The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-09-24

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ting corn on Friday, cut a cash to the
bone in his right leg.
A band of "rube" musicians, advertis-
ing the Trenton fair, made its appearance
in Mount Holly yesterday.
Hannah, the young daughter of Prof.
Lawrence Elberson, fell yesterday after
noon, and fractured her wrist.
Harry Tomlinson was arrested yester-
day and held under bail for assault and
battery committed on his wife,
Invitations have been issued for an old
fashioned clam bake to be given at the
Beldin House. Burlington, on Thursday.
Miss Lila Kelly, No IS Cherry street,
will open her school on Monday, October
A. Terms "a per quarter, or $15 per
year.
The Camden Baptist Association meets
Tuesday and Wednesday of this week
in the First Baptist Church, at Bur-
lington.
The eating stand privileges at the fair
grounds were sold yesterday for $767.50.
The basket privileges and some others
were not sold.
The condition of Charles Wisham re-
mains unchanged, and his death is looked
for at any moment. He is suffering from
typhoid fever.
| A number of pear trees about town
which were stripped of their leaves by
caterpillars, have again taken on foliage
and are in blossom.
Charles McKenna appeared before JUS
tice Laumaster Saturday night and paid
bill of costs for deyiating somewhat
from the path OF rectitude.
A fair and festival will be given by
the Knights of the Golden Eagle, in the
Arcade Hall, on Wednesday and Thurs
day evenings, October and 10.
William S. Taylor and Miss Blanche
Pau, of Mount Holly, were married yes
terday afternoon. The ceremony was per-
formed by clergyman in Trenton.
Mrs Mark R. Sooy is removing from
nigh SGIceI W 4NO' lVo y nioh oOlOC1' AO
adjoining residence on Union street is to
be occupied by Mrs. Maggie Risdon.
The annual meeting of the W. G. T. U.
will be held at the home of Mrs. Benja
min R. Lamb, 103 Union street, Mount
Holly, on Friday afternoon, 9th inst, at
three o'clock. 1t is desired that all mem
bers be present.
Richard B. Dickerson has accepted a
position with the tobacco firm of Worrell
& Co. Mr. Dickerson will assume his
new duties about October TO- acting as
travelling salesman. He will close out his
stock of wrapping paper at his store on
Mill street.
Make apple Jelly and help the Hospital.
If it is the best glass exhibited at the
Mount Holly Fair, Fl. L. Keller, pho
tographer, will give you one dozen cab1
net photographs as a special premium.
All jelly competing for this prize will be
sent to the Hospital at the close of the
fair. *2t
The Mount Holly Water Company has
about completed its arrangements for the
installation of filter. 1t is hoped to
have the work begun by the first of Octo
Der The committee of citizens appointed
some time ago will be called together in a
few days to hear the plans of the Water
Company.
The annual meeting of the Mount Hol-
" fire department was held in the Relief
engine house on Friday evening. The
following officers were elected: President,
Robert S. Gaskill; secretary, Joseph S.
Shreve; treasurer, Maurice Rowan; chief,
Harris A Glover; first assistant, Maurice
A. Rowan; second assistant, Harry Null
len; third assistant, Harry W. Kempte.
Mrs. Cora M. Shultz, of Bordentown,
has been granted an absolute divorce by
Chancellor Magic from her husband,
Frederick T. Shultz, formerly principal of
Bordentown Female College. She alleged
that he had made love to several pupils,
and named as correspondents Mollie Phelan,
of Penn Pan, N. Y, and Louise S. Winter,
of Brooklyn, N. Y. Letters in shorthand
to and from the pupils figured in the case,
and also doggerel verses dictated by him
to pupil.
The plant of the Anderson Preserving
Company, of Camden, changed hands on
Saturday, when the real estate and bust
ness of the concern were absorbed by the
Anderson Food Company, Messrs. Abra-
ham Anderson, Robert L. Anderson and
L. W. Colby, of the Anderson Preserving
Company, retiring from the business. The
new company is composed of John T. Cox,
president; David A. Henderson, vice pres
ident and secretary, and Voorhees, Ander
son, treasurer The consideration named
for the real estate is 100000. The CAPT
tai stock of the new company is $250,000,
and is said to be fully paid in. The bust
ness was founded in 1851 by Abraham
Anderson, and in 1878 he formed a CO.
partnership with Joseph Campbell under
the firm name of Anderson & Campbell.
The partnership continued until 1881,
when the firm of Knowles & Anderson
was formed, which existed until 1885,
when the Anderson Preserving Company
was organized.