The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-08-07
LOCAL NEWS.

Reed birds are beginning to hover over
: the marshes along the creek.
Spalding's base ball and athletic goods
L. s. Boyce statoner. 25 Garden st.
Roscoe G. Brown is a patient in the
Burlington County Hospital suffering
from typhoid fever.
The engagement is announced of Miss
Emma Fox, of Mount Holly, and John
Browning, of Burlington.
Laura Palmer, of Mill street, died at
the Burlington County Hospital, Sun
day, from spinal trouble.
Ridgway street is receiving attention at
the hands of the township committee, for
the first time in many years.
On June 90. by Rev. James Stoddard,
occurred the marriage of William A. Sine
Holly.
A polecat and weasel were killed at
Chesterfield after they had slaughtered
twenty nine young turkeys for Frank
Carter
A position as telegraph operator in
Chicago has been accepted by Joseph
Morgan, agent at the South Pemberton
station.
The annual picnic of the Ushers' Union
of the NJ E. church will be held at AL
monesson Lake, near Woodbury., on
August Is
The Delaware Water Gap and Mount
Pocono are the attractions for the Misses
Ella and Irene Harris, who are off for a
two weeks trip.
The unclaimed letters remaining in the |
post office for the week ending August 4, |
are as follows: Mrs. VIM. Hance, Mrs |
Annie Null and Frank Sheriden, Jr.
Thursday, August 16, is the date select |
ed for holding the annual harvest home of |
the Vincentown Methodist church. The !
event will take place in the camp woods.
On the farm of Charles Braddock, at |
Indian Mills. temporary stables and sheds |
are to be built, and next spring new barns
will be erected to replace those destroyed |
by fire.
Rancocas Park will catch the people to-
day, when will be held the iannual picnic
of the Pomona Grange. The largest |
crowd of the season is expected to be
present.
Having failed to take out their COM
missions by the Both of June, as required
by law, quite number of persons in this
county, elected as justices of the peace,
are unable to perform the duties of that
office.
On Wednesday morning Harry Leary,
who has been employed by T. Lacy Atkins,
took possession of the milk route of Ed
ward Nippins. which he purchased when
the latter decided to enter the hotel bust
ness at Lumberton.
Freeholder Clayton II. Brick has issued
invitations to the Board of Freeholders to
be his guests at Camp Kenilworth. near
Marlton, on Friday next. The party will
meet at Coles Hotel Moorestown, and
from there be conveyed in coaches.
Captain Charles Evan Merritt and
family left here, on Saturday, for Waynes-
vile, Ohio. This week will be devoted to
to Homecoming" of the former resi-
dents of that place and the little town
will be very lively. Captain Merritt will
be one of the speakers.
One of the balloons sent up at the pic
mic of the Brotherhood of America. came
down at the Sholl farm on the Oxmead
road. 1t had the tag of E. Holeman &
Son on it, and when presented at the
store of that firm. the finder was given
shirt. cap and belt as his reward.
Don't get angry when member of the
Board of Health tells you that there is
something about your premises in an I'M
sanitary condition. Feel fortunate that
he doesn't have you arrested, make you
pay fine and have the unclean place put
in order besides and make you pay for it.
Encouraging reports are received from
the Burlington County Hospital as to the
condition of Frank Nelson, who had his
left lung punctured by harpoon fork
while storing hay in barn. The acct
dent occurred Tuesday afternoon on the
farm operated by Frank Kelvey In Spring
field township.
If Rev. W. B. Brown is as successful in
his present undertaking as he has been at
other places since he entered the ministry,
new life will be infused into the little
colored church at 'Bucto. 1t has but a
small membership. and assistance for
carrying on the work is being solicited
among the residents of Mount Holly.
Albert and Eckard Kinsler and Roy
|
Charles A. Kings warehouse. on Button
wood street, which belonged to Logan,
son of George o. Morris. When arrested
and given hearing before Justice Slack,
he discharged the two former with rep
rimand and put Fenimore in charge of
Constable Gilbert for his future good be-
havior.
Armed with writ of replevin, Deputy |
She riff Fleetwood went to Jobstown, on |
Thursday, and taking fifteen steers from
the premises of Amor j. Gauntt. delivered |
them to Metz ]. Erisman, the owner, who |
paid Gauntt So for his trouble of keeping
them Although the animals werenot i'm. |
pounded, they were held by Fred j. |
Sharp, colored pound keeper, who put
in claim for $27 as fees, but not cent
OF which did he get.
Kurillan, the stallion owned by Bena- |
jan p Wills, and by him valued at 81, 900, |
ruptured himself, on Monday last, while
Mr.. Wills was driving on the Pemberton
road. An operation by Doctors Moody
and Fitzpatrick was of no avail, and by
direction of Mr.. Wills the animal was
chloroformed to end misery. Although
Kurillian had record of 2.244, he had
gone miles in 2.15. and better time than
this was expected of him during the COM
ing fall racing season.
Although it rained on Wednesday, three
or four hundred persons were present at
the third annual picnic of the combined
lodges of South Jersey of the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows, which was held at
Rancocas Park. Most of the visitors came
from Burlington county, although there
were representatives from the LODGES be-
tween Trenton and Atlantic City and
Pennsylvania 1t was a very social
gathering and the outing was much en-.
joyed, there not being sufficient rain to
interfere with the programme. The