The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-09-11

Josiah H. Mason is building an additio
to his furniture store on Mill street
Albert Wright has accepted positio
with the Taylor Manufacturing Company
Harry Hawkins, ST., is the grandfathe
of bouncing baby boy, the son of Harry
Jr.
! The golden rod in bloom Throughout
the county presents beautiful appear
{ ance.
The annual meeting of the Northamp
ton Fire Department will be held thi
month.
Sheriff Fenton drew the panel of petit
jurors this morning for the October tern
of court.
Jerome B. Grigg has announced his in
tention of removing from Mount Holly tt
Joplin, Mo-
Miss Mary M. Champion, in company
with Miss Sue L. Rogers, are stopping
in New Egypt.
Now is the time for merchants to make
their wants known, and THE News is the
mouthpiece to bring results.
Harry Chambers, of Palmyra. had al
the fingers on his right hand mashed q
few days ago by car door closing or
them
John A. Keefe, of Denver, Col, has
sold to Patrick Quinn a tract OF land neal
Mount Holly, containing fifteen acres,
for 81, 500
The Mount Holly Fair will this year
exhibit with all its old time sparkle, and
much interest is being manifested in the
coming event.
Samuel Haines has completed culyert
at the corner of Pearl and Buttonwood
streets. The work was done in a very
satisfactory manner.
| The property ON High street recently
purchased by Mrs. Oliver L. jeffrey, ad
joining her residence, is now occupied by
Mrs. John Butterw orth, of Pemberton.
| A hot chicken supper for the popular
price of 25 cents will be given in the Ma
sonic Temple, on Thursday evening, 18th,
for the benefit of the M. E. Church debt.
| Hannah Cole, a colored girl, was COM
mitted to Jail on Saturday. While in
Saltzman's store at Burlington she stole a
pocketbook containing $22 from Elizabeth
Hancock.
Miss May Thayer, of Havana, Cuba, is
the guest of Rev. and Mrs G. H. Pendle=
ton She came to America with the large
delegation of school teachers from that
island and will remain here until October
st.
Business manager Edward S. Troth, of
the Mount Holly Banjo, Mandolin and
Guitar Club, has sent out announcement
circulars for the coming season. which the
members propose making very interest
ing one.
DIR. w. p Melcher, Joseph G. Bower,
DIR. John j. Flynn, James D. Flynn, A.
Lincoln Sailer, Frank s. Davis and Geo.
W. Durand, of Mount Holly, composed a
party who took trip down the Delaware
river, on Thursday, ON J. Holmes Long
streets steam yacht May.
Budd Shedaker, of Edgewater Park,
while putting up his boat, was struck by
lightning on Friday and knocked to the
ground. William D. Satterthwaite, who
was near by, ran to his aid and tore his
burning clothes off. Mr. Shedaker has
fully recovered from the effects of his I'M
pleasant experience
Two anonymous letters were rec emily
received through the Rancocas mail OF
decidedly libelous character. On the adj
vice of counsel the persons receiving them
forwarded them to the proper authorities
at Washington, and as it is no trouble to
guess where they came from, the sender
will probably have excitement enough
later or.
Max Newman, of Philadelp hia, an
agent who has been doing quite large
business in charging photographs into
large portraits, was arrested Wednesday
night by Officer Severns, on warrant is
sued by Justice Clevenger, charging him
with falsly representing the firm of Rosen-
field Bros & Glass, of Mount Holly, and
making collections under the name of the
latter firm.
Milkman HI. w. Blake, of Delanco, had
a narrow escape at a railroad crossing
Friday morning, with his milk wagon.
Blake was going along with his eye on the
Z 80 train down, when upon turning his
head he was almost paralyzed to see the
z 43 train approach on the east bound
track. Mr.. Blake just backed off in time.
He claims that the engineer of the up
train did not blow the whistle.
Harry E. Elder, of Mount Holly, man
a ger of the hotel Kaaterskill, in the Cats
kill mountains, New York, was recently
presented by the guests with handsome
gold watch and chain bearing the follow
ing inscription: Presented to H. E. Elder
by the guests of the hotel Kaaterskill as
token of their regard for his ability as a
manager and his uniform kindness and
courtesy"
Pocahontas Tribe, No 18, l. o. R. M,
will run an excursion down the Delaware
river on Sunday, September 10Th. The
train will leave Mount Holly for Burling-
ton at 725, A. M, where the steamer
Annie L. Vansciver will be taken. The
trip will be very enjoyable one and
many points of interest along the river
will be passed on the vayage. Tickets on
the boat will be but so cents for the
round trip.
The Ushers' Union of the M. E. Church,
and few invited friends were very pleas
antly entertained at the residence of
day evening. The house had been prettily
decorated with crepe paper, japanese Ian
terms and flowers, presenting very pleas
ing appearance About thirty guests were
present and the evening was passed with
music, games, ETC. Before departing, re-
freshments consisting of ice cream, cake
and fruit were served.
DIR. Weller, of Riverside, has at present
in charge peculiar case of hydrophobia.
The patient is Mrs. Alfred White and this
is, according to her statement, the second
attack she has had Mrs. Witte received
the dog bite some three years ago and has
once been discharged from a hospital pro-
| pouncnd ourad Durinr tho last few DAVIS