The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-07-24
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The Burlington County Funeral Di
rectors' Association held its annual out
ing at Tuckerton last week. 4
Andrew Moen and son Frank, of Pin
street, rode to Atlantic City on their tan
dem on Saturday and returned Sunday
| The stone roads throughout the county
are now proving blessing to the farmers
who are rushing their products to market
Why are sIdeal'' bicycles the best $2t
wheels on the market this year, Call ano
see for yourself at Storey & Sons, Paxsor
street.
It is stated that the section OF the new
trolley road through Edgewater Park
Beverly, Delanco and Riverside will be in
operation early in September.
The government thermometer at tuck
erton registered 1O14 in the shade on We'd
nesday at one O'Clock. This is the high
est record yet in that section.
Hightstown has new newspaper call
ed the Enterprise, edited by r. D. Norton,
Mayor of the borough, and ardently de-
voted to the cause of 16 to l.
| A number of leading Democrats haye
promised to support j. Harry Barcklow,
Of Moorestown, as a member of the Coun-
ty Board of Registration and Election.
| A fad with number of our wheelmen
when going to the shore, is to purchase
ticket to Toms River, and ride the bal
ance of the distance on their bicycles.
Some two weeks ago Edward EVAN,
of Cherry street, had tooth extracted, and
since that time blood has been flowing
from the cavity, which it seems impossi-
BILE to check.
George J. Robertson displayed some
home grown white radishes on Wednes-
day, which perhaps equal anything In
this section. Some of them were foot
long and perfectly sound.
James D. Flynn has adopted double
coil system for drawing cool beverages at
his saloon on High street 1t is some
thing new in this section, and is meeting
with much favor with patrons OF his place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Engle, of near
Hainesport will entertain the members
of the Farmers Social Club on Saturday
evening August II. The Mount Holly
Banjo. Mandolin and Guitar Club has
been invited to participate.
On account of repairs made to the dam,
the water in the upper creek has been much
lower than usual, and anglers say it
spoiled the fishing. The exposed shore
afforded good feeding ground for snipe
which were seen in large numbers.
Farmers are elated over the reported
failure of the watermelon crop in the
south. The Jersey crop, although little
late, will be a good one, and through the
south's inability to flood the markets, this
means much to the northern growers.
John s. Rogers, of Moorestown, has
purchased an, automobile for use in his
business as a contractor, which is scatter
ed over large territory. 1t was made at
Tarrytown, N. Y. from which place Mr..
Rogers took his initial trip to his home
Theodore Locke, prominent resident
of Woodbury., says that he caught 80 fish
in 80 minutes with so potato bugs. An
other striking incident in South Jersey
is the fact that Vineland has 10 doctors, 10
ministers and 10 lawyers in active service
John D. Lippincott, of Burlington, has
been awarded the contract to erect the
new building at Bordentown for the Bor-
dentown Banking Company. 1t is to be
two-story brick building with terra Gotta
trimmings and is to be completed by De-
cember 1.
The State of New Jersey has secured
from an old book dealer in New York, a
complete file of the New Jersey Gazette,
dated from 1777 to 1895. The price paid
was 81 each, or in all, $444. The papers
are we'll preserved, and were formerly
owned by Sophie Brooks.
The boys on Water street have recently
formed the habit of standing in the path
of bicycle riders which has been very try
ing annoying to the latter. On Saturday,
Horace Lippincott got in the way of
rider whose nerves were not weak and in
stead of stopping his wheel or falling off
the man kept right on, knocking the boy
down and breaking one of his legs.
The list of unclaimed letters remain
ing in the post office for the week
ending July 81, is as follows; Harold
Anderson, Joseph Boles, Miss A. G. Eli
son, Mr.. Kincade, Mrs Miller, Mrs. Ash
by Lippincott, Mrs. Alphonso Haines,
Miss Judith Prickett j. w. Parker, Bar
ten Shinn, Alan. E. Smith, Matte She
meley, William R. Reed, Mrs. Lucy Wood
son.
There has been good deal of specula-
tion as to the pronunciation and meaning
of Roosevelt. A number of years ago,
before he became famous, Theodore Roose-
welt was asked how he pronounced his
name and what it meant. Here is his an
swer: "My name is pronounced Ro-sa-velt,
| the with almost a z sound. 1t was in.
troduced in this country about 1929, is
Dutch, and means field of roses. .
| At special meeting of the Riverton
Borough Council, held Wednesday even
ing the Camden and Suburban Railway
Company presented petition praying fol-
consent to construct and operate trolley
road on Broad street in the borough Of
Riverton, to connect with its line in Pal
myra on the lower end and with the road
of the Camden and Trenton Company on
the upper end. A public hearing wal
granted, and will be held Thursday even
ing, August 9th.
The North american has established I
reading room for the accommodation Of
visitors to Atlantic City. The room Is 10
Gated on Young's far famed ocean pier
probably Atlantic City's greatest attract
ion, in the heart of the great boardwalk
and it is fitted up for the comfort and con
venience of the thousands who frequen
this greatest of seashore resorts. Arrange
ments have been made for the keeping OF
file during the summer months of numbe
of the leading newspapers, where visitor
from all sections may be able to see thei
home papers at all hours.
Medford Grange will have its mint
coloo+ avo,,roiOn fo Atlantic CITY