The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-11-11
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| Frank H. Fry, who was recently strick-
en- with serious illness, is making good
recovery.
The After Hours Club, that had head
quarters at High and Union streets, has
disbanded
John ]. Norcross has received the con-
tract for building the new Methodist
church at Delanco 1t will be of frame
and will cost about 100000.
William Reeves, of Pearl street, was
thrown from carriage by a runaway
horse, last week, in Beverly, and was so
badly injured that he died yesterday.
The fortytwo mile pipe line carrying
gas from Trenton to Camden was put in
service last Monday and proved entirely
satisfactory. This is the longest gas main
in this country. More than 200,0 900 cubic
feet Of gas were sent through the pipe in
single day. The main is twelve inches
in diameter and has been in use as far as
this city since August.
Common Council is having trouble with
the Camden and Trenton Railway Co. on
East Pearl street near st. Mary, where
The road has sunk and water stands after
every rain. The Company has been mott
fled number of times and as many times
has neglected to fix it, If it is not fixed
Immediately the Street Committee has
been authorized to proceed to annul the
ordinance and stop the trolleys.
A report that recently buried body of
man had been unearthed by a farmer
blowing at Burlington Island has been
investigated by Coroner Wells, who
found that the remains consisted of a
skull and a few bones, possibly those of
an Indian that had been buried many
years ago. The bones were found in a
clayey substance, and after being exposed
to the air crumbled to dust.
President rockingham and the Fish
and Game Commissioners of New Jersey
will deserve the thanks of all fishermen
along the Upper Delaware because of
their intention to place large amount of
young stock, black and Oswego bass,
croppie and channel cat-in the river this
fall. This move is timely because of the
general belief that young bass are not at
present plentiful in the river Last week
the Commissioners borrowed the fish car
belonging to the Pennsylvania Commits
sioners, and went to Lake Erie where a
cargo of young fish will be secured for
placing in the Delaware. Some will be
placed in the stream at Port Jervis, an
other lot will be turned loose at the Water
Gap and the balance at Belvidere and
Foul Rift
One of the most interesting events of the
season in the social life of Philadelphia
occurred on Wednesday evering at Z
O'Clock, when Thomas H. Birch of this
city was married to Miss Helen Louise
Barr, at the residence of the brides father
The ceremony was private and restricted
to the immediate members of the families,
and was performed by the Rev. DR.. Frank
P. Parkin, of the Grace Methodist Episco-
pal Church. The breakfast that followed
was confined to the wedding guests, who
numbered about fifty, and from until 10
O'Clock reception was held. The best
man was James H. Birch. Jr., brother of
the groom. The couple left at the con-
clusion of the reception for New York,
and on Saturday will sail for Europe, visit
ing England, France. Italy, and Egypt.
Burlington was well represented in the
large number of guests at the reception.
Riverside.