The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-11-12
LOCAL NEWS.

The autumn pictures which have pee
nainted by nature are beautiful.
Byron Grigg, well-known resident o
v;ncentovn has taken up his residenc
in Mount Holly.
DR.. tanning, former teacher IN tn
nnhlic school at Columbus, was burle'
there on Tuesday
The laundry wagon of Harry Gale wa
wrecked in runaway accident IN Noun
Holly on Tuesday.
M Warner Hargrove, of Browns Mills
has sold his private telephone line to tn
Inter State Company.
Thomas Emley, of Cookstown, wa
found dead on Wednesday. His deati
was due to heart disease
Walter T. Stewart is suffering from
very sore leg, caused by barbed wire
fence cutting him on the left shin.
vorv neat iron lattice work has beer
placed in position at the post ONCE VIII
dows as a protection against burglars.
We have Just received a carload OF flint
York state potatoes, which we offer Tor
limited time at 45c. per basket, Allln
X
sons.
Mrs. William Rogers, of Willingboro'
who recently buried her husband, VII
hereafter reside with her daughter IL
Philadelphia.
The post Office department has decided
to place McKinley's picture on the new
issue of postal cards which will appear
about December L.
Miss Helen Townsend, who was recent
Nv operated on at the Burlington County
Hospital for very bad case OF appendl'
citis, died on Thursday.
The engagement has been announced OF
Leander S. Zelley, formerly OF jackson
Vile son of Franklin S. Zelley and Miss
Agnes Smith, of Philadelphia.
Margaret Phares has purchased from
the estate of Emily Phares, deceased
property at the corner OF Monroe s'ree'
and Dobbins avenue for $1,000.
The KNOXVILLE Sunday school will give
a supper in the Masonic Temple, Mount
Holly, on the evening of December and
7. A very fine bill of fare will be pre-
sented.
The following unclaimed letters remain
in the post office for the week ending NO
yember 9: Frank Bowers, Mrs M. Z. Hor-
ton. Mrs. Hannah Ann Miller, b. 5. Irons,
NJ Karoline Stegner.
The State Board of Health has issued
word of warning against the danger OF
burning dead leaves on the streets at this
time of the year, claiming that the smoke
is conducive to pulmonary diseases
AT Avon by the Sea, on November 6,
occurred the marriage of John A. Rog-
ers. of Mount Holly, and Miss Lille 7.
Auble, of Camden. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. Thomas R. Taylor.
The Mount Holly Council of the o. U.
A. M is making strenuous efforts to Sc
cure $50 banner offered by the state or
ganization to any council obtaining an in
crease of fifty in it's membership within
year.
Spurious silver dollars have lately been
put in circulation at Trenton in large
numbers Bankers in that city say they
have not seen such clever counterfeit
in years. A rather substantial coat OF
silver has been applied to the bogus coins,
An alarm of fire was sounded on Wed
nesday evening. 1t was caused by the
blowing out of plug in pipe at the gas
works which allowed the gas to take fire.
The department responded promptly but
their services were not required. No dam
age was done.
Word has been quietly sent along the
line of the New Jersey railroads to con-
ductors not to take hold of the left arm
of women and children they help on or
off the trains This order was promul-
gated because of the many arms made
sore by vaccination.
A temporary dam three feet high was
constructed in Mount Holly last week by
the gas company for the purpose of flush
ing the Mill street race, against which SO
much complaint had been made. This
Improvement will again permit of boat
ing on the upper creek.
1t has been decided by the executive
committee of the Mckinley National
Memorial Association that the sum to be
raised for the proposed memorial arch
shall be 81, 500, 900. A handsome certif-
cate prepared at the bureau of engraving
and printing, will be given to every sub
scriber of the fund
William Biddle, of Columbus, while
out driving on Wednesday afternoon, was
thrown from his carriage into ditch and
rendered unconscious. The accident was
caused by his horse breaking trace anC
running away. Mr.. Biddle was found by
man driving past the spot. Assistance
was summoned and he was removed to hi:
home.
Some time since a meeting of the stock
holders of the Mount Holly and Moores
town Turnpike Company was called tt
consider the proposition of abandoning
the turnpike. There was not sufficien
number of shares represented, so anothe
meeting was called for next Tuesday
The turnpike appears to have been prac
tically vacated, as the toll house is CLOSED
and notice ''toll off" hangs on the door
Barclay Peak, who has been serving
twenty year sentence for the murder o
Katie Anderson, will secure his freedom
in a few months. Albert Clymer, of Bur
lington, who is serving life sentence TO
the murder of Mrs. Doyle, is CROWN!
very stout He begins to think that pc
tition should be circulated for his pardon
but friends have advised him to wait I'm
til he has been in prison for at least
dozen years
The Department of Agriculture a
Washington has completed plans for tn
annual seed distribution throughout th
country. Despite the fact that double tn
usual amount of seeds is to be sent OF
the coming winter, the preliminary wor
is advanced much further than in pa'
wears. There will be 100000 packe
of seed distributed, comprising both vet
etable and flowers. The department wi
begin sending out the seeds about Decen
her l. and most of them will be furnishe
through Senators and Representatives.
Charles A. Durand, who lives on Wat