The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-09-19

Miss Amy Rossell was at Smithville
last week, visiting Miss Helen Jones.
Antonio Scorza has purchased a prop
erty, on East Mill street, from J. Clayton
Anderson for $780,
Many new and pleasing features will b.
added to the vaudeville department o
the Mount Holly Fair.
John Dolan has been installed as clerl
in Barrington's pharmacy, where he will
learn the drug business.
The canine population on Garden stree
was somewhat depleted, last week, by
the work of dog poisoner.
The business of the Mount Holly steam
laundry is now being conducted on Watel
street. In the building formerly occupied
by the Kiner Shoe Company.
Because of the absence of Rev. George
F. Smith. Rev. johnson Oatman. Jr., Of
Mount Holly, preached in the Methodist
church at Lumberton ON Sunday
The vacancy in Jones' drug store. be-
cause of the departure to Washington OF
Samuel A. Allen, has been filed by the
appointment of Restore M. Colby.
One of the vice presidents of the Penn
sylvania Millers' Association, whose an
nual meeting was held in Philadelphia
last week, is j. Budd Woolston, of
Eayrestown.
Mrs. Samuel ]. Clevenger, of Westamp-
ton township, had nineteen turkeys killed
by dogs last Wednesday, the appraised
value being $31. This sum the township
will have to pay.
The books were opened yesterday for the
reception of entries for departments and
] of the Mount Holly Fair. john Murphy
who is superintendent of that department,
is ready to enter exhibits.
Wednesday nights have been set aside
for the accommodation of ladies at the
Mill street bowling alley. No gentleman
will be admitted unless accompanied by a
lady, and there will 0e no smoking
The first autumn meeting of the Wo
mans Home Missionary Society of the
Presbyterian Church will be held at Ran.
cacas Park, on Thursday afternoon al
8. 80 o'clock, where tea will be held after
the business session is over.
Ralph W. Deacon, of Mount Holly, son
of Mr. and Mrs. James w. Deacon, and
Miss Florence Edna Ristine. of Bryn Mawr
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs George Carpen
ter Ristine. were married, Tuesday even
Ing, at the brides home
The members of the Alumni Association
of the Mount Holly High School have il
contemplation an entertainment that will
be full of interest. consisting OF a mock
trial, etc. 1t will take place at the court
house on Friday evening. September 30.
W. s. Gale. of Mount Holly. has con
tract to build tho concrete and stone foun
dation for the new fancy iron fence which
Miss Barnes, of Jobstown, will erect il
| front of her residence. 1t will be 668 fee
in length. The gateways will be severa
feet high.
Iu order to give its Trenton and New
York patrons better outlet to Browns
Mills and the seashore, the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company intends to relay it
tracks on the old bed of the Columbus
Kinkora and Springfield Railroad from
Lewistown to New Lisbon.
All entries of cakes, pies and bread fol-
the Mount Holly Fair must be made be
| fore 6 O'Clock, of Monday, October O. Ar
ticles need not be deposited until noon o.
Tuesday. Those who do not care to en-
ter the grounds will find clerks at tn,
entrance to receive deposit and exhibits.
The oil paintings recently exhibited il
store window by Miss Ella Woolston, o
Mount Holly, have been sold at gooC
figure, their disposition coming about in
peculiar way A Philadelphia picture
dealer, passing through town on trolley
car, had his attention attracted by tn,
display, which he purchased. He als'
agreed to take all such pictures which tn,
artist could paint before the holidays.
l
The Western Union Telegraph Com
panY has refused TO part with the service
of Miss Tillie Assay, manager of theil
Office In Mount Holly. Miss Assays abili
ty has been recognized to such an exten
that officials of the company would no
listen TO her departure, and they Offered
her satisfactory inducements to remain
Miss Assays position is trying and con
fining one, made more so since the worl
throughout the country district is trans
mitted to her because of the removal o
Western Union offices along railroad lines
Miss Assay had accepted the position o
sub-agent at the local Office of the Publ
Service Corporation,
The will of Alfred Doron, deceased o
Mount Holly, bequeaths 81. 900 each to hi
widow. Anna Doron, and son. John G
Doron. They are to enjoy the income
of the residue during their natural lives
In case of the death of the widow
before the son the whole incom
goes to the latter, Should he di
before the widow his share is to b
paid to his children. Upon the death o
both heirs the principal goes to the SON
children whose respective shares shall b
paid when attaining the age of twenty ON
years. Surrogate Endicott has issued let
tiers of administration to the Mount Holl,
Safe Deposit and Trust Company.
The management of the Burlington
County Fair Association is making specii
and early preparations for new attraction
at the annual fair which will be held
Mount Holly next month. A number {
! novel features will be introduced Jucg
Benajah P. Wills, the president of til
association, has already arranged list {
races to be run on October 8, 4, and 8. q
follows: October 3S 35 pace, 200 pac,
2 20 pace and 2.40 trot. Purses, SAC
, each. October 4-212 pace. 2.15 pac,
| 2. rs trot, 2.20 trot and g. 10 trot Purse
$500 each. October So 25 pace, free-fo
. all pace, 2.19 pace, $50 trot, free for a
| trot. Purses, $500 each. October 60
pace, S.it pace' S.lf CioI auu Log ITO
/ Purses, $500 each. Entries for these rae,
: include very well known fast horses
. 1t is reported that Richard Moss. fol-
t mer hotel keeper at Atsion, has move
D out of the state. His departure was su,
D den and quite unexpected to the person
T who went his surety in the sum of $3(
. to keen him ont of iail until the ne