The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-07-03

terday.
e. The warm nights last week made d
cided improvement in the appearance
. growing corn.
,e Harry Stockum, of Marion, has bee
appointed teacher of the public schoo
4 at Haddon Heights.
n Before buying bicycle for 1900, ca
n and inspect the Rambler" at Storey
Sons, Paxson street.
n A very pretty blue heron is on exhib
: ton at Flynn's drug store. 1t was noun
4 ed by Samuel Brown.
On Wednesday DIR. E. D. Prickitt wa
called upon to remove quantity of sa'
dust from the eye of Harry Wimley.
Why are ''Ideal' bicycles the best 81
wheels on the market this year Call an
see for yourself at Storey & Sons, Paxso
7 street.
, Mount Holly Lodge, No. 10, l. 0. Q
F., will not hold any meeting tomorrow
7 evening on account of its being the Fourt
of July.
The Methodist supper was well patron
lied ON Thursday evening, notwithstand
ing the threatening shower. about $50 be
{ ing Melted.
If you want plants go to Owen Brothers
Late tomatoes, Paragon or Sto ne; cabbage
matchless Flat Dutch, 81 per 1000. Mar
wins, Savoy and Red Hard Rock.
An addition of nine feet has been added
to the private Office of Prosecutor Samue
A. Atkinson A new window and the re-
moval of an old stairway gives more light
Notice has been given that the posta
rate to all the possessions of the Unitei
States has been reduced to two cents
This includes Samoa and the Philippines
The small boy who intends to examine
his firecracker tomorrow to see why il
did not go off, had better not do so, or his
days fun might be seriously interfered
with.
i J. Praul Rue, manager of the Birming
ham Inn, had the misfortune to lose his
pocketbook last week which contained
5000. He was riding to Philadelphia on
the cars.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has settled with William Hull and W.
Harris, of Wrightstown, who sustained
/ injuries in the recent railroad accident at
Mount Holly.
If you want to know where to purchase
your ammunition and firearms for the
Fourth, go to s. T. Engle's. He will re-
main open in the morning for the benefit
of the shooters.
As a result of getting his finger caught
in sewing machine at the Company shoe
shop on Grant street, Wednesday after
noon, Frederick Boyer was compelled to
have it amputated. The operation was
performed by DR.. Flynn.
Geraniums, coleus, heliotrope, asters,
nasturtiums, vase, basket and bedding
plants in variety A large stock still on
hand and can be had at about half regular
prices, to close them out, at Rosbach's,
Pemberton, or Elberson's, Mount Holly.*
There was an unusual occurrence in
Delaware last week. A man who could
not swim fell into a stream and was
drowning when girl jumped in and pull
ed him out On reaching the bank the
girl tainted, and the rescued man carried
| her home.
Samuel E. Haines, of Moorestown, is
getting up a club with the intention OF
taking trip to Richmond, Va, in the
early part of September, for the purpose
of visiting the old battlefields. The fare
will be six dollars for the round trip for
fifteen days.
On Friday evening the Knights of
Pythias elected these officers: Chancellor
Commander, Walter S. Garrett; vice chan
cellor, Samuel A. Dobbins, Jr.; master at
arms, Lewis s. McIlvain;. prelate, Joshua
M. Reeves; master of work, Harry Dill;
inside guard, J. Franklin Hunter; out
side guard, Samuel B. Gale.
/
Rev. Eli Clifford, of Asbury Park. for
merly pastor of the Methodist Church in
Mount Holly, has created some excite
ment by denouncing Sunday marriages
He is quoted as saying that he thought it
an open question as to whether promise
of marriage given on the Sabbath day
could be enforced.
Following is list of the unclaimed
lette rs remaining in the post Office for the
week ending June 80: Mr.. and Mrs. Amos
Belden, John E. Betty, Miss Lizzie En-
gold, Mrs Charles E. Kingston, Harry
Hates. Thomas Momson, Mrs. Mary H..
Jones, Lydia Layton, Margaret Nixon,
Harry Nippins, c. W. Wilson, Jos. War
ner, 10.
Warning has been sent out to the farm
ers to be on the lookout for quintette OF
young men selling farm implements, who
accept notes in payment and give credit
on the back of the notes, which turn up,
however, in the hands of third party for
the full face value of the note. The game
has been worked successfully in the upper
part of the state.
Try George W. Durand if you want
strictly pure groceries and provisions at
/ the lowest cash prices. He has large
stock at his store, corner of Water ano
King streets, Mount Holly. Orders called
for and delivered. Prompt attention giver
to all customers, and satisfaction guaran
teed. Also fresh and salt meats can bt
obtained at lowest market prices.
The hearing in the case of the man
charged with tearing down fence erect
ed by the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany at Riverside, was held on Thursday
Nelson Burr Gaskill represented the rail
road company, George M. Bacon appear
ing for the accused At the conclusion
of the hearing Philip Winklespecht an6
Hugo Marskowski were held in 5000 bail
The other three men accused will be Civ
en- another hearing.
The Upper Delaware River Transpor
tation Company, of which Colonel Nor
rell, of Philadelphia, has been the presi
dent and chief stakeholder for numbe
of years, has changed hands, and is nov
running under new management Col
Nathan Haines, of Burlington, is presi
dent of the new company; vice president