The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-07-31

The cantaloupe crop will be. short,
many Of the vines are dying.
The Knights of Pythais conferred tn
page rank on one candidate on Frida
night.
William Pedrick, of Moorestown, ha
had his pension increased to $40 pc
month.
improvements are to be made to tn
gas plant, for which purpose material
now arriving.
A new curb has been placed along tn
sidewalk in front of the Baptist buryinl
ground on Pine street.
Thr prospects for large yield of Gran
berries on the Dogs in Burlington count.
are said to be very favorable.
| A concert will be given at Delanco OF
Saturday evening, August IL, for th
benefit of the fire department.
A new telephone company In Camden
has awarded A. M. Sutherland the con
tract to furnish poles for the lines
The weeds in the vicinity of the Gran
street station have been cut down, adding
to the appearance of the surroundings.
Rev. Robert F. Y. Pierce, of Scranton
Pa, is spending several weeks in Europe
Mrs. Pierce is sojourning at Ocean Grove
Mrs. Joseph Cross went to Atlantic
City on Saturday to care for her SOL
Harry, who has been quite i'll for severa
days.
Jerome Bruere, who recently sold his
farm near Mount Holly, is now occupy
ing his mothers house on Buttonwood
street.
Richard Ridgway, of Vincentown, has
brought suit against his wife for divorce,
and she has brought suit against him fol-
alimony.
A new floor has been laid and other inn
proyements made to the interior OF the
colored school building on West Washing
ton street.
Capt. Martin L. Haines, of Vincen-
town. who was taken i'll recently while
on his way to Kansas City, has almost
fully recovered.
The Medford Grange had delightful
day for their annual picnic to Atlantic
City on Saturday, and the event was
largely attended.
A picture of the drinking fountain pre-
sented to the borough of Pemberton by
Aaron Early, appeared in Philadelphia
paper on Saturday.
The. new management of the Upper
Delaware River Steamboat Company are
making many improvements to their ser
vice along the river.
The anglers from this vicinity who went
to Barnegat Bay on Sunday, had very
good luck, bringing home large strings OF
fish and many crabs.
Sarah s. Thompson, of Mount Holly,
mother of Rev. Frank Thompson, died
ON Friday The interment took place
yesterday in Trenton.
The authorities have been asked to look
out for a Camden boy named Joseph
Waseilewski, who for the second time has
escaped from the Jamesburgreform school,
Some six hundred pounds of trolley
wire were stolen from the Mount Holly and
Burlington trolley road on Wednesday
night. and since that time the tracks have
been watched.
Col. Nathan Haines and Samuel W.
Semple, of Burlington, have been reap
pointed members of the County Board of
Registry and Election. The other two
members hold over.
About fifty dollars has been received at
the Union National Bank for the famine
sufferers in India. All the banks and
churches in Mount Holly will accept con-
tributions for this purpose.
Frank Martin, of Atlantic City, stock
holder of the Mount Holly Fair Associ-
alton, has purchased the Risdon Hankin-
son farm, adjoining the fair grounds. 1t
is said that 1t may be turned into stock
farm.
The Baugh families and few friends
are at Barnegat City, where they went on
Saturday to enjoy their annual camping
out season. They have four tents.
Some of the party will not return home
until September.
Granville Stokes, aged 80 years, died on
Tuesday at the residence of his son, DIR.
Murray Stokes, in Philadelphia. De-
ceased was born near Rancocas, June IL,
1920. He accumulated fortune in the
tailoring business.
Articles of incorporation have been filed
in the county clerks Office by the Smith
vile Publishing Company, which is COM
posed of Nelson Burr Gaskill and George
N. Watkins, of Mount Holly, and John A.
HENSON, of New York city.
The steamboat Trenton, belonging to
the Upper Delaware River Transportation
Company, has been sold to the govern
ment, and this will be her last season on
the Delaware river. She will be sup
planted by new boat three times her
present size.
Coroner Wells was called to Riverside
on Saturday, to inquire into the death of
Helen E. Rhodes, child nearly three
years of age. Several children had built
a bonfire and the clothing of little Helen
caught fire, inflicting injuries from which
death ensued.
There is a noticeable decrease in the
number of bicycle riders, and this fact is
felt by the restaurant keepers throughout
the county. A year or two ago Sunday
with them was very busy day, and the
receipts were ve-y large. This class OF
merchants are now complaining bitterly
because of the lack of this trade
Contractor John s. Rogers is making
satisfactory progress with the erection Of
the new insane asylum at New Lisbon.
A slate roof is now being put on the main
building. and the structure is presenting
very imposing appearance. Both this
building and the almshouse will be sup
piled with water from a standpipe, an6
an improved gas machine w ill be put int
service.
When the Camden and Trenton Trolley
Company was granted franchise to rul
| its line from Burlington to Florence, l
was agreed that the trolley people shoul'
oo.s+r,o+ n rav hicvcle nath to reDlaCt