The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-12-03
LOCAL NEWS.

number of trees to various resorts along
the shore.
The new telephone poles for Higl
street are being carted to their respective
positions.
Dr. and Mrs. Francis Thorpe gave ar
afternoon tea, on Wednesday, in honor OF
Bishop and Mrs. Kinsolving.
Business is reported to be very good al
Alcott's foundry, on Church street, where
additional improvements are being made.
James West an engineer, fell from his
centown, on Friday, and broke his jaw
bone.
Henry S. Brown, whose home was re-
Gently destroyed by fire. extends thanks
to all persons who assisted him in start
ing life anew.
John Wesley Macklin, clothed in his full
regalia, attended session of the grand
lodge colored Knights of Pythias, at
Orange, last week.
Cranberry buyers from Kansas City
have been in Mount Holly during the
past week negotiating for large quantities
of that delicious fruit.
1t is thought that the Columbus, Kin
kora and Springfield railroad will be sold
by the recent purchaser to the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company.
Of the several candidates in the contest
for postmaster at Marion, Frank Vennell
is receiving many signatures to his petit
tion from the citizens there.
A defective heater at the residence of
Jesse Woodruff, on Wednesday morning,
caused slight damage. The firemen
arrived just as the trouble was all over.
The Armory of Company E, which has
been newly papered and otherwise i'm
proved, has been secured for the new
dancing school which has been organized
in Mount Holly.
Joseph Cross, of Mount Holly, expects
to remove his cottage at Sea Side Park
from Second and Ocean avenues to Third
avenue and will build finer and larger
cottage on the ocean front.
The unclaimed letters remaining in the
post office for the week ending November
80, are as follows: BENZ. Burllings, Mrs.
Margaret Francs, Geo. H. Stephens, Sa-
rah Shallcross, Mrs. B. Ward
William H. Kale, well known residen
of Florence, was buried from the resi-
dence of his son John, on Thursday. De
ceased at one time was a member and
director of the Board of Freeholders
On Wednesday night, while at the res
idence of Samuel Dobbins, on the Lum-
berton road, Harry Flenard and Reeve
Pierce had their bicycles stolen. No clue
has been obtained of the stolen property.
Colonel Nathan Haines and General E.
Burd Grub have been selected as mem
bers of the executive committee to repre-
sent Burlington county for the New Jer-
sew Mckinley Memorial Fund Association.
The season for catching pike, pickerel,
pike perch black bass and white bass
closed on Saturday. The pike and pick
erel season remains closed until May l;
that of the other fish named until June
10TH
The state board of canvassers met in
the Senate Chamber at Trenton, on Tues
day. to canvass the vote for Governor at
the recent election. Franklin Murphy
was declared elected by plurality of
II, 1873.
Daniel Platt, while working on the rear
roof of his house on White street, on
Friday, fell to the ground and was Sc
riously injured He struck rain barrel.
breaking two ribs and otherwise inJur-
ing him.
On Tuesday evening, at their home on
Pine street, was celebrated the twentieth
anniversary of the marriage of MIR. and
Mrs. T. Lacey Atkins. Many guests were
present, who left behind them substantial
remembrances.
Ladies' black, fleece lined stockings,
good quality, two pairs for 20 cents
Shoulder shawls, so cents. Flannelette
night dresses, 40 cents. Good Taffeta and
Cashmere gloves for % cents. S. S. Evan,
% Main street, Mount Holly.
Howard Cooper, who saw much service
in the Philippine islands, and who re-
turned to his home in Mount Holly
recently, after being employed in Call
fornia as a telegraph operator, is confined
in the Burlington County Hospital suffer
ing with kidney trouble.
The bridge at Bulls Head below
Hainesport, on the line of the stone road,
is in such condition that there is danger
of its collapsing, especially when heavily
loaded teams pass oyer it. So dangerous
has it become that railroad men working
in the vicinity braced it up last week.
A !ccuple of swindling Hebrews have
been OPT ating in Salem county. Their
method of doing business would be to get
a small post Office order and then raise the
amount some thirty dollars. With this
they would make purchases of merchants,
receiving considerable money in change
for the order.
Beverly, for the first time in its history,
is without justice of the peace, and VIII
be until next May when the two gentle
men who were elected in November will
receive their commission. Squire Small,
whose term runs until May, has resigned,
and Frank Jones, whose first term would
expire next May, never qualified for the
position.
A very pretty wedding took place on
Wednesday evening at the residence OF
Mrs. Louis Miller on Ridgway street,
when her daughter, Miss Laura Miller,
was married to William Sherman, well
known business man of Mount Holly.
The ceremony was performed by Rev. j.
Fl. Durham, pastor of the Presbyterian
Church. in the presence of house full OF
guests.
The sale of the real estate of the late
Washington Hunter took place on Tues
dav last on the farm at Cambridge near
Riverside. The farm was bought by W.
H. Hoffman for $4,700. Six acres OF
meadow land were sold to the Riverside
Gun Club for $53 A tract of four acres
along the creek front between Riverside
and Bridgeboro' was bought by Charles
Sack for $43