The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-09-12
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
LOCAL NEWS.


ington street.
The real estate agents report that near
ly all the vacant houses in Mount Holl,
have been rented.
The annual meeting of the Burlington
County Board of Assessors is being helt
In the Court House to-day.
A position with G. A. Sims & Co.. O
Philadelphia, has been accepted by vii
liam F. Sharp, who is now in Maryland.
The Shreve property, on Ridgway
street, formerly occupied by Prof. W
COLON Cook, has been rented to Abnel
H. Love-. of East Orange.
The Central Record. published by Heis
ter Clymer, of Marlton, now appears al
an eight page paper. Other improve
ments are also noticeable.
Nelson Burr Gaskill, whose health has
been improved by his travels, is now in
Manitoba. where his uncle, Scott Logan,
has farm of 5000 acres in grain.
Misses Grace Prickett, Madge Haines
and Cora Lippincott, of Garden street,
are commuters to Philadelphia, where
they are attending business colleges.
As usual Tuesday, October3, will be
Children's Day at the Fair. Give the
youngsters day off. You were young
once, and you like to go to the Fair yet.
A straw ride to the home of Miss Eva
Gsell, at Smithyille, last week, was COM
posed of members of the Young Peoples
Society of the German Lutheran Church.
Miss Helen Buzby, of Mount Holly, is
the temporary bookkeeper in Reds Office.
Lumberton, during the absence of Miss
Ross, who is enjoying her annual vaca-
ton.
A dog belonging to Herman Guam, of
West Washington street, was run over by
an automobile, few days ago, and had
its back broken. The animal was chloro
formed.
The members of Company E resumed
their weekly drills last night with Ser
geant Wilson Matlack in charge, Captain
William A. Slaughter being down in Vir-
ginia enjoying vacation.
The cut glass celery tray in the store
window of L. s. Boyce, Garden street, has
been presented to Mrs. Helen F. Oatman,
of Lumberton. for submitting the best
definition of Character.
Samuel A. Allen, who has been dispens-
ing summer beverages at Jones drug
store, has resigned his position. He will
go to Washington, D. c., and take med
ical course at Howard University.
On Friday evening in Red Mems Hall,
at Mount Holly, the Changers will confer
the sixth degree on class of candidates.
The meeting of the National Grange will
be held at Atlantic City next month.
Willitt Shinn, of Mount Holly, has re-
ceived from Aaron E. Burr, of Moores-
town, the sum of 81. 900, being insurance
to cover the loss on outbuildings which
were destroyed by fire on his farm near
Hartford last winter.
Bradford w. Storey has resigned his
position as night foreman in the mechani-
cal department of the r. d. Wood foun-
Bethlehem, Pa, where the large guns for
the government are made.
The milk platform at Columbus is to
be removed to the freight station. This
order has been issued by officials of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, and is
in conformity with request made by the
milk shippers at that point, who will be
benefited by the change.
Articles Incorporating an Accident In
surance Company on the mutual plan
have been filed at the Office of County
Clerk Sooy. The principal Office of the
company will be in Grange hall. Moores-
town. Farmers residing mostly In Ches-
ter township are the incorporators.
Leonard J. Sparks and Miss Fannie
Carly were quietly married, Thursday af-
ternoon, at the home of the bride, on
Branch street. The officiating clergyman
was Rev. Marshall Owens, of Camden, a
former pastor of the Mount Holly Metho-
dist Church. The happy pair will reside
in Philadelphia.
Local gunners in quest of reed birds
along the Rancocas creek. find that their
privileges are being curtailed With each
succeeding year, because SO much of the
land is being sold to clubs and individuals
and converted into private preserves. 1t
will not be long before they will be prac-
tically shut out altogether.
Surrogate Endicott has issued letters
Clark, of Asbury Park, on the estate of
Thomas s. Fletcher, deceased, of De
lance The will of Stephen j. McElwee,
deceased, of Riverton. gives the estate to
his wife, with the exception of one dol.
lar each to his two children.
The Misses Yard, of Atlantic City, Wis
itors at Pemberton. while out riding with
the Misses Gladys and Bernice Budd, on
Wednesday. were the victims of runa-
way accident, and all the occupants of
the carriage were bruised. Miss Nellie
Yard had her lip cut open and Miss Eliz
abeth Yard sustained sprained wrist.
In order that employees and other per.
sons connected with the Mount Holly
Water Company might be able to reach
the opposite shore in front of the water
works, foot bridge has been erected
across the upper creek. There is consid
cradle necessity for this passageway, be
cause of the proposed new dam to be
erected there.
Howard Shinn, of Garden street, troll
ley conductor in the employ Of the Bur
iugton County Railway Company, wal
kept busy, ON Friday, receiving the con
CALCULATIONS of friends. He has beer
keeping a secret since the 10th of las
May, when he was married to Miss Fanny
Chamberlain, of Vincentown. Their de
termination to keep the wedding secre
for time was attended with success
being a scheme to avoid the pranks o
friends who were liable to give them
serenade out of the usual order.
The remains of Joseph l. Mcdonnell
of Mouroe street, were inferred in tn
Baptist cemetery, on Thursday afternoon
The services were conducted by Rey. X
H. Baker. The floral offerings were mos
elaborate, attesting the popularity of tn
young man. Among some of the con
tributors were his late employer, William
B. Wills, of the Herald; Washington
Council, No. 5, Jr. o. U. A. M, Noun
Hnllnr Eifo and Drum Corr,e and tho L ON