The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-08-12

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Work on the stone road between Colum.
bus and Burlington is progressing rapidly,
Union Fire Company will have a fail
and festival in their hose house in Septem.
Der
The Eavrestown Sunday will hold
its picnic in the Vincentown woods next
Friday.
On Friday evening the Knights of Ply
thias conferred the third degree on one
candidate.
A branch of the Tabard Inn library is
to be established in Mount Holly. 1t will
be located in Jones drug store.
A beautiful white crane, the second of
the season, was killed last week on the
Smithville pond by Capt Elton A. Smiths
son.
The ladies' of the Jacobstown M. E.
church will give sociable and supper at
the Cloyerdale farm, on Wednesday even
ing, August 20.
MARY Riley. an inmate of the almshouse,
died last week and was buried on Thurs
day. The funeral was attended by nearly
all the inmates of the institution.
Herman Croshaw, of Wrightstown, was
operated on in Philadelphia, at the Jeffer-
son Hospital, last week, for the removal
of tooth growing around the hinge of
his jaw.
John Crowley and William Rowan, con-
victed of burglary; John Jones, adultery,
and Joseph Payton, horse thief. were
taken to State Prison, on Friday, by
Sheriff Fenton.
Washington W. Watts, of Mount Hol-
lily, who has been running a stationary en-
CINE in the railroad yard at Camden, has
been given charge of the drill engine at
East Burlington.
A correspondent who desires the trolley
extended to his village, says that Budd-
three members, Il dogs and cats, with
only one person on the sick list.
Powell Wetherill has been limping
around for a week as the result of inju-
ries which he received in bicycle collis-
ion. His left leg was badly sprained and
severa. gashes we're cut on his arm.
Raymond Bennett, who escaped from
the Burlington County Insane Asylum
about two weeks ago, was captured near
Vineland on Tuesday and returned to the
institution. He formerly resided at Vine
land.
William B. Lippincott was exhibiting
five potatoes last week, the aggregate
weight of which was pounds and 10
ounces They were of the Green Noun
tain variety and were raised by his son at
Cropwell.
Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Lewis are at the En-
gleside, Beach Haven, for the month of
August Mr.. Lewis will be in Mount Hol-
ly on Monday, Wednesday and Friday of
each week, and oftener, if necessary, to
attend to business
If you have frequent headaches and get
no relief from ordinary remedies, have
your eyes examined. Our examination is
thorough and free of charge. Glasses
when necessary. Stiles & Co, Masonic
Temple Wednesday, August Goth.
William Urbin, of Wrightstown, while
driving q farm wagon In Trenton, on
Thursday, was struck by a trolley car.
He wan thrown out and considerably
bruised. He claims he lost, in the mix
up. his purse containing about $12.
Lost, on the 12 40 train to Camden, on
Friday, pocketbook containing between
$50 and $40. 1t contained also a paper
with the address of 4044 Girard avenue,
Philadelphia, and laundry check. A
liberal reward will be paid for its return
to R. S. Gaskill. Mount Holly
1t is reported that the Camden and
Suburban Railway Company is negotiat-
ing for the purchase of strip of woods
near Lenola for the purpose of convert
ing it into park somewhat on the order
of Willow Grove The location will BE
conveniently accessible to a large terri
tory.
The Mount Holly Banjo, Mandolin and
Guitar Club starts next Saturday ON its
annual concert tour along the shore. The
concerts will be given as follows August
10th, Tuckerton; 18th, Beach Haven; 10Th,
Barnegat; Goth, Toms River; 21st, Sea
Side Park; 22d, Point Pleasant; 2Sd, Man
asquan.
The unclaimed letters in the post Office
for the week ending August 8, are as fol-
lows: Charles H. Shattuck, Joseph Nara
son, Miss Charlotte Person, Signor An
tonic Miuicozzi, Washington Miller, Mrs
Ray Johnson, Clarence A. Jones, Miss E.
M. Harroche, care of Thomas Brown;
Miss Adlaine Yeager.
The members of Washington Camp,
No. 10, o. U. A. M, held reunion In
their hall last evening, which was largely
attended by the members of their respec-
tive families. A delegation from this
lodge will visit Moorestown Council on
August 80, at which time the next coun
ty convention will be held.
! The work of erecting the foundations,
water basin, ETC., for the filter plant for
Mount Holly was completed on Friday.
The installing of the filter beds, ETC., will
now begin, and will require at least two
months to complete. In the meantime
the residents of Mount Holly must con-
tinue to put up with the bad water that
is being served
At the Surrogate's Office last week let.
tiers of administration were granted upon
the estate of Patrick Milley, deceased, tc
James Wills, of Indian Mills The will
and codicil of Joel Cruttenden Webster
was admitted to probate and letters tesla
mentary granted to Dophia Riggs Web
ster, of Burlington. Letters testamentary
were also granted to Thomas H. Wilson
and Anna w. Stiles upon the estate Of
Thomas Wilson, deceased
The Board of Freehoders of Atlantic
County on Wednesday announced gooC
news for the automobile owners TIL,
board has decided to complete the fin,
road from Camden to the sea by construct
ing a new road across the meadows. 1t il
tosbe 100 feet wide and will cost $50, 900
one third of which will be paid by tn,
State The road will be five feet abov,
the level of the meadows, and to protect i
against high tides sweeping over it or un
dermining the bed the road will be dyket
Lon both sides with meadow sod