The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-05-23
Fresh asparagus. peas, beans, tomatoes,

Fresh asparagus, peas, beans, tomatoes
new potatoes, at No. 80 Main street.
! Freebooter John E. Darnell recent
liberated a number of quail In Mour
Laurel township.
On Friday evening eight proposition
for membership were received by tn
Knights of Pythias.
The strawberry festival given by tn
Baptist Young Peoples Union on Satur
day evening was well attended and abou
$50 was Melted.
Congressman John J. Gardner recently
lost a great many valuable setting hem
by dogs breaking into his hennery. At
lantic county will be called upon to settle
for the damage.
The Sons of Veterans held their fail
and festival in the Arcade Hall on Friday
and Saturday evenings. The affair was g
complete success, and those who attended
had a good time.
James Kinsler. employed at Allinson's
grocery store, was engaged in moving
some lumber, last week, when a board
slipped, cutting a cash which penetrated
through his cheek.
Walter Aliens horse became scared al
the street car on Main street, Tuesday af.
t%ernoon, and began to kick vigorously.
The animal was brought to a standstill
before it had a chance to run away.
While driving on the Pemberton stone
road, on Sunday Edward Norcross, saw a
pine snake coming out of the woods neal
Mount Holly. He caught it and brought
it to town. The snake measured five feet.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has issued orders that all the employees
about the ferry houses and terminal sta
lions must wear white shirts and collars,
instead of miscellaneous styles which have
been in vogue for many years.
Wanamaker & Brown, of Philadelphia,
on Tuesday presented a handsome piano
to the public school at Medford. The
event was attended with appropriate ex
e%rcises. The speech of William Wanna
maker was responded to by Prof. Hahn.
Judge Charles E. Hendrickson, Mark
r. Sooy, Prosecutor Eckard P. Budd and
Charles K. Chambers, of Mount Holly,
and Howard Flanders, Of Burlington,
have been appointed a committee to meet
with similar committees from other coun-
ties to organize a State Bar Association.
1t was not unexpected when the an
nouncement was made that the Smithville
bicycle railway had lost its charter for
failure to pay the state tax. This fact
alone would have been sufficient to put
the concern out of business, but that was
a matter that had taken place long ago,
because the road did not pay.
On and after May 81, the ferry boat
William E. Doron will make more fire.
quent trips between Bristol and Burling-
ton on week days. See the time table of
the important changes, which will be pub
lished in TIE News. On Memorial day
and Fourth of July the trips will be the
same as Saturday. time table.
bicycle path extending from WOODLAND to
the willows, on the Burlington road, is in
a very dangerous condition by reason of
the bridges being broken down, and riders
should be particularly careful at night, as
it is necessary to dismount more than nee
during the day time. The path has prac-
tically been abandoned on account of the
early completion of the new stone road.
At the meeting of the Camden county
Board of Freeholders, on Wednesday. a
resolution was adopted instructing the Of
ficials of the Board to consider the pur-
chase of the Marlton and Medford turn
pike and the Camden and Westfeld turn
pike. Al second resolution was adopted to
indefinitely postpone any action looking
towards the purchase of these turnpikes,
and under the rules of the Board no fur
ther action can be taken on this question
for one year.
No tidings have yet been learned of the
whereabouts Of Mrs. William Wainwright,
who recently ran away from her home,
near Bustleton, presumably with a former
hired man, leaving six children behind.
Some of these are under six years of age.
She is about 38 years old, and her
maiden name was Shumard. The two
youngest children will be taken in charge
by Mrs. Parker, of Florence, a sister to
the distracted husband.
If any person in Burlington county de-
sires to lave a good time on the Fourth of
July he should come to Mount Holly,
as the day here will be full of interest,
the event to close in the evening with fire
works. There will be music by the Me-
tropolitan Band of Burlington, dancing,
booming of cannon, vaudeville entertain
ments, and various kinds of sport in the
Court House yard under the management
of the Grand Army Post. At the fair
grounds there will be trotting, bicycle
races and base ball. All roads will lead
to Mount Holly on the Fourth.
Deputy Master Workman Sutton and
| Past Grand Master Workman Vanzant, of
Camden, were in Mount Holly on Tues
day evening, attending a meeting of Good
Will Lodge, No. IA, A. o. q. w. Their
presence here during the past two months
has inspired the members to action, and
on Tuesday evening, June 6, it is expect
IA ~ &.o 1o-Islof1c mill he srs<,,+
ed. To perform this feature effectively,
a degree team from Provident Lodge,
Camden, will come here for that purpose,
and the lodge room in the Mirror build
ing will be rented for that night so that
the work may be performed in a ~satisfac-
tory manner. The initiation fee has been
reduced to 50, and those who wish to car
ry So, 900 life insurance at a very reasona
BILE cost, should avail themselves of the
present opportunity.
Supervisor John B. Davis had occasion
again on Saturday to stop work for awhile
on the Burlington stone road, and this
time he condemned three carloads of hall
inch stone because its size should have
been an inch and a half. If the contractor
intends to make up for his low bid by
sighting the job he will surely be disap
pointed, as the supervisor is determined
that the road shall be according to con
tract or else there won't be any road bull
at all. Last week Mr.. Davis became Sc
Disguised with the many attempts tt
evade the specifications of the contrac
that he sent a special message to Con
tractor Stanley demanding the withdraw