The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-05-14


lehem are arranging to give supper ne1
month.
Thomas Clatts and others at New Lisbo
q have lost number of swine from no
cholera.
Miss Florence Dobbins, of Newark
:. came to Mount Holly last week to visi
relatives
Rhubarb roots, strawberry, cabbage an
y tomato plants and caulifiower, for sale b
Owen Bros.
a Mr.. and Mrs George Wisham, of Tia
. bernacle, spent yesterday with relative
in Mount Holly.
Franklin B. Lewis was at Schenectady
N. Y, last week, visiting his son, How
ard c. Lewis and family.
Miss Minnie Howell, of Washington
street, spent Sunday in Trenton with he
: sister Mrs. Charles Atkinson.
A. Lincoln Sailer spent Sunday in At
: lantic City with his wife and mother, who
went to the shore on Wednesday.
Mrs. George H. Heaviland has returned
from Columbus, where she spent few
/ days with her mother, Mrs Sarah Keen
Thomas Norcross, of Philadelphia, is al
the home of his father, on Ridgway street
recuperating from his recent attack Of
pneumonia.
White goods for waists and dresses
Exceptionally fine India linon for 10, r.
Is, IS, 20 and % cents per yard. Also
; organdie and Persian lawns. 8. s. Evan,
% Main street.
The Prohibitionists met in Trenton, or
Tuesday, and nominated Joel W. Brown,
of Hudson, fer Governor. Walter E.
Vail, of Moorestown, was named but he
declined to contest.
Call and see the Rambler bicycles fol-
1901. Ask for Rambler Art catalogue.
Second hand bicycles, sundries and tires
always on hand Storey & Sons, Paxson
street, Mount Holly.
4 Constable Thomas G. Mckinney, OF
Marlton, has been employed to collect the
ldelinquents have paid up in preference to
going to Jail.
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
sure to buy. Also meats and provisions.
Orders called for and delivered to all parts
of the town.
Ten greenhouses full of all kinds of
plants for the house and garden Gera-
QluIUS al buc OOL6u, IOSCS III wv 1.-Two
varieties, 81 to $3.50 the dozen; carnations
for summer blooming, SOC the dozen.
Now is the time to make selections. Ros-
bach's, Pemberton, N. j.
1t is quite likely that the drawbridge
spanning the Rancocas creek on King
street will be abandoned. 1t is entirely
unnecessary on account of the stream
being unnavigable at this point. The
consent of the government has been ask
ed in the matter, and if granted much
saving can be made in rebuilding the
structure, which is said to be necessary.
| Paul Morris and James Orr, of Phil
adelphia, and Edward Schwabenland, of
Riverside, are the incorporators of the
Harvey's Lake Miniature Electric Rail
way and Light Company, the principal
office to be located at Riverside. The au-
thorized capital is 100000, with 81 200
paid in. The objects of the company are
| to operate miniature electrical railways at
Harvey's Lake, Luzerne county, Pa, to
supply light, heat and power there, and
| to afford transportation by electric cars,
steamboats,. etc.
The annual meeting of the members of
the Mount Holly Boat Club was held last
evening. The following officers and
standing committees were elected: Com
modore, James Comfy; vice commodore,
A. Lincoln Sailer; secretary, John A.
Bidwell; treasurer, William Rendell; ex-
ecutive committee, Charles FL. Burtis,
Joseph Huff, NJ E. Matlack, Edward E.
Baugh, Edward D. Stokes; trustees,
Charles Evan Merritt, Joseph G. King
don, Harry L. Walters boat committee,
E. E. Baugh, Clarence H. Polhemus, G.
H. Burtis, Ben amin s. Cross, Joseph K.
Gillian; membership committee, DR.. John
J. Flynn, Joseph G. Bower, Benjamin
w. Zelley. A committee was appointed
to protest to the War Department against
any proposition to make the King street
draw bridge stationary structure. A
committee was also appointed to arrest
the first person caught throwing refuse in
to the creek.
Eckard P. Budd spent Sunday at Sea Side
Park.
Morris H. Keller celebrated his Goth birth
day on Wednesday.
Misses Carrie ana Ethel Cronk spent Sum
day at Wr1g htstoWn.
Mrs. Joseph Regain is entertaining her Two
sisters from Columbus.
Professor Frank Parsons has returned to
Mount Holly for the summer.
Phil Karg the King street grocer, has
hand some new delivery wagon.
John A. Carr. of Bordentown, spent Sunday
with relatives in Mount Holly
Mrs Martin H. Girven and daughter are
spending few days at Atlantic City.
After spending a week with friends in Cam
den, Miss Carrie Boyer has returned to her
home near Unionv1lie>
Township Committeeman Shemeley, in ad-
dition to his official troubles, is wrestling
with carbuncle on his neck.
Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah w. EVAN gave sur
prise party last evening to their son Edgar,
the occasion being his birthday.
Mrs. Walter Adams and daughter, of Bev-
erly, spent Sunday in Mount Holly with her
sister. Mrs. Whital Monroe, of Pine street.
A sacred concert will be held in the Sacred
Heart Church on Thursday evening, May %.
by the choir assisted by Rev. w. +. Ditfich
and Rev. Joseph @Aeuper.
The degree team OF Marion Circle, No. 9,
Brotherhood OF the Union, of Mount Holly
will go to Pemberton this evening TO initiate
several candidates tor U mon circle.
At the annual meeting of the Camden aud
Burlington County Railroad Company, on
saturday, Benjamin +. Lee was elected d.
rector vice Charles E. Hendrickson, resigned.
On Monday evening last Miss Maud johnson
entertained number OF friends at her resi-
dence on Buttonwood street. the event being
in honor OF her nineteenth birthday. very
joyous evening was spent.
Among the visitors to Atlantic City are
Mrs. Margaret and Miss Madeline Burr of YIN
centown; j. G.. Hopkins. DR., wife and two
children, of MoOrestown; MISS Evelyn Butter-
worth and Miss Anna Deacon, OF Mount Holly.
Benjamin Frazer, OF Beverly. has rented a
house of jackson l.. Kelley ana has moved
his family here. Mr.. Frazer has been appoint
ed superintendent OF the Mount Holly Shoe
Comnanv ana II is expected the concern will
begin work next Monday.
The proposed addition to the Mount Holly
cemetery Will open many interesting ques
lions before the natteri Is finally settled, one
of w hich will be an inquiry as TO who consti-
tutes the Cemetery Association, and whether
the lot holders have any rights beyond that OF
burial.
while blowing in the brotherhood cemetery
yesterday, the cars scared horse being driv-
MIR Aaronson was dragged over the ground
for some distance and considerably cut about
the face and arm the horse was injured and
the pillow smashed.
Notice was given yesterday that George w
Black had been appointed Court Stenographer
nv Judge Garrison for the Second Judicial
district and that his salary had been fixed at
s300O per annum in lieu OF the per diem allow
unce as provided tor by an act of the Leg1sla-
tnre. passed March 20. The State pays one
third of the salary.
At the meeting OF the township committee
| last Tueseay evening petition was presented
| from MANY of the owners OF property on Mill
street. asking that the stone road to be built
between Mount Holly and Smithvilie be eX-
tended TO the curbs from Pine to Branch
street in Mount Holly. The matter Was re-
ferred to the township solicitor tor information
| as to the mode of procedure TO grant the re-
quest
| 1t seems 10 be settled fact that the attempt
| to secure good water by means OF an arteslan
we'll is a failure. One OF the directors OF the
water mpany has said a filter would be con-
| sidere0 If the arte5ian plan did not turn out
| we'll but nobody seems to know what Is being
DONE The time for the odor to make 1ts an
distant Then there will be the usual com
| niaint with the customary promises to make