The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-09-02
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
LOCAL NEWS.


County Clerk Warrick has issued severa
licenses to on-resident gunners
The old hose carriage of America Fir
Co. has been sold to the borough of Sc
Side Park
On Wednesday,. September 10, severa
members of Company E will go to Sc
Grit for rifle practice
The engagement is announced of Clifton
Shinn, of Lumberton, and Miss Lillian
Donohue of Burlington.
The annual meeting of the Burlington
County Board of Assessors will be held il
the Court House to-day.
On complaint of Wardell b. Shlnn, Bel
Fenton was held for court, on Wednesday
for stealing some tomatoes.
Efforts are being made to organize il
Mount Holly Council of the Nationa
Union, fraternal beneficial order.
The scholars of the Sacred Heart Sun
day School held their annual picnic In the
woods at Smithville, on Wednesday.
The Junior Epworth League, of Smith
vile, will hold peach festival and fai
next Friday in the grove adjoining tn.
church.
The Columbus people will enjoy bas
ket picnic in Townsend's woods, on Thurs
day, to be followed by barn dance in thu
evening.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Fred M. Shemeley, of Madison avenue
was buried yesterday in the Mount Holly
cemetery.
At Moorestown, tomorrow, will occur
the funeral of Isaac II. Cline. Deceased
was the father of Samuel P. Cline, o.
Mount Holly.
Having accepted position at Cleve
land. Ohio, E. R. Gay, of Mount Holl,
avenue, removed his family to that city
on Saturday.
Mrs Thomas Gaynor, of Juliustown, IL
suffering from a wound received by run
ming fork into her hand while trying t.
remove cork from a bottle
On Thursday, James B. Lewis, admin
istrator, sold house on Bispham street
belonging to the estate OF Mary A. Lewis
deceased, to Eleanor Lewis, for 81 500.
A man and woman (white) may secure
employment. The man is wanted to work
at oyster bar and the woman to do house
work. Apply at Greenwald's restaurant
115 High street.
William Taylor. of Buttonwood street,
who has been clerking in Durand's grocery
store, has secured position at Lans-
downe, Pa, to which place he will re-
move his family.
The committee having in charge the
firemen's parade have announced that the
event will take place on Thursday, Octo
Der 90, on which occasion visiting com
panies will be present.
The Knights of the Golden Eagle held
their annual field day at Trenton yester
day. There was large parade, delega
ton being in line from New Jersey Castle
No. A, of Mount Holly.
A fine hemstitched handkerchief pre-
sented by Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, wife
of the President, will figure prominently
in voting contest at the coming fair and
festival of the Union Hose Company.
There will be special meeting of the
W. G. T. u held at Mrs. Lambs this
evening, at 730 o'clock. All members
are desired to be present, as business in
connection with the coming convention is
to be discussed.
During the past week some local sports
men have been quite successful in shoot
ing plover, which are said to be very
plentiful this year Doves are rather
scarce, being shy of visiting their former
roosting places.
Colkitt & Thomson, at their store on
Mill street, have the largest stock of -four
as well as baled hay and straw, to be
found in town. They sell all kinds of feed
Grist work will be attended to with
promptness. Telephone No ia.
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 bt
sure to buy. Also meats and provisions
Orders called for and delivered to all parts
of the town.
At the Jail on Thursday morning stood
a white woman with three pickaninnies by
her side. They were waiting for the re
lease of prisoner, a colored man, wht
had served thirty days for allowing hi
hound dog to run at large. The prisoner
was the woman's husband, who evidently
had no choice as to color.
About o'clock Wednesday morning tn,
police of Mount Holly were notified tha
wire thieves were operating in this vicin
ity, because the wires of the Delaware
and Atlantic Telephone Company had
been cut somewhere between Moorestowr
and Mount Holly. Officers started Quito
effect capture, but the men eluded ar
rest.
Harry Hawkins, Jr.. has received hi
commission as Deputy of District No. z
P o. S. of A. A number of member
from Washington Camp, No. II, went tt
Burlington, on Tuesday evening, to wit
ness the organization of new Camp il
that city. This work was postponed
from the previous week on account O
Sautelle's circus being in Burlington tina
day.
The Burlington County Safe Deposi
and Trust Company, Moorestown; N. J..
undertakes the management of estates fol
those who, on account of advancing age
i'll health, multiplicity OF business cares
or other reasons, wish to be relieved Of
the trouble and annoyance of caring fol-
their properties. The officers of the
Company will be pleased to consult will
such persons or communicate by letter
While Henry Crimson and brother, ae
complained by two ladies, were driving
home from Moorestown late on Sunda,
night an attempt was made by two mel
on bicycles to stop the horse near th'
Lutheran church. The driver hurried tn,
horse along so that the blcyclists coult
not grab the bride without being thrown
from their machines. After making
several efforts to stop the horse the mel
gave it up and rode away.
Complaint has been made to the town
ship committee concerning the burned
shoe shop which is still standing on Unior