The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-09-23

Canned goods, soups, butter, dried beef
fresh and salt meats, pork. ETC.. at Sapp's.
Improvements are being made to the
residence on Washington street occupied
by Reeve Stewart.
A bill has been presented to Eastamp-
ton township byWilliam B. Tomlinson, for
nine turkeys killed by dogs.
The property of William N Hubbs, at
Bridgeboro, has been sold to William H.
Page, of Burlington, for So, 800.
Thomas Wells, of Bridgeboro, last week
caught catfish which is said to have
measured six inches between the eyes.
The debris of the bicycle bridge which
recently fell into the creek, has been en-
tirely removed, making navigation per-
fectly safe at that point.
Edward L. Durand has added new
shute to the south end of his ice house on
Green street, and the one which stood at
the side has been removed.
Josiah Deets shot silver grey eagle
yesterday. The bird was sitting on
telephone pole in Water street. Sheriff
Bower purchased the eagle.
The cadets at the naval academy at
Annapolis, will eat potatoes grown by
Aquila Jones, of Mount Holly, carload
of which he has shipped there.
Charles Cobb. who has been living in
the w alter street toll house. has removed
to the residence he recently purchased, a
fewldoors further up the street.
standard of Master Mason in the Masonic
Lodge on Thursday evening, after which
the members enjoyed collation..
A young lad named Howard Lippincott,
of Jobstown, was arrested last week by
Detective Parker for throwing stones at
trains as they passed through that village.
Friday was the opening night of the
dancing academy in the Lewis building.
Quite gathering was present. Isaac P.
Reeves and Alfred Dillett are the mana
gers.
Pies and cakes for exhibition at the
Burlington County Fair need not be sent
in until Tuesday. The schedule calls for
their delivery on Monday, but the time
has been extended
A supper will be given In tn Court
House, on Thursday evening, for the
benefit of the Mount Holly foot ball club,
the members of which are now selling
tickets to their friends.
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 signs which have been disfguring
the postoffice doors for a long while, have
been removed, as most people have now
become familiar with the peculiar hang
ing of the doors, which are designed to
keep patrons to the right as they pass in
and out of the building
You will find large stock of ladies',
misses and children's, mems, boys and
youths up to date fall boots and shoes at
bottom prices, quality considered. Shoes
for deformed feet speciality. Repairing
neatly done Leather and shoe findings
for SALE John Bill, IA Main street
Col Sloan has sold for the Girard Fire
Insurance Company. owners, the farm be-
tween Mount Holly and Hainesport
known as the E. and H. Lawler farm, to
s. Budd Norcross. 1t contains about A
acres, great portion of which is COM
posed of valuable moulding and other
sand
There will be a social gathering at the
Locust Grove club house, near Burling
ton, tomorrow, which will be attended by
many people from Mount Holly. There
per at 5. During the afternoon there will
be shooting match. QUOT match and
other sports.
The order in the opera house is very
much better than it used to be. On Fri
day evening the gallery audience got a
little boistereus before the curtain rose,
but we do not blame them. 1t was half
past eight before the show began. Man
ager Troth should insist on the curtain
rising promptly at 8.
Since the announcement that Barclay
Peak had become a trolley car conductor
on the Trenton Passenger Railway, there
have been many inquiries and every new
conductor was the subject of scrutiny of
the passengers. Superintendent Peter
Hurley was asked last week what car
Peak was assigned to. He replied that
the ex-convict was not now nor had he
been employed by the local trolley COM
pany.
The appeal of the Delaware River Nav
igation Company from the assessment
levied by the city of Beverly was before
the state board of taxation Tuesday, but
was adjourned to September "a. This
case involves the right of Beverly city to
tax the company's steamers. running on
the Delaware river. The assessment is for
$75, 900, and the steamboat company claims
exemption as the boats are used in inter
state commerce
On Friday Detective Parker went to
the state prison at Trenton and arrested
David Thomas, alias Fisher, who had
just completed q term of Imprisonment
and brought him to Mount Holly, where
he is charged with stealing team of
horses from James Smith, of Juliustown,
the crime having occurred some time ago.
Thomas is an old offender at this bust
ness, for which he has already served
over fourteen years.
In the appointment of an executor it
should be remembered that there is an i'm
mense amount of detail in the manage
ment of an estate, and the considerate tes-
tator will see the disadvantages of entail
ing upon his friend the burden of this
work and responsibility The Burlington
County Safe Deposit and Trust Company,
Moorestown, N. j., makes business of
the settlement of estates, and It's affairs
are entrusted to trained employees. tried
by years of faithful service, who give
these matters their undivided attention.
A hearing was given before Justice
Clevenger, on Saturday, in the case of
the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals against N. Reese Whitaker,