The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-09-17
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER II, 1901.
LOCAL NEWS.

last night in the Jail lot by torch light.
James X. Parker is now located in h
new shoe store, next to his former plaC
of business.
A party of young boys did quite bus
ness on Saturday evening selling peanut
about town.
Roland and Howard Warrick hav
changed their residence from Moorestow
to Mount Holly.
The annual supper of the Mount Holl
Banjo club will be held on the Sth an
9th of November.
The October term of court will begil
on the same day as the opening of tn
Mount Holly fair.
The plumbers of Mount Holly hav
adopted the nine hour law, the employe
receiving ten hours pay.
The post office will close at 10 o'clocl
on Thursday morning and remain close'
the balance of the day.
President Mckinley died Saturday, Sep
TENDER IA, 1901. President Garfield dice
Monday, September 10, 1881.
T. W. Borton has employed an addition
al paper hanger, George Devere, who is
well-recommended workmen.
The business places in Mount Holly vii
close at noon on Thursday on account o
President McKinley's funeral.
Mrs. Mary E. Bryant has received let
tiers of administration on the estate OF hel
late husband, Frank B. Bryant.
Wanted. IA girl for general Homework
in a family of two. Good wages. Apply
Immediately to 1913 Broad street.
The Theodore N. Hates property, on
Pine street, has been purchased by John
r. Deacon, of Philadelphia, for $780,
The degree team of Marion Circle, Bro
therhood of the Union, has been awarded
a prize of $50 for best team work in the
state.
Martin II. Girven has bought the prop
erty of Mrs. Mary Coppuck on Washing
ton street, which he will occupy as resi-
dence.
Walter G. Shinn has been placed in
charge of the Union News Company's
stand in the Market street ferry house,
Philadelphia.
William F. Rossell has given up his
kindling wood BUSINESS because of his in
ability to get power to run the same, ow-
ing to the broken dam.
A flock of sheep being driven throug h
town on Thursday attracted considerable
attention, and was a sight seldom seen in
Mount Holly nowadays.
Services in memory of President Nc
Kinley will be held in the Opera House
on Thursday morning at 10 o'clock, for
the pupils of the public school.
While the Misses Sallie Glover and
Minnie Mccoy were in Bowers ice cream
parlor Wednesday evening, some person
took their umbrellas which they had left
on the stoop.
Two wheels came off of Fred Schray
shuen's ice wagon on Pine street yester
day morning. The vehicle was loaded
with ice, and in falling to the ground it
smashed both wheels.
The crap players who have been so con
spicuous at the mill dam during the sum-
mer have changed their position. They
have taken up quarters in clump OF
bushes at the east end of the bicycle
bridge.
A memorial service in honor of Presi-
dent Mckinley will be held in the Haines-
port Baptist Church, on Saturday even
ing, at Z. As Rev. Charles Ii. Pendleton,
of Mount Holly, and others will make ad-
dresses.
Theodore B. Pope, well-known citi-
zen of Mount Holly, was stricken with
paralysis, on Tuesday, while visiting at
the residence of his son, Charles A. Pope,
near Columbus. He died early yesterday
morning
Have your eyes examined by our ex-
pert, it will cost little and the work will
be correct. Consult Stiles & Co., eye
specialists, at the Masonic Temple, We'd
nesday, September 1S; hours 10 to a. Free
examination.
Frank Harker and Richard Sooy, OF
Browns Mills, who were sentenced to
state prison for stealing timber from the
Upton tract, have been pardoned at the
request of those who suffered by the
thefts. 1t was thought Sooy would not
live if compelled to serve his time out.
A Mckinley memorial meeting will be
held in the Mechanics Hall, at Lumber
ton, on Wednesday night, September Is.
The programme will consist of musical Sc
lections and addresses by Rev. Daniel E..
Clair. ex Senator William G. Parry and
William II. Parry.
The members of Nonpareil Lodge, No
%, |. O. M, who gave fair and festival
in the Arcade Hall on Friday and Satur-
day evenings of last week, desire to thank
all who in any way contributed to the
success of the fair, the lodge realizing IA
neat sum for their effort.
The game warden of Ocean county is
looking after dogs which are running at
large, contrary to the law On Saturday
a dog belonging to Elmer Polhemus, who
lives near Cream Ridge, was captured and
the owner had to put up $40 and costs. On
Monday James G. Hendrickson was COM
PEELED to pay out the same sum for the
same offence.
Charles Rowan, a nephew of Maurice
Rowan, of Mount Holly, is employed in
the cranberry house of Capt. Haines, six
miles from Vincentown, in which he and
Mr.. Haines' son are sleeping during the
picking season. The young man arose In
his sleep on Friday night and walked out
of the second story. He escaped without
serious injury and is now coming around
all right
Following is a list of the letters remain
ing in the post office for the week ending
September IA: Geo. Campbell, William
Ii. White, Mrs E. NJ Harvey, Mrs. Chas.
Levenger, Angus Semont. Unmailable
list: John Seldin, 1107 Hall street, Phil
adelphia; Donoll Frenengton, care Mr.
Conrow; Mrs Edwood Norcross, Main
street, Lewistown avenue, Baltimore, Md.
Mrs. Martha Malone, Belfield, Va; Miss
William Wilson, 28006 Hop street, N. j.