The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-11-26
Mount Holly merchants are making
nlans for a large holiday trade.

Farm produce taken III exchange LOT
plants and cut flowers at Rosbach's green
houses.
Harold and Ralph Hornor are making a
skating pond at their home on East Gar
den street.
The mercury in some places about town
on Wednesday morning registered elgh-
teen degrees.
The post office will close at 10 O'Clock
on Thursday morning and remain closed
for the balance of the day.
John W. Shinn, of Church street, aged 81
years, who was stricken with paralysis on
Friday, died Sunday afternoon
Do not forget the concert in the Baptist
church, Thanksgiving evening, by the
famous Schumann Male Quartette
On Thursday, Joshua Winston, colored,
of Moorestown, was committed to Jail for
stealing chickens from Elisha Barkalow
The season for bass and pike will ex-
pire next Saturday, and number of an
glers will enjoy their last outing OF the
year on Thursday.
There will be general observance OF
Thanksgiving on Thursday. 1t will be
observed in the church, in the family and
in all walks of life.
The Mount Holly Banjo Club will give
reception this evening in their hand
some rooms to the aids who assisted them
with their recent supper.
The rumor that the rate of fare on the
railroad between Mount Holly and Bur
lington has been increased is not correct.
The fare is 10 cents each way.
A child of Mayor Ellsworth S. Adams,
of Beverly, was severely bitten through
the knee by supposed mad dog on SAT
urday. The Mayor, with the assistance
of neighbor, shot the dog.
Henry Challeuder, young son OF Chas.
Challender, of Florence, died on Friday
night of tetanus. The boy was vaccinat-
ed about three weeks ago, and lockjaw
developed early in the week.
The Knights of Pythias last week gave
two degrees to one candidate The third de-
gree will be conferred next Friday night,
when the members of the degree team
are particularly requested to be present.
Turkeys, geese, ducks chickens and
home dressed meat of all kinds at Par
sons. Don't forget his plum puddings,
fresh country butter, cheese and eggs
His peas, corn and asparagus are first
class.
For Thanksgiving Joseph G. Bower
will have the following tiavors OF ice
cream: Vanilla, strawberry, chocolate,
bisque and orange ice, which he will sup
ply in large or small quantities at short
notice.
On the rolls of the Mount Holly Public
School are nearly 800 names OF this
number there are few who have not been
vaccinated and not single child has ex-
perienced the least i'll effects from the
operation.
The members of the West Philadelphia
Branch of the Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION will tender farewell reception
on Monday evening to Franklin Jones
Clark, who has resigned, to begin study
ing for the ministry.
While serving his customers with milk
on Broad street, Sunday morning, the
wagon of George Moore went down to the
hub in the gas trench, causing some OF
his milk cans to topple over, allowing the
tactical fluid to spill on the ground.
George B. Upton, of Burlington, has
been arrested on a charge of securing by
false pretenses several bags of fertilizer
to the value of $25 from Charles A. King
of Mount Holly. The case will be heard
before Justice Clevenger next Friday.
Miss Grace Hubbard, of New Bruins
wick, was in Mount Holly last week, the
guest of Miss Marion Elder. Miss Hub
bard is a member of the quartette choir
of the First Baptist Church of New
Brunswick. She has beautiful soprano
voice.
Following is the list of unclaimed let
tiers remaining in the post office for the
week ending November %: Mrs Henry
L. Bullock, Mrs G. Clothier, Miss Maggie
Lippincott, William T. Lynch, Walter
Reynolds George Sherman, Miss Abbie
Taylor.
While in Camden, on Saturday, Harris
Glover saw dog which had been run
over by trolley car MASKING one OF its
hind legs A large crowd saw the poor
beast deliberately chew the injured mem
Der clean from it's body without giving
any expression of pain. 1t was finally
killed.
Harvey Thomas, who has accepted
position on the reportorial staff OF the
Newark Evening NepS, will enter upon
his new field of labor on Wednesday, De-
cember 4. The NeaOs is one of the best
papers in the state Mr.. Thomas is a
bright young man and we believe he will
be successful in his journalistic work.
On Friday a jury in Justice Clevenger's
court listened to the case of the Chats
worth Park Company VS.. David Dunphy'
an action in dispossession. The company
claimed that the defendant owed them a
years rent of house, but Dunphy off-seV
this with claim for an amount larger
than the bill for which he was sued. The
iury rendered a verdict of no cause OF
action.
Positively the cheapest place to buy
boots and shoes, boys and youths rubber
boots at wholesale prices and other goods
at a small margin is at John Bills, No. 80
Church street These goods are all up to
date They are no commission goods, buTT
are all paid for, and the owner can sci
them for whatever price he chooses.
Custom work and repairing specially.
Leather and shoe findings for sale.
Considerable inquiry has been made as
to the status of the school law, and one
Board of Education in the upper part OF
the state has refused to pay salaries, on
the ground that there is no statute to
Justify the proceeding. This may be
correct but until Boards of Education are
officially notified of the recent action of
the courts on this subject they have but
one manner of procedure and that is to
continue working under the law as it was
handed them at the beginning OF the
school year.
A funny incident occurred at st. An
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