The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-08-01

e The school of the Misses Wyllie vii
reopen on Thursday, September IA.
! The school boy is not forgetting tn
fact that his vacation days are gliding by
t The merchants of Burlington have de
: cided to abandon their picnic for this veal
An Inherent photographer on Washing
! ton street is taking pictures at one cent
e piece.
| should be kept on all dogs roaming a
| large without being muzzled.
1t is expected that the Spanish Ameri
can war medals will be delivered to tn
/ New Jersey volunteers this week.
1t is said that the Monmouth Traction
! Company will soon begin to build thei
road from White Hill to Riverton.
Edward Crane, of Vincentown, VIII
, has been doing service in hospital corp
, In Cuba returned home on Saturday
The manager in charge of Sun Bros.
circus would like to go into winter quar-
J tiers at the Mount Holly fair grounds.
A number of people from Mount Holl,
, attended the masquerade ball given at tn,
Birmingham Inn on Saturday evening.
The annual basket picnic of the Med
ford Grange will be held at the Noun
Holly fair grounds on Saturday Angus
5th.
Charles G. Cowperthwait postmaster O.
Mount Holly, has been granted week.
vacation by Uncle Sam, to begin on Au
Igust T.
Charged with threatening Joseph Ga
ron, on Tuesday, Charles Ramsey was ar
rested and held under 5000 by Justice
Slack to keep the peace.
i s. B. Meeser, D. D.. pastor of the First
Baptist Church, of Worcester, Mass, oc,
cupied the pulpit of the Mount Holly
Baptist Church on Sunday.
i Joshua Willitts has again blossomed
forth as an aspirant for matrimonial hon
ors, and this time Josh says his wife can
live life of ease and luxury.
A boot owl disturbed the people living
on Bispham street, Sunday evening, and
a bat that entered the Methodist Church
remained throughout the service.
Samuel Stanton is suffering from a
broken arm as the result of wrestling
with friend This is the second time he
has broken this same arm within few
weeks.
The mayor of Burlington, on Friday,
refused to grant permit to circus to
perform in that city, ON the ground that
the place was too poor to support such an
exhibition.
| The name of the Junior o. u A. M.
has been changed. and they will hereafter
be known as United Americans. This was
done by the national council in session at
Minneapolis.
The Methodists at Hope, Warren county,
are rejoicing because J. Turner Brakeley,
of Bordentown, has given his check to the
trustees to cancel debt amounting to
several thousand dollars.
Robert L. Nixon's attention was called
to the fact on Saturday, that his horse
needed shoeing. II know it. I'll go
right up to James Parker's and buy a
pair, replied the committeeman, alb
sent mindedly.
The members of the Mount Holly Banjo
Club have arranged to give weeks per-
formance along the shore. and benefit
concerts will be given at Toms River,
Sea Side Park, Manahawkin, Beach Ha-
ven, New Gretna and Tuckerton.
AS the reed is maturing rather early
this year, it is thought that birds will be
plentiful when the season opens on the
25th. To-day marks the closing of the
season for shooting woodcock and the
open season for killing doves and plover.
The Grand Circle, Brotherhood of the
Union, will meet in Mount Holly on Mon
day, September 18, on which occasion
Marion Circle, No 8, will entertain their
visiting brothers with performance by
the Mount Holly Banjo Club in the Opera
House.
Letters remain unclaimed in the Mount
Holly post office for the following persons:
Elizabeth b. Bunting Samuel Emmons.
Miss Rose Gaskill, Miss Matte Holmes,
VIM. Herbet Miss Rebecca Hulse, Mrs.
Dora Henderson, Samuel E. johnson,
Stella Laird. Miss Anna Lloyd, Mrs. L.
B. Street, Mr.. @. Warrick 2.
A gentleman living at Camden came to
Mount Holly one evening last week to
visit his sister ON Mount Holly avenue.
Arriving at the house his first remark
was If the property owners on this
street were compelled to put their walks
in better condition, strangers passing
through here at night would not be ac-
cused of being drunk.
A number of people of Mount Holly
who are in the habit of taking an outing
on Sunday, find it very pleasant to go to
Burlington, take the boat there for Phil
adelphia and return home at night ON the
cars. This makes delightful trip, and
providing you have one of the reduced
railroad tickets which are only sold in lots
of ten, the fare for the whole trip does
not cost any more than regular excur-
sion ticket to the city.
Samuel Matthias. the hackman, took his
first trip to the shore on Friday. He got
out at Ocean Grove and was struck almost
dumb at the sight of so many omnibuses,
which absorbed his curiosity to such an
extent that he failed to see the principal
he fell asleep, and upon arriving at the
station the conductor gave him shake
and said: Get up, this is Mount Holly, :"
Sam rubbed his eyes and remarked: by
jove, didn't think we were at Writings
yet He thinks he will have to go there
again before the season is over.
The number of suits which certain
Sewing Machine Company has instituted
lately for the recovery of machines on
which default in payment had been made,
is bringing that company somewhat into
disfavor, not because the proceedings are
not regular, but because so much hard
ship is entailed upon those who are com
PEELED to suffer in consequence. These
machines, says the Justice before whom
the suits were brought, are generally sold
to poor people on the instalment plan, and
in many cases the agent takes the old ma