The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-09-16
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
LOCAL NEWS.

Pike fishing at the mill dam was very
good yesterday.
A dance will be given in the Lewis
building on Friday evening next
William Wilkinson, ST., has removed TO
Freehold, where he will open a grocery
store.
Improvements are being made to the
residence of Mrs Robert B. Engle, on
Ridgway street.
There is much activity about the can
ming houses just now, where tomatoes in
large quantities are being packed.
Stephen Clevenger has in his possession
the skeleton of large rattlesnake, which
he found in the swamp near Manahawken.
AS the result of wagon shaft entering
its body, horse belonging to Albert
Woolston, at Newbold's Corner, died on
Tuesday.
A dance at the home of Miss Carrie
Shinn, at Jobstown, on Thursday evening.
was attended by several persons from
Mount Holly.
Another holdup occurred at Hainesport
one night last week, when a negro com
PEELED Adolph Lawrence to hand over his
watch and money.
The members of Bright Star Lodge.
No. 10, Shepherds of Bethlehem, held an
enjoyable picnic in the woods at Smith
willie On Wednaedav
The members of Company E took pos
session of building at the carpet mill
site last evening, which they will here
after use as an armory
A house in Beverly, belonging to
Edward E. Logan, of the South Pember-
ton road, has been sold to his father,
james Logan, of Mount Holly. for 81, 900.
Frank T. Morton is making extensive
alterations to his recently purchased pro
perry on Garden street. 1t is to be occu-
pied by his son, who is to be married soon.
Nearly eighty dollars was the amount
realized for the Burlington County Hos
pital and Children's Home from the trot-
ting matinee held at the fair grounds on
Thursday
Some of the pensioners in Mount Holly
were sized up, on Wednesday, by a gov
eminent detective, whose business it is to
see If they are entitled to remain on the
pension rolls
Letters testamentary on the estate of the
late Mrs Mary B. Grigg, of Mount Holly,
have been issued to Byron Grigg. Jerome
B. Grigg, of Joplin, Mo-. who was one of
the executors, has renowned In favor of
his brother.
An agent of the Standard Telephone
Company was in Mount Holly, last week,
making arrangements to connect this
town with Burlington by telephone.
The line will soon be built and the service
will be on the tree list.
Members of Gen. A. E. Shiras Post are
selling tickets for the drawing of an or
gan, in which manner they will realize a
fund to enable some of them to attend
the annual encampment of the G. A. r
which is to be held in Washington.
The aim of the Burlington County Safe
Deposit and Trust Company, Moorestown,
N. j., is to please its clients by giving
prompt and faithful service In all trans-
actions. 1t has the means necessary to
give it financial responsibility, and to en-
able it to carry out its undertakings.
Repairs have been made to the culvert
at Shreve and Pine streets. Workmen are
also engaged in rebuilding the bridge over
the raceway on Buttonwood street. The
structure will consist of two large walls
of stone, on which will rest heavy iron
girders. The lower portion of Button
wood street is now closed to public travel
The Quaker City Hosiery mills was In
corporated at Trenton, Wednesday. Reg
istered office, Camden; capital stock,
100000. The company is to deal in real
estate and real property and to conduct
manufacturing business. Corporators,
John Hansbury, Delanco; Frederick
Wood, Philadelphia; ]. Frazier Bard,
Wayne, Pa.
Jacob c. Hendrickson, of Pemberton,
while in Jersey City, on Wednesday even
ing, was a guest of the Robert Davis
Association, on which day the members
held their annual picnic at College Point,
Long Island, there being 4,700 people
present. Mr.. Hendrickson was royalty
entertained by Mr.. Davis and the leading
Democratic city officials.
The Women's Christian Temperance
Union, Columbus, elected the following
officers on Tuesday: President, Mrs. H.
B. Aaronson; vice presidents, Mrs s. r
Ware, Miss Mariana Sharp, Mrs. j. H.
Sharp. Mrs Israel Kerlin; corresponding
secretary, Mrs David Haines; recording
secretary. Mrs. A. N. Dobbins; treasurer
Miss Abbie A. Lippincott; superinten-
dents. Juvenile work, Mrs. Israel Kerlin;
flower mission, Miss A. A. Lippincott;
literature, Mrs. S. R. Ware
Next Door" in which Archie Roger
has endeavored to show the joyousness of
living, will be seen at the opera house,
Friday evening, September 49, The cast
is said to be the strongest and most versa
tile ever seen in this fun-furnishing We
hicle. including the famous Brothers Roy
er, Sawtelle Sisters, the A Roberts, Lottie
Grant, Clifford and Conley, and Hyland
and Baby Lester, and many others. The
new edition as presented this season con
tains many bright and spirited musical
numbers, an elaborate equipment of seen
cry essential to the production and many
new ideas in dress. Seats on sale at jam,
isons.
While driving to Camden from Fellow
ship early Wednesday morning, Joseph
Billar was run over by his own team at
Merchantville and injured badly. Billar
is farmer and was going to Camden with
farm wagon, heavily loaded with green
truck. Just how the accident occurred ia
not known, as he has been unable to state,
but it is supposed that he fell asleep on
the seat and fell under the wheels Both
the front and rear wheels passed over his
body and he was badly hurt internally, as
well as having his ribs and shoulder blade
broken. Unable to move, he lay In the
road for some time until found by passers-
able to call to them and they halted down
the road short distance.
Jesse Cox. for nearly thirty years a
member of the Chicago bar. died in that