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

The Mount Holly bowling aud pool
academy will opeu this evening at No.
so Mill Street
Mrs. Maggie Risdon, of Union street,
has rented the former s. t. Engle resi-.
| dence on High street.
The wife of Eugene E. Haines, the
, High street barber. died yesterday after
noon from paralysis.
w. s. Gale was awarded the contract,
on Saturday, to erect brick school house
: In Westampton township
W. s. Fryer, of Mount Holly, went to
Tuckerton, last week, to erect monu-
ment in Cedar Grove cemetery.
1t is expected that Judge Charles E.
Hendrickson will preside to-day at the
opening of court In Ocean county.
Fred King. of Mount Holly, and Sherd
Irons, of Toms River. while on Good
Luck meadows, Labor day, shot thirty
snipe.
The Junior Epworth League, of Smith
vile, will hold peach festival In the hall
at that place on Wednesday evening. Sep
TENDER 20.
People attending the Mount Holly Fair
this year will be more than pleased with
the fne line of vaudeville attractions Sc
cured by the management.
Autumn leaves are beginning to show
their colors, indicating that summer is
nearly over. 1t will close on Saturday,
September 90, according to the almanac.
Forty-three special premiums have been
offered for exhibits at the Mount Holly
1 Fair. Send to Samuel W. Shinn, secretary
and get schedule, which will tell you
all about them.
AS a driver with load of hay was
turning the corner at Union and High
streets, yesterday noon, the vehicle upset,
falling on the sidewalk. The shelving
was torn from the body of the wagon.
| About twenty members of Marion Cir
Gle. No. 8, Brotherhood of the Union,
went to Bordentown, Wednesday even
ing, to attend county convention of the
order, which proved to be very interest
ing session.
Earl. son of Fred King, superintendent
of the Mount Holly branch of the Metro
politan Life Insurance Company, was Sc
yerely injured by being hit by thrown
ball at base ball game played at Toms
River last week.
The annual meeting of the Northamp-
ton Fire Department will be held at the
house of the Relief Fire Company, Fri
day evening, for the election of officers
and the transaction of such other bust
ness as may come before the meeting.
The Good Intent Fire Company will
hold special meeting, Thursday evening,
| to consider matters in connection with the
firemen's parade to be held on October 10,
by the Union Fire Company. The latter
company's annual fair and festival will
begin on Thursday night and continue for
the balance of the week.
The officials of the Burlington County
Railway Company gave the inmates of
the Burlington County Childrens Home
an outing at Rancocas Park, on Thurs
day, and the merry-go-round was put in
operation for their use. Superintendent
Gilbert furnished special trolley car for
the transportation of the little ones and
their escorts.
The treasury of the Delanco Athletic
Association was replenished, last week,
by the proceeds realized from the weeks
carnival given at the club house and
grounds, the occasion being a reproduc-
ton in miniature of the Burlington Coun-
ty Fair. 1t was a novel exhibition with
numerous attractions, many young ladies
of the town taking an active part. On
October there will be an opportunity to
witness the original fair in all its glory,
but people must come to Mount Holly,
instead of Delanco. on that occasion.
Mrs. Theodore Ireland, wife of the
manager of the merry go-round at Ran
cocas Park, is recovering from an injury
which she received at that place on Tues
day. While strolling about the grounds
she passed the shooting gallery, where
some loaded rifles were lying on table.
Her dress caught one of these and there
was an explosion. The bullet passed near
ly through her left leg. DIR. Melcher re-
sponded to hasty call and succeeded in
extracting the leaden missile The wound
was very painful but not dangerous.
On the 3Oth ultimo, John c. Wood died
at his home in Chambersburg, Pa, aged
"a years. He had suffered with nervous
trouble for several years. Mr.. Wood was
born at Jacksonville, Burlington county.
In 1871, and was son of the late Hugh
Wood, well known to the residents of that
town. He spent the early years of his life
at Jacksonville, but when the civil war
broke out. he entered the army, At the
close of the war he went to Chambers
burg, where he followed his business of
coachsmith. Mrs. Marietta Stiles, living on
the Jacksonville road, is sister of deceas-
| ed
| The Burlington County Retail Drug
gists' Association, at their annual meeting
held in Mount Holly. on Thursday, elect
ed the following officers: President, Frank
s. billiard, Vincentown; vice president.
DIR. John ]. Flynn, Mount Holly; secre-
tarv. Edgar r. Sparks, Burlington; adj
visory committee. Henry p. Thorn, Med
ford; Frank 8. Hilliard, Vincentown; Ed
ward B. Jones and DR.. Flynn. Mount
Holly; George F. Deacon, Bordentown;
delegate to the national convention at
Boston. September 10 to 90, Edgar R.
| Sparks
Ex.Surrogate Elwood H. Kirkbride re-
turned home from his western trip last
week. He went the entire route without
meeting any dangerous incidents. but he
had a narrow escape at Newark on Friday
afternoon. He was walking along Broad
street, Newark, when he was startled by a
loud explosion which occurred at build
ing occupied by dyeing company. The
front of the building was blown out Mr.
Kirkbice had gone past the building a
sufficient distance to escape the full force
of the explosion, but his hat was crushed,
he received several small bruises and cuts
on the face and was given bad scare.
The explosion was caused by the ignition
of gasoline One person in the building
was killed and eight were injured.
On Wednesday Inspection Car No. !
made tour of the local trolley lines fol
tho nurn0aa of making O nuuohar oF i'm.