The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-06-07

! The Florence base ball club held cake
sale and festival last evening.
Arrangements are being made to extend
the telephone line to Lumberton.
The shad season, which has been fairly
successful, will close on the 10th inst.
The canning factories have been very
busy during the past two weeks putting
up asparagus.
Kate Huston, vagrant, was committed
to the Almshouse for three months on
Wednesday by Justice Clevenger.
j. Wardell Shinn, the florist, has in his
green house, on Buttonwood street, fruit
bearing pineapple bush and banana tree
James B. Bennett has sold the property
at the corner of Monroe and Bispham
streets to Miss Laura Miller, of Burling
ton.
The excursion of the New Jersey Ed
torial Association will go to the Thousand
Islands this year, leaving New York Mon
day June 81.
Phil Karg, on King street, has only first
class groceries and provisions and his
prices are extremely low. Also dry goods
at city prices.
Additional hands are being employed
by j. H. Allen & Co., the shoe manufac-
turers, who report business good for this
season of the year.
| The practice music of the Mount Holly
Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar Club is now
proving an attraction to the people on the
streets in the evening.
| Board wanted for four adults and one
nine year old child, two months or more.
Address P. O. box 603, Mount Holly, stat
ing terms and full particulars.
While attempting to walk across the
railroad bridge at Delanco on Wednesday,
Harold Hunt fell between the ties and
would have drowned had not man been
near with boat.
A horse on Main street took notion to
run away on Tuesday evening, but after
getting some one hundred yards from the
starting point he was captured before any
damage was done.
Some of theNice men have consumed the
crop which they gathered last winter and
are now using manufactured ice which
they receive in car load lots once a week
from Philadelphia.
From the fact that last week Storey &
Sons geared several bicycles from 20 up
to 80 and 100, it would seem that num-
Der of riders in this vicinity want to go
much faster than formerly.
Joseph johnson, butcher Of Vincen
town, had hard time getting COW to
the slaughter house on Tuesday. The
animal had no horns but while on Main
street she managed to catch Joseph with
her head and threw him clear over her
back.
On Monday night Charles Durand went
down to the canning factory of Anderson
s. Son and began to abuse his wife be-
sides creating other disturbances. A. A.
Anderson gave Charles smack over the
head, after which he was led home by an
officer
Hope Lodge, No. 10, K. of P, of Bur
lington, will celebrate its anniversary in
the new Masonic Temple there this month,
on which occasion some of the talent of
| T ,,1f IN 1 IF al
ly, will appear on the programme of ex-
ercises.
The League of American Wheelmen is
increasing in membership at the rate of
about $1,000 year, and New Jersey is
said to rank fourth. 1t may be interest
ing to note the standing of two Mount
Holly men. Edward F. Burns is No.
1870 and Robert Storey is No. III, 935
While going down Mount Holly avenue
one day last week, Elsie, the little daugh
ter of Samuel Haines, ran against the dog
owned by William S. Rendell. The child's
cheek was cut by running into the animal
with such force as to knock the dog over.
The animal Immediately got up and ran
away. Mr. Rendell and his wife were pres
emit at the time and the dog did not bite
the little one as reported.
Some time since Thomas Cooper let
George L. Spence have dominick hen
which was valued at rs cents. Spence
then let Cooper have cabbage head
which amounted to 10 cents This was to
go on account of the chicken. AS Spence
refused to pay the go cents due on the
transaction, a search warrant was issued
on Wednesday and Constable Claypoole
succeeded in getting the chicken and re-
storing it to its owner
On Friday evening Daniel Waterstreet,
living near Birmingham, was recruited as
member into Gen. E. A. Shiras Post,
No 26, G. A. R., and three other appli-
cations were received The members de-
sire to publicly thank the citizens for the
liberal support accorded them on Memo
rial day, and also the ladies of the w. G.
T. U. for the refreshments which they
served to those in the line of march. The
post is now composed of about eighty
veterans.
Geraniums SOC to $1.00 per doz; Coleus,
Verbenas, &C., 35c per doz; Astors Snap
dragons, Cosmos (early and late fiowering),
Scabiosa, (mourning bride) 10c per doz.
Hardy herbaceous plants in variety will
bloom this season, 15c per clump. Roses
81 90 to 50 80 per doz., other plants in va
riety all at prices below the usual cata-
logue rates. AS we publish no expensive
price list and sell only for cash, you are
not expected to help pay some one else's
bills or unnecessary expenses. A. & G..
Rosbach, Pemberton
On Friday morning Overseer of the
Poor John Throckmorton and two other
men took Adam Stiltz, of Ewanville, to
the asylum at Trenton. Stiltz is a one
legged veteran of the war, and has show
ed signs of mental disturbance for some
time Having threatened the members of
his family it was deemed advisable to
place him where he could do no harm. He
objected to leaving home and it took
much persuasion to induce him to enter
the institution, at which place his brother
George is confined.
On Wednesday evening a committee