The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-06-28

| sion.
Samuel Greenwald will close his restau
rant for the summer months on Tuesday
next.
Joshua Matlack, Jr., of Mount Holly.
will be the orator at Marlton, on July
Fourth.
A fakir selling knife sharpener did
quite a business at the fountain Saturday
evening.
The lower portion of the long distance
telephone poles were given a coat of red
paint last week.
The Milk Association has succeeded in
getting a rise in the price of milk to three
cents per quart.
The funeral of the late Philip Murphy,
which took place on Friday morning, was
largely attended.
1t is said that the sycamore trees in the
court house yard are the finest specimens
to be found in the state.
Progressive Proposal Parties are new
innovation adopted by some of the young
society people of Mount Holly.
Mr.. Fearing will show his stallion Ma
hogany and his mare Nathalie at speed on
July Fourth at the fair ground.
July 4th will be another double holt
day Sunday and Monday, to say moth
ing of the Saturday half holiday
Over 800, 900 worth of government war
bonds have been subscribed for by the
banks and citizens of Mount Holly.
Mrs. Charles H Shinn, of Union street,
has been suffering from sore hand,
caused by the slipping of an ice pick.
Michael McKenna is suffering much pain
from felon on one of his thumbs. He is
compelled to carry his hand in a sling.
The members of the Methodist Church,
of New Egypt, will hold a harvest home
in Aliens woods on the Fourth of July.
A number of the harness makers en-
ployed by E. L. Prickett & Co. propose
bringing their families to Mount Holly.
On Wednesday evening, during the
rain, man in town was seen with rubber
hat and coat on sprinkling his lawn with
a hose.
| The post office will keep open until 10
O'Clock on the morning of the Fourth of
July, after which it will remain closed
for the day.
! DeVoe's prediction that June would be
cool has come true. His other prediction
that it would be wet month has gone
astray, however.
| The next meeting of the W. G. T. o.,
will be at the residence of Mrs. Benjamin
R. Lamb, ON Union street, tomorrow af-
ternoon at 2 o'clock
Two lots of ground on Washington
street, belonging to the heirs of Samuel
A. Dobbins, deceased, have been sold to
Mrs. Anna " Tuley, for 1915.
The limbs on two of the trees in the
court house yard were trimmed last week
so that no more damage would be done to
the flag that floats over the building.
Samuel A. Dobbins, Jr., of Mount Hol
ly, who is member of Company K, 9th
regiment, and stationed at Sandy Hook,
made brief visit to his home last week
Miss May Wolfrom, who is a pupil at
st. Elizabeths Academy, Madison, N. j.,
received the first prize in oil painting at
the commencement exercises recently
held there.
The Pension Department has issued
circular calling attention to certain abuses
on the part of those who execute pension
vouchers. The warning notice is printed
in full in another column.
| The long trains of cars that were stored
on the sidings near the fair grounds on
Friday and which carried passengers to
the Masonic Home, reminded one of the
days of the old Mount Holly fair.
Private families in Mount Holly desir-
ing to take male boarders for few months
can secure same by communicating with
E. L. Prickett & Co. State rate per week
and the number of boarders desired
A pleasure excursion on the new steam
er Ruth B. Lutte, to National Park, under
the management of the Epworth Leagues
of Lumberton, will take place on the
Fourth of July. The boat will leave the
wharf at Hainesport at $50 A. M. Fare,
round trip, 80 cents.
Governor Voorhees, has appointed Sena-
| tor Edward G. Stokes, Of Melville; Sam
uel St. John McCutcheon, of Plainfield
mission to revise the school laws, and to
report to the next session of the Legisla-
,ature They will serve without pay.
| Following is list of the unclaimed let
tiers remaining uncalled for in the Mount
Holly post office: Lizzie Dunkle, Mrs
Lizzie Edwards, Joe Frake, William J.
Haines, Mrs. Haring. Eugene johnson.
Postals, Harry Culin, W. H. Davis, L.
Freedman, J. Ed King, Wallace Lippin-
colt, John Shemeley.
Considerable progress is being made in
the construction of the new bake house at
the jail. The building is up and in day
or two it will be rooted substantial
cement floor is being laid, and when fin
ished the place will be complete through
out. On account of the erection of this
building, female prisoners awaiting for
court can be given much better quarters
than formerly.
At meeting of New Jer sey Lodge, No.
1, Knights of Pythias, held on Friday
evening, the following officers were elect
ed: Chancellor commander, Edward E.
Holeman; vice chancellor. Joshua M.
Reeves; prelate, William H. Dobbins; ma $
ter at arms, Maurice Rowan; inside guard,
Harry Hawkins, Jr.; outside guard, Sam
uel B. Gale; master of work, A. p Ley
trustee, George J. Rob ertson.
Notices have been posted in the various
banks to the effect that on and after July
1st, two cent stamps will be required on
each check, draft, certificate of deposit,
promissory note and renewal not exceed
ing 800, and for each additional 800 or
fractional part thereof, two cents. On
each power of attorney, twenty five cents.
On each protest of note, bill of exchange.