The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-08-14
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
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tnaf their vacation is drawing TO CLOSE.
The factory of the Home Shoe Com
4any, on Water street, started up yester
y.
The Sunday school at Unionville will
hold its picnic tomorrow in the woods a
Smithville
The scholars of Miss Jamison's schoo
enjoyed picnic in the Smithville wood
on Thursday.
The Knights Templar will hold thei
field day exercises at Asbury Park OF
W ednesday, August 80.
T. Logan Gaskill, of Mount Holly, il
now associated with Chauncey Parker il
the practice of law at Newark
Judge GaskiIl will sit at the Cour
House the first Saturday in September tt
hear applicants for naturalization.
The golden wedding anniversary of Mr.
and Mrs. James L. Anderson, of Pine
street, will be celebrated in September
John Wells, of Retreat, lost very val
liable gray mare on Wednesday. He re-
fused oyer 5000 for her few weeks ago.
In runaway accident at New Egypt,
on Tuesday evening, Miss Maggie Zoll, OF
Philadelphia, was thrown from carriage
and seriously injured.
Harry W. Kempte and party returned
on Sunday from short fishing trip to Bar
negat bay, where they found plenty of fish
and plenty of sport
l.. M. Hansen, of Moorestown, has been
granted patent for water bag, and r.
B. Lamb, of Mount Holly, one for a shirt
waist and skirt holder.
$4,000 buys a grand square oct. rose
wood case piano. Stool and all complete.
In good order G.. W. Lukens, Washing
ton street, Mount.Holly.
Thieves are making frequent raids on
the melon patches in this vicinity, to the
annoyance of the owners, and some ar
rests are likely to follow.
The Caleb D. Shreve house, on High
street, has been rented by John w. Tay
lor, who will remove his family here from
Lynchburg, Va, on September 1.
The reunion of the Third New Jersey
Cavalry Veterans Association will be
held at Port Norris on Friday All mem
bers of the regiment are invited to attend.
Henry G. Morris, who lives on the Lip
pincott farm, near Chambers Corner, is
suffering from two inch cash on his
cheek, caused by vicious horse biting
him.
J. Prau, Rue, proprietor of the Biz
mingham Inn, is enjoying very success
full season. He now has about sixty guests
at this popular and healthful resort in the
pines.
The Camden and Trenton Traction
Company has at last secured the right of
way over lands owned by the American
Ice Company. at Kinkora, and the road at
that point will be pushed to completion.
The effects of the Vacuum Gas Engine
and Power Company were disposed of
last week by the receiver, William J.
Kraft, of Camden. The Taylor Manu-
featuring Company secured most of the
effects.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Engle, living near
Hainesport, entertained the members of
the Farmers Social Club on Saturday
evening. The guests had delightful
time. Music was furnished by the Mount
Holly Banjo Club.
The schedule of the Inter State Fair has
been issued, and while it contains whole
mage advertisement of the Mount Holly
Fair, yet in its published list of coming
fairs for this year, there is no mention
made of Mount Holly.
A large stock of stamped envelopes in
the vaults of the Camden post office have
all been spoiled, owing to the vsults
sweating, and the entire lot of twelve
cases have been returned to the post office
department at Washington.
Prof Pla, of the Mount Holly Acad
envy, together with several of his pupils,
have returned from their trip abroad. Mr..
Pla's daughter will remain in Paris for
year. for the purpose of studying French
and to receive further instruction in mu-
sic.
The members of the Union Hose Com
pany will hold their fair and festival on
Friday and Saturday evenings, Septem-
Der IA and 10, in their house on Washing
ton street. A very good time is anticipat-
ed, and numerous valuable prizes will be
given away to ticket holders.
Some local straw riders, in two wagons,
had a good time riding about town on
Tuesday evening. When the rain began
to sprinkle there we're enough umbrellas
raised to form covering for the shelv
ings. The storm held off, however, and
the young people made good use of their
time
A very noticeable improvement has been
made at the corner of High and Brainard
streets. 1t is new sign reading "Post
Office" 1t is fastened to the top of the
lamp post, to which has again been at
ta.hed the iron letter box. Strangers will
now be able to find the Office without
much trouble.
Justice Clevenger has held Frank Kelly
under bail to appear at court to answer to
charge of stealing wagon from Theo-
dore Phillips. Kelly also took horse be-
longing to his father, and in company
with young Stockton, they sold the team
and wagon load of horse medicine to a
man in Phillipsburg.
Counterfeit silver half dollars are in
circulation. The coins are made of silver
and resemble the genuine in ring and
weight They stand the acid test and
would be taken without question by most
people unless examined closely. The let
tering is poor and not in line, and in the
word half, owing to defect in the die,
the final letter F looks like E.
The Merchantville borough council on
Wednesday night fixed the tax rate fol
the year at $2.70 the same as last year.
The appropriations are as follows: Streets
and highways, $500; elections, $50
schools, 1886; lighting, $2,s50; police
81 800; printing, 1925: salaries, $3.50; wa
ter, 81, 24O; Board of Health. 1926; inter
est, $500; fire, 5000; incidentals, $500