The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-09-03

A. Fl. Peak will sell some household
goods on King street, Friday afternoon.
The county meeting of the Brotherhood
of the Union will be held at Pemberton
this evening.
The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist
Church has decided to give an oyster sup
per in the Masonic Temple, on Thursday
night, October II.
Stewards pool and billiard room is the
only one in town equipped with electric
fans, and consequently his patrons can
enjoy this luxury in cool and comfort.
Unclaimed letters remain in the post
Office for the week ending August 81, as
follows: Walter Throshamatar, Elwood
Pope, Harry Redmond, Mrs. Hannah Will
son.
Prof. W. c. Cook will be at the school
house on Thursday to receive applications
of pupils from other townships who de-
sire to attend school in Mount Holly this
year.
George w. A. French, who is a candi.
date for the office of Grand Outside Guard
of the knights of Pythias, visited several
of the lodges in this section, OF the state
last week.
The gold and silver medals, offered by
Company E for the best marksmen, were
won by William A. Slaughter and Thorn
son Sims. The former scored "a points,
and the latter %.
Robert Burns and Harold Lippincott
started off in a wagon on Saturday Tor
Browns Mills. They took canoe along
in which they intend to paddle down the
stream to Mount Holly.
Several energetic men or women can Sc
cure steady employment at a fair salary.
Call at the residence of Mrs E. X. Clay
poole, 26 Brainard street, on September 3,
and after $50 P. M.
A large and first-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
isure to buy. Also meats and provisions
Orders called for and delivered to all parts
of the town.
Milton, the little son of Rev. D. E. Clair,
of Lumberton, who lives with Thos. Clay
poole on Mill street, Mount Holly, fell
into the mill race opposite his house on
Friday. The water was quite shallow and
the little fellow struck his head upon
stone, cutting an ugly cash which re-
uuired the services of physician to dress
He was confined to bed for several days.
The cobble stones on Grant street need
pounding down. If this is not done the
800 ,ocJ bod mill ha 1Uaqhpd aWaV The
stones which have been rela1d over the
new gas main are so high that the heavy
volume of water from recent rains, in
stead of passing down the gutter, has
washed out well defined gulley along
the edge of the road. The matter should
receive immediate attention.
The second annual supper of the Relief
Fire Company will be held on Thursday
evening, September 10, the proceeds to go
toward paving for band of music for the
company in the big firemen's parade in
Philadelphia next month. The uniformed
parade corps of the company will partlcl
pate, and about score of men in con-
tinental costume carrying the old original
fire buckets of the eighteenth century
members.
A quiet wedding took place Wednesday
daughter of Postal Clerk John A. eleven
ger, of Hightstown, was united in the
holy bonds Of matrimony to c.. Melville
Ashton. The ceremony took place at a
O'Clock and was performed by the Rev.
o. P. caches, D. D., pastor of the flights
town Baptist Church, assisted by Rev.
Thomas Tyack, D. D., OF the Presoyte-
rian Church. The home of the bride was
tastefully decorated for the occasion and
the ceremony was witnessed by few in
innate friends of the contracting parties
After light collation. had been served,
the young couple were driven to Prince
ton Junction, to start on months tour.
The groom is the son of A. J. Ashton,
one of Hightstown's most prominent mer,
chants. He is well known as a talented
musician, and for number of years has
been the organist of the Hightstown Pres.
byterian Church. The bride is niece OF
Judge Gaskill, of Mount Holly.