The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-09-05

The addition to the Standard Hammoc
factory is nearing completion.
The railroad conductors excursion t
Atlantic City yesterday was well patrc
nized
One candidate was elected to member
ship in the Knights of Pythias on Frida
evening.
/ A number of young folks enjoyed
straw ride to Pemberton on Wednesda,
evening.
The public school at Hartford will opel
next Monday with Miss Minnie NJ Har
ris in charge.
Samuel L. Bullock has been doing som
painting for Judge j. H. Gaskill at hi
Sea Side Park cottage
A gray eagle measuring six feet from
tip to tip was recently killed near Indian
Mills by John Brown.
George j. Robertson has been suffering
with sore eye, as the result of getting
some lime and dirt in it.
Many farmers in Burlington county ar,
now making preparations for their ex
hibits at the Trenton fair.
A party of Mount Holly's merry straw
riders took an enjoyable ride to Pember
ton last Wednesday evening.
At Smithville, on Wednesday, workmer
laid the foundation for new cupola, al
the foundry building is to be enlarged.
Fellows and blight have been causing
the destruction OF many fruit trees in this
section, and some of the orchards look
quite bare.
The county bridge over the creek al
Smithville has been completed 1t is an
iron structure and is said to be very sub
stantial affair.
The Union Sunday school, near Eayres-
town. gave very successful festival and
supper on Saturday evening and neat
sum was realized
A number of people from Mount Holly
went down the Delaware river from Bur
lington, on Sunday, to witness the arrival
of Simpsons feet.
B. G. Wiley, of Pemberton, while out
cunning on Friday, killed four squirrels
with one shot. The quartette had been
driven out of a nest.
The annual watermelon feast will take
place at the County House tomorrow,
where the Board of Freeholders will hold
their summer meeting.
A number of young people took dinner
on the mount, Tuesday, where they spent
pleasant afternoon. They were chap
eroned by Mrs. James p Melodies.
John s. Rogers & Co., of Moorestown
have secured the contract to erect some
buildings for the new ship building plant
at Camden. The contract price is about
$50, 900.
If the organization of the boat club in
Mount Holly accomplishes no other pur-
pose than preventing garbage from being
thrown into the creek, it will not have
been in vain.
As John R. Deacon was riding his bicy-
Gle along the railroad track at Grant street
on Saturday afternoon, he picked up a
small roll of money that was lying by the
side of the path.
Charles and Frank Sine and William
Green, who are employed in shoe fac
tory in Boston, spent the past week in
town. The rest of the Mount Holly con-
tingent will return this week for their va
cation.
Joseph Engle, living near Hainesport,
entertained the members of the Farmers
Social Club at his home on Saturday
evening. There was large attendance,
and some of the members of the Mount
Holly Banjo Club furnished vocal and in
strumental music.
On September 13 that most beautiful
spectacular drama, which is so new to
our people, Uncle Toms Cabin, will be
presented in the Opera House for the first
time-this season The date is an I'M
lucky number, but the house will be
packed just the same.
At the annual meeting of the Grand
Home Brotherhood of the Union, held at
Vineland on Wednesday, John Throck-
morton, of Mount Holly, was elected
grand representative to the Supreme Cir
Gle, which will meet in Brooklyn in Octo-
Der Mrs. Esther Streeker was elected
deputy for this district.
There was some trouble at the canning
factory of Jones & Ireland on Friday,
when nearly one hundred women engaged
in peeling tomatoes went out on a strike
because the firm refused to pay four
cents a bucket, which is an increase of
one cent in the price. When it was found
that the movement was failure all but
the leaders returned to work, the latter
being discharged. 1t is said that the help
can make pretty good wages at three cents
a bucket. The trouble lasted but very
short time.
On Thursday young man wearing a
soldiers uniform, who gave his name as
John Miller, of Washington, D. c., while
on his way to Camp Meade, stopped over
in Mount Holly. He at once made inqui-
ries for members of the Knights of Pyth-
las from whom he tried unsuccessfully to
secure loan. The manner in which he
went about it showed that he was not as
well posted as he should have been. 1t
was plain to be seen that he was working
his brethren, or at least trying to, and the
conclusion was soon arrived at that he
was no good.
THE News has been requested to an
nounce the candidacy of Major Franklin
C. Woolman, of Burlington, for the AS
sembly. 1t has been long while since
that city has had representative in the
lower house. Mr.. Woolman, it will be
remembered, represented Camden county
at one time, when he brought himself in
to prominence by the introduction and
passage of the marriage license bill, which
put stop to the reckless system of mar
rying which prevailed in Camden. Mr..
Woolman is bright lawyer and he is
well qualified for the position by reason
of his former experience.
Several days since some person told
Joshua Willis that there was fine look
ing woman at the County House who de
sired husband. Josh was sent up tc
that institution once and he didn't like it.
so he was timid about going there to get q
look at the woman for fear he would be
detained. The matter proved on his mind