' Union |
of the Methodist church, held on
Tuesday evening, the following officers
were elected: President. Albert H. |
Ridgway; vice president, A. r. w. At
wood; secretary, Samuel E. Colder; |
treasurer, Raymond w. Sprow; execu-
tive committee, Willard F. Lippincott,
Chester w. Croshaw.
A large pneumatic tire is on exhibit
ion in the window of the Fleetwood |
Motor Car Co., on Main street. 1t is
forty-two inches high and has twelve |
inch tread. 1t is valued at $3.50. This |
tire was made by the Goodyear Rubber
Co.. and is used on such trucks as
those owned by the Wall Rope Works, |
of Beverly, and the Taubel factory, of
Riverside.
Louis, the 1-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Bridge, of Smithville, was
struck by an automobile while playing
in front of his home on Church street,
in that place, on Wednesday night.
The car was driven by Joseph Earl, of
Pemberton, and the accident was I'm
avoidable, the boy running directly in
front of the machine. He was badly
cut about the head and one arm was
broken. Mr.. Earl picked up the child
and rushed him to the hospital at
Mount Holly for treatment.
The funeral of Captain Marshall A.
Loveland took place from his late
home at New Gretna on Wednesday.
The esteem that was felt for Captain
Loveland was shown by the large
number of people who came from var
ious sections to pay their last tribute to
his memory. The funeral services at
the house were conducted by the pas
tor OF the nj. E. church. At the grave
the Masonic service was said by G.
Bolton Parsons, of Tuckerton Lodge
No. 4, +. & A. M. The pail bearers
we're members of the lodge and were
Watson T. Sooy, Daniel E. Gale,
: George s. Maxwell. Frank r. Austin,
Thomas f. Mathis and John w. Har-
ris
Antiquarians and collectors of curios
are interested in a recent occurrence at
Pottsville, Pa, where the Sheriff, act
ing upon instructions received from
officials of New York city, seized an
ancient deed book in the possession of
J. E. Spanneth, a Pottsville ANTIQUE
dealer. The volume is the original
record book of deeds in New York for
the years 1857 to 1893. Spanneth, who
values the book at $1,000, bought il
from an antiquary, and will fight for
its ownership in the courts. The New
York authorities claim that the book
could never become private property