The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-08-29

The several Sunday schools in Mount
/ Holly will return to the afternoon ses'
sions next Sunday.
} Capt William A. Slaughter has quail
/ fed on the state rifle range at Sea Girt as
an expert shot with revolver.
A horse belonging to T. Harry Bowker
, died on Sunday. This is the third horse
lost by Mr.. Bowker within a month.
j The panel of petit jurors for the Sep
TENDER term of court will be drawn by
Sheriff Bower next Saturday morning.
!. Willard Rogers has purchased the farm
on Wood Lane where he now resides. and
which belonged to his deceased father.
The Board of Education of North Han
over has decided to hold special election
on Saturday to decide whether a new
school house shall be built at Jacobstown.
Following are the unclaimed letters re-
naming in the post Office for the week
ending August 25: Miles c. j. Adams,
Miss Ida Moncrief, A. A. MARROW, Mrs.
Lettie Roberts, Agostino D. Apolito.
The Burlington County Y. M. c. A.
Committee held a meeting at the residence
of the president, DIR. A. R. w. Atwood,
on Friday evening. A secretary will be
employed and active work begun very
soon.
The annual picnic of the Ushers' Union
of the Methodist church will take place
on Thursday at Knights Park. Ceilings
wood. Special trolley car will leave the
siding In front of the Mount Holly bank
at 8 o'clock.
Louis Heb, of Lithia. Mass, was a
visitor in Mount Holly on Wednesday.
He was SO favorably impressed with the
town and its good streets that he may To-
cate here in September if he can find a
suitable house.
James South. of New Egypt. while as
sisting in the work of removing a large
storage building. Friday morning, had
and crushed to pulp. The whole weight
of the building fell on his hand.
The boarders at 1.-The Mount" formerly
the academy building on Mount Holly
avenue, gave party on Thursday even
ing, which included an address, donkey
party, cake walk, Rotations, vocal and
instrumental music, dancing and refresh
ments.
In order that he may be with his fami
ly, Charles Throckmorton. who was en-
ployed in large shoe factory in New
York city. has given up his position there
and returned to Mount Holly. Yesterday
he started in as collector for the local
branch of the Prudential Insurance Com
pany.
Capt s. G. Barnard, of Battery B,
Field Artillery, Third Regiment, N G. N.
j.. of Camden, has issued orders for his
commands annual encampment. The
battery will proceed to Masonville next
Saturday. They will walk there in heavy
marching order, as though they were in
real warfare.
owner to conform to the new sidewalk
grade established on Mill street. This
initiatory step should be followed by
others, but as the matter has not yet been
made compulsory, there will probably be
some "up and downs before all the walks
on that thoroughfare are on the level.
Charged with indecent assault, Clifford
Bozarth was arrested, on Tuesday night.
by Constable Throckmorton, on the COM
plant of Mrs. William Sulser, of Budd
street, who alleges that the crime was
committed on Sunday evening. August 20,
at her home. The defendant was given
hearing before Justice Slack and held
under $500 for his appearance at court.
Joseph W. Ayr son of Eugene G.
Ayres of Long Branch. conductor on a
Pennsylvania railroad express. was killed
at Monmouth junction Tuesday. He was
employed on freight train and had STEP
ped on a track at the side of his train
when he was struck and instantly killed
by a through express train. He was a
single man living at Trenton, and was "a
years old.
After operating successfully in New
York and Philadelphia, the gang of pick
pockets who swooped down on Rancocas
Park, were filled with disgust and con,
tempt for the officers in Mount Holly, be-
cause of their quick arrest and imprison-
ment. These sharpers felt sure of making
big haul among the visitors at the Red
Mems picnic without being detected, but
they forgot to reckon with the jays"
At meeting of the State Grand Home,
held in Mount Holly, ON Saturday, about
100 members of the order were present,
the majority being women. A large num-
Der of them were entertained by Lady
Marion Home. John Throckmorton. Sr..
of Mount Holly, and Frank w. Reeves.
of Atlantic City, were elected represen
tatives to the Supreme Home. which will
meet at Niagara Falls on Monday. Octo-
Der 16. E. W. Parsons of Mount Holly,
was elected treasurer of the Grand Home.
The st. Paul's NJ E. Sunday School
held its annual picnic at Roosevelt Park
on Thursday, and that the scholars had
good time goes without saying. In fact
they had a warm time, as the mercury
was we'll up toward the 80 degree mark
There will be grand symposium at the
formal opening of this Park, which event
will take place tomorrow. The managers
say they propose to make it very lively
place, and wish 1t understood that the new
park is not intended to be exclusively for
the use of colored people
At meeting of the Palmyra Improve
ment Association Thursday evening the
project of opening Broad street east of
the railroad was introduced by member,
and, after spirited discussion, referred
to committee for investigation. The
proposed improvement would necessltate
the moving of number of houses, but
when completed would give a fine wide
street on both sides of the railroad and
greatly enhance the value of property
The committee on railroad affairs will ask
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company for
reduction of Communication rates to Phila-
delphia.
Squire Slack. at his Office on Thursday
afternoon, was the auctioneer in the de-
linquent tax SALE Thirty years was the
lowest time offered. The Abigail Atkins
property. on Washingt street, was