The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-08-07
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/ Mrs. William B. Ireland has been qui
i'll during the past week.
New postal cards, views of Mount Hol
streets, very fine. See them atBoyce's.
Rev. W. c. Hanna, of Bradford, Pa
will preach in the Baptist church ne,
Sunday.
There was considerable loss of sleep
Mount Holly, last week, and it was ne
caused by the hot weather.
Jesse Middleton, a boy nine years of sg'
of Water street was, badly bitten in tn
face yesterday morning by dog.
Mrs. Ada Colby will, on Septembe
10. open private school in Jobstown, !
the house now occupied by Stacy Shinn.
Benajah P. Wills has been using a can
during the past week. He was kicked O.
the knee by horse and painfully injured
Mrs. Amanda Thomas. who passe,
through the earthquake crisis at Sa
Francisco has returned to Mount Holly
Fred Lippincott, residing on the Jack
sonville road, contemplates holding
public sale of stock, crops, farming uten
sils, etc.
While swimming In the creek at Penn
berton. yesterday, Aaron Johnson stepped
on sharp object and cut severe gasl
in his left foot.
Chaplain W. T. Abbott. of the old 23G
Regiment New Jersey Volunteers. will
occupy the pulpit of the Methodist Church
ON Sunday next, morning and evening.
Word was received in Mount Holly last
night of the death of Peter Walker
which followed an operation at the Hahn
emann Hospital in Philadelphia. for ap
pendicitis.
Plans have been prepared for a new
operating room at the Burlington County
Hospital and work on it will soon com.
mence. 1t will be one of the most com.
plete affairs in the state.
Quite little damage has resulted from
the heavy rains of last week. swelling the
creek to unusual proportions. Several
bridges throughout the county were car
ried away. The dams at Rancocas Park
and Eayrestown sustained bad washouts
letting off the water.
While in Philadelphia, on Thursday,
Mrs. James X. Parker was informed by a
specialist that she has double black cata-
racts on the back of her eyes. and that
lshe chances of restoring the sight by an
operation were quite remote. 1t has not
yet been decided whether or not the
surgeons knife will be resorted to.
John K Mallery, vice president of the
Budd Shoe Company of Burlington, on
Wednesday completed twenty years of ser
vice in the employ of that establishment. In
honor of the event, Colonel Budd, the
efficient head of this thriving industry,
gave Mr. Mallery complimentary dinner
at the Beldin House.
The lawn fete of Luther League was a
fine affair 1t wa held on Tuesday even
ing on the lawn of the residence of Jacob
Ritter, Hainesport The lawn was
brilliantly lighted by Chinese lanterns.
There was an interesting programme of
literary and musical selections which were
heartily enjoyed by the audience. which
numbered about 300 The church netted
$50 by the entertainment.
The County Board of Taxation met on
Wednesday and prepared for business
which begins in earnest to-day, although
1t is probable there will be some delay as
the assessors are not all ready with their
books. Heretofore they have had until
the first week in September to get ready
but this year the time was changed and,
under the system of publishing and dis
tributing the statutes few of the officers
knew what was expected of them. A day
will be set for hearing on the subject of
assessing bank stock, at which representa-
tives from the financial institutions will be
invited to present their arguments.
Robert Cunningham, of Bordentown,
loaned valuable photograph to John
Hendrickson of the same place, on Satur-
day afternoon. Hendrickson said he had
some guests at his home and he wanted to
them. After he had few drinks
he forgot about the guests and decided to
sell the instrument He boarded trolley
car and went to Trenton with the phono-
graph, nine records and large brass horn.
learned of the matter and he
hurried to the Central police station nd
notified the sergeant in charge While the
officers were searching for Hendrickson he
was found by Cunningham and the latter
secured the instrument.
A new kind of worm resembling leech
has appeared In Mount Holly. They are
found on lawns and seem to come from
the roots of grass. James w. Deacon, of
Garden street, has several hundred in a
bottle which he will forward to Prof
John B. Smith, the state entomologist at
New Brunswick, for examination. Ed.
ward Durand suggests that they may be
the Larvae from which black ants are
created. The worms will average about
half an inch in length. They are brown
and white and have black head AS yet
they have not proved destructive. A Pc
culiar feature is that when travelling they
form in bunch about four inches long
and crawl like snake. These worms
have appeared by the millions.
How much longer are the people who
use High street to be compelled to crawl
over all sorts of dirt, stones and other
things in front of the new building of the
Bell Telephone Company For over two
months the sidewalk at that point has
been in disgraceful shape and if the same
thing had happened in front of a residence
the township committee would have noti-
fed the owner to at once remedy the
matter. At times persons were compelled
to cross to the other side of the street ow
ing to the distractions in front of the
building. There is an ordinance which
prohibits storekeepers and others from
leaving boxes on the sidewalks and the
violation of the order is promptly report.
ed, but this corporation appears to have
the power to do about as it pleases! Why
Personal.
Mrs Daniel Suffer is spending a season
at Lake George.
Miss Annette Polhemus visited friends
at Atlantic City last week.
Mrs Henry Rudd has Oone IN 0caan