The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-06-10
LOCAL NEWS.

T. Harry Bowker has purchased tn
Jehu B. Wilson property on Pine street.
George Collins, of Newark, a forme
resident of Mount Holly, died last night
The Kingston property on Mill street
has been purchased by David E. Sooy TO
5000.
Fred Claypoole has been engaged to as
sist Baggage master James M. Smith dur
ing the summer.
The engagement is announced of Jos
eph Craig, of Smithville, and Miss Name
Keller, of Pemberton.
On Thursday Sheriff Fenton sold the
Hugh Wood property at Jacksonville, tc
Emily s. Gaskill, for 5000.
The dealers in Mount Holly are to be
commended for keeping down the price
of coal during its scarcity.
Edwin II. McIIvain was present at the
graduating exercises of the Glassboro
high school on Wednesday.
The annual rally and picnic of the Ep-
worth League will be held at Browns
Mills on Thursday, August IA.
Having rented his cottages at Sea Side
Park, DIR. Charles Harker will spend most
of the summer in Mount Holly.
The property in Mount Holly left to
Charles Albert Street by his mother, has
been sold to his father, Robert Street.
Flags should be displayed in abundance
next Saturday, on which day will occur
the anniversary of the stars and stripes.
A large euchre party was given on
Wednesday afternoon by Mrs. Frederick
H. Lee, at her residence on High street.
During the past four weeks Jones &
Ireland have packed large quantity Of
asparagus at their factory on King street
The Mount Holly Banjo Club is pre-
pairing fine programme for its annual
trip along the shore, from August IS to
"a
The work of constructing the stone
road from Burlington to Columbus will
be under the supervision of Robert Tay
Tor.
The automobile has now superseded
the stage line running between Borden
town, Columbus, Crosswicks and Allen
town.
The engagement is announced Of
Thomas E. Norcross, formerly of Mount
Holly, and Miss Josephine Kirby, of Phila
delphia.
A brick house on Water street, belong
ing to Mrs. Sarah A. Fenton, has been
sold to George W. Stewart, of Camden,
for $3.50
A strawberry festival will be given on
Friday and Saturday evenings next by
the ladies of the Methodist Church at
Magnolia.
Joseph Rogers, who has been quite i'll
for two weeks, has recovered sufficiently
to resume his position in Durand's gro
Gerry store.
William West mo1lder In the iron
foundry at Florence, had one of his feet
badly injured last week by the fall Of a
heavy casting.
Claude Palmer has accepted position
in hotel at Atlantic City. In the fall he
will resume his studies in the law Office of
Capt. Walter A. Barrows.
Capt. Walter A. Barrows, of Mount
Holly, has been appointed Judge Advo-
cate of the New Jersey Department,
Grand Army of the Republic
Interesting children's day exercises were
held in the Methodist, Baptist and Pres
byterian churches on Sunday. In each
case the floral displays were very pretty.
The people of Beverly are overrun with
tramps, who are camping near that city.
The berry picking season always attracts
the members of this fraternity to the
river front in large numbers
Ladies' white shirt waists, 75c, 81 and
$125. Lace corsets, 25c, SOC, zoe. Ladies'
black lace Isle stockings. beautiful
quality. only 25c per pair. White and
black lawn for lining. S. s. Evan, %
Main street
Mrs. Alfred B. Jones, who has been
spending several months with her parents
in Mount Holly, left for Cambridge, Ohio,
on Wednesday, where her husband is en-
ployed She was accompanied by her
mother, Mrs Benjamin S. Cross.
Matthew Edinger. of Riverside, found
small bag, the contents of which he
knew nothing about until he applied
match, when he discovered it to be pow
der. His eyes were injured by the ex-
plosion, with the probability that the
sight of one of them is destroyed.
On Friday evening the Knights of
Pythias received two propositions for
membership and conferred the second de-
gree on one candidate, who will be fur
ther advanced at the next meeting by the
full degree team. Frank s. Davis, the
Mill street shoe merchant, presented the
lodge with several dozen fans.
The Burlington County Traction Com.
pany has placed an order for cars with
the John G. Brill Company of Philaiel-
phia. About four miles of the track grad
ing has been completed, and the masonry
work for the bridges begun. The power
house will be located at Hanesport. The
contracts have been let for the machinery.
The commencement exercises of the
Palmyra High School graduating class
were held in Society hall Thursday after
noon. The graduates were Miss Agnes
Laura Boehme, Miss Josephine E. G. Cor
gas, Miss Ethel Classon Morton, Miss
Dorothy Wayne Parish. Andrew J. Pfaff,
Isabelle Ida Rudduck and Howard w.
Winner.
The ladies of the Smithville Junior
League gave pleasing entertainment in
the Opera House there on Friday even
ing, entitled "The Musical Blossoms :"
The characters were creditably rendered
by these blossoms: The Misses Bertha
Uncles, Hannie Southgate, Mildred Hatch
er, Lillian Evan, Bertha Collins, Emily
Evan, Mary circuit, Hulda Evan. Mabel
Kirkland and Master Robert kirkland.
Mrs s. p Comegys was the musical di-
rector.
During the thunder storm which oc-
CURED on Saturday afternoon the Metho-
dist Church at Beverly was struck twice
The first bolt went through the roof and
tore out about square yard of plaster
from the ceiling which was scattered over