The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-08-28
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the sea shore will leave Mount Holly O
Friday.
Thomas Cavanaugh lost horse las
week The extreme heat was the indirec
cause of death
On account of some distractions tn
sewer connected with the public schoo
has been rebuilt.
Before buying bicycle for 1900, cal
and inspect the Rambler" at Storey q
Sons. Paxson street.
| Improvements are to begin this weel
on the Garden street residence recently
purchased by Mrs. Jamison.
4 fine lot of bulls, cows and heifer
will be sold at the stables of A. K. Du
Bell, in Columbus, on Thursday.
Stacy Atkinson has been awarded thu
contract to lay brick pavement on the
forming ground at the public school.
| Girl learners wanted at the Mount Hol
ly shirt factory. Wages paid while learn
ing. Apply at factory or Travis store.
A large number of people from Mount
Holly have enjoyed the trolley ride to
Willow Grove by way of Doylestown this
summer.
Many fine perch are being caught at the
'sforks" down the creek. In fact the fish
ing there seems to be better than in the
Delaware river.
1t is noticeable fact that the freehold
ers elected last spring are giving close at
tention to keeping the stone roads under
their charge in good condition.
An exchange says: THE time is com
ing when there will be but one job open
for the boy who smokes cigarettes. That
will be to kill potato bugs with his breath "
W. Budd Deacon and wife entertained
friends at their residence on Saturday
evening. The decoration of the large
porch with Chinese lanterns was very
pretty.
The Weaver Manufacturing Co. are now
giving employment to 100 person and are
still taking on new hands every week
The outlook for the fall trade in leather
novelties and pocketbooks is very good
From financial point of view 1t would
certainly pay farmers better to raise Jen-
ny Lind cantaloupes, instead of the mushy
hybrids that are not fit for hog feed, and
which too often find their way on the
market.
Following is list of the unclaimed
letters remaining in the post office for the
week ending August 25: Harry W. Brown,
Harley Shemeley, Samuel Cooper, Mrs.
William Culinary, Miss Lulu Smith, Will
liam Jackson.
Anderson & Sons and Jones & Ireland
are now busily engaged canning tomatoes.
The former firm will pack a large guam
tity of peaches this season. They have
put in a machine to remove the pits and
s lice the fruit.
Edward Cameron, made up as 'Rube, !"
circulated among the crowds at Washing
ton Park, on the occasion of the farmers
picnic on Wednesday. He was advertis-
ing the Mount Holly fair, and attracted
considerable attention.
Arthur Stevens, farmer living at Ell
mer, says that he planted a grain of wheat
last fall, from which he cut stalks this
summer containing SO heads. This stalk
he threshed out separately, and from &C
tual count gathered 1900 grains.
There is reason to believe that Thomp-
son Sims, of Mount Holly, will secure
position on the state team of sharpshoot-
ers, as he is developing into very accu-
rate marksman with rifle. He has been
selected to shoot on the regimental team
at Sea Grit
Cards have been received in Mount
Holly announcing the marriage of Emile
Palmer Stout to George Wilbur Reed.
The bride is well known here. She was
divorced from her first husband some time
since. The last ceremony was performed
in London, on August 10.
Joseph j. White, of New Lisbon, one of
the largest cranberry growers in the state,
reports that the katydids have infested
many of his Dogs and are damaging The
berries to great extent. He places the
loss from this cause alone to be So, 600.
The insects eat part of the berries
and cause them to decay.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed in the county clerks office by the
Girard Gold Mining and Milling Company
of Delanco: The incorporators are Hen
ry L. Gregg and Howard A. Russ, of De-
lance; Frank H. Smith, of Camden; Rob
ert H. B. Little, Eldorado, Col, and Geo.
T. Armitage, of Philadelphia.
Mrs. William L. Butterworth, of Gar
den street, met with painful accident
while in Philadelphia Wednesday. She was
walking along Market street when she fell
and broke her arm near the shoulder.
She was conveyed to hospital where the
broken member was set. 1t is also thought
that her hip is somewhat injured, but she
recovered sufficiently to return home in the
evening.
On Tuesday evening, when the throu gh
freight from Camden to Trenton passed
Edgewater Park station, gang of half
grown boys threw half watermelon at
the train. The engineer was struck ano
so badly hurt that the fireman had to run
the train to Burlington, where doctor
was summoned. This gang of boys has
been raising all sorts of trouble for tht
past six weeks.
Moorestown is discussing the sewe
question. One of the points that is being
considered is whether the town should pu
| in the system or whether the sewer shoult
| be sold to company. There are goot
many of the citizens who think the tow
can get along just as it has for years with
out sewers. Mount Holly adapted tn
sewerage system long time since and tn
only regret has been that every street il
town was not provided with the pipes
AS it now is there is movement at nearl
4 every town meeting to appropriate none
to put sewer pipes in streets that were nc
in the original plan.
J Several young women, members c
Grace Methodist Church, at Crosswicks
will saw wood for prize at church fes
| tival to be given in few days. TIL
church and the trustees were at loss
find some scheme that would draw crow