The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-10-02
LOCAL NEWS.

ne LTdiH cIeWS VI JIG ennoy ryan
Railroad are now wearing their wint'
uniforms.
Ex-Prosecutor Eckard p Budd is cal
didate for State Senator on the Demo
cratic ticket
Policeman Thomas B. Denness wi
guard Mount Holly during the next tw
weeks, as the day officer
The Columbus dead wagon for horse
has been doing quite business in Noun
Holly during the past two weeks
Herbert Randall, who has been employ
ed at Beach Haven during the summer
has returned to his home in Mount Holly
The Burlington County Druggists As
ISOLATION will hold meeting in the Col
lege of Pharmacy, Philadelphia, on Fri
day.
Lovers of mushrooms in Mount Holly
have been gathering large quantities o
this edible fungus during the past fort
night.
ing to A. w. Lofiand, of Marlton, perish
ed in the fire at the Trenton fair grounds
last week
Harry Coombs recently got caught
in the cider press of Brose Smith, al
Wrightstowh, and narrowly escaped Sc
rious injury.
The H. b. Smith Machine Company has
erected two fans in its blacksmith shoI
on account of the summer heat, and they
are very effective.
William Pullen, of Wrightstown, re.
Gently had tumor removed from his face.
AS result of taking cold, he was com
PEELED to return to the hospital for treat
ment.
George W. Lukens, who has charge OF
the ticket office of the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company at Pittsburg has been of
fered similar but better position in San
Francisco.
At Florence, on Wednesday, occurred
the marriage of William Dempsy, of that
place, and Miss Daisy Lewis. of Burling-
ton The ceremony was performed by
Rev. A. S. Allen,
Mrs Wilbur Vannote, residing on Mad
ison avenue, met with severe accident
on Saturday. She fell while going down
stairs, breaking her arm and otherwise
badly injuring herself
The County Democratic Convention to
nominate candidate for State Senator,
two Assemblymen and an auditor, will be
held in the Court House, Mount Holly, on
Thursday, at 10 o'clock A. M.
On Thursday night an attempt was
made to rob Parker's Hotel at Florence.
The same parties also effected an entrance
into the store of William Foulks, but in
neither case was anything of value taken.
Attention is called to the advertisement
of Wanamaker s. Brown, which appears
in another column 1t contains timely
suggestions to those desiring the best for
the least money just at this change Of
seasons.
The third anniversary of the Keswick
Colony of Mercy, near Writings, was ap-
propriately celebrated on Saturday and
Sunday. The colony is conducted to give
men who wish to lead new lives an op-
portu nifty to do SO.
On Friday evening the Knights of
Pythias received one proposition, confer
red the third degree on one Esquire and
forwarded donation of So to the suffer
ing Knights in Texas During the next
six months the lodge will meet at 7.30
O'Clock.
Alonzo and Annie Fisher were sent to
the Camden Jail last week to serve SEN
tence of ten days for disorderly conduct.
They said they had $50 when they started
in to get drunk and that they had been
robbed of $40. They said they resided at
Smithville.
Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Kellogg have issued
invitations for the marriage of their
daughter, Maude Emma, to Rev Perciyal
Hylton Lynch, of Altoona, Pa, on Thurs
day afternoon, October 49, The wedding
will take place in the Presbyterian Church
at O'Clock.
The following are the unclaimed letters
remaining in the post office for the week
ending September 80: Mrs l. Atkinson,
Harry Colgain, Mrs. Ida Budd, T. H.
Danenhower, Miss L. l. Joyslin, Frank
Kifart, Benjamin Lippincott, H. M. Lip
pincott, Thomas Nally, Miss Matte
Owens, Sam Worell.
Frank Shreve, formerly of Mount Hol-
ly, who now works for Fl. Beale, of Par
kersburg, Pa, was very much surpris-
ed man on Wednesday, when his employ
er called him before the grand stand at the
Trenton fair and presented him with a
handsome gold watch as an appreciation
of his faithful services. 1t is beautiful
timepiece, and Frank takes just pride in
showing it to his friends.
The exterior improvements to the resi-
dence of Dr. Charles Harker are about
completed, and great change has taken
place there One of the most noticeable
of these is the manner in which the old
alley on Union street has been taken care
of. 1t has been enclosed with a neat fence
and shortened so that it stops on line
with Joseph Flenard's house. giving more
room and adding to the appearance of the
surroundings
The directors of the fair haye engaged
quite number of attractions for this
week. On the track there will be a mule
race, something that will create much
amusement. Bicycle Johnny" the guide
less wonder, the only PAGER in the worlC
that circles the track without hobbies
Charlie Kinzer of Canton, Ohio, will ex
hibit the four fastest trotting dogs OF
earth, which will be driven to bicycle
sulkies. There will also be locomobil,
race. which will be full of interest Thi
will take place tomorrow. Prof. Harri
son, the slack wire artist, will appear be
fore the grand stand One of the specia
features will be the presence of Dan Rice
Jr., who will give trapeze Performance
and whirl for life on revolving ladder
making fifty revolutions per minute. Thi
is a very daring feat and will be perform
ed fifty feet in the air.
There is a good joke on two of tn
Mount Holly men who went to the Tren
ton Fair on Thursday. Their penchan
for accepting free samples of various al