The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-06-19
LOCAL NEWS.

The Knights of Pythias will nominal
officers next Friday night.
The residence of Mrs. Harriet Budd, o.
Garden street, has been newly painted.
A lawn party was given Wednesda
morning by Mrs. John R. Howell, at he
residence on High street.
Favorable comment has been made con
corning the flowers which have been ap
pearing at the Jail windows.
Some recognition was given to flag da,
in Mount Holly, on Thursday, there beinl
quite display of bunting throughout tn
town.
The marriage of Miss Ida Fl. Price
formerly of Mount Holly, to Harry B
MacClure, of Philadelphia, occurred OIL
June II.
The commencement exercises of thu
Brainard school in the opera house OF
Thursday evening, promise to be quite in
teresting.
Rev Eli Clifford, of Asbury Park, will
be one of the speakers at the Epwortl
League rally to be held at Browns Milll
on July 26.
Overseer of Poor Throckmorton re-
moved Mrs John Myers from Mount Hol
ly to the almshouse on Thursday. She Is
blind and paralyzed.
Justice Laumaster. on Wednesday, tried
an action on contract between Warrington
Darnell and Thomas Carlin. Judgment
was given plaintiff for $120.
During the past two or three weeks thu
mill dam has been affording excellent
sport for anglers, who have had great
luck in catching sunfsh and clubs
A. J. Kerlin, of Mount Holly avenue,
had an operation performed on his right
hand Tuesday, for the relief of bruise,
which caused much inconvenience.
Department Commander William E..
Pedrick, Spanish American war veterans,
will soon issue the order for the state en-
campment which will probably be held
in Trenton the last week in August.
Quite number of people in Mount
Holly signed petition last week for the
pardon of John G. Hippinstiel, who is
serving term in state prison for default
ing as collector of taxes for Beverly town
ship.
Summer corsets %, 80 and rs cents
Nainsook and Swiss edgings; French Val
lace and Insertions childrens white Pique
sun bonnets, ladies' sun bonnets in colors,
red, pink and blue. s. s. Evan, % Main
streets
A pet cat that has faithfully moused
around Salem knitting mill for seven
years was buried on Wednesday by the
employees. The remains of minnie"
were inclosed in handsome box covered
with flowers.
Charles Cable, young colored teacher
of Chambersburg, Pa, who was recently
arrested in Mount Holly by colored de-
tective on complaint of young lady
whom he afterwards married, is seriously
i'll with typhoid fever.
At the Florence Sunday School Conven-
ton on Thursday afternoon and evening,
Rev. ]. B. Haines, of Merchantville, de-
livered the address. Rev. Joseph G.
Symmes was elected president and Walter
Hancock secretary and treasurer.
The contractors have been rolling the
Burlington end of the stone road during
the past week. The reason the end
towards Mount Holly ravels SO easily is
said to be because the stones are not of
uniform size, which prevents them from
packing.
Unclaimed letters remain in the Mount
Holly post office for the week ending June
10th, as follows: Mrs. Jos. A. Coles, Harry
Easton, Mrs. John Echman, James Dun
can, Howard Gouldy, Martha Harker,
Wilson Harker, Arthur Nightingale, Mrs.
Bessie Wilson, L. B. Walker, M. Lippin-
colt, Mrs. Peter King.
Superintendent Price, of the Tuckerton
Railroad, and Superintendent Fenimore,
of the Manahawkin and Long Beach
Transportation Company, have been in
consultation with Superintendent Brown,
of the Pennsylvania Railroad, relative to
putting on a two hour express train be-
tween Philadelphia and Beach Haven.
State Road Superintendent Henry l.
Budd went to Doylestown, Pa, on Fri
day and attended meeting in the inter
est of good roads held at the National
Farm school, He addressed the assemb.
lage and gave them much valuable infor-
nation concerning the building Of i'm
proved roads. The best citizens of Doyles
town are at the head of this movement.
1t is thought that it will be necessary
to build stand pipe at the county farm
to supply the almshouse and new asylum
with water. 1t is said that the present ar
rangement is hardly sufficient for thu
needs of the almshouse. The new build
ing is getting along nicely and it will sooI
be ready to receive the roof. Contractor
Rogers intends to make a speedy job O.
the work.
It has been stated that it is unlawful t.
catch ordinary perch. This is not true
The las. Legislature passed law that j
was unlawful to catch pike perch or vel
low perch except only from June 10 to tn
last day OF November, and that 1t shoul'
be unlawful at any time to kill or haye Ii
possession any pike perch less than twelv
inches long. Pike perch are species o
fresh water fish. Besides, whoever hear
of a common perch being over twelv'
inches in length caught in our waters, ex
cept where the fisherman reporting tn
catch was past master of some fish liar
club2
Mrs. E. A. Gaskill, of Garden street
widow of the late Caleb s. Gaskill, de
ceased, celebrated the eightieth annivel
sary of her birth on Friday last. In homo
of the event she gave supper at he
home in the evening, to her brothers, sill
tiers, children and grandchildren. Mr.
Gaskill is in full possession of her menti
faculties, her mind being as strong an
clear as it ever was, and although she ha
only recovered from very severe slct
ness of few months ago, to see her an
talk with her one would take her to
several years younger than she really is