The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-10-15
LOCAL NEWS.

very fine this year.
Good piano for sale. Apply to Mrs. E
F. Burns, Union street, Mount Holly.
While at the fair grounds on Thursday
William F. Rossell was relieved of $40 by
pickpocket.
Thomas Kinsinger, Jr., had his hant
crushed in some machinery at the Smith
vile works last week.
The open trolley cars running from the
station to the fair grounds last week, car
ried 3, 200 passengers.
Threatened Points Unguarded" will bt
the subject of Rev. c. H. Pendleton's dis
course next Sunday evening.
The John Stumpf farm, on the South
Pemberton road, has been sold to Jesse
Starr, of Philadelphia, for 1000.
Rev. W. T. S. Lumbar, of Moorestown,
has been elected President of the New
Jersey Christian Endeavor Society.
Wanted. 10 men, no experience neces'
sary. Can make from $1.5O to 81 per day.
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The safe that was taken out of the post
office few days since has been sold to the
county 1t will be placed in the Insane
Asylum.
Mrs Judson Gaskill of Mount Holly,
is certainly lucky woman. She found
$40 at the Trenton fair and $15 at the
Mount Holly fair
Eight law suits have already been en-
tered against the Wilmington Steamboat
Company, by relatives of victims of the
Trenton disaster.
The fifth annual reunion of the New
Jersey Association of Union ex-Prisoners
of War, will be held at Bloomfield on
Thursday, October "a.
A fair and festival will be given by
Centennial Circle, No. 10, Brotherhood of
the Union, of Masonville, on Saturday
evening, November 2.
Mrs. Samuel r. Wetherill, corner of
Garden and Cherry streets, will have a
sale of real estate and household goods on
Saturday, October 26, at P. M.
Sheriff Fenton went to Philadelphia on
Tuesday to witness the hanging OF two
negroes 1t looks as if the Sheriff him
self would have similar job to perform
in the near future
Thursday afternoon somebody broke
into the house of Joseph Day, at the Gem
afa Txun rairc of nO16 Cnaptan1pC q
watch chain, and other articles to the
value of $40, were taken.
Mrs. E. R. Smith will give an oyster
supper this (Tuesday) evening at the res
taurant of E. r. Smith. on Mill street.
Ladies will act as walters, and an orches-
ira will be in attendance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac II. Bishop, of Will
lingboro', have issued cards announcing
the marriage of their daughter Fannie
Deacon, to James Everett Pulls, on We'd
nesday, October is, at Beverly.
If you wish a careful examination of
your eyes, with properly fitted glasses,
consult Stiles & Co., eye specialists, at
the Masonic Temple, Mount Holly, We'd
nesday, October 49, Examination free.
Franklin Murphy, the Republican can
didate for Governor, will pay visit to
Burlington county next Monday. There
will probably be meetings in Mount Holly,
Burlington, Bordentown and Moorestown.
Holly.
Mrs Mabel Baxter authorizes a denial
of the statement that a separation has
taken place between herself and husband,
Harrie A. Baxter, of Great Neck, Long
Island. She says nothing of the kind has
occurred.
Judson Gaskill, the Garden street car
riage manufacturer, has demonstrated his
ability to furnish the very best work AT
the fair last week he sold 20 carriages and
has since received half as many more orders
at the factory.
Benjamin E. Wills, carpenter residing
on Ridgway street, died suddenly on
Sunday morning. He had been subject to
asthma and heart trouble for some time,
and it was an attack of those ailments
which caused his death.
Mrs. Mary Coppuck, who is residing in
San Francisco, arrived in Mount Holly
last week to arrange for the sale of her
household goods. Her residence on Wash
ington street, as stated heretofore, has
been sold to Martin H. Girven.
On June 80, while acting in disorder
ly manner on Water street, George Kel-
lock escaped from Constable Woodruff.
The fugitive was arrested at the fair last
week for being drunk. Justice Krayer
made the sentence ninety days.
The Mount Holly foot ball team defeat
ed the Taurus club, of Philadelphia, on
Saturday, by score of 80 to 0. The home
boys put up fine game and they should
be encouraged. They will play the North
Penn, of Philadelphia, next Saturday.
A large and irst-class fresh stock of
groceries can be found at Durand's new
store on High street. Call and see the
goods and get prices Then you will be
sure to buy. Also meats and provisions
Orders called for and delivered to all parts
of the town.
Wire thieves made raid on the Della
ware and Atlantic Telephone Co.'S line
east of Riverton Wednesday night and Sc
cured about one hundred pounds of copper
wire by the operation. The poles bore
evidence of spurs having been used and it
is supposed the men were experienced
Iinemen and knew their business.
Mrs. Louis Osmond, of Beverly who was
severely burned about the body by her
clothing catching fire from a gasoline
stove, is on the road to recovery, as re-
suit of resorting to skin grating. Every
day her 10 year old son, George, permits
the doctors to remove a part of his cuticlc,
which is placed on his mothers burns, and
under this treatment she is improving
rapidly.
Edan Rogers, aged 10, married, living
at Crosswicks dropped dead Friday at the
farm of Cartwright & Brothers, near Yard
vile, where he had driven with load OF
apples for a cider press. He had Just
alighted from his wagon when he fell to
the ground County Physician Rogers
and Coroner Bower of Trenton were sum-
moned and they decided that death was
due to natural causes Mr.. Rogers was a
farmer and was reputed to be man of
great wealth.