The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-08-13

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A harvest home will be held tomorrow
by the members of the Methodist Churc
at Cookstown.
A force of men is in this vicinity put
ting In repair the American and Atlanti
telephone line.
An Intellectual attempt was made to en-
ter the johnson store on West Washingto
on Tuesday night.
A quantity of household goods will
sold at Sykesville, on Wednesday, Angus
81, by Teckla Gibbeson, executrix.
The Randall family, who have been liv
ling on Union street, have removed to tn
former Pedrick house on Broad street
i All the various brands of Turkish Gig
arettes at Stewards cigar store and poo
and billiard parlor. opposite the fountain
There are unclaimed letters in the post
office for Miss Henritta Cooper, Mrs. Geo
Eadline, Harry Kelly and Mrs. G. F
Rohrer.
A few days since Philip Peck, who hal
returned from vacation at Asbury Park
caught black bass weighing fourteen
pounds.
Mortimer B. Thomas, of Bordentown
found one of his horses dead in the stable
on Thursday. Some one put arsenic il
the manager.
DIR. J. G. Still, of Mount Holly, has
been elected member of the advisory
board of the Camden Normal and Indus
trial Institute.
The farmers picnic to Washington
Park will take place on Wednesday, Au-
gust 81, one day earlier than the original
date selected for the event.
The pleasures of the outing on Wednes-
day by the Locust Grove Club, neal
Deacon's station, were interfered with by
the storm, which greatly decreased the
attendance.
The Grand Castle, Knights of the Col
den Eagle, will meet in Pennington on
September 2. George J. Robertson has
been elected to represent New Jersey Cas-
tie, No. 4, of Mount Holly.
The date of the seventh annual farm
ers' picnic of the counties of Camden,
Gloucester, Salem, Burlington and Cum
berland has been changed from August ~
to August21, at Washington Park.
A car on the Trenton and Camden troll
ley road struck and severely injured an
unknown man near Edgewater Park, on
Tuesday night. He was seated in dilap-
idated wagon, which was demolished.
The horse was killed.
Governor Voorhees, on Tuesday named
October 10 as New Jersey Day at the
Pan American Exposition. He, with
many members of the Senate and Assem-
bly,, together with several State officials,
will go to Buffalo on private train.
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
isure to buy Also meats and provisions
Orders called for and delivered to all parts
of the town.
The members of the 18th Regiment
New Jersey Volunteers have received
invitations to attend the twenty eighth
annual reunion of the regiment to be held
in Swedesboro Wednesday, September a,
at 10 a. m. The exercises will be of the
usual interesting order
The members of the Burlington County
Pomona Grange held their annual picnic
on the fair grounds on Tuesday Not
withstanding the stormy weather there
was good attendance. sufficient to fill the
dining room under the grand stand, where
interesting addresses were made.
The steamer City of Trenton, of the
Wilmington line, blew out valve just
east of Beverly on Friday evening and the
machinery stopped. The Pokanoket, of
the Delaware River Navigation Company,
towed the disabled vessel to College Park
wharf. The passengers were transferred
to other boats.
Henry l. Budd, of Mount Holly, and
Samuel L. Allen, of Moorestown, have
been named as two of the "a commissioners
GovernorV oorhees has appointed to repre-
sent New Jersey at the coming convention
of the National Good Roads Association
of the United States, which meets at
u..n.1. 10 ~
Joseph Dubell had an unpleasant ex-
perience ON Tuesday morning, which caus-
ed him to lose most of his supply of milk.
While at the residence of John r. Howell,
he attempted to turn around. The turn
was too short and it upset the wagon, but
Mr.. Dubell fortunately escaped injury.
The horses broke loose and started on a
run out High street. They we're caught
at John Davis farm. Very little damage
resulted.
The Pennsylvania Railroad has prepared
plans for shelter sheds to protect the long
approach from Market street to its new
Camden Terminal station. The shed will
be about 800 feet long, and protection from
the winds sweeping over the Delaware.
river will be afforded by the erection of a
high board fence along the trolley track.
The approach from Federal street was
provided for in the erection of shelter
shed 900 feet long built in connection with
the terminal station.
Walter G. Wilson, of the firm of Walter
G. Wilson 6 Co., leaf tobacco dealers, 11S
N. Sd ST., Philadelphia, was found dead in
bed at his home at Riverton, at seven
o'clock Wednesday morning. Apoplexy
is given as the cause Mr.. Wilson was
fifty-six years of age. Back in the 7O's
Mr. Wilson served six terms as treasurer
of the Commercial Exchange. Mr. Wilson
was engaged in the leaf tobacco business
about five years. Prior to that he was in
the cracker trade until his business was
absorbed by the trust.
A cute street fakir struck Vineland a
few nights since, and in twenty minutes
scooped up nearly $500, it is estimated,
and drove rapidly away. After display
ing some jewelry the fakir asked for lead
pencil and then handed the owner fifty
cents for it. This set the crowd wild, and
when he held several ordinary matches in
his hand and offered them for sale at %
cents each, the spectators nearly fell over
themselves in their eagerness to buy. If
this chan sho1ld come to Mount Holly he
would probably find number of people
to do business with.