The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-05-23
Sheriff Bower and his deputy took three

r Sheriff Bower and his deputy took thre
prisoners to Trenton to-day.
e H. L. Keeler has taken good photo
b graph of the Board of Freeholders.
4 The Anderson canning factory at Cam
!, den was destroyed by fire early this morn
l ing.
Next Tuesday evening there will be
t fine display of moving pictures in tn
i opera house.
: Fire started in the cranberry boys nea
New Lisbon yesterday afternoon ant
q burned fercely until after midnight.
: Harry J. Sherman did some surveying
on Mill street, last week, on which thoro
fare a new grade is to be established.
The Epworth League of the Methods
Church celebrated the sixteenth anniver
sary of the organization of the League
on Sunday
The canning factory of Jones & Ire
: land, on King street, is a busy place, {
large force being engaged putting up as
paragus.
Eleven cows belonging to Joel Vain
wright. living near Jacobstown, have
been killed. 1t was said they were suffer.
ing from tuberculosis.
An acceptable proposition having been
made to the Junior Mechanics, it is quite
probable that lodge will soon take quar-
tiers with the Odd Fellows in the Mirror
building.
Following are the unclaimed latters re-
naming in the post office for the week
ending May 20: Mrs. Josephine Fredricks,
Miss Mabel Lennon, John Morrell, Miss
Aida johnson.
Go to the opera house next Tuesday
evening Decoration day., and enjoy the
moving pictures and illustrated songs.
This entertainment comes highly recon-
mended.
Joseph A. Ward was expecting his bro
ther to spend Sunday with him, but just
about the time he should arrive here, there
came telegram stating that the latter's
ive-year- old son had died from an asth-
matte trouble.
The local Post of the G. A. R., Sons of
Veterans, militia and patriotic organizations
will attend service in the M. E. Church
Sunday evening. when the pastor, Rev.
William G. Meyer, will preach on ''The
Volume of the Backward Look"
William West, colored, 81 years old, of
Mount Holly, was taken ill on a trolley
car in Camden yesterday and died before
he could be removed to a hospital. Coro-
ner Lippincott gave a certificate of death
from consumption.
The members of Star of Washington
Council, Daughters of America, celebrat-
ed the eighth anniversary of their organi-
cation in the Gaskill building, on Friday
evening. An address was delivered by
Rev. W. G. Meyer. The lodge has 140
names on its roster, and is in healthy
financial condition.
Vincentown is making great prepare
tions for Decoration day. T. w. Eayre
Post G.. A. R., will assemble in front of
the Post room at o'clock, A. NJ, and
will proceed to the Baptist Cemetery; TO
the M. E. Cemetery; to the Friends bury
Public services will be held at the town
hall, when Francis B. Lee, Esq, of Tren-
ton, will deliver the grafton.
FL. L. Keller, having had years of ex
perienee in the photograph business, has
established reputation for turning out
first class work. He uses the best materials
making sittings and the finishing. When
you wish any photographs taken remem-
Der and call at his new studio, AZ Mill
street, which is the largest and finest in
Burlington county. 1t is on the ground
floor.
Fourteen rural delivery carriers met in
secret session in a second story room at
the Court House. on Friday night, and
organized the Burlington County Asso-
citation of Rural Delivery Carriers. This
step is in conformity to a similar move
ment being taken through the state. The
object is to secure an increase of salary,
shorter routes, less hours and no work on
holidays. A petition will be presented
to the Postoffice Department at Washing
ton asking for these concessions.
The Lecture and ,Entert ainment
Course" given in the opera house during
last fall and winter was great success in
every way but one. 1t was failure f.
nancially. To make up the deficiency in
expense, Rev. William G. Meyer has ar
ranged for two attractions, and requests
the patronage of the people. The first
will consist of E. G. Lippincott, humorist
and impersonator; Dominick Bove, violin
list. Miss Elizabeth Kelley, soprano, and
Eugene Seebeer, pianist, magnificent
quartette from Philadelphia and will ap-
pear in the M. E. Church on Friday even
ing of this week at s o'clock. Admission
25 cents. Tickets for sale at Boyce's.
The disappearance of two young boys
from school at Smithville, on Wednesday,
led their teacher to believe that they had
met with misfortune. the statement being
made that the last seen of them they were
on the bridge throwing stones in the
water, and that they might have fallen
overheard and been drowned. Interest in
this theory was awakened by the tragedy
at Juliustown, where two brothers met a
watery grave. There would have been
relief earlier in the day, however, if some
of the searchers had gone to the home of
Samuel Cameron, farmer, who kept his
sons out of school that day.
On the new schedule OF the Amboy
Division, Pennsylvania Railroad, taking
effect Sunday. May 2S, two new trains
will be established in each direction be-
tween Mount Holly and Burlington, over
the Burlington branch. On and after
that date trains will leave Mount Holly
for Burlington. week days, at 6 30, 8 10 a.
m, 405. 80, 1856 and 900 p M Trains
will leave Burlington for Mount Holly,
week days, at $50, 1905. a. M, and $50,
500, 724 and 9.52 p. m. This improved
service, together with the reduction in
rates, recently made, will no doubt be APP
preciated by the patrons of this line.
That the meaning of the illuminated
clock in front of the Home of the Elks,
on Main street. is not understood by all,
was demonstrated to the disappoint-
ment of young man one night last week.
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