The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-01-24
LOCAL NEWS.

ne ptlDiiC SCHOOL at JaCkSOnV1lle Ia
been closed on account of scarlet fever.
Would like to rent small farm, 40 t
80 acres. Address W., News Office, Noun
Holl y. .
George F. Plat is now residing on Mil
street, occupying the house of c. Foste
Cox.
The Mount Holly Fair this year will b
held on October 8, 4, and 9, one da,
more being added.
The semaphores and signals on tn,
Pennsylvania Railroad, along this divi
sion, have been reprinted.
The members of the Rancocas Grang
have decided to give an oyster supper oil
the evening of February 2
1t wouldn't be bad idea for the town
ship to order killed all dogs on which
taxes have not been paid.
George W. Durand has been suffering
with blood poison, caused by the scratch
ing of pimple on the back of his hand
Carlton Foster, of Monroe street, wai
taken to the county house, on Tuesday
by Overseer of the Poor John Throck
morton.
Strength has been given to the signs
predicting an early spring by the appear
ance of number of snakes in the coun
try districts.
The regular meeting of the w. @. T. U
will be held at the home of Mrs. Emerson,
on Garden street. on Friday, January 81
at 3.3OP M.
The remains of Martha A. Cook, OF
Columbus, were buried in the Mount Hol-
ly cemetery on Friday. The deceased was
70 years old.
Alfred Patterson, of Indian Mills. re-
ports the loss Of flock of sixteen guineas.
which were either killed OF manned by a
party of gunners from Medford.
The Risdon-Alc Turbine Company,
Of Mount Holly. recently shipped twelve
water wheels to Maine. The orders on
hand will keep the force busy for long
time.
1t is now unlawful for the trolley mo-
tormen to blow the whistles on their cars
while passing through Mount Holly, the
matter having been regulated by the pass
age Of an ordinance.
A delegation from Pocahontas Tribe
No. IS, /. o. R. M, of Mount Holly, wis.,
tied High Sun Tribe, at Columbus, on
Wednesday evening. The bright moon
and fine weather made the trip delight
full one.
The manufacture of structural cement
work. concrete pavements, bulkheads,
ETC., is to be new industry for Birming-
ham, and when the works start in the
spring, employment will be given to many
people.
An interesting meeting of the Young
Friends Association was held ON Thurs
day evening at the residence of Joseph
r. Gillian, on High street An address
was delivered by Joseph s. Walton, prin,
cipal Of George School.
Edward Cameron, who is engaged at
the work of catching unm Izzled dogs in
Mount Holly, has done quite business
during the past week. The pound is To-
Gated in the stable of Theodore Phillips,
on Water street.
The supper committee of Good Intent
Fire Company rendered a reception to the
aids and others who assisted in making
their annual supper such success, at the
engine house last evening. There was a
large number present and all had an en-
joyable time.
I've and Josh, two of the largest hogs
in Burlington county, will be killed at
the Washington House, on Thursday,
February 2, at A. M. The weighing will
take place at P M. Thee will be the
usual number of guessing boxes and q
general good time.
rags" the bootblack and newsboy, is a
specimen of the street arab as he exists,
and is to be seen in New York Day by
Day" the great drama of the metropolis,
at the Mount Holly opera house on We'd
nesday night. January 25. Honest, fear
less, impudent, keen, alert, he is in a
class by himself. He is fully able to take
care of himself and occasionally of other
people as well. The play shows him as
he is, in all his grimy picturesqueness.
Lawrence Bullock has been given
clerkship in the local Office .of the Public
Miss Anna E. Shaw, who has been pro-
NOTED as sub agent. The latter position
has been held by Miss May Boyce, who
has been given charge of the Burlington
district, which includes the offices at De-
lance, Beverly, Burlington, Florence,
Bordentown and Mount Holly. Miss
Boyce is thoroughly efficient employee.
Because he refused to allow Frank Lip
pincott, of Hartford, to board trolley
car, Walter Banis, dispatcher for the Cam
den and Suburban Railway Company, at
Moorestown, alleges he was set upon by
that young man, his nose broken and his
eye closed. 1t is claimed Lippincott was
unruly, and that employees had orders to
allow none in his alleged condition on the
trolley cars. When arrested on Tuesday,
Lippincott waived hearing before
Squire Petit. and furnished $500 bail for
appearance at Court.
Because the cutting of large maple
tree in front of the residence of Clifton
r. Appleton. on Union street, was not
started properly, on Wednesday morning,
it came down with crash, doing consider
able damage to the properties of Caleb f.
Dudley and Mrs. Mary E. White. Tie
top of the latter's porch was smashed, and
a projecting third STORY window was in
jured. Some shingles were torn off the
roof, the caves split and front fence dam
aged. Mr.. Dudley will erect new fence.
No better time than the present to buy
carriages cheap and no better place than
Judson Gaskill's factory, corner of Garden
and .Buttonwood streets. Mount Holly.
He has Just received two carloads of bug.
gies and other carriages. Buying them al
this time of the year he has been able tC
get quite reduction in price and he is
willing to share this with his customers
By purchasing now you can save money
He also wants to say that if you propose
to have any repairing done now is a gooc
time before the spring rush begins. Ii
addition to his new stock he has lot Of