The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-05-21
LOCAL NEWS.


rettes.
The crew of the Mount Holly train, o.
Tuesday, killed large pine snake nea
Medford
James K. Parker has had brick side
walks laid on both sides of his propert.
on Broad street.
An increase of twenty five cents de.
has been granted to the meulders work
ing at Smithville.
Job Collins is now acting as the day pc
liceman. He will continue to serve TO
the next two weeks.
A ball is to be given at Jobstown OF
May 80, by the St. Andrews Society O.
the Catholic Church.
Miss Miriam Hendrickson has purchased
from the Brown estate for $500, lot ad
joining her residence on Broad street.
A strawberry festival will he held OF
Thursday evening, May 80, by the pupils
of class No. s, of the Methodist Sunday
school.
Henry Borden, fisherman at River
side, caught salmon in his shad net OIL
! Thursday night that weighed nearly six
teen pounds.
On Friday evening the Knights of Pyth
las conferred the third degree on one can
didate and received one proposition fol
membership.
The Baptist people of Mount Holly will
hold centennial celebration of the or
ganization of their church on the 7th OF
next November.
Arrangements are being made to hold q
union Sunday school convention in the
Methodist Church at Medford on Monday
evening, June 4.
The north railing on the second story
platform in the County Clerks Office has
been removed and the space cleared in or
der to give more light.
While working at fire on Tuesday
morning, Louis Schwalber, of River
side, had two large gashes cut in his hand
by falling window glass.
Christian j. Krayer is acting as agent
for the Kern lamps, which are on the or
der of Welsbach. They are very lumi-
nous and a great saver of gas.
Some papers are misleading anglers by
stating that the season for black bass
opened last Wednesday. 1t is not lawful
to catch bass until the 10Th of June.
Dr. LeClerc Gauntt, veterinary surgeon,
has closed his office in Mount Holly. hav-
ing been appointed to position in cav
airy regiment of the United States army.
After brief service with the Charles
A. Sims Company at Johnstown, Pa, as
time keeper, Citizens Lippincott, of Mount
Holly, resigned his position and returned
home.
Be careful how you trim your corns.
Mrs. Mary Deamus, colored woman re-
siding at, Burlington, died on Wednesday
as the result of cutting her corn so deep
as to draw blood.
James Cavanaugh was arrested on Fri
day by Chief Denness for being drunk.
He was given the full extent of the law,
four days in Jail, by Justice of the Peace
James L. Jaminson.
DR.. Richard FL. Parsons, medical inspec-
tor of the Mount Holly schools, addressed
the teachers on Thursday afternoon, on
School Hygiene, with particular refer
ence to transmissible disease"
During the heavy storm early Saturday
morning, lightning struck the Burlington
County Hospital and tore hole in the
roof. The heavy downpour IF rain pre-
vented the building from taking fire.
During the past fortnight a number of
large carp have been caught on the bog
meadows They ran up the creek during
the recent high tides, and getting into
shallow places were unable to get out
when the water receded.
Following is list of the unclaimed
letters remaining in the post Office for the
week ending May IS: B. B. Ants, Mrs.
Mary Ford, Ilmorn Brnine, Abe Brown,
William L. Edison, Mrs c. A. Lewis, A.
G.. Trautman, David Masters, Miss Laura
Johnson, Mrs. Susan Robinson.
Veterans of the civil war. together with
their relatives, friends and admirers will
take possession of Asbury Park, Wednes-
day and Thursday, June and 6. The
occasion will mark the thirty fourth an
nual encampment of the New Jersey De-
partment. Grand Army of the Republic.
Albert L. johnson, the railroad mag
nate, who is building trolley line from
New York to Philadelphia to carry pass
engers for an even fifty cents, has written
to prominent citizen of Lumberton say
ing that he proposes, as soon as the main
line is completed, to Investigate Lumber
ton and nearby towns as possible field
for the extension of his trolley opera
tions.
The large double frame dwelling house
belonging to Harry Lynn, at the corner
of Broad street and Mount Holly avenue
is to be removed to the lot on Broad street
next to the residence of Samuel s. Wyl
lie. The building, which is fifty-six feet
wide, will have to be moved sideways
because the street only has width Of
fifty feet The work will not begin unit
September.
According to press and public in al
cifiec visited thia aeason ManaUnr Har
greaves has one of the best tented ex
EDITIONS on the road, numbering over 10(
people and 80 head of stock. The aren't,
department is not excelled by any roat
show now travelling. In the ring will b,
seen such well known celebrities as profes
sor Fred Locke and his wonderful trained
horses; Jack Cousins and Lottie Aymar
the flying Livingstons, Americas fore
most gymnasts; Mile. Arthur's Dog ant
Monkey Circus; Fritz and Almer, coined,
bar performers; the worlds ideal gym
nasts; Professor Edwards performing
Ponies Tissie, the wonder of the wire
Americas foremost clowns, Wyble an
Vince, princes of testers. This attraction
gives street parade, with free exhibition
at the circus grounds Immediately after
This big show will positively appear i
Mount Holly on Durand's lot tomorrow
Charged with stealing his three year
old child from its mother, Charles g
Berry, of Jacksonville, was arraigne
before Magistrate Kockersperger in Phils