The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-03-20
LOCAL NEWS.

Fourteen colonies of bees, $25. Leo
Goble, Pemberton, N. J.
The annual moving day. March %
comes on Sunday this year.
E H. Reeves is gathering radishes fror
his greenhouse on Branch street.
Robert M. Snyder has purchased hote
at Seventh and Birch street, Camden.
The property of Joseph Colby. on Pin
street, has been purchased by Charles Min
Ger, for $3.50.
Joseph C. Dudley will remove from tn
Bovine farm, on WOODLAND, to Noun
Holly this week.
After an illness of several weeks Mis-
Matte Snyder. of Hulme street. is abl'
to be out again.
The executors of the Coate estate hal
sold a tract of land in Lumberton to Clar
ence Coate for $3.50.
Charles H Engle, Jr., has purchased
the Aaron W. Engle farm in Lumbertor
township for $4,000.
Blanchard H. White, of Pemberton
returned from the seashore, ON Thursday
with a fine string of fish.
The blacksmith shop in the rear of En-
gle's hardware store is now being operat
ed by John NJ Garland.
Miss May White, of Union street, has
returned from Pemberton, where she spent
several days with relatives.
Miss Byrde Norcross, teacher of piano
and organ. Apply for terms at Sheriff's
residence. Mount Holly, N. j.
been confined to the house for ten days
with bronchitis, is convalescing.
Last week we had butterflies, mosquitoes
and sleighing IN Mount Holly, combina-
ton that was altogether out of reason.
Although in his S5th year. John s. Reed
is still the energetic postmaster at Ches-
terield. which position he has held for
81 years.
Thomas Willitts has succeeded Mahlon
81. johnson. Sr.. as toll gate keeper at
Unionville. The latter will remove to his
house at Arney's Mount.
Onions by the carload are now being
shipped from the HaiDesport railroad sta
ton by Henry D. Culin, one of the larg
est growers in the state.
One of the names on the list of proba
TONERS at the Methodist church is that
of Mrs. Esther Snyder, of Pearl street, who
is four score years and ten.
Miss Katie Brown is now acting as
bookkeeper for John M. Knuth, the High
street plumber, having resigned her posi-
tion at Ricketts, news stand.
M. ]. Wherry, of Ripple, Pa, owning
two houses on Wall street, Mount Holly,
has sold the same through Anderson's
real estate agency to Earl johnson.
Favorable consideration is being given
to a proposition to revive Ridgley En-
campment of the Odd Fellows, at Colum-
bus, which has been sleeping for several
years.
Friday evening marked an epoch in the
history of Mount Holly Lodge, No. 10,
Ancient Order of Good Fellows, when the
members celebrated its thirty-seventh an
niversary.
Since opposition sprung up to the price
of Sunday newspapers soldin M unit Holly,
the New York papers, which heretofore
commanded 8 cents each. can now be Sc
cured for a nickel.
The Grand Lodge of l. o. NJ will meet
at Westville to day. Nonpareil Lodge, of
Mount Holly, will be represented by F.
G. Dalton, district deputy, and Charles
E. Mcdonald, representative.
Miss K Herbert, of Philadelphia, took
part in musical and literary entertain
ment given by the Baptist Mission. of
Jobstown, on Saturday, for the benefit of
the church Improvement fund.
One of pair of valuable mules be-
longing to Charles H. Engle, Jr., was
kicked on one of its forelegs by another
mule, resulting in an injury of such a ma
tnre that the animal had to be killed.
The correct date for the tea to be given
for the benefit of the Tennis Club of the
Mount Holly High School is Saturday,
March 81. The banquet hall of the Ma
sonic Temple should be well filled on that
occasion.
Returning from Parkersburg, W. Va
on Thursday, William s. Sharp, of Mount
Holly, missed the train he had intended
taking. 1t was fortunate that he did, as
the other train was wrecked and several
people killed
A government detective has been in this
section making an investigation of the
thefts of letters containing money, which
we're forcibly extracted from mail boxes
in front of the residences of Frank and
George Kimble, of Jacksonville
The burning out of a chimney at the
residence of George G. Dennis, on Bis
pham street, late Tuesday afternoon. led
to the impression that the roof was on fire,
and neighbors sent in an alarm, to which
the firemen soon responded. Fortunately
their services were not needed.
The inter-county Odd Fellows Picnic
Association held committee meeting in
Mount Holly, on Wednesday evening,
when discussion was had with reference
to the annual picnic to be given this year,
feature that is becoming quite popular
among the secret society orders.
Determined that the sidewalks on upper
High street shall be relaid to conform to
the new grade established on that thor
oughfare, the township committee will
boost the work along if property owners
along the line do not make proper arrange
ments for the same before April 1.
At the home of the bride, at Bridgebor-
ough, Thursday night, Morris B. Robin
son, of Burlington, and Miss Minnie Friday
were married by the Rev. Mr.. Oertor, pas
tor of the Moravian church, of Riverside.
The maid of honor was Miss Anna Friday,
a sister of the bride, and Charles Hullings,
of Moorestown, was best man.
Frederick Jones, of Camden, will ad-
dress meeting of st. Andrews Junior
Chapter. in Mount Holly, to be held in the
Sunday school room tomorrow evening
The speaker is member of the committee
on the junior department of the South Jer-
sey Local Assembly, and has a pleasing
way of entertaining boys in many parishes.
There was no special observance in