The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-08-07

Chief Thomas B. Denness will act 6
the day policeman for the next two week
A harvest home will be held at India
Mills tomorrow by the people living i
that locality.
Thomas ]. Prickett, of Palmyra, |
said to be a Democratic candidate TO
State Senator.
The ladies of the Pointville Methods
Church will hold harvest home to-mor
row in Parker's grove.
The knights of Pythias will confer tn
third degree in the long form on one can
didate next Friday night
vici Council, No. 10, Jr. o. o. A. M.
of Marlton, will hold its annual picnic il
Bricks grove, tomorrow.
The Methodist Sunday school, of Vim
centown, will hold its annual picnic Il
the camp woods there tomorrow.
Two windows have been cut in the cas-
wall of the reception room on the SECOND
floor of the Good Intent engine house.
The various congregations of Moores
town Churches have combined and viii
hold union services during this month.
Howard v. Stratton is at Cape May
playing with Phillips band, of Burling
ton, which has weeks engagement
there
Crayon portrait imposters, who sale
they were representing a Mount Holly
firm, have been victimizing people in this
vicinity.
On account of continued poor health
Abner Cross, of Pine street, has beer
Obliged to offer his tea and coffee route
for SALE.
The annual picnic of the Sunday school
of st. Martin lin the Field, of Lumberton,
will be held on August % in Warmers
meadows
The store of Joseph M. Roberts, OF
Palmyra, was entered by thieves on Tues.
day morning, who secured lot of shoes
and clothing.
Joseph Warwick, of Lumberton, seems
to be unlucky while playing base ball, as
he is now suffering from the third break
of the same arm.
Garden street is next to receive atten-
ton by the township committee and the
cobbles that have been torn up and thrown
back hap hazard, are being properly relaid
by Stacy Briggs.
Henry Cowperthwait and sister, of Col
umbus, received several bruises few
days since by being thrown out of their
carriage. The horse became frightened
at threshing machine.
Mrs. William L. Butterworth, who has
sold her hotel property at Manasquan,
has purchased the residence of j. Wilmer
Lundy, on Garden street, Mount Holly,
where she will reside.
Preparations are being made for the re-
ception of cattle which will be exhibited
at the coming Mount Holly Fair. 1t is
proposed to have better accommodations
in this respect than for years past.
Mrs. Charles E. Clevenger, of Mount
Holly avenue, who has been Ill for long
time, was taken to private hospital con-
Quoted by DR.. Price, in Philadelphia,
Wednesday, where she has been operated
upon.
Geraniums, coleus, heliotrope, asters,
nasturtiums, vase, basket and bedding
plants in variety. A large stock still on
hand and can be had at about half regular
prices, to close them out, at Rosbach's,
Pemberton, or Elberson's, Mount Holly.
The members of the Sacred Heart Church
will give picnic on the Court House
lawn on Saturday next. The object is to
raise money to pay the interest on the
church Indebtedness. A programme in
Guiding all sorts of amusements has been
prepared.
William Crammer has been appointed
postmaster at Wrightstown, in place of
Joseph Collins, who was arrested few
DAYS ago and taken before United States
Commissioner at Camden, charged with
having been short several hundred dollars
in his accounts.
Mrs. Rebecca Branson, of Vincentown,
aged "a years, is wonderfully preserved
woman, both mentally and physically.
She has been a teacher in the Methodist
Sunday school for 65 years, and she never
disappoints her class when the weather
will permit her to go out.
A night or two since Policeman Collins
picked up lady's handkerchief. Short
ly after this he stepped on a leather cigar
case and then found stray mule roaming
about the streets. The animal escaped
from the stable of the Centreton freight
company on White street.
Surveyor James Lippincott has estab-
lished grade for the curbing on Union
street. and in consequence the crossing at
the intersection of High street has been
raised several inches It will now be ne
cessary to raise the sidewalks in that vi
entity to conform to the new line, which
will be great improvement, especially
after heavy showers.
Robert Myers held an audience on High
street Friday evening by his threat to dc
up any one in his class. He was carry
ing jag and also box containing some
pine snakes. During one of his declara-
lions he ran against the fist of a foot ball
player and his cargo of rum and reptiles
went down in the rush. When Myers got
up he declared that he had been stung
but those. present know that it was moi
the snake that did the business.
The advantages to be derived by having
system of sewerage are now being dis
cussed by the people of Burlington. Or
this subject a correspondent. says: ''Fol
over two centuries human beings have
been living and dying upon this littl'
spot called Burlington, and the grount
has become thoroughly saturated will
their offal There are not less than 90,
1000 dead bodies buried in our small limit
in all stages of decomposition. The deat
outnumber the living in our midst. !"
These directors have been elected b,
the.Mount Holly Ice and Coal Company
]. Lorillard, Jr., ]. L. Daley, Samue
w. Shinn, F. III. Danenhower and T. F
Brooks The working capital of the com
| I'LL 1o Gao mn meet of which the