The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-08-30

ton.
The Society of Friends of Burlington
and Bucks counties have formed uniol
and will hold a meeting at Burlington to
day.
AS the result of falling from Atkins ex
press wagon, on Tuesday, Joseph
Shreve's son sustained some sever
bruises
Hon. Charles E. Hendrickson, of Noun
Holly, was one of the judges of the an
nual baby show held at Asbury Park OF
Saturday
Martha R. Wrig gins has sold the house
and store property at the corner of Mil
and Green streets to John W. Lippincot
for 81, OOO
The Ladies Aid of the Juliustown NJ
E. Church will hold harvest home Oh
Friday and Saturday evenings, Septem
Der and g.
Mrs. Maria Assay, aged SO years, Of
Wrightstown, was buried on Thursday
Deceased will be greatly missed in thai
community.
The telephone line is now in operation
between Mount Holly and Lumberton
the trouble over the right of way having
been settled
James Farr, residing ON ButtonwooC
street, and who recently fell heir to {
large sum of money, has been quite i'll fol
several d lays.
While playing at the railroad station
on Saturday, Norman Massey, newsboy
had the misfortune to lose about 81 rs OF
his paper money.
Sunday was great day for bicycles
the weather being cool and pleasant
Mount Holly was visited by larger mum
Der than for long time past
Col. Nathan Haines, of Burlington
was last week elected one of the vice
presidents of the National Bankers Asso-
citation which met at Denver
Clifford Budd has awarded John s. Rog
ers, of Stanwick, the contract to erect {
new barn on his farm, near Buddtown, tt
replace the one recently destroyed by fire
Thieves stole forty baskets of potatoes
from George Moore, on Branch street, {
few nights since The intruders were un
doubleday after their supply for the W in
ter
Robert Mccoy, of Hainesport, aged Il
years, died on Thursday night. The fun
eral took place on Sunday in the Brother
hood of the Union cemetery at Mount
Holly
To- day is the last of the scheduled Tues
day excursions to Ocean Grove and Long
Branch. They may possibly be extended
| These excursions have been very literally
patronized
John Kelson, of Marlton, walked of
the dancing pavilion at Washington PARK
Grove on Sunday and fractured his collar
bone. He was taken to the Cooper Hos
| pital, Camden.
The notoriety which the growing toma
to plant received that was thriving nicely
in front of T. Walter Bortons store evi
IDENTIFY caused it to disappear, as it is not
now to be seen.
Chancellor McGill has granted an abso
lutte divorce to Herman virgins from
his wife, Istilina @. virgins, of Noun
Holly, on the ground of continued anC
obstinate desertion.
Rev C. H. Pendleton, of the Baptis
Church, will return from Rhode IslanC
his vacation, and will occupy his pulpit
on Sunday next, both morning and even
ing.
AS a result of the eighteen days CAM
meeting at Rancocas, under the direction
of the pastor and Rev. G. D. Hammell
the membership of the Rancocas Metho
dist Episcopal Church has been increased
nearly half hundred
A call has been issued for state con
vention of the New Jersey Middle of the
Road Populists at Vineland on Saturda,
next, when delegates to the national con
vention of Populists, to be held at Cincin
natl, Ohio, will be chosen
Buttons from the coats of Uncle Sam
men are in great demand by young ladie
Just now as souvenirs of the late war
Harry Mason, of Mount Holly, Will
visiting Ocean Grove with Uncle Sam
suit on, had the buttons cut from his coat
There is every prospect of larg
crop of cranberries, and the pric
for picking this season will probably b
40 cents Some of the growers have al
ready begun to gather their crop, but tn
season proper will begin about Septembe
| TO-
home camp meeting began at Lum
berton, on Saturday, under the auspice
of the Methodist Church, and will clos
on September 9TH. The meetings are col
Quoted by Evangelist Shelford. The mus
ic is in charge of Professor Kirkpatrick
of Philadelphia. Pentecostal day will b
observed on Thursday, when several mir
listers will be present and preach.
J Caleb Hopkins, of Cookstown, was SUI
prised day or two since to see larg
, rattlesnake crawling in his yard. TIL
latter showed fight when discovered BIT
: Hopkins was not inclined to dispute tn
! right of the serpent to remain where it wa
t The offensive intruder finally was di
. patched with gun. 1t had seven rattle
and button, and was three feet Ion,
e 1t is the only snake of this specie eve
8 known to have been killed in that vicinit,
A vegeta BILE known as okra, which
being raised in large quantities on tt
T farm of Samuel A Dobbins, and which
: used for making soup is now being pu
up in cans by ]. L. Anderson Il Son, o
t Water street. This firm is also engage
t in putting up canned tomatoes and the
e weekly pay roll will soon amount to SON
e 8, 200 Jones & Ireland, Gamers, {
Y King street, are also very busy, and the
: two firms are giving employment to mar
:, people.
II A telegram was received here on Tue
day announcing the death of ]. Howal
n Clothier at Chicago. He was native
,. this county and at one time was propri
e tor of THE News Disposing of the pap
l. he went to Chicago, where he conduct
g an advertising agency. He was 40 yea
" of age. His death was very sudden al
resulted from heart disease His bot