The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-09-14
The total tax rate for Eyesham town

ship is $1.23.
r Rev. ]. 81. Durham occupied his pulpit
in the Presbyterian Church on Sunday.
Miss Roxie Harris, of Mount Holly has
charge OF the public school at Fellowship
Albert Fl. Darnell has resumed his
studies in the law Office of Mark R. Sooy
r Fred L. Owen has been picking straw
, berries from his garden during the past
week.
new rule has gone into effect that no
posters are to be hung on the outside Of
passenger stations.
Master Benjamin Colkitt, of Union
( street. has been ill for two weeks with In
termittent fever.
A large windmill is being erected on
the farm Of Thomas Harvey, near Column
bus by Charles A. King, of Mount Holly.
The snow fake man did thriving bus
mess about town, Friday and Saturday
weather.
This years crop of wild cherries is a
very large one, as testified to by the load
ed trees to be seen by the roadsides in all
directions.
The peach festival held by the Union
vile Sunday School on Wednesday even
ing was very successful, both financially
and socially.
Phil Karg, on King street, has only
tirst-class groceries and provisions and
his prices are extremely low. Also dry
goods at city prices.
Frank Oliver, well-known citizen of
this county, who died at his home near
Wrightstown, on Thursday, was inferred
in the Baptist cemetery at Pemberton,
yesterday.
A petition to Judge Gaskill for the par
don of George Spear, who was sentenced
to six months in the county Jail for lar
ceny at Palmyra is being circulated and
largely signed.
| William S. Rendell has taken the
agency for the National Wheelmen's Pro-
tective Association of Philadelphia. For SO
the company insures your wheel against
loss for one year.
While riding on the South Pemberton
road Saturday night, the tire on Harry
Quicksall's bicycle exploded with a loud
report. He was half way to Pemberton
at the time, but managed to get ride
home in carriage.
The camp meeting at 'Bucto has closed.
When one of the old residents was asked
about the affair on Saturday, he shook his
head and said: "Golly. haint seen no
camp meetin'; it was nuthin' but gatherin'
frolic Them days of camp meetin's is
gone BY"
! A middle-aged lady at the station on
Saturday met with mishap that afforded
considerable amusement to those who
saw the occurrence. She was not injured
however, and went to Burlington on the
trolley car
On Wednesday, Mrs. Barclay Borton,
of Vincentown, was the recipient of a sur
prise party, it being the occasion of her
10th birthday. Nlnety-two relatives we're
present, consisting of children, grand
children and great grandchildren, all of
whom had good time
The following unclaimed letters remain
IN the Mount Holly post Office Miss Ella
Barton, Mrs. M. A. Dickerson, Benjamin
HELLER. Geo. Gaskill, Mrs. M. A. Nc
CURE, Robert Shinn. Miss Sara A. Smith,
B. STILL Mrs. Emaline Williams, Samuel
Zelley; postals Mrs. S. M. Bovine, Samuel
s. Brown.
At the organization of the first district
election board last week, Edward Evan
was made chairman, and Frank Dean and
George w. Hand were chosen as clerks
The boards will sit next Tuesday from to
8 P. M. to register the names of any per-
sons entitled to vote at the special election
to be held on the 18th inst.
The Rev. /. D. Moore, pastor of the
Central Baptist Church, of Riverton and
Palmyra, has rendered his resignation, to
take effect October l. Mr.. Moore has
been connected with this church about
four years, and it was his first pastorate.
The pastoral relations have always been
very cordial. He goes to Meredith, N. Y,
for his new field of labor.
Thomas Atkins went into Bowers bak-
cry on Saturday morning to collect a
freight bill, and when receiving the
money he was Frustrated by the intense
heat. He fell into the arms of Joseph G.
Bower, who had him removed into the
house and cared for. A physician was
summoned, and 1t was found that Mr..
Atkins was quite i'll. He soon recovered,
however, and was able to be about in the
evening.
Watermelons are now in the height of
their excellence, and it is due to them to
say that in all that constitutes luscious
ness they are decidedly superior to those
brought to us from the south 1t is a
mistake to suppose that a watermelon
eaten weeks after it is plucked from the
vine equals in quality those fresh from
the stem on which they grew. This point
can readily be determined by trying one
from Jersey patch.
A committee of Friends has been view
ing the residence of Mrs Sarah E. Tom
linson, on Garden street, and also the
Ten Eyck house, next to the Presbyterian
Church. This is with view of purchas-
ing home for aged and INDECENT mem
bers of their society. Other properties
out of town are to be examined, and a re-
port will be made at the next quarterly
meeting. 1t is believed that the home
will be located in Mount Holly.
On Saturday morning Samuel E. Rogers
left sample of Seeding peaches in the
window of The News Office. 1t is a va
riety with which he has been experiment.
} ing. They are very luscious, fine flavor
large in size and will command a good
: price. Closely following these came some
J Seckel pears from the yard of Franklin
Dill. Both varieties of fruit were quite
attractive, and many stopped to look at
them. These exhibits were followed by
SeckeI pears and peaches of the Globe
variety, grown by Loren 20 Prickett, and
half dozen choice peaches from the farm
, of John ID. Marter, at Florence.
, A rumor was current in Mount Holly
! yesterday that the Inter state Fair at