The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-05-13

Shad parties down the Rancocas creel
are not meeting with the success of for
mer years.
Scarlet fever has made its appearance
in the family of John Fisher, on Madi-
son avenue
The Elmira Herbert property. on Pax
son street, has been sold to Mrs. George
E. Jennings
Headquarters for Towering and vegeta
BILE plants, cut flowers and floral designs,
at Rosbach's, Pemberton.
Nathan Barber, who has decided tt
make Trenton his permanent home, was
in Mount Holly on Friday.
s. T. Engls has received a nice assert.
ment of joirIted fishing rods, with cork
handles, which he is selling for 81 each.
James Stokes, of Rancocas, while driv-
ing to Mount Holly last week. was pain
fully injured by his horse running away
Clogs W. Snyder has been granted let
tiers of administration on the estate of his
wife, Anna M. Deacon Snyder, deceased.
B. S. Bryan, of Sykesville, is recover
ing from a bad case of blood poison, the
result of carrying cane made of sumac
wood.
The annual meeting of the Mount Hol-
ly Boat Club will be held at Commodore
Comly's boat house, on Water street,
this evening.
The annual midsummer tour along the
shore of the Mount Holly Banjo Club,
will take place during the week commenc-
ing August II.
While playing base ball on Wednesday,
Willie Bozarth. aged years. was render
ed unconscious by ball striking him
near the heart
While working at Edgewater Park on
Wednesday Aaron Dubell had the mis-
fortune to almost sever his hand by a
blow with Ratchet.
The ice wagon of Edward L. Durand
has been painted and lettered. It is a
very creditable piece of work 1t was
done by his son, Frank Durand.
E. Nelson, of Riverside, was seriously
injured. or Wednesday, by brick fall
ing on his head while working on the ex-
tension to the hosiery mill there
Miss Ina Ashby, stenographer in the
office of Charles E Chambers, has &C
cepted position at Bristol. Pa. The va
cancy is being filled by Miss Madge Huff.
Henry G. Culin, assessor of Lumber
ton township, is perhaps one of the lar
gest growers of lima beans in the coun-
try. He has 1900 hills under cultiva-
tion.
An old book in which are accounts dat
ing as far back as 1856, is owned by Har-
ry Smith, Of Pine street. The book was
the property of Samuel Harris,
of Pointyille
The condition of Abraham Collins, of
Cherry street, who was stricken with an
affection Of the heart last week while re-
turning from his work at Smithville, is
considerably improved.
The morning papers are now carried on
the trolley from Camden to Moorestown,
and from thence to Mount Holly in a
wagon. Ely this means they arrive here
much earlier than formerly.
Some of the Burlington county farm
ers are about ready to try the experiment
of raising cattle for the market, believing
that on account of the high price of beef
there will be money in the enterprise
Following is list of the unclaimed
letters remaining in the post office for the
week ending May 10: Miss Stella Ayers,
William p. Bell, T. A. Hamilton, Miss
Anna Miller, William H. Lingenfelter.
Announcement is made of the approach
ing marriage of Alonzo Mitchell and Miss
Lille Lee The event will take place in
the A. M. E. Church, West Washington
street, on Thursday evening, May 30, at
s o'clock
The Moorestown Steam Laundry, Fl. B.
Gale, proprietor, has the following branch
offices in Mount Holly:S P. Cline's, Main
street; Jos. L. Rossell, Water street, and
Fl. c. Smith, No. Pine street. Laundry
work in all its branches
The Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety of the Presbyterian Church held
meetings on Thursday afternoon and
evening, at which addresses were made
by Mrs. G. A. R. Janyier, of Philadel-
phia, a missionary in India
The Camden and Trenton Railway
Company has purchased from the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company six tons of
feed wire that was used on the Burling-
ton and Mount Holly road before the
company abandoned the use of electric
ity.
By the provisions of the will of Mary
ID. T. Grooms, deceased, of Mount Hol-
ly, Joseph Crockford is to have life in.
terest in house on Risdon street, and at
his death the property reverts to Lizzie
A. Woodruff, who has been granted let
tiers of administration on the estate.
Those persons engaged in securing con-
sents of the property owners between
Mount Holly and Burlington, for con
tinuation of the Burlington County troll
ley line, feel confident of success, not
withstauding the objection of one or two
parties who are trying to discourage the
project among their neighbors.
John L. Semple, a Camden attorney,
whose trial in the United States District
Court in Philadelphia last November for
alleged completely with Arthur Taylor
and Baldwin s. Bredell in the manufac-
ture of counterfeit plates in Moyamen-
sing prison resulted in disagreement of
the jury, will be retired on Monday, May
49,
The Wrightstown Fire Department has
elected the following officers: President,
Albert Watson; Secretary, Harry R. Da-
Wis; Treasurer, Joel Haines; Chief, S. D..
Harker; Assistant, G. D. Walters; Engi-
neer. w. G. Davis; Representatives to
the Firemen's Relief Association, H. E.
Let's and Benjamin Remine; Alternates,
c. D. Walters and Shreve Nelson.
At the annual meeting of the Farmers
National Bank the board of directors was
increased by the election of two new mem
bers. This appears to have been in con
fiict with the articles of Incorporation, SO
on Saturday special meeting was held to
ratify the action, and to pass resolution
empowering the stockholders to increase