The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-10-21

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woods on the south Pemberton road.
Look out for the Firemsan's AdUertiser
tomorrow for full details of the parade.
Walter Mason, of Moorestown, is now
employed as bookkeeper for George D.
! Worrell.
| Miss Nav Wolfrom is taking special
course in music and art at st. Elizabeth
Academy.
Mrs. Isaac Powell. of Moorestown, and
formerly of Mount Holly, is quite Ill with
kidney trouble
Get your flags for the Firemen's Pa
rade of ]. H. Bougert. rs Main street.
See advertisement.
Stewart Mcfarland. Jr.. has purchased
the farm on the Jobstown pike from Mrs.
Joseph W. Emley, for S., 500.
Quite loss has been sustained by Ben
jamin Haines, of Westampton township,
all his turkeys having died from strange
malady
Clifton E. Shinn, of Lumberton, was
married on Wednesday afternoon at the
home of the bride. Miss Lillian Dona-
hue, of Burlington
The farm near Evesboro, containing
III acres and owned by Senator Nathan
Haines, of Burlington, has been sold to
Charles D. Jones for $4,000.
Freebooter Jennings, near Indian Mills,
recently made arrangements to kill eighty
turkeys. but he changed his mind, as
they were all stolen the night before.
On Saturday. Benjamin Frazer resigned
his position as superintendent of the fac
tory of the Mount Holly Shoe Company,
on Grant street. As token of remem-
brance the employees presented him with
chair and clock.
Rev. ] w. Nicholson, of Medford,
will deliver a lecture In Lumberton, on
Thursday evening, October 80, under the
auspices of the Epworth League, de-
scribing his trip through the New Eng
land states on bicycle.
Mr.. Edward Fabian, celebrated singer
and elocutionist. of New York, will give
one of his delightful entertainments in the
M. E. Church, Friday evening, under the
auspices of the Epworth League Tickets,
adults 90 cent and children 10 cents.
The Banjo Club will take part in an
entertainment to be given in St. Mary's
Hall. West Washington street, ON We'd
nesday evening, October 80. The hall
has been considerably improved, a new
stage and some new scenery having been
added.
DR. ]. P. Duncan, of Mount Holly, has
returned to the John Hopkins University,
at Baltimore. to take up surgery as a spe-
ciaity DIR. Duncan graduated from Prince
ton, class of "a He afterward studied
medicine in Baltimore and received the
degree of NJ. D. in $685.
We desire to call the attention of our
readers to the sale Of spruce pine timber
on Saturday next. October 25. by James
Lippincott. within one half mile of Mount
Holly. The scarcity and high price of
coal makes this sale good opportunity
to get winters supply of fuel.
Rea' estate agent A. A. Anderson says
that the real estate market has been more
active in Mount Holly during the past
three weeks than 1t has for period COW
ering ten years. 1t now seems impos
sible to supply the demand of tenants
who are seeking houses containing mod
ern improvements.
Two appreciated Improvements on
Washington street. A light has been
placed at the corner of what has hereto
fore been very dark alley near the Bur
lington railroad, and Freebooter Ireland
has fixed the approaches to the bridge, so
that you will neither stub your toe nor be
compelled to swim every time it rains.
The one thousandth petition in bank
ruptcy was filed on Friday last in the
clerks office of the United States district
court, in Trenton. The fling of thous-
aud petitions has required four years,
three and one-half months, the pen of the
late President Mckinley having approved
the law on July /, $685. OF this number
Essex has the largest share 1856. Glou
cester is the lowest with three cases. Bur
lington county has had 16 bankrupts in
the four years.
Henry Baker, who works for Harry
Kester, on the mount, met with an acct
dent while driving on Buttonwood street,
on Friday, which nearly cost him his life.
ping into deep rut, he was thrown
from the wagon and heavy stick of wood
fell on the driver, who received a bad injury
to one of his eyes, his nose was mashed
fiat to his face. and large cash was cut
on the back of his head Mr.. Baker, who
was also severely bruised about the body,
is recovering.
Peck's Bad Boy needs no Introduction;
during his career he has amused millions
and will continue to do SO for years. It
is impossible to describe the antics of the
boy and the means he finds to make an
audience enjoy his practical jokes; he
will give full play to his spirits at the
Opera House tonight and will be sup
ported in his endeavors by strong cast
and one of the largest lists of speciality
artists seen in musical farce comedy
Be sure and see the boy this time; he is
funnier than ever before. Get your seats
at Jamison's
Ten Pythian Knights went to Burling
ton, on Thursday evening, to attend
district meeting, at which were present
several of the grand lodge officers Be
fore starting for home they discovered
four Mount Holly ladies at the railroad
station gazing at the eclipse of the moon
and bewailing their inability to get home,
as the trolley In which they came from
Bordentown landed them just one minute
late In Burlington for the last train to the
county seat. A request to permit the
special ''Harbert wedding train" from
Beverly to stop and pick them up was
granted
Last week a gang of workmen began
digging trench from Burlington to
Mount Holly in which was to be laid the
pipes of the South Jersey Gas Company
After digging to the farm of John B.
Davis, it was suddenly discovered that
permission had not been given by the
county to dig up the roads, so halt was
made and there will be special meeting
of the board of freeholders this morning
to consider the matter. The gas COM