The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-11-18

Wis quite severely last week, but she is
now much improved.
A euchre party was given on Thursday
afternoon by Mrs. Frederick H. Lee at
her home on High street.
Mrs Shed Holland is suffering with a
! sprained arm, which she received by a
fall while in Moorestown.
John Bill will remove his shoe store
from High to Pine street, next to Nor
toms grocery, about December 1.
Miss Bessie Jones, living near Medford,
entertained the members of the Minerva
Literary Society on Saturday evening.
The w. G. T. O. ladies held meeting
on Friday afternoon at the residence of
Mrs Samuel Bullock. on Garden street.
At their meeting this evening the Ju-
nior Mechanics will consider proposition
to purchase safe, in which to keep their
books.
The annual supper of the Unionville
Sunday school will be given in the Ma
sonic Temple on the evenings of Decem-
Der and 6.
In addition to his harness business, At
lee d. Prickett will conduct the laundry
of Frank Long, on Mill street, which he
has purchased.
The house on Grant street, recently &C.
cupied by Alfred Eddy, now of Chester
Pa, has been sold for 5000 to Jacob Tea
mer, of Philadelphia.
Mrs. Caleb s. Ridgway, of Lumberton,
will to morrow afternoon give chrysan-
themum tea at her residence for the ben
eft of the Burlington County Hospital
Stephen Birdsall will have public sale
of stock. farm implements. ETC., on the
Joseph R. Hartshorne farm, one and a
half miles from Cookstown, on Thursday,
December a.
The Washington memorial ceremonies
of Mozart Lodge, held in the Temple at
Philadelphia on Tuesday evening. were
attended by a delegation of the Mount
Holly Masons.
The annual meeting of the Mount Holly
Street Railway Company was held on Fri
day night. Edward B. Jones was elected
president. and Clarence H. Polhemus,
secretary and treasurer.
1t is said that the time is to be shorten
ed between Camden and Mount Holly,
and that the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany will give better service between
these points during the winter.
DR.. w. P. Davis, presiding elder, de-
| livered sermon in the Methodist Church
on Sunday morning. 'Some Religious
Extravagances" was the subject which
Rev. N. ]. Wright dwelt upon in the even
ing
The schools in Burlington county will
not be in session until Thursday owing to
the County Institute. During this period
the buildings at Mount Holly will be
thoroughly fumigated and washed with
disinfectants.
Ladies' outing flannel night dresses only
so cents. Shoulder shawls. White aprons
in several styles, % and 81 cents. Sofa
pillows. 81, 40, so and 81 cents. Lambs
wool soles, 90 and % cents S. s. Evan,
% Main street.
The members of Washington Camp No.
II, P. o. s. of A., of Mount Holly, have
been invited to attend an entertainment
to be given by the Camp at Palmyra this
evening. A delegation will drive over to
Burlington and there take the trolley for
Palmyra.
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.
The Mount Holly Banjo Clubs supper,
on Friday and Saturday evenings, was
quite success. About $3.50 was realized.
The club expresses its thanks to the pub
lie for its patronage and to all those who
contributed any articles for the supper.
Last night the lady aids were entertained
at the Masonic Temple by the club.
Edward Davis, of Edgewater Park, Ed
ward Butler. of Burlington, and Edward
Goldberg, of Trenton, were arrested at
Bordentown Wednesday. The two first
named were charged with stealing a ride
on freight train and the latter was
charged with being drunk. They were
given ten days in the Burlington county
Jail by Justice of the Peace Magee.
Nathan w. Everline, who is in the en-
ploy of the New York Filtering Con,
struction Company, returned to Mount
Holly last week to assist in the test being
made of the new filtration plant here
The Water Company is having their prop
erty facing the creek enclosed with stone
wall, in order to strengthen the founda-
ton of the large water tanks.
George Dubell is recovering from in
juries received few days since, which
resulted from a wagon running over his
wrist and foot. While driving Elwood
Stead's horse on the Burlington road, the
animal became frightened at passing
train. Dubell jumped out, and grabbing
the halter, he was dragged for quite a
distance. Then he let go and the wagon
passed over him.
/ There is considerable diphtheria in and
around Mount Holly. 1t is to be hoped
! physicians will be very particular in re-
porting all cases to the Board of Health
Not only is this necessary for the benefit
of the town, but it aids the school, also
Under the present law the money appor-
toned by the state is on basis of attend
ance, and allowance is made when houses
are quarantined on account of contagious
disease. The only way in which the Board
of Education can be advised of such oc-
currences is through the Board of Health.
In the notification just received from
Trenton not a single allowance is given
on the ground named, yet it is absolutely
certain children were detained from school
on account of sickness clearly within the
meaning of the law. The secretary OF
the Board of Health says he was not no
titled of a single instance.
Personal.
H. H. Earnest and wife spent Sunday
at Ph9nixville, Pa.
Miss Name Crockford is visiting hel
sister at Bordentown.
Appendicitis has attacked Mrs. Fred
Shemeley, of Madison avenue.
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