The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-06-06
There will be dancing at Bulls Head

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Henry Hall. of Union street. ha
Y opened grocery store at the corner o
n Garden and Ridgway streets.
Prof. Francis Newton Thorpe and fam
a lily have gone to Northeast, Pa, wher'
t they will sojourn in their summer home
Harry K. Hand has resigned his position
s in the composing room of THE News, anC
I has accepted similar position at the
Mirror office.
8 The Commencement exercises of the
Mount Holly High School will be held in
r the opera house ON Thursday evening
Governor Stokes will deliver the address.
Charles B. Keen has transformed the
building of George Mehl, on Madison
avenue, into dwelling house. 1t was
formerly used as confectionery store.
While riding on the platform of car
| on the Burlington County Traction Com
pany's line in the suburbs of Burlington,
Howard Couch, lad of Springside, was
stricken with fit and fell from the car.
His collar bone was broken and he sus-
tanned other injuries.
AS Blanchard II. White was about to
enter the office of Capt w. A. Barrows,
yesterday afternoon, he stepped on the
door covering the cellar entrance. The
boards were rotten and Mr.. White fell
through, injuring his left leg.
A gold watch belonging to the wife of
Edward A. Dennis, who lives on the South
Pemberton road, near Mount Holly, and
the latter's silver watch, together with
so in cash, were recently stolen by
some one who entered the house while the
inmates were picking strawberries.
Wednesday, June IA, will be Flag Day
This is not legal holiday, but it is hoped
that everyone who owns flag will have.
it flying on that day. The American Flag
Association is making an effort to have
everybody observe the day in some visible
way, and Old Glory should be waving on
every breeze from sunrise to sunset on
June A.
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had been promoted to the position of gen.
eral manager of the Camden and Trenton
Railway Company, to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Walter E.
Harrington, was incorrect, as Mr. Har-
rington has not resigned and still retains
that office. The position that Mr.. Goldey
was promoted to was superintendent to
succeed Fl. E. Reed.
Because of their having more profitable
occupations, native berry pickers are be-
coming so scarce in this county as to
necessitate the employment of Italians to
do the work, which for many years was
done by American labor. Carloads of
foreigners have arrived in this section
during the past few days. and they have
been distributed among the berry and
truck fields. A very large number of
people accompanied their parents.
There was lively scene at the railroad
station. last week, when gang of labor
ers began the work of putting down
new platform. A large number of men
and boys were present, on Thursday, and
as fast as the old planks were removed
crowd jumped into the open space and
searched for any treasure which might
have been lost by passengers and fallen be-
tween the boards and beyond the reach of
recovery. There was active scratching
in the dirt, which yielded up quite sum
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The crews of the life-saving service
along the New Jersey coast went off duty
Wednesday for two months vacation.
The keeper of each station remains on
duty the year round, and is not allowed
vacation. The men are glad to get away
| for the two summer months after spend
ing long, dreary winter on the beach
They will spend most of their vacation
yachting on the rivers and bays. Some of
the speediest sneak boxes on Barnegat
Bay have been built by these life-savers.
William Monroe and Joseph Brown,
farm hands, employed near Palmyra, were
arrested Tuesday morning, as they we're
alighting from train of cars at the latter
place. Percy Fasion, who is employed on
the farm of James Smith, charged the de-
| PENDANTS with the theft of some clothing.
| He exhibited letter which the alleged
thieves left behind them, in which Smith
was warned against making any effort to
cause the arrest of the culprits, on 'pain
of death. The prisoners were held for
court.
| Between the Commencement Committee
of the Beverly Board of Education and
the members of the graduating class there
prevails wide difference of opinion as to
the conducting of the class day exercises
on Wednesday evening, June IA. The
pupils maintain that only members of the
higher classes of the school shall be ad-
mitted to their entertainment, while the
committee has given permission for the
entire school to attend, and stoutly main
tains its position. The graduates threaten
to abandon the class day exercises unless
the board capitulates.
The 9Th Annual Camp Meeting at
Fletcher Grove, Delanco, beginning June
81. and continuing over July 4, will have
corps of efficient workers as usual.
Revs. II. Brown, of Brooklyn, W. G.
Klasey, Rhode Island, G.. H. Davis,
Brooklyn, and Miss Clara Boyd will be
present for the first time. Miss Cassie l..
Smith and Mrs. Cramer, organist, will also
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ings led by Miss Cassie Smith will be held
in large tent secured for that purpose
Miss Boyd will have charge of the 1,30
meeting in the same place. The opening
day known as Temperance Day will be in
charge of the W. G.. T. U. of Burlington
county. The Epworth League will have
the second days service.
Notwithstanding the rain, a favorable
! opening was accorded the new park al
Bulls Head, ON Tuesday evening, by the
presence of several hundred people, who
enjoyed the dancing and music furnished
by Quicksalps orchestra. From the inter
est manifested it can be readily judged
that the park will become popular resor
, among the people, as patrons from Cam
den and Burlington were in attendance
The promoters of the venture now fee
justified in equipping the place with some
B of the more important attractions to be
found at other well known public parks
+ and as fast as the conditions will justify
o these features will be added. The stream
< running through the property ma
4 he damned for the nrrnnse of forming