The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-01-16

HngGOn OOuntY Onlluren nome.
Marion Quinn, of Risdon street, gave
euchre party to a number of friends {
Saturday evening.
The w. C. T. U. will meet at Il
Brainard street school on Wednesday a
ternoon at $50 O'Clock sharp.
Blanchard 81. White is looking for
suitable site. at Pemberton, on which
intends to build residence for his ow
use.
property of Edward Fl. Rodenbush, net
Bridgeboro, for $1,000. The place WI
sold by the sheriff on Thursday.
On Tuesday night some robbers wei
interrupted in their operations while TT,
ing to affect an entrance into the res
dence of John r. Howell on High stree
Harry Hutton. colored, of Hartford
Conn, was buried at Burlington la,
week. He was formerly employed in tn
barber shop of Shed Holland on Mi
street, Mount Holly.
A first class oyster saloon in Candle
for sale. Good location, good bushes
and low rent. Good reason for selling
Address 121 West Washington street
Mount Holly. N. ].
Thomas II. Lynn was buried from hi
late residence, on Broad street. on Satul
day afternoon. On the Tuesday night pre-
vious he expired very suddenly from
stroke of paralysis.
The members of Union Fire Company
at Medford, have decided to build a new
engine house, and have raised 800 as
starter to the fund. The building will b.
put on the site of the present house.
The installation of gasoline engine OF
the farm of Harry Dubell. in Westamp
ton township. is of great benefit to tn,
owner, who uses it for pumping wate
and several other labor-saving purposes.
There will be song service at St. An
drew's church next Sunday evening
The choir at this church is under the
leadership of Mr.. Slaydon, the new or
ganist, who mas entire charge of the
music.
Mr. and Mrs. Judson G. Gaskill, of Mil
street, are at the Brighton, Atlantic City
The rainy weather has almost been forgot
ten by the visitors at that resort, who have
been much interested in watching the
large steamer recently wrecked there.
In the second contest for prize of q
silver ten pin the Burlington bowlers beat
the Mount Holly team, last Friday night,
rolling up a score of 231. This leaves
Mount Holly 90 pins in the lead.
The deciding game will be played at
the county seat next Friday night.
There is anxiety concerning the where
abonts of Charles Herbert, who has been
making his home with his daughter Laura
at Crosswicks, after many years residence
M Co1,,n,hnc A1fhonrh 6ilinouf ono oh
has been made, there has been no tidings
of the old man since he disappeared on
November 8.
A suspended effigy was one of the sights
at Smithville last week. After objection
had been made to its presence on tree in
front of the boarding house. the figure
was removed and suspended on a tele-
graph pole, where it remained for several
days. A placard attached bore the in
Everybody works but father. !"
The township committee has called a
public meeting of the taxpayers to be held
in America hall on Thursday evening of
next week, to discuss the advisablity of
building town lookup. There does not
seem to be much demand for this building.
There are many other things for which
money could be expended more advanta-
geously than in erecting lookup.
Elk Judge Benjah P. Wills and William
Wright have formed a copartnership for
the purpose of dealing in real estate and
other items Judge Wills is well posted
n real estate matters and has a splendid
knowledge of the value of property.
Wide acquaintance with residents and
localities in this state will give him extra
advantages in the business in which he
las embarked.
The lunch at the Farmers National
B ank, last Tuesday, was furnished by the
Catering Company, of Tren-
Jon Charles Hildebrecht, president of
,he company-who is a son of the late Mr..
whose place on Hanover
street is well known to all who visit Tren-
ton-gave the affair his personal attention.
and the 1875 persons who partook of the
FEAST expressed great satisfaction at the
quality of the viands as well as the
nice manner in which they were served.
While walking past Allinson's store, on
Friday evening, Patrick Gillen tripped
over rope. In falling to the sidewalk
be broke some varicose veins surrounding
a large ulcer on his right leg below the
knee. The man was taken to the Office of
the flow of blood, which was found in
large quantities along the sidewalk. Upon
entering the drug store Gillen fell uncon
scious from weakness. After working
over the man for two hours, he was sent
to the Burlington County Hospital in
serious condition.
Cranberry growers who held portion
Of their crop, which was mostly shipped
west at less than 81 per crate, are now
enjoying ar increase which has not been
known in January during the past 20
years. The rise in price has been gradual
since the crop was marketed, and those
having berries for sale, cleaned or I'M
cleaned, are receiving So per crate. But
few berries, however, were held for spec
llation, as the rule is almost invariable
hat slump in price follows Christmas.
At the steam mill of ]. w. Colkitt & Co.
you will find the largest stock of dairy
iced ever in Mount Holly. They have
winter and spring wheat bran, hominy,
,eroline, gluten, dried brewers grains,
malt sprouts, Quaker dairy feed, Victor
oat feed. Vim oat feed, sucrene, cotton
seed. There will be carload of wet
grains at the steam mill every Saturday
Any one wishing to start wet grains will
please leave order at mill. All feeds at
lowest cash prices. Cracked corn and feed
meal $1.10 per hundred.
A gang of chicken thieves has been
operating extensively around Pemberton
all winter. On Tuesday some fowls at
poultry place there were identified as the
the property of Samuel Stackhouse and
Mrs. Benedict, both of Lewistown. For
this crime Charles Haines was arrested
near Lemontown. He confessed his uilt
and implicated others, whom the authori-
ties are now after. Charles Anderson, an
other member of the gang, eluded Con-
stable William II. Thompson, and ran
away. but on Saturday night the fugitive
entered the Office of Squire White and
gave himself up. Anderson has served a
term in state prison for stealing horse.
The question has often been asked what
was the origin of free lunches at the banks
on the day of the annual meeting. AS
near as we can ascertain this custom had
its origin many years ago before the rail-
roads became so universal. Then the
were compelled to drive to
town and make day of it, so the institu-
lions would either take them to dinner at
a hotel or spread in the bank. This grew
to large dimensions and about three years
ago it was decided to cut it down, but
after one year the attempt was abandoned
and the free lunch is again in full blast.
and it does not cost much and gives an
immense amount of pleasure to those who
participate.
Buy it at Boyce's.
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