The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-08-21
LOCAL NEWS.

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week
Judge Gaskill expects to be able to oc
cupy his new residence in about tw
weeks.
Congressman Gardner has been inter
viewed relative to establishing a rural mai
delivery at Medford.
The condition of Barclay White, wht
has been quite i'll for several days,
somewhat improved.
George W. Moore, of Mount Holly, ha
sold a property in Lumberton to G. Per
cival Oatman for 81, 100.
The third degree in the amplified form
was given on Friday evening to one can
didate by the Knights of Pythias.
George F. Harbert, Steward of tn
Almshouse, had to give up last week oil
account of illness. He is now at Oceal
Grove.
The Armour Packing Company, OF
Madison avenue, now has new safe, tt
replace the one recently destroyed BY
burglars.
Belle the greyhound owned by William
s. Kelley, has large wound in her side
as the result of getting impaled on ar
iron fence
While playing leap-frog on Thursday
evening, Howard Mount, of Madison
avenue, fell and broke two bones in his
right wrist.
Portraits in OLA $500 picture fol
$500. Landscapes, 15x29, $500 each.
Frames from 9Oc up. G. w. Lukens
Mount Holly.
Benjamin R. Lamb, of Mount Holly
has sold to his son, DR.. r. FL Lamb,
several acres of land on the Browns Mills
road near Pemberton.
]. Frank Shaw, who has been confined
to the house by illness for over six months,
has recovered sufficiently to again resume
his work at plumbing.
Charles G. Keen, of Mount Holly, will
be prominent factor in an amateur theat-
rical entertainment to be given at Lum-
berton in the near future.
If people would take as much pains to
repeat the good they hear of others as they
do to repeat the evil tales, this would be
better and happier world.
1t is said that an inspector of the State
Dairy Commission is looking after some
dealers in this county who are alleged to
be selling oleomargerine for butter.
The plants in Mount Holly and Moores-
town, belonging to the Camden and Bur
liDgton Gas and Electric Company, were
inspected by the directors last week.
Winthrop Shreve, of Branch street, is
quite pigeon fancier. He recently
added to his loft twenty pairs of Antwerp
pigeons, secured from Doylestown. Pa.
William Rogers made complaint on
Friday before Justice Slack, against Fred
Forker and wife, who are charged with
ill-treating their boy and forcing hi m to
/. beg.
While potatoes are in great demand by
BUYERS in Philadelphia, to whom farmers
IN ILLS ScCblOA ndFC OOCA oOliih5 WILL Sh
tire crops, the ruling price is 20 to %
per basket.
Sheriff Fenton, Turnkey Joseph B.
Fleetwood, Joseph A. Ward, Assessor
Giryen and Frank Ladd went to Barne gat
bay on Friday and caught some of the
best fish that swim in the ocean.
Unclaimed letters remain in the pc st
office for the following: Joseph Claus
Mrs. Chas. Oliver, Miss Lizzie s. Haines,
Wilson Harker, S. E. johnson, Frank
Martin, Isaac McMullin, Mrs. Clara Wal
ker, Joseph Warner 2.
The Democrats will hold rally in
Miller's hotel, at-Shamong, next Saturday
night. The speakers billed for the occa-
sion are William P. Bryan, of Vincen-
town; Hon. J. j.. Crandall, and Judge
Howard Carrow, of Camden.
Just now the baggage mast ers and those
who handle trunks at the railroad stations
are earning their salary, as well as the
week or two of outing the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company allows its faithful en-
ployes when the rush is over.
Stone Road Commissioner Budd has ap-
proved the plans and specifications for the
proposed new stone road from Caffin's
Corner to the White Horse turnpike,
known as the Ashland road. Bids for do
ing the work will be opened on Septem-
Der 10.
The railroad track to Long Branch has
been sprinkled with oil This not only
settles the dust, but acts as preservatlve
for the ties. The oil has been emitting
a bad order tor several days, which is
quite annoying at Birmingham, where the
ground was sprinkled twice.
The latest ruling of the pension depart
ment is that amy pensioner, the victim
of strong drink and dissipated habits, who
makes a public nuisance of himself,
may be investigated by the department
and if found guilty is likely to be dropped
from the pension rolls. {"
The Fidelity Insurance, Trust and Safe
Deposit Company, of Philadelphia, and
Edward II. Lewis, of Mount Holly, have
filed bill in equity in the Federal court
to foreclose a 81, GAG, 900 mortgage on the
property of the Consumers Brewing Com
pany, which controls six local breweries.
The members of the Jacobstown Baptist
Church will hold harvest home in the
church yard on Wednesday, September D.
Special religious services will be held at 3
o'clock. Addresses will be delivered by
Rev. G. Fl. Pendleton, of Mount Holly,
and Rev. T. M. Eastwood, of Burlington.
The Premier orchestra, of lmlaystown,
will furnish music. Supper will be served
from 5 to o'clock for 30 cents.
Governor VOORHEES, on Tuesday issued an
order disbanding the Montclair and New
ton companies of the National Guard,
which were attached to the Second Regi-
ment. These companies were dismissed
on. the recommendation of Colonel Gill
more, because of the poor showing made
by them at the recent State encampment
The place of one of the companies will
be taken by company now being organ
lied at Princeton. Plainfield and Orange
are both applicants for the privilege OF
furnishing the second company.
On Wednesday, j. Praul Rue, proprie
tor of the Birmingham Inn, while gu
fishing, caught swapping turtle Witt
assistance it was landed and found tx
weigh twenty pounds. The anima
e.. 1.,lo