The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1881-10-31
BURLINGTON
ROB'T B. CARTER,
A HANDSOME COMPLIMENT TO
OUR MERCHANTS.

I
agent of a large commercial house in
New York, remarked to US, II have
visited many cities and towns in this
and neighboring States during the
presentsseason and have seen no gen.
eral merchandise stores Groceries,
&C., being my line) more attractive
or wearing SO active and business like
look as those in your city" This
high compliment as it was, is simply
true. In the line of groceries and
table economies, we venture to say
that moro general or better selected
stock Of such necessaries cannot be
found in any city Of the size of Bur
lington, than are offered for sale by
Messrs Souder, Dalton, Anthony,
Silpsth, Curl & Kirk, and Prosser
& Ellis. As to prices, the assertion
now and then made, "why don't you
buy in Philadelphia, groceries are SO
much cheaper there 2" is perfectly
absurd, and We note two instances
only as proof Of our assertion. A
resident purchased barrel of flour
and supposed to be of a superior
quality in Philadelphia. The price
paid was some rs cents less than the
current rate of the best -four in this
city that day. The buyer thought he
had done well and limited at the sex
tortion" as he termed it of our mer-
chants. A few days afterward and
he was giving the Philadelphia house,
SO to speak, "Cain," the -four was
inferior. "Verily," he wrote the
firm, "what will you do about it?"
Reply, Eyes we sold you a barrel of
-four and that is the end of it,"
Sequel, the -four was fed out to our
sharp and close buyers pigs. Had
the party purchased, as he has ever
since done, his -four in this city,
another barrel would have been sent
to him. Again, a person took
sample of a staple article to one of
the largest city houses in that line,
"could he buy any cheaper than in
Burlington ?" "No, not if he bought
in limited quantities, if wholesale
slight discount" A good article will
always command its price and those
Of daily consumption, the best are
invariably the cheapest. We once
heard sturdy laborer say, and had
right, "there is economy in having
the best butter and the best -four"
| Our stores are stocked with the finest
goods the wholesale markets offer,
and those who fancy they are buying
the same article at a less price in
Philadelphia are sadly mistaken and
will sooner or later discover their
/ mistake.
HALLow ZEN.
The merry mischief making and
innocent pranks INDUCED in on GAIL
Hallow Fen" by the juveniles of
yore are still in vague with tie fun
loving youths of Burlington, who
anticipate Gas note from one signed
"Beware" informs us) this evening
and until the hour Of o'clock A. NJ.
when the enchantment of the night
is broken, holding a grand anniver-
sary with the fairies and witches who
have signi6ed their intention of being
around on their baneful errands at
our residents, dwellings. Some of
our young readers may not be aware
that the "Festival of all Saints" was
formerly held on May 1st, but in the
year 834 it was changed to November
LIST. Hallow, is from the Saxon word
"haligan," meaning ITO make holy"
FALSE MEASURES
We would caution housekeepers of
certain sharpers who now and then
visit our city peddling potatoes. They
offer them at few cents less per
bushel Gas they say) than the ruling
price, but are very careful NOT to say
also that they cheat you in measure,
and which several have lately fouad
to be the case. Patronize your own
merchants and such Jail birds will
seek other places for defrauding the
public. We would be much pleased
when any of this precious class appear
in town again to be informed of ii.
THAT oEss-PooL AGAIN.
A reader of the News writes thus !:
"Your remarks in Thursdays paper
upon the legality and propriety of
sinking csss-pool under sidewalk,
l fully endorse. You may possibly
be not aware, that the title of the
property where this novel cess-pool is
located, does not include the sidewalk,
the owners rights do not extend
be7ond the line OF the foundation of
the house. 1t is to be hoped that if
an ordinance is needed to prevent
any more excavations of this kind our
Honorable Council will give the
matter their earliest consideration.
Your truly,
CITIZEN.
Burlington Oct. %, 81.
| DOTS.
TIE improvements of the exterior
and interior of the Uuion street NJ.
K. Church, kalsomining the ceiling,
re-upholstering the pews, guarding
the windows by iron netting, and in
closing the sanctuary with handsome
iron fence, will add much to the gen.
eral appearance of the edi6ce and
prove credit to the congregation
and the worthy and highly esteemed
pastor N. l. Wright, under whose
auspices and jealous efforts the mat
ter has been contaminated.