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

According to the almanac summer ends
I to-day.
Now that the weather is cool, politics
are getting to be warm.
Fern dishes filled, palms. ferns, begon-
las, ETC., at Elbertson's greenhouse, Mill
street.
The ladies of the Methodist Church
contemplate giving a supper about Octo-
Der 30th.
A cherry tree containing ripe fruit is
curiosity in the yard of Mrs. Coleman, of
Pemberton.
Dr. j. W. Branin, of Mount Holly, and
two friends caught eleven nice pike at
Vincentown yesterday.
The Knights of the Golden Eagle mi
tiated one candidate on Thursday evening
and received two propositions.
A delegation from Washington Camp,
No. II, z. o. S. of A., of Mount Holly,
will go to Palmyra on Monday evening to
witness the initiation of twenty seven can
didates.
A photograph of the latest type of loco
motive used in England has been pre-
scented to Engineer William G. Morgan.
of Mount Holly, by E. r. Strawbridge, of
Moorestown.
Wilbur Wright, employed at Taubel's
knitting mills in Riverside, was severely
injured last week by the exploding Of
cartridge which some one had placed in
his knitting machine.
Following are the unclaimed letters re-
naming in the post office for the week
ending September 20: Edward Carr; N. A.
Crosier; Arthur Gruff; George Gauntt;
Mrs. Clara Jones; and Harvey G. Raine.
Thomas E. Logan, whose barns were
recently destroyed by fire, has sold all his
live stock to Pitman 81 Stackhouse. Mr.
Logan will have other barns erected, and
next spring he will purchase new lot of
stock.
The Daughters of America have pur-
chased handsome tea set which they will
present to some of their lucky friends
On Friday evening they CHANGED off a
cake in which was hidden an article to
be guessed for
On Friday evening the Knights of
Pythtas elected one candidate, who will
be given his first degree next Friday
night. On October this lodge, like
many others in town, will begin to hold its
meetings at 7.30 o'clock.
| At the annual meeting of the Mount
Holly Shoe Company. held recently, Ben
jamin Frazier resigned his position as
superintendent. He will remain until his
successor is obtained. Mr.. Frazier has
not yet decided where he will locate.
| A large and first-class fresh stock of
groceries can be found at Durand's new
store on High street. Call and see the
goods and get prices. Then you will be
sure to buy. Also meats and provisions.
Orders called for and delivered to all parts
of the town.
Frank Stevenson, the fifteen year old
son of Joshua Stevenson, of PointviIle,
is reported missing from his home. On
Monday, September 1, he started to go on
an excursion to Atlantic City His father
says if he will return to his home no ques
tions will be asked him.
John P. Lippincott will have public
sale of 80 acres of oak and pine timber
of good quality for small saw stuff, fence
posts and cord wood on Friday, October
8, at O'Clock p NJ, on the road from
Mount Holly to Smithville, adjoining Ed
ward Logan's farm on the north side.
The firemen's parade in Mount Holly on
October 90 promises to be very large af-
fair. The companies that have already
accepted the invitation to participate are
the following: Fame Company of West
Chester. Pa. Media, of Media, Pa. En-
deavor, Hope and Young America, of
Burlington; Hope, Humane and Della
ware, of Bordentown; Mercer, of Prince
ton; Riverside, of Riverside; Good VIII,
of Pemberton. Each company will have
music and apparatus in line. The above
organizations will have about 900 men in
the parade. Other companies are expected
to be heard from later