The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-07-02
LOCAL NEWS.

600, will probably be installed at Vincen
town.
Crab grass, which is now in evidence
will soon injure the appearance of man,
lawns about town.
The High street Cinnamon will not hav
any fireworks this year in celebration 0
the Fourth of July.
The heat was so intense at the Jail oil
Sunday as to be almost unbearable t.
some of the prisoners.
Samuel A. Dobbins, Jr., who is EN-
ployed in Philadelphia by the U. G. l., il
enjoying two weeks vacation.
Owing to the warm weather, the Noun
Holly Banjo club will discontinue it,
, regular weekly practice until fall.
A stranger, while stopping at the Ar
book in the creek. 1t contained $15.
Deputy Sheriff A. S. L. Doughty re
ceived a visit last week from his sisters
the Misses Irene and Flora Doughty. Of
Berlin.
T. Walter Borton has leased cottage
at Asbury Park, which his family will
occupy during the months of July and
August.
: The unclaimed letters remaining in the
post office for the week ending June 20,
are for Mrs. Lizzie Mellburn and Isaac
Streeker, 2.
Charles A. King, of Mount Holly, has
purchased small tract of land in West
ampton township from Elwood H. Stokes,
of Springfield
Samuel HI. Austin, who recently pur-
chased the Galley farm on the Smithville
road, is building an addition to his
dwelling house.
G. D. W. Slack will leave on July for
San Francisco, to represent the Epworth
League of Mount Holly in the inter
national convention.
The Methodist Sunday school will not
fall in line with its sister organizations,
but will continue its afternoon sessions
throughout the summer.
Mark Montgomery, of Tabernacle, is
reported to have thirty acres in strawber-
ries, and is said to be the largest grower
of this fruit in South Jersey.
Charles B. Hornor entertained the mem
bers of the Philadelphia Bee Keepers
Association at his residence near Mount
Holly ON Saturday afternoon.
Owing to the free delivery system that
will be established at Vincentown, it is
possible that several of the rural post
offices in that section will be abandoned.
James Farrer, of Delanco, was arrested
in Camden, on Thursday, and given ten
days in Jail. He was found at Pyne Poynt
Park, perched in tree housekeeping on
spooning couples below.
At the annual meeting of the Supreme
Lodge, Ancient Order United Workmen.
held in Buffalo recently permission was
granted the New Jersey jurisdiction to
take in members between the ages of 1S
and As years,
A young man who has long held po-
sition in Mount Holly, has given up the
same at the request of his father and gone
elsewhere, because it was thought that
riding over our poor streets was injurious
to his health.
If in need of shoes call at the store of
Frank S. Davis, No. Mill street. You
will be surprised at the bargains to be
found there in first-class goods. The
stock is new and varied and marked at
the lowest possible figure.
Women who wear tight choker collars
have new trouble to deal with Phil
adelphia physician says they produce di-
seases of the throat and that he has treat
ed four cases of cancer which originated
through the use of choker collars.
Black velvet betting. black gros grain
betting, black and white silk betting, all
by the yard. Belt buckles, steel, black
and gilt Ladies white shirt waists, only
81 and $1.12; exceptionally fine and pretty
S. s. Evan, 90 Main street
Testimony was taken in Mount Holly,
on Thursday before Franklin B. Lewis,
as Special Master, in the Cotton divorce
case. John II. Cotton desires divorce
from his wife, Mercy, who several
months ago ran away with Caleb Gibbs,
who is a married man with three child
rem.
The fire at the almshouse left Steward
Harbert without any horse flesh, and last
week the standing committee of the
Board of Freeholders purchased four
double teams at cost of $1,000. When
the freeholders meet on July 10, recon-
mendations will be made in regard to
building a new barn.
There will be public sale of cranberry
bogs at Braddock's hotel, in Medford on
Thursday, July IS. The boys are situat-
ed on the road from Medford to Jackson
at Cedar run, adjoining lands of Charles
A. Haines and others. They will be sold
by the executors of the estate of James
Dillett, deceased, and II. P. Thorn.
John Saltar, Jr., of Philadelphia, part
ner with Edward F. Burns in the manu-
facture of the Otto Gas Engines, will
sail for Europe with his daughter Mary
on Thursday, on the steamship Feurst
Bismarck. He will remain abroad three
months, travelling over the same route en-
loyed by Mr.. Burns and his wife last year.
On Friday evening New Jersey Lodge,
No. 1, Knights of Pythias, elected the
following officers: Chancellor Command
err, Louis II. McIlvain; vice chancellor,
]. Franklin Hunter; prelate, Joshua M.
Reeves; master of work, Budd Witcraft
master at arms, Joseph A. Ward; inside
guard, J. Frank Long; outside guard,
Samuel B. Gale.
Articles of incorporation have been filed
in the County Clerks Office by the G. w
Lewis Manufacturing Company, having
for its object the manufacture and sale Of
boots and shoes. The authorized CAPT
tai stock is $1,000 The incorporation
are Griffith w. Lewis, George W. Shinr
and ]. Fletcher Shinn, all of Burlington
where the principal Office will be located
Edward Sapp, who was conductor O.
the Inflated ''local"- which collided will
the ''Nellie BLY," just above Bordentown
has been appointed usher at the new Cam
den terminal of the Pennsylvania Rail
road Thousands of the patrons of tn
road. who have not seen him since the &C