The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-09-03
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Mrs. Elizabeth Conard, of Cream Ridge,
reached the age of 100 years on Thursday,
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas W. Hume are re-
ceiving congratulations on the birth of a
baby girl.
Arrangements are being made to plant
shade trees on the grounds of the county
insane asylum.
Richard Smith, who has been employed
at Beach Haven during the summer, has
returned home.
Mrs Joseph A. Southwick, of Mount
Holly, lost a brown cloth Elton jacket at
the merchants picnic.
The 1895 trolley on Sunday morning was
unable to leave before o'clock owing to
some trouble at the terminal.
The Junior Epworth League, of Smith
vile, will give peach festival on the
lawn adjoining the church on Thursday
evening.
The clematis vines to be seen on sew
eral porches on Union street are now in
bloom, and they present a beautiful APP
pearance.
The farm of Joseph Pearce, about
one half mile from Chesterfield, will be
sold at public sale on Wednesday, Sep
TENDER 25.
Wanted.-A bookkeeper having en-
ployment during the day, can have extra
work evenings. Apply Weaver Mfg Co.,
Mount Holly.
| The Johns. Rogers Company has been
awarded contract to build barn on the
county farm to replace the one destroyed
by fire. 1t will cost $4,987.
A house on Mount Holly avenue, own
ed by Mary S. and Susan H. Troth, of
Mansfield township, has been purchased
by Charles E. Rogers for 5000.
Frank Stidfole, of South Amboy, came
to Mount Holly on Wednesday evening.
He brought with him fine Newfound-
land pup, which he secured in New York.
The Bordentown and Philadelphia
Transportation Company has filed $685.
600 mortgage in the County Clerks Office
in Mount Holly for the purpose of secur-
ing bond ISSUE
1t is said that all danger has passed in
the condition of Congressman Gardner,
OF Atlantic City, who has been seriously
i'll with erysipelas. The trouble arose
from an injury to his arm.
J,,o TO a
former townsman, for copy of the Louis
vile Courier Journal, which was devoted
almost exclusively to the gathering of
the Knights Templar in that city.
J. Fl. Lippincott, of Camden, Grand
Recorder of the Ancient Order of United
Workmen, will visit Good Will Lodge,
No. IA, of Mount Holly, on Tuesday
evening, September II, when all the mem
bers are requested to be present.
Owing to the poor condition of reed
and rail birds at the opening of the sea-
son, sportsmen will try to have the date
of the opening begin on September in
stead of August 25, as the difference in
time will enable the birds to fatten up.
A fence rail that was used at the Fair
grounds, on Wednesday, to push dis
abled trolley car, got caught in the sleep
ers and was forced up through the steps
into the trolley car. The door and parti-
ton were smashed and passenger sitting
in the baggage room narrowly escaped in
jury.
Cranberry picking has commenced and
the boys will present busy scene during
the next six weeks. The season is some
what backward and for that reason an
extra force of help will be employed in
order to gather the crop before the ap-
pearance of frost, which will end the sea-
son and kill what fruit is left on the
vines.
B. F. Haywood Shreve states that all
damage to the intake at the water works
has been repaired and that pumping into
the reservoir is going on as usual. He
also says that within short time the
company will begin to build its filtration
plant, thus insuring sweeter, purer and
clearer supply of water. Notwithstand-
ing the break in the dam the company
finds that they will be able to supply all
the water necessary to meet the demands
of the town.
W. Scott Matlack, of Mount Holly,
who is superintendent of the water sys-
TEN at Freehold, had an unusual expe
rience few days since. He was using
piece of pipe to make connection at the
| feed pump of a new artesian well. He
| found that the pipe was stopped up and
he tried to remove the obstruction by
blowing through it. After exhausting all
his wind he was surprised to see the pro-
truding head of kissing black snake
emerge from the pipe. The reptile was
over six feet in length and it was killed.
Patrick CLASSIFY, living near Birming-
ham, had some more hard luck last week.
His premises have been overrun with rats,
and he decided to get rid of them by the
application of cottage cheese and rough on
rats After he had mixed the connection
he put the pan down on the ground while
giving his attention to other matters. AT
ter awhile his chickens became i'll as if
suffering from cholera, and they began to
drop dead one at time. When Patrick
started to make an investigation he found
that his chickens had eaten the poison in
tended for the rodents.
The commissioners appointed by the
Court of Chancery to determine whether
New Hanover or Pemberton township
should maintain the road running from
Lewistown to the Springfield township
line, met in E. P. Budd's office on We'd
nesday and decided to divide the road be-
tween the two townships. New Hanover
was given the improved part about Il
miles of stone road and crossed by one
bridge to look after. The balance left fol
Pemberton to look after is unimproved
and has several bridges on it. Samuel A
Atkinson represented New Hanover, and
Eckard p Budd appeared for Pemberton
c Assemblyman Wright has been to thu
Pan American Exposition, aud he was
well pleased with the showing New Jer
, sew is making, especially in the agricul
q tural department. The people from thu
!, west viewed our specimens of corn will
y much doubt, and said they did not be
lieve we grew the stalks which had reach
:, ed the length of twelve feet, When Mr.