The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-04-24

bTEus OF the season on thursday
The tall iron stack at the old carpe
mills has been sold to a Philadelphi
party.
The fronts of the store property O
George Stead, on Mill street, are being
painted.
William W. Scattergood, of Rancocas
is recovering from his recent stroke o
paralysis.
Prosecutor Atkinson addressed thu
scholars of the high school on Friday
afternoon on civics.
Before buying bicycle for 1900, cal
and inspect the Rambler" at Storey &
Sons, Paxson street.
All the police officers in Mount Holly
will be on duty Saturdays. This arrange
ment will be continued until fall
Fred Shreve has accepted a position as
auctioneer at the horse bazaar at Broad
and Cherry streets, Philadelphia.
John Amos, of Breezy Ridge farm,
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to South Dakota in the near future.
The directors of the fair grounds held a
meeting on Saturday and decided to hold
trotting matinee on Memorial day.
John d. Clevenger was in charge of the
Baptist Sunday school on Sunday, owing
to the Illness of Superintendent Joseph
w. Colkitt.
Young plants of carnation pinks will be
nice for cut flowers during the summer if
planted now. Rosbachs have them at 40
cents dozen.
The remains of Charles Dawson, of
Allentown, Pa, will be buried at Lum-
berton to morrow, where deceased for
merly resided.
On Saturday Samuel ]. Smith was the
recipient of a shad weighing 81 pounds.
1t was beauty and came from Fred
Pfeiffer, of Burlington.
Mrs. Maggie Bullock, of New York city,
died on Sunday morning Deceased was
the wife of Fred Bullock, who formerly
resided in Mount Holly
Come arunning everybody to Owen
Bros for rhubarb roots, early cabbage,
tomatoes and strawberry plants, cheap,
and pouderette to make them grow.
The directors of the new Fair Associ-
alton held meeting on Saturday and de-
cided to lease the grounds to the golf club
This will give the golf club control of the
grounds every day after one o'clock.
Rosbach's are selling bedding plants at
IS cents to $1.0O per dozen; rose bushes, 10
to 25 cents each; hardy perennials (clumps)
90 cents each, for so cents. Pink, Grim
son and yellow Ramblers, same price.
Mrs Emma L. Quig, of Burlington,
died on Thursday after being i'll for a
week with pneumonia The funeral took
place yesterday. Deceased leaves four
children. She formerly resided in Mount
Holly.
There will be sale of old lumber at
the Fair Grounds on Saturday aferno on
at two o'clock. The old cattle sheds and
pig pens on the south end of the grounds
are to be torn down. Some good lumber
may be purchased cheap.
Postmaster Cowperthwait has received
his first instaliment of postage stamp
books The stamps are put up in books
of 10, "a and 4S, with oiled paper between
each sheet. The charge is one cent in ad
dition to the price of the stamps.
A young boy passed through town on
Saturday morning driving mule which
was so lame that it could hardly walk. A
search was made for officers representing
the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals, but none could be found.
The law requires Justices of the Peace
to send their complaints and other papers
to the Prosecutor of the Pleas ten days
before court. Mr. Atkinson requests
every Justice to pay particular attention
to this statute and send in all papers this
week.
Easter being over, it is now time to buy
for the flower garden. Rosbach's, at Penn
berton, have nice lot of bedding plants
at the usual reasonable prices. Orders left
at John Elberson's greenhouse, on Mill
street, or at s. P Cline's hardware store
will be promptly filled.
There has been such demand for copies
of the new school law that it has been i'm
possible for the authorities to meet it,
They have had number of the laws sent
out to the clerks of the several counties
and those who wish a copy should apply
to Collector Powell soon.
Arbor !, Day will be observed at the
Mount Holly public schools on Friday af-
ternoon by the planting of trees in the
yard of the school house and by ap-
propriate exercises in the school rooms
thereafter. Persons desiring to witness
the exercises will be welcomed.
On Friday occurred the death of Fir
man, son of Charles Mcdonnell, of Pine
street. The remains were inferred yes
terday in the Baptist cemetery. Deceased
was about IS years of age. Deceased was
crippled by fall when he was four years
of age, and has never been able to walk
since.
Mrs G. O.. Howard, who has been in
private hospital in Philadelphia, has re-
covered sufficiently from severe surgical
operation to be removed to her home in
Mount Holly, and she was brought here
on Saturday. Mrs. Howard is still con-
fined to her bed, but is so much improved
she will probably be up and among her
friends in a week or two.
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 and
King streets, Mount Holly. Orders called
for and delivered. Prompt attention given
to all customers, and satisfaction guaran-
teed. Also fresh and salt meats can be
obtained at lowest market prices
On Sunday evening about half-past six
o'clock, girl in the employ of Elmer
Tallman, of Columbus, saw man leav-
ing the barn. She notified Mr.. Tallman,
and soon after fire was discovered at the
barn. The flames were extinguished with
out much trouble Wood had been piled
about the building and there was every
evidence of an attemDt atlincendiarism