The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-09-04
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1900.
LOCAL NEWS.

bay, on Tuesday, had very poor luck.
The indications point to a large chest
nut crop, which is good news for the boys
The annual meeting of the Board 0
Assessors is being held in the court hous
today.
The post office force was kept quit
busy on Wednesday sending out the fai
schedules.
So far this season the shooting of ree'
and rail birds has not resulted in mucl
success.
AS the result of fall at Hartford
Mahlon Coles of that place is suffering
from broken hip.
Miss Ella Rossell, of Jobstown, enter
tanned party of straw riders from Noun
Holly few evenings since
The Wrightstown fire department viii
give harvest home on Friday and Sat
urday evenings of this week.
Labor day was not generally observed
in Mount Holly The banks, post Office
and public buildings were closed.
The Sunday school scholars of the Sa
cred Heart Church held their annual pic
mic in the Smithville woods on Wednes-
day.
A tent meeting will be opened at Bridge
boro' on September IA and continue until
October l. Evangelist Hammill will be
in charge.
Lou Shinn, of Jobstown, was thrown
from his wagon on Thursday and some
what bruised. The horse fell and broke
the shafts.
THE News will not announce until the
end of the season the names of those per-
sons bringing the largest watermelons to
this office.
Thus far there has appeared no oppo-
sition to the denomination of William w.
Worrell as county auditor on the Repub-
lican ticket.
The carpet mill at Stanwick has shut
down, and it is said that the business is
not likely to be resumed again under the
present management.
Anthony Pointsett was arrested by De-
tective Parker on Tuesday near New Han
over. The prisoner was wanted by the
Trenton authorities
Invitations have been issued for the
fiftieth anniversary of the marriage OF
Mr.. and Mrs. James L. Anderson, of Pine
street, ON Tuesday evening, September H.
The colored people of Mount Holly had
an enjoyable time at the fair grounds on
Thursday, where they held harvest
home under the auspices of st. Pauls
Church.
The soldiers monument at Lambert
vile is to be rededicated on Thursday,
October a, when there will be parade
by the fire department. military and other
organizations.
Mrs Charles Gilbert, who has been
suffering from mental arrangement for
the past few weeks was removed to the
State Hospital at Trenton, on Wednesday,
for treatment.
The large reward offered by the Della
ware and Atlantic Telephone Company
for the apprehension of the thieves who
have been stealing wire will probably
lead to some arrests.
Hon. Henry J. Trick, of Vincentown,
visited the Inter State Fair grounds, on
Tuesday, in the interest of the farm ma
chinery department, of which section he
will be in charge during the exhibition.
IT is said that a swindler, claiming to
represent firm named Carr d Co., is
travelling through the state Offering big
prices for produce shipped to his commits.
sion house in Newark. Such consign-
ments. it is alleged, are never paid for
and never heard of afterward.
The State Grand Lodge of Good Tenn
MARS will meet at Florence on September
10 and 10. The Grand Chief Templar
will preside and talent from Paterson Will
furnish music. There will be public
mass meeting on the evening of the 18th.
MANY visitors are expected to be present.
Charlton, the infant son of Rev Charles
II. Pendleton died on Tuesday evening,
of cholera infantum. The child was taken
ill on Sunday afternoon. Mr.. Pendleton
and son, Wyman, had not returned from
trip to Maine at the time OF the infants
death. but arrived later. The funeral took
place on Friday afternoon at o'cock.
Considerable interest is being manifest
ed in the local option bill, which will be
introduced at the next session OF the Leg
islature A thoroughly organized move
ment has been started to regulate the sa-
loon by local option, giving the voters in
every community the right to say whether
saloons shall or shall not exist in theil
midst.
This is the season when visitors are
leaving the sea shore, when the various
marks are giving their farewell concerts
and when the children are preparing tt
re-enter school; in fact, everything at this
time denotes a change of season. Within
a short period the beauties of fall will D.
noticeable, fer the summer months hav'
passed.
A noticeable falling off in the tomato
crop has been observed the past few day
and there will be great decrease in tn
o,1tput of the canning factories thi
season. Keiffer pears are reported to D
yery abundant and farmers are offering t.
sell their entire crop to jobbers for 10 cent
per basket. The abundance of peache
has made great decrease in the price o
pears this season.
On Wednesday while engaged in re
cording several messages, Miss Till
Asay the Western Union Telegraph ope
rator, had an unpleasant experience dun
ing the storm which passed over this SEE
ton. Being pressed by her duties at tn
time she did not ground the wires entel
ing her office, and as result large shee
of flame shot up toward her face, but TO-
tunately it did not touch her. A repo
followed like that of an exploding plsto
which caused the young lady considers
BILE nervousness.
The railroad company will soon mai
an Improvement at the station that wi
be appreciated by those employed in Il
ticket office. The multiplicity OF wiz
about the building are to be done ava
with They are to be formed into cab
and this will enter the telegraph oh