The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-07-22
LOCAL NEWS.

Peter McCue and Miss Alice McCue, of
Mount Holly, were married last week.
Have you tried the delicious ice cream
soda at Prickitt's Pharmacy, 80 Main
street?
Improvements are being made to the
residence of s. Budd Norcross, on Madi-
son avenue.
A survey is being made for the extern
sion Of the trolley road from Mount Holly
to Pemberton.
The colored Sunday schools of Mount
Holly held their annual picnic on Bur
lington Island, on Friday
Headquarters for Towering and vegeta-
bic plants, cut flowers and floral designs,
at Rosbach's. Pemberton.
A clam bake, under the auspices of the
Grand Lodge of Masons, will be held at
Pleasure Bay on July 81.
Mrs. Phoebe A. Dobbins has purchased
of Elwell II. Shemeley his interest In a
property on Paxson street
A store house and wagon shed is being
erected in the rear of the store and resi-
dence of T. Walter Borton.
An alco-vapor launch has been pur-
chased by A. Lincoln Sailer, who is now
using the same at Sea Side Park.
Theophilus H. Vanneman, of Philadel-
phia. has purchased the building lots on
High street adjoining the Mount
The members of the Lumberton and
Smithville Epworth Leagues held union
rally at the latter place on Saturday
The case of Miss Mabel Smith, of Mount
Holly, against Joseph G. Craig, of Smith
vile, has been postponed until August 20.
As result of falling from load of hay
at Lumberton, on Wednesday, Glendell
Green sustained concussion OF the brain.
The Delaware Water Gap was the OBJ
jective point of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Sherman, who left Mount Holly last week
Enterprise Council, No. 124, o. U. A.
NJ, of Jacksonville, will give peach
festival Oh Wednesday evening, August g..
The members OF Company E returned
on Saturday from the state camp at Sea
Girt, where they enjoyed weeks outing.
For the next few weeks the Epworth
League. on Sunday evenings, will hold a
short song service, beginning at 7.3O
o'clock.
Letters of administration have been
granted to Charles B. Hornor ON the es-
tate of jerome Bruere, deceased, of
Mount Holly.
Having purchased the lot at the corner
of Paxson and Murrell streets, Dr.J. Hume
Carter will erect stable and veterinary
infirmary there.
The thunder storm, of Tuesday, did
considerable damage throughout the
county. In some portions large hail
stones fell in abundance.
An interesting educational exhibit is
made in one of the windows of Gaskill's
cigar store, by the International Cores
pondence School, of Scranton, Pa.
William Rossell has been engaged to
add foot or more to the mill dam in
order that the water power may be util-
lied to run the saw mill on Pine street.
James Wills, of Tabernacle, has been
hunting around in the vicinity of Hamp-
ton Gates, believing a bear to be in that
vsn;r;ty 90 ouor,;o;ona 4rooLs hovo haar
seen in that section
While caressing cat one evening last
week, DR.. Vanderveer was painfully
bitten on the left hand, the result of the
feline becoming greatly alarmed at the
sudden approach of dog.
The rain on Thursday morning caused q
postponement of the Presbyterian picnic
to the woods at Smithville, but the
scholars proceeded on their journey, on
Friday, and had very pleasant time.
Thomas Test, of New Egypt. who scald-
ed to death his little step daughter in
1868, for which he was sent to state prison
for five years, was pardoned, on Wednes
day, through the efforts of Blanchard H.
White
Colkitt & Thomson, at their store on
Mill street, have the largest stock of flour,
as well as baled hay and straw, to be
found in town. They sell all kinds of feed
Grist work will be attended to with
promptness Telephone No. Ia.
The rain on Thursday interfered with
the social and tea being held on the lawn
adjoining the Methodist church. The
event, however, was transferred to the
Masonic Temple, where very pleasant
time was enjoyed by those present.
A complete map of New Jersey, which
contains the names of all the cities and
towns and giving the population of each
issued by the Mutual Benefit Life Insur
ance Company, of Newark, has been dis
tributed by Col. Charles NJ Sloan.
Israel W. Bowker gave bail last week
for appearance at court for the larceny oil
two axes from M Warner Hargrove, o.
Browns Mills. and on another like charge
for taking some blankets from house
owned by ex-senator Pfeifer. at the same
place.
A sharper is working his way toward
Mount Holly because he knows there arr
people living here who like to be fooled
He holds forth on the street corner, sell
ing silver tea spoons at 81 per set, which
afterward turn out to be tin. Look GU
for him.
Valentine Kester, former barber O
Mount Holly, who has been in the asylum
for number of years, died at New Lis
bon, on Wednesday, aged So years. Th'
funeral took place on Thursday, the re
mains being inferred in the Brotherhood
cemetery in Mount Holly.
The common council of Beverly ha
served notice on the Camden and Trenton
Railway Company, which occupies tn,
main street with a trolley line, to vacat
the same if the street is not properly re
paired, as required by the ordinance Civ
ing them the privilege to use it.
On Saturday, Game Wardens Mathi
and Foulks arrested Clarence Bowers, cit,
marshal of Riverton, on the charge Of pei
hitting his dogs to run at large in wood
and fields He was taken before Justic
Coddington. of the same town, who i'm
posed fine of $50 and costs, $22 20 In all
This is case of pincher being pinched
Attention is directed to the annual pic
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