The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-06-27
LOCAL NEWS.


died on Sunday from collie
William B. Abbey, of Mount Holly
sailed on Saturday for Europe, on a pleas
ure trip.
A fountain pen was found in Noun
Holly, last week. Apply at The New
office.
If there is anything in the fruit or veg
etable line you want,2 call at Cavanaugh
store and get it.
Rosenfeld Bros. have just received
carload of touches, which they are goin
to dispose of at cost prices.
Try Aliens Foot Ease. 1t is what yo
need this Summer. For sale at the Arcad
shoe store, 1922 Main street, Mt. Holly.
Horace Friant has been awarded con
tract to furnish the alabastine to be uset
school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Forbes, o
Garden street, celebrated the forfeit
anniversary of their marriage on Saturda,
evening.
At the next meeting of the Board o
Freeholders a contract will be awarded t.
Samuel L. Bullock to paint the county
asylum.
Professor George w. Ekings was th'
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. E. II. Tomlinson
on Sunday. Professor Ekings will sail fol
Europe on Saturday.
The congregation of the M. E. Church
on Sunday, raised the sum of $685., to bt
used in the improvement of the exterior
of the church property.
The season for the lawful shooting Of
woodcock opened on Saturday. 1t is sale
the birds are quite plentiful in some
sections of the county.
Isaac R. Pennypacker. of Haddonfield
and formerly of Mount Holly, is writing 9
biography of the late United States Senator
Matthew Stanley Quay.
Carleton E. Sholl, of Burlington, New
Jersey editor of the Philadelphia North
american, accompanied by some lady
friends, was in Mount Holly yesterday.
Miss Anna R. Kingdom, who has been
a teacher in the Brainard school for some
time, has given up the position and will
not be connected with the school next year.
At the examination of members of the
bar. on Friday. the degree of Counselor
at Law was conferred upon Richard B.
Eckman, Mount Holly, and G. Edgar
Shreve. Medford.
The next meeting of the Young Friends
Association will be held on July 10 at the
residence of Mrs. Josephine Lippincott, on
Mill street George Moore has been
elected president of the association and
Miss Sue Gardner, secretary.
While loading sand on barge at Pax
sons wharf, near Borton's Landing. on
Friday, Joseph Danley was seized with
vertigo and falling to the bottom of the
boat, sustained conclusion of the brain.
Dr. John J. Flynn, of Mount Holly, ad-
minstered to the unfortunate man.
Following are the unclaimed letters re-
naming in the post Office for the week
ending June "a: Ed. Allen, Mrs. j. Al
colt, Mrs. Florence Brown, Miss Maud
Farrell, ]. Loveland, Jr., Mrs. Sale Nor
rise, JAS IT, Judd, Joseph Kalmoske, Mrs.
W. Reichenback, Miss Lottie Starr.
Prof G. F. Richings, of Philadelphia,
will deliver an illustrated lecture in the
Friends meeting house, corner of Main
and Garden streets, on Wednesday even
ing, July s. at 8 o'clock. Subject: "Col-
ored America Admission free, and it is
hoped all who are interested in the bet
terment of the colored race will attend.
Rev. w. G. Meyer. pastor of the M. E.
Church, will attend the convention of the
Epworth League. which will be held in
Denver, Colorado, July 5. At the close
of the services in the church, Sunday
evening, Reeve Stewart, on behalf of the
local League, presented Mr.. Meyer a
purse of money to defray his expenses
while on the trip.
John Marles and three children. of
house, on Wednesday, by Overseer of the
Poor John Throckmorton. Marles was
deserted by his wife some time ago. The
youngest child, boy, is only four years
old. and each member of the family is
afflicted with disease. The case is an
unusually sad one.
Frank Judd, young man, who's c
home was in Philadelphia, came to Mount
Holly to be best man at the wedding OF
his cousin, on June His health had not
been good, and he remained with friends
here, being apparently benefited by the
change. On Friday morning he became
suddenly worse, and died about O'Clock
the same day.
There seems to be determination, or
the part of some one, to have the Farm
ers' National Bank a loser by business
transactions with the late Benz amin ii
Gaskill We are in position to state
that the estate of the broker does not ow,
the bank any money, and the institution
has not lost a single penny through tina
source.
The members of Company have sus
pended their weekly drills for the sum
mer. On July Z the company will joir
the Third Regiment and go to Asbur,
Park, acting as an escort to Presiden
Roosevelt, who will deliver an address a
an educational meeting to be held there
On July 90 the Company will have it
annual rifle practice at Sea Girt.
The failure of the Legislature to pro
vide for the re appointment of the Shel
Commissioners. leaves the oyster ground
under their jurisdiction without protec
ton, so far as these officials are concern
ed. The same laws, however, governin
the taking of oysters from their bed:
both as to time when they may be take
and the manner in which they may b
taken, are still in force.
Unmuzzled dogs running at large
Mount Holly are now liable to be sho
The township committee has issued a
edict that dogs must be provided with
wire muzzle to ensure their safety on tt
street when not in charge of their owne
The number of vicious dogs which hay
been biting people lately has caused tt
proclamation to be issued. Any persc
shooting dog without muzzle will nj
be liable to arrest.
At public meeting on Saturday nigh
Edward III. Pancoast, district clerk,
Riverton. stated that the Board of Ed