The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-05-02

will be celebrated at his home in Willing
boro this week.
A Farrell safe in good condition and
cash register for sale cheap. Apply a
No. rs Main street
The Peerless orchestra rendered some
fine music last week at the fair of the Re
lief Fire Company.
Thoroughbred Plymouth Rock fowls
also small incubator "CYphers'' for sale
Rosbach, Pemberton, N. }.
An enclosed porch is being built OF
the side of his residence at the Washing
ton street bridge by Albert G. Mayer.
The recently organized Grange at Ran
cocas has about $50 names on its roster
Twelve members were received at its last
meeting.
Miss Anna Worrell, of Garden street,
was taken to Philadelphia, last week, and
operated on for appendicitis at the Hahn
emann Hospital
Joseph Stiles. of Eastampton township,
shot one of four dogs. last week, which
entered his farm and killed and mangled
some geese and ducks.
Manager Fred Parker fell through a
rotten plank in the rear of the. Arcade
Hotel, a few days since, and received
painful bruises on his leg.
A pretty floral spot is to be seen in front
of Surrogate Endicott's office, where there
is handsome display of tulips, which
are very healthy and rich in color.
An operation for the removal of swollen
tonsils has been performed on Russell
Gale, the 6-year- old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles B. Gale. of Broad street.
Miss Clara Bullock has accepted po-
sition in the shoe store of Frank S. Da-
Wis. She has been succeeded as cashier
in Ogburns meat market by Miss Grace
Haines.
The following are the unclaimed letters
remaining in the post Office for the week
ending April 81: Geo. Duff, p. E. Lentz,
H. E. Palmer, Mrs. R. M. Reed, Hender
Sui Clay.
Wanted Every good-looking man,
woman and child in Burlington county to
sit for photographs at Pickard's Main
street studio. Mount Holly. Prices from
one cent up. Open Sundays.
Mrs Anna Watson, of Cherry street,
while on Main street, Thursday morning,
lost an envelope with the business ad-
dress of Prosecutor Samuel A. Atkinson
printed on it. 1t contained $15.
Dream of Fairyland" is the title of a
cantata to be rendered in the opera house
this evening by thirty children. There
will also be short musicale and selec-
tion by an elocutionist from Philadelphia.
The four hundredth anniversary of the
birth of John Knox, the Scottish reform
er, statesman, writer and one of the
fathers of Presbyterianism, will be cele-
brated by Presbyterians of this and other
countries on Sunday, May 81
Final consideration will be given this
evening by the members of Washington
Council, No. 5, Jr. o. U. A. M, to prop
osition to change their present place of
meeting from Red Mems hall to the room
on Main street vacated by Unity Lodge,
No. so, 1. o. o. F.
The announcement that a successful
operation has been performed on Mrs.
Morrio TT Koolar for tho ramovaI of O
cataract, and that her sight will be almost
wholly restored when the other affected
eye is similarity treated, is very crafty
ing to her many friends.
In addition to the usual Memorial Day
exercises in Mount Holly, the directors of
the Burlington County Fair Association
announce matinee for that afternoon at
fair grounds, where there will be the fol-
lowing races: $50, $50, $50, 217 and
free -for-all, all mixed classes. The Mount
Holly Athletic Association will put its
base ball team in the field and there will
be a game with Riverside. The event
will be enlivened by Irons band, of Bur
lington.
As Policeman George Kappel, of Cam
den, was about to make his O'Clock pull
at Front and Market streets, Saturday
morning. he was attracted by the suspic-
ious actions of small boy. When the
policeman approached the boy ran. After
a chase the boy fell unconscious on the
pavement. On being revived he said he
was nearly starved Kappel took him to
restaurant and after giving him a sub
stantial meal sent him to police head
quarters. There he gave the name of
Pemberton Barton, aged Is years, of Med
ford. He said that two years ago he was
kidnapped by band of gypsies. A few
weeks ago, while the band was near New
Albany, N. j., he managed to escape, and
that since that time he had been trying to
reach home. To reporter, Pemberton,
who does not look to be over 10 years of
age, admitted that he ran away from
home
The Drake & Falkner Railroad Shows
are announced to appear in Mount Holly
afternoon and night Thursday, May 18th.
We are informed that this company pre-
sent meritorious performance on the
melange order, and strictly first class in
every detail, they catering to the family
direct The proprietors of this establish
ment are 'Jerseymen" bred and born, and
respectable citizens of Elizabeth where
they have resided all their live. The
performance consists of trained ami
mails, Wild West features, acrobatic,
gymnastic and athletic acts, feats of equi-
liburium and skilled aerial specialties of
all kinds. Prices, adults % cents. Chill
dren Is cents, with performances after
noon and night. The tents will be
Garden and Branch streets, near Elm.
Special entrances from both streets to the
show lot will be provided.
Two hundred and twenty five delin
quent taxpayers in Mount Holly were
somewhat Jared, on Wednesday, upon
the receipt of a notice from William Nc
Cormick, Burlington constable, who has
been engaged to collect the back taxes
due Northampton township He gives
them until May 20 to settle, and if the
matter is not attended to by that time the
debtors will meet with trouble of their
own seeking. As a collector of delin-
quent taxes Mr.. Mccormick has been
very successful "There will be no mon
key business about this, ;" he says. AT
the expiration of the time limit l shall
hepin IN arrest all who do NOT nav This